Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Publications
Affiliations
Fellowships
Timeline
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Colleen Carroll

Organizer, Educator & Communications Specialist
Sherwood,OR

Summary

Dynamic community organizer, campaign strategist, and communications expert with a proven track record at Portland State University and V-Day. Specializes in evidence-based organizing and conflict mediation, adept at crafting impactful narratives and mobilizing communities. Successfully managed global campaigns and facilitated transformative workshops, demonstrating exceptional leadership and collaborative skills.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Community Organizing Instructor

Portland State University
03.2024 - Current

Research Assistant II

Portland State University
01.2022 - Current

Co-Coordinator (Volunteer)

Eviction Representation for All Campaign
09.2021 - 05.2023

Community Research Partnerships Coordinator

Portland State University
07.2021 - 12.2021

Farmworker

Good Rain Farm
05.2021 - 08.2021

Co-Founder/Member (Volunteer)

Don't Evict PDX
01.2020 - 08.2021

Farmworker

Sun Love Farm
08.2020 - 10.2020

Site Director

Geercrest Farm and Historical Society
01.2020 - 07.2020

Guest Lecturer on Communications for Mobilization

Copenhagen University
01.2018 - 01.2019

Communications Lead (Volunteer)

People’s Climate March
01.2017 - 01.2017

Co-Coordinator (Volunteer)

Women’s March Copenhagen
01.2017 - 01.2017

Communications & Social Media Associate Director

V-Day
01.2013 - 01.2017

Communications Consultant

SHE-CAN
01.2016 - 12.2016

Conflict Mediation & Crisis Management (Volunteer)

Oinofyta Refugee Camp
01.2016 - 01.2016

Researcher & Executive Assistant

Kiva Microfinance
01.2010 - 01.2011

Education

MSc: Global Affairs & Peacebuilding - (pending Thesis)

New York University
New York
05.2001 -

Bachelor of Arts - Theater

Cornish College of The Arts
Seattle, WA
05.2001 -

Skills

  • Structure-Based Organizing (McAlevey)

  • Evidence-Based Organizing (Ganz)

Campaign Strategist

  • Campaign Communications

  • Campaign Operations

  • Press & Media

  • Facilitation

  • Conflict Mediation

Publications

Book Chapters:

"Eviction Court Watch: Monitoring the Evictors" in Dispatches from the Threshold: Tenant Power in Times of Crisis 

(Forthcoming in 2025 from Fernwood Publishing)


"Peace Through Education or a Private Tension: Finding Peace in Iraq" in Joint Field Research on New Approaches to Peacebuilding in the Kurdistan Region; 2013

Affiliations

PSU-AAUP; member

Winona Grange; member

Portland State University Faculty & Staff for Justice in Palestine; member

Working Families Party of Oregon; member

Sherwood Community Garden; member

Fellowships

Dalai Lama Fellows (2012)

International fellowship supported by the 14th Dalai Lama fostering ethical and post-heroic leadership and focusing on poverty alleviation, diminishing violence and promoting peace, protecting the environment, and working across differences. (2012)

Timeline

Community Organizing Instructor

Portland State University
03.2024 - Current

Research Assistant II

Portland State University
01.2022 - Current

Co-Coordinator (Volunteer)

Eviction Representation for All Campaign
09.2021 - 05.2023

Community Research Partnerships Coordinator

Portland State University
07.2021 - 12.2021

Farmworker

Good Rain Farm
05.2021 - 08.2021

Farmworker

Sun Love Farm
08.2020 - 10.2020

Co-Founder/Member (Volunteer)

Don't Evict PDX
01.2020 - 08.2021

Site Director

Geercrest Farm and Historical Society
01.2020 - 07.2020

Guest Lecturer on Communications for Mobilization

Copenhagen University
01.2018 - 01.2019

Communications Lead (Volunteer)

People’s Climate March
01.2017 - 01.2017

Co-Coordinator (Volunteer)

Women’s March Copenhagen
01.2017 - 01.2017

Communications Consultant

SHE-CAN
01.2016 - 12.2016

Conflict Mediation & Crisis Management (Volunteer)

Oinofyta Refugee Camp
01.2016 - 01.2016

Communications & Social Media Associate Director

V-Day
01.2013 - 01.2017

Researcher & Executive Assistant

Kiva Microfinance
01.2010 - 01.2011

MSc: Global Affairs & Peacebuilding - (pending Thesis)

New York University
05.2001 -

Bachelor of Arts - Theater

Cornish College of The Arts
05.2001 -
Colleen CarrollOrganizer, Educator & Communications Specialist