ANDREW HOPKINS
Director
MINNEAPOLIS,MN
Summary
Dependable Director with 30+ years working toward humanitarian objectives. Skilled in assessing goals, needs and interests to develop well-rounded youth programs. Dependable mentor with collaborative leadership skills to build solid relationships with staff and youth. Talented executive offering proven background in business settings driving organizational change at operational levels. Demonstrated leadership, planning and problem-solving abilities focused on delivering robust, performance-oriented strategies to meet current and expected demands.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Director
Youth and Family Mentoring Services, Inc
Minneapolis, MN
01.2010 - Current
- Collaborated with community agencies and city departments to create youth program opportunities
- Goodwill Easter Seals, Minnesota Department of Education, University of Minnesota, Samuel Simmons Consulting Services, and etc.)
- Selected, adapted, and wrote curricula and lesson plans to meet individual classroom requirements
- Provided quality family engagement and support services that lead to parents and youth becoming more invested in their own academic and personal success
- Guided organization’s vison by providing leadership, leading strategic growth, managing annual budget and cultivating teams of experts and collaborators.
Director of Youth and Family
Hope Community, Inc
Minneapolis, MN
01.2015 - 06.2021
- Develop, design and lead youth centered programming
- Girls Empowerment, Learning and Leadership, Camp Readiness and Young Men of Color)
- Maintain culture of achievement that brings community, parents, and youth together
- Youth received local, state and national awards and recognition)
- Supervision of program staff, volunteers, contractors and interns
- Work collaboratively with development team to support fundraising and media efforts
- Oversee development and expenditure of program operations budgets
- Engaging with key funders
- Cultivate key relationships with community partners to expand impact work
- Innovate and create vision and strategy for youth programming
- Responsible for implementing and reporting key measures of success for program areas
- Develop, implement or refine youth and family engagement models
- Instrumental in securing, maintaining and enhancing The Best Buy Teen Technology Center.
Program Manager
Hope Community, Inc
Minneapolis, MN
10.2007 - 01.2015
- Developed foundational youth program models
- Transitioned inherited afterschool drop in programming to sustainable empowerment model
- Expanded grant funding and operational program budget
- Developed culturally relevant curriculum.
Program Assistant
Hope Community, Inc
Minneapolis, MN
01.2003 - 10.2007
- Assisted with after school and summer school programming through tutoring and developing educationally enriching activities and workshops
- Developed partnership with youth serving agencies
- Handled day-to-day operations of program
- Assisted supervisors with reports
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Family And Community Services
Schoolcraft College
Livonia, MISkills
Proven track record of leading successful youth programmingundefined
Affiliations
- Association for Child and Youth Care Practice (ACYCP)
- Minnesota Association for Family and Early Education (MNAFEE)
- Community Development Society (CDS)
- Board Member of ARCH Charter School
Additional Information
- RECOGNITION, AWARDS, AND HONORS ,
- The University Of Minnesota "Outstanding Community Partner Award" (2022)
- The “Why You?” Initiative, Inc. Distinguished Leadership & Service Award (2018)
- The Minneapolis Park Board Community Engagement Award (2016)
- The University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Presidents’ Community Partner Award (2012)
Timeline
Director of Youth and Family
Hope Community, Inc
01.2015 - 06.2021
Executive Director
Youth and Family Mentoring Services, Inc
01.2010 - Current
Program Manager
Hope Community, Inc
10.2007 - 01.2015
Program Assistant
Hope Community, Inc
01.2003 - 10.2007
Some College (No Degree) - Family And Community Services
Schoolcraft College
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