Erica Caines
Odenton,MD
Summary
Experienced multi-talented leader with exceptional success handling organization operational requirements. Excellent relationship-building, communication and collaboration skills. Tenacious and tireless in following through with objectives. Skilled in problem-solving, meeting planning, and agenda setting to ensure smooth operational processes. Successful history of conceptualizing events, articulating plans, and coordinating the execution of diverse strategies for radical organizations such as Black Alliance For Peace, Ujima People's Progress Party of Maryland, book gifting program, Liberation Through Reading, and the African Revolutionary Blog, Hood Communist.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Coordinating Committee Vice Chair
Black Alliance For Peace
01.2023 - Current
- Assist Chair in providing overall leadership and direction to organization
- Serve as Acting Chair in absence of Chair, fulfilling their duties and responsibilities as needed.
- Serves on Executive committee to assist in seeking constructive resolutions and consensus-building in BAP.
Haiti/ Americas Team Co- Coordinator
Black Alliance For Peace
04.2021 - Current
- Co-led Haiti/Americas Team, overseeing activities and initiatives, providing mentorship, and developing strategic plans aligned with anti-imperialist and social justice values.
- Led successful campaigns on anti-imperialism, economic justice, indigenous rights, and environmental justice, amplifying impact through coordination with allied organizations.
- Represented organization in meetings, conferences, and networks related to Latin America and Caribbean affairs, fostering partnerships and building solidarity across movements.
- Produced impactful press releases, statements, and educational materials, mobilizing supporters and allies while nurturing leadership skills and political consciousness within the team and broader organization.
Baltimore Citywide Alliance Coordinator
Black Alliance For Peace
01.2021 - Current
- Joined citywide alliance in its founding year (September 2019), providing leadership, guidance, and alignment with organizational mission and campaign priorities for members.
- Coordinate and facilitate meetings, providing opportunities for member involvement and leadership development within the alliance.
- Lead planning, execution, and evaluation of local campaigns, direct actions, and advocacy efforts, ensuring coordination with regional and national strategies.
- Foster inclusivity and solidarity within the alliance through regular mutual comradeship gatherings and internal political education sessions, managing the organization's Instagram page to engage and inform members and the public.
Founding Editor
Hood Communist Blog
08.2019 - Current
- Curating, creating, and managing content that reflects blog's core values of anti-imperialism, anti-capitalism, and Pan-African solidarity weekly
- Responsible for producing regular newsletter that highlights key blog posts, features exclusive content, and updates subscribers on relevant events, campaigns, and initiatives within Pan-African movements
- Manages Social Media pages (including establishing YouTube and Telegram pages, Radio show)
- Represents Blog internationally at conferences
Founder
Liberation Through Reading
08.2017 - Current
- Curates diverse and inclusive collection of books by Black authors and featuring Black protagonists in multiple languages.
- Design and develop overall structure and goals of book gifting program.
- Collaborate with community organizations to ensure program aligns with needs and interests of Black youth and families.
- Organize Coordinate book gifting events and distribution efforts in collaboration with community and aligned partner organizations.
- Seek opportunities for funding, and sponsorships to sustain and grow program.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Marketing
Morgan State University
Baltimore, MDHigh School Diploma -
Arundel High School
Gambrills, MD06.2004
Skills
- Proficient in writing, organizing people, campaigns, and events
- Experienced in maintaining listservs and managing social media on Instagram and Facebook
- Utilizes Focal board project management system (similar to Asana or Trello and Mondaycom), Google Suite, and Canva regularly
- Approachable leader and Key relationship development
- Logistics Coordination and Strategic Planning
- Organizational Skills and Solution Innovation
- Adaptability
- Intermediate microsoft office skills
Writing/ Analysis Examples
Experienced writer and analyst deeply rooted in the Black Radical tradition, specializing in anti-imperialism and anti-war politics.
Hood Communist Blog
The Limits of Lived Experience
Hashtag Activism and U.S. Imperialism
Community Control for A Zone of Peace
Sanctions, A Wrecking Ball In A Global Economy: An Anthology By Social Justice Activists
Recentering Internationalism: An Analysis of Economic Sanctions
Black Alliance For Peace
Building A People(s)- Centered Zone of Peace In The Americas
Timeline
Coordinating Committee Vice Chair
Black Alliance For Peace
01.2023 - Current
Haiti/ Americas Team Co- Coordinator
Black Alliance For Peace
04.2021 - Current
Baltimore Citywide Alliance Coordinator
Black Alliance For Peace
01.2021 - Current
Founding Editor
Hood Communist Blog
08.2019 - Current
Founder
Liberation Through Reading
08.2017 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Marketing
Morgan State University
High School Diploma -
Arundel High School
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