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KEY SKILLS
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Organizational
Organized community and organization meetings, international conferences, workshops, speaker tours
Screened and monitored student community service learning projects
Overhauled complete office systems to maximize efficiency of operations, producing comprehensive procedure manuals
Revised, updated and maintained official organization records
Scheduled organizations events and programs
Computerized financial record keeping
Public relations
Developed and maintained own faculty website
Designed and distributed various publications, informational and promotional, including newsletters, brochures, posters, press releases, etc (is it ok to use "etc "?) using latest computer software
Canvassed neighbourhoods to solicit public opinion and distribute information
Conducted community outreach for public events and community projects
Publicized events via media, community notice boards, internet and similar
Solicited donations and sponsors for various public events
Oral and written Communication
Canvassed neighbourhoods in political riding gathering and distributing information
Liaised with various stakeholders: the public, community group representatives, government officials, business representatives, media, colleagues
Performed front line customer service, answering and referring information requests from public, media, businesses and organizations
Recruited speakers of diverse backgrounds for panels
Edited manuscripts and working papers
Created a street theatre production concerning Aboriginal Rights issue
Co-wrote and performed in a cultural depiction of history of Canada
Wrote various documents including academic journal articles, letters to the editor, opinion editorials, reflection pieces, conference papers, project proposals, job descriptions
Traveled extensively in various parts of the world
Coordinated information production and dissemination to stakeholders
Recorded and distributed minutes of meetings
Participated in cross cultural and national student exchanges
Liaised with network of colleagues in various regions of the world (Europe, South America, Australia, Asia)
Translated promotional material from English into French and Dutch
Leadership
Supervised junior staff, volunteers and youth
Managed federal political candidate office headquarters
Managed and coordinated student and community group outreach programs and projects
Mentored students
Represented faculty to colleagues, media, union and community organizations
Elected leader of undergraduate and graduate student associations
Chaired and facilitated meetings, conferences and workshops
Appointed as board member for provincial coalition of peace organization
Responsible for cash and key control for busy university student union
Co-Founder of various organizations: international youth group, postgraduate student association, peace and social justice group, community economic development initiative, e.g. Alaskans for Peace and Justice, Postgraduate student association, Youth building the future, RJ wind energy ctte
Undertook financial management of the core operating budget and research accounts for a non-profit
Responsible for the operation of organization during director and managers absences
Participated in all aspects of hiring process of employees and volunteers
Appointed to International Committee of newly created Peace Research Centre at University of Cordoba, Argentina; to union contract negotiating committee; to Canadian university student delegation
Mediated disputes between co-workers, between employees and management
Research
Analyzed complex subject material gathered via the internet, databases and printed documents for inclusion in syllabi, course notes, workshop printed material
Evaluated community organizations training program using qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, producing a final written report presented to board of directors
Resourced committee meetings of community organizations
Invited and appointed to be consultant on adhoc editorial committee for a small academic publisher in Toronto
Reviewed academic textbook with reviews included on published book
Teaching/Training
Taught a variety of university and community college lower and upper level sociology and criminology courses
Coordinated team taught community college course in peace and conflict studies
Liaised with university and community organizations, media, elected and appointed government officials, and public in university professor role
Evaluated student work
Designed, submitted funding proposal, and coordinated a community service learning project for university students
Attended professional development forums
Developed and facilitated middle school educator training, nonviolence training for German exchange youth
Trained volunteers and junior employees in office procedures and systems.
Facilitated informal discussion groups on peace, social class and diversity issues
Co-designed a nonviolence strategy workshop
Presented workshops, testimonials and papers at industry conferences, NGO public forums, local government council meetings on various social issues
Provided training to local community organizations on nonviolence, alternatives to violence, team and trust building, social class
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