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Jeremy Brok

St. Louis,MO

Summary

Dynamic project manager, program creator, and team leader with 10+ years of experience in nonprofit project management. Committed to aligning organizational outcomes with community needs.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Core Programming

LEAD STL
St. Louis, MO
08.2019 - Current
  • Company Overview: Youth leadership & social justice organization that brings together diverse high school and middle school students from across the St. Louis region, developing them into leaders and changemakers through the lenses of the Black and Jewish experiences
  • Directing org’s Cultural Leadership Program (high school), Emerging Changemakers Program (middle school), Camp LEAD (summer camp), parent/ guardian programming, and in-school programming (high school and middle school) serving over 300 high school and middle school students each year
  • Designing and managing curriculum and projects on Black and Jewish history, culture, & identity, privilege & oppression, identity & intersectionality, bias, and civic engagement
  • Developing and managing in-school programming, including building partnerships with school districts, administrators, teachers, and counselors
  • Managing, training, coordinating, and recruiting program facilitation teams and teachers
  • Tracking, analyzing, and utilizing student metric data
  • Developing and managing program budgets/ Writing grants
  • Developed and lead annual St. Louis Youth Advocacy Workshop that equips students with the skills, knowledge, and motivation necessary to advocate on the issues important to them
  • Design and lead LEAD STL’s annual Transformational Journey, 3-week trip through the East Coast and South
  • Design and coordinate Courageous Conversations sessions where students are trained to design, practice, and then facilitate conversations on tough but important issues with community members
  • Collaborated with senior leadership to set long-term objectives for the company.
  • Managed budgeting and financial planning processes for the organization.

High School Academy Manager

LifeWise STL
10.2017 - 08.2019
  • Managed college access program that supported over 200 local low-income, under-resourced, first-generation college students in achieving post-secondary success
  • Coordinated and facilitated youth leadership classes in St. Louis public high schools
  • Partnered with St. Louis City and County high schools to create student support systems
  • Built strategic relationships with universities, trade schools, and community organizations to create campus engagement, community service, and enrollment opportunities and for students
  • Managed and trained academic tutors and practicum students
  • Developed & coordinated tutoring model, prioritizing meeting our students where they are
  • Site Coordinated Child Defense Fund’s Freedom School at LifeWise STL

AmeriCorps Program Manager

College Bound St. Louis
09.2014 - 10.2017
  • Managed, trained, and recruited over 100 AmeriCorps Members to work directly with low-income, under-resourced high school & college students as mentors, tutors, and advisors
  • Led AmeriCorps recruitment; generated over 900 applications; conducted 400 interviews
  • Partnered with university, high school, nonprofit, and AmeriCorps allies to create training, professional development, and service opportunities for volunteers and community members
  • Developed, implemented, and maintained advising policies and procedures for AmeriCorps
  • Wrote, managed, and reported on College Bound’s annual $300K AmeriCorps grant
  • Designed and implemented college access, career readiness, and financial literacy programming

Instructor of College English Composition and Creative Writing

Westminster College
Fulton, MO
08.2014 - 12.2014

Instructor of College English Composition and Creative Writing

University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
08.2012 - 05.2014

Education

M.A. - Education, English

University of Missouri
01.2014

B.A. - English-Writing, Film

DePauw University
01.2007

Skills

  • Developing impactful curriculum and programming designed to engage participants
  • Building relationships and collaborating with individuals, teams, organizations & communities
  • Leading nonprofit teams of various sizes to achieve impactful results
  • Recruiting and leading volunteers
  • System Creation & Data Analysis
  • Project Managing
  • Budget Development
  • Communicating with diverse groups

Civic Involvement & Achievements

  • AmeriCorps St. Louis Advisory Council Member
  • MaTovu Community Cooperative Association Member
  • Missouri Education Equity Partnership (MOEEP) Excellence in the Community Award (2024)
  • ELation Honors Servant Leadership Award (2023)
  • FOCUS St. Louis Fellow, Emerging Leaders cohort (2019)
  • Served as an AmeriCorps Member with AmeriCorps St. Louis (2007-2009)

Timeline

Director of Core Programming

LEAD STL
08.2019 - Current

High School Academy Manager

LifeWise STL
10.2017 - 08.2019

AmeriCorps Program Manager

College Bound St. Louis
09.2014 - 10.2017

Instructor of College English Composition and Creative Writing

Westminster College
08.2014 - 12.2014

Instructor of College English Composition and Creative Writing

University of Missouri
08.2012 - 05.2014

M.A. - Education, English

University of Missouri

B.A. - English-Writing, Film

DePauw University

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