Adrian Williams
Glen Burnie,MD
Summary
Dynamic Assistant Director with expertise in staff management and curriculum development. Proven ability to facilitate impactful training sessions, drive strategic planning, and enhance team collaboration.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Director
AFSCME
Washington, D.C.
03.2022 - Current
- Manage staff across AFSCME's Eastern, Central, and Southern regions
- Manage AFSCME's Online Leadership Academy.
- Assist with the creation of AFSCME GO Town Hall rollouts and plenary sessions.
- Managed the creation of AFSCME Know Your Rights Immigration Series
- Lead Educator teams facilitating the Contract Campaign Institute.
- Design and host Regional Staff Representative Academies.
- Conducted manager training for several AFSCME departments.
- Facilitated managers training for DC37, AFSCME Council 3, AFSCME Council 79, AFSCME Council 8
- Lead the AFSCME Ambassador Team at AFSCME IU Conventions
Education Coordinator 2
AFSCME
Washington, D.C.
01.2019 - 03.2022
- Coordinated AFSCME's Next Wave Program and the Next Wave Podcast.
- Created new curricula for requested affiliate training and workshops.
- Facilitated affiliate conference panels, workshops, and training sessions
- Recruited new AFSCME member educators and trained them through the AFSCME Educator Program.
Staff Representative
AFSCME Maryland Council 3
Baltimore, Maryland
01.2015 - 01.2019
- Created and implemented sound strategies for member recruitment and retention with each local reaching at least 85% membership percentages
- Successfully recruited and developed new and existing local leaders.
- Serviced about 4,000 members across three major locals.
- Mobilized members to successfully lobby state legislatures for a restructure of the pension system, which allowed a 20-year retirement for the Department of Juvenile Services.
- Established regional and site-based labor-management committees.
- Participated in AFSCME's Organizer Conversation training video.
Field Organizer
AFSCME
Washington, D.C
10.2012 - 01.2015
- Supported volunteer member-organizer recruitment efforts through outreach and communication activities.
- Mobilized, coordinated, and supported membership networks for collective bargaining campaigns.
- Organized new members into locals for Local 4911 United EMS, EMS Workers United, and Lower Pioneer Valley Education Collaborative, Minnesota Childcare, California Childcare, Vermont Homecare United, and Florida Universities Campaign
Education
Bachelor of Science - Political Science
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL05-2012
Master of Science - Labor Studies-Union Leadership And Activism
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Amherst, MASkills
- Staff management
- Curriculum development
- Training facilitation
- Strategic planning
- Event coordination
- Project oversight
- Team collaboration
- Meeting facilitation
- Staff development
- Project management
- Professional and courteous
- Idea development and brainstorming
Timeline
Assistant Director
AFSCME
03.2022 - Current
Education Coordinator 2
AFSCME
01.2019 - 03.2022
Staff Representative
AFSCME Maryland Council 3
01.2015 - 01.2019
Field Organizer
AFSCME
10.2012 - 01.2015
Bachelor of Science - Political Science
Florida State University
Master of Science - Labor Studies-Union Leadership And Activism
University of Massachusetts, Amherst