JJ Draper
Milwaukee,WI
Summary
Born and raised in Milwaukee, JJ (they/he) has years of experience in community organizing and advocating for LGBTQ+ rights, as well as primarily working in administrative roles for nonprofits and their university. They are also a founder of Butterfly Collective MKE, a grassroots mutual aid platform to uplift and support Black and Brown Trans & Gender Nonconforming individuals in Milwaukee.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Youth Engagement Specialist
Ex Fabula
05.2022 - Current
- Oversee and evaluate youth programming partner collaborations to ensure workshop proposal goals are met.
- Gather, enter, and analyze event data (workshop attendee numbers, attendee names, waivers, surveys).
- Collaborate with other Ex-Fabula staff to fulfill youth programming needs such as marketing any public events and sharing stories via media partnerships
- Support other Ex Fabula programs including monthly StorySlams, public workshops, and select special projects, and look for opportunities to involve young people in those efforts.
- Established a summer teen internship at Ex Fabula with two youth interns.
Homeowner Services Assistant
Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity
09.2021 - 04.2022
- Developed skills in creative writing/blog posting for future & current homeowners
- Developed skills in Salesforce & Sharepoint
- Audited homeowner counseling applications
- Kept track of homeowner education class attendance and inputted client records on Salesforce
- Administrative coordinator and addressed future and current homeowner client inquiries through phone and email
Public Ally
Public AllIies/Tikkun Ha-Ir & The Jewish Community Center, Public Allies Milwaukee
09.2020 - 07.2021
- Attended weekly professional development and social justice workshops for the Public Allies 10-month program
- Facilitated workshop presentations & Tikkun Ha-Ir program-specific committees
- Volunteered with both Tikkun Ha-Ir & the Jewish Community Center's respective food justice programs
- Graphic design for Tikkun Ha-Ir programming
- Tikkun Ha-Ir newsletter contributor
- Racial Justice Training Series program lead
- Project lead & researcher on a video training series & resource page project for volunteers of both organizations food justice programming.
Riverview Superdesk Assistant
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
12.2017 - 12.2018
- Took care of residents that resided in Riverview as front desk assistant
- Sorted and organized residential parcels, patrolled the building on timed tours, answered phone calls, answered questions at the front desk, submitted work orders, and checked equipment in and out to residents
- Gained experience in the Micros operating system
- Learned valuable information regarding Title IX, consent, drug safety, andon/off-campus resources for emergencies.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Community Engagement & Education
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WISkills
- Event Planning
- Scheduling, managing communications, overseeing logistics
- MS Office Suite and other cloud-based systems (Google Drive)
- Project Management
- Facilitator
- Administrative Support
- Logistical Planning
- Project Management
Timeline
Youth Engagement Specialist
Ex Fabula
05.2022 - Current
Homeowner Services Assistant
Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity
09.2021 - 04.2022
Public Ally
Public AllIies/Tikkun Ha-Ir & The Jewish Community Center, Public Allies Milwaukee
09.2020 - 07.2021
Riverview Superdesk Assistant
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
12.2017 - 12.2018
Some College (No Degree) - Community Engagement & Education
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
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