Angélica Acevedo
Chattanooga,TN
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Community Organizer
CALEB
Chattanooga, TN
03.2021 - Current
- Plan and manage logistics for community meetings, public forums, organizational trainings, and other outreach events
- Analyze local social challenges and formulate effective approaches to address these challenges
- Implement outreach strategies to reach target communities; facilitate dialogues between diverse stakeholders on contentious topics
- Collaborate with community-based organizations and key stakeholders to implement community initiatives
- Monitor progress of initiatives and projects through regular communication with partners or participants
- Facilitate meetings to discuss operations and events impacting community and advocacy
- Train community members to run strategic campaigns, organize public actions, build strong coalitions, generate grassroots support, and coordinate lobby days
- Create and distribute informational materials to promote initiatives in the neighborhood
- Attend local government meetings to ensure community concerns are addressed
- Establish relationships with local media outlets to increase awareness of campaigns
- Coordinate and support membership networks in collective negotiating campaigns
- Recruit, train, and oversee organizational volunteers
- Identify partnerships with other organizations to expand services available in the area
- Identify resources to create fundraising opportunities
- Track data using spreadsheets to record pledges, phone calls and canvassing
- Manage digital platforms for online engagement community campaigns and programs
Mental Health Educator
Mental Health Association of East Tennessee
Chattanooga, TN
08.2019 - 05.2020
- Created a safe, comfortable learning environment for students by establishing positive relationships with them
- Organized activities and resources to promote student engagement in learning
- Conveyed and utilized strong communication and interpersonal skills to establish positive rapport with students, parents, and fellow educators.
- Collaborated with colleagues to share best practices in teaching methods
- Designed curriculum, lesson plans, and instructional materials for classroom teaching
- Attended professional development workshops and seminars to stay abreast of new trends in mental health education
- Encouraged positive self-esteem and mutual respect for others while instilling joy of learning and discovery
- Assisted students in developing healthy coping skills that could be used during times of stress or difficulty
- Managed student referrals to school mental health resources when necessary
Education
MSW Organizational Leadership & Policy Practice
University of Denver
08-2021
B.S. Social Work
Southern Adventist University
05-2019
Skills
Policy Analysis & Briefing
Data Collection
Community Outreach & Recruitment
Partnership Development
Coalition Building
Volunteer Management
Public Speaking
Professional Writing
Program Development & Management
Event Planning
Budget Management
Scheduling
Social Media Strategies
General Office Administration
Basic Audio Visual Skills
Nonprofit Development
Training Materials Development
Procedure and Internal Policy Development
Policy development
Fundraising
Program Management
Interagency Collaboration
Intern Supervision
Pronouns
(They/Them)
Relevant CALEB Campaigns:
South Broad Community Benefits Agreement Coalition
- Coalition Development
End the School-to-Prison Pipeline in Hamilton County
- Power Mapping
- Project Proposals
- Integrated Voter Engagement
Certification
- Restorative Practices in Schools (International Institute of Restorative Practices)
- Basic Strangulation Training (Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention)
- Poll Observer Training ( CivicTN)
- Trauma Informed Care
Accomplishments
Phi Alpha Member
Unifi-Ed - Board Appointee
UNFoundation - Board of Trustees
Local Artist & Small Business Owner
Recommendations
Michael Gilliland (he/him): Organizing Director of CALEB, Direct Supervisor
Email: michael@calebcha.org
Phone: (423) 508-5087
Jessica Bonham (she/her): Communications Specialist of CALEB, Coworker and Communications Lead
Email: jessica@calebcha.org
Phone: (423) 933-5898
Donna Palmer (she/her): Education Reform Chair of CALEB, President of First Centenary United Methodist Women in Faith
Email: dsbpsych@gmail.com
Phone: (423) 653-3663
Software
- Google Suite
- Mini Van
- Empower
- Every Action
- Canva
- Zoom
Languages
Spanish
Professional
Affiliations
- Painting
- Dancing
- Reading
- Meditation
- Pilates
- Nature
- Crafting
- Cooking for friends and family
- Info dumping my special interests
Timeline
Community Organizer
CALEB
03.2021 - Current
Mental Health Educator
Mental Health Association of East Tennessee
08.2019 - 05.2020
MSW Organizational Leadership & Policy Practice
University of Denver
B.S. Social Work
Southern Adventist University