Graham Salinger

●Oversaw Urban Alliance's Chicago programs; the High School Internship Program (144 interns trained and placed at job sites), Obama Youth Jobs Corps (233 participants across 11 schools) and the Teacher Training Institute (40 teacher fellows and 900 students)

● Collaborated with the Executive Director on developing annual goals, strategic plans and program budgets

● Managed and coached a staff of 3 program coordinators and 1 program manager

● Liaised with 35 schools to recruit and retain program participants

● Expanded the Teacher Training Institute from supporting 750 students to 900 students

● Expanded programming for the Obama Youth Job Corps from reaching 150 students to 233 students

● Troubleshot and mediated jobsite conflicts as they arose to ensure that students had the necessary support to succeed

● Cultivated and maintained relationships with interns, jobsite mentors and school staff

●Facilitated communication between all departments within the organization related to program initiatives.

●Administered budgets and monitored expenditures to keep program operations aligned with budget targets.

●Established performance metrics to evaluate effectiveness of programs.

●Analyzed data from multiple sources to identify areas of improvement in program operations.

●Maintained the CRM contact database, including providing updated contact information and profiles, tracking relevant interactions, and sending materials to contacts

● Developed new business partnerships by cultivating relationships with mid and senior level managers

●Created and improved business pipeline using cold and warm techniques.

●Worked closely with senior management team on developing long-term strategies for business growth.

●Managed the development of two new programs, including establishing an in-house conflict coaching and training program used by a local school district and founding a program for at-risk youth which was featured on a local PBS station

●Coordinated project management for events, trainings, fundraisers and meetings

●Reported programmatic progress to donors and funders to ensure continued funding

● Facilitated strategy discussions for clients, including the Elkhart School District Superintendent's leadership team

● Mediated complex civil and criminal cases including victim-offender mediations, custody and family law cases, small claims mediations, school mediations and community mediations

● Led the expansion of efforts to reduce violence in the community by designing trainings on conflict resolution for public and private sector employees

● Managed and facilitated innovative initiatives including conflict resolution workshops for juvenile offenders, conflict resolution workshops for children of incarcerated parents, and workshops for youth-serving organizations and schools

● Ensured continued funding and success of programs by providing written reports to our funders

● Coordinated collaborations between local organizations to maximize service delivery.

● Developed creative strategies for engaging hard-to-reach populations in youth services initiatives.

● Spoke to community groups to explain and interpret purposes, programs, and policies.

● Designed marketing materials for outreach campaigns targeting potential participants.

● Organized and supervised volunteers, interns, and staff to support youth services programs.

● Taught 20 English classes per week to 5-16 Mandarin speakers per class

● Ensured customer satisfaction by soliciting customer feedback through parent- teacher conferences

● Designed and delivered lesson plans for preschool, elementary and high school English and science classes conducted in English

●Tested, evaluated, and counseled students regarding academic performance and goals.

●Utilized technology-based resources to supplement instruction and maximize learning opportunities.

●Maintained accurate records of student attendance and academic performance.

● Taught 18 English language classes per week to 3rd-10th grade Ukrainian students

● Increased cross-cultural awareness while promoting American values by spearheading an English language club and an American culture club for my school and community members

● Enhanced student learning for third to tenth-grade students by developing websites for the school and teachers in Lugansk Oblast

● Provided growth opportunities for Ukrainian teachers by teaching them new teaching methods

● Provided written reports on my work to Congress for their Peace Corps funding evaluation process on a quarterly basis

● Improved student outcomes by coaching 3 students for the English Olympiad competition

●Planned and updated curricula and lesson plans to continuously improve subject coverage.

●Customized innovative methods and materials to produce effective learning experiences.

●Differentiated instruction for students with wide range of skill and interest levels.

●Maintained records of student progress by monitoring grades throughout the year.

●Collaborated with other subject and grade-level teachers to build complementary educational frameworks for students.