John Peterson
Public Administration
Garden City,MI
Summary
Coordinated community service programs to meet critical social needs. Knowledgeable about organizing programs, building organizational capacity and orchestrating effective community outreach. Skilled at cultivating strong partnerships to advance organizational objectives.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Program Manager of Food Sovereignty and Wellness
American Indian Health And Family Services
Detroit, MI
09.2020 - 10.2021
- Event planning and preparation- Helped coordinate and prepare 13 nutritional cooking classes and various other programming throughout 2021 FY
- Policy, Systems, and Environment Lead- Achieved strategic objectives with two policy and procedure changes regarding purchasing food from Native American Producers and local farmers with interdepartmental cooperation from three departments.
- Strategic planning and facilitation services for programs based off of community based strategies.
- Grant Management- Managed two grants
- Monitored progress of programs, using and applying programming documents, program directives, funding documents and other program material.
- Volunteer Management- Managed volunteers for four different programs and three departments
- Used volunteers to increase number of people enrolled and completed in Fresh Prescription Program from 23 participants enrolled and one completion in 2019 to 52 participants enrolled and 38 completions in 2020.
- ServSafe Manager Certified
- Kitchen organization and management
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems
- Supervised work of two employees to keep on task for timely completion
- Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results
- Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule
Program Assistant
American Indian Health And Family Services
Detroit, Michigan
10.2019 - 09.2020
- Reviewed and strengthened program operations with continuous assessment of operational plans and strategies.
- Drafted agendas, recorded minutes and created documents for meetings.
- Managed both digital and physical filing systems and retrieved documents as required.
- Recorded $57,000 of In-Kind Donation records
- Offered office-wide software support, troubleshooting issues and optimizing usage.
- Supported planning and coordination of ILEAD program and associated activities.
- Lead and developed six educational workshops for mentorship program
- Drafted agendas, recorded minutes and created documents for meetings
- Managed both digital and physical filing systems and retrieved documents as required
- Conducted thorough research using diverse resources to assist professional staff with routine and special project tasks
Community Outreach Coordinator
American Indian Health And Family Services
Detroit, Michigan
03.2018 - 07.2018
- Coordinated Volunteer activities.
- Reached out to two local colleges to find interns for programming
- Administrator for Homeless Management Intake System (HMIS).
- Helped to resolve personal issues tenants experienced.
- Ordered and managed food distribution for monthly food bank.
- Received Low Income Housing Tax Credit training (LIHTC).
- Received Qualitative Assessment Training (QAP).
- Developed presentations for public events and community groups.
- Coordinated three weekly Social Hour programs
VISTA
Americorps VISTA, New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
03.2017 - 03.2018
- Capacity building which included:.
- Expanded volunteer program to include volunteers from outside communities.
- Increased volunteer hours from 20 hours per month to 40-60 hours per month.
- Developed new methods to track volunteer hours.
- Provided references for volunteers.
- Developed systems to manage donations and track value.
- Managed Community Room scheduling and developed relationships with other nonprofits for use.
- Developed Social Hour program to provide people sense of community and decrease loneliness.
- Organized events.
- Advocated for homeless and mentally ill at local events.
- Helped order and distribute food for monthly food bank.
Education
Master of Public Administration - Public Administration
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI 09.2019 - 08.2021
Certificate - Local Government Management
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI 09.2019 - 08.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science, Philosophy
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI 09.2013 - 12.2016
No Degree - Political Science
Mott Community College
Flint, MI 01.2011 - 05.2011
No Degree - Political Science
Alpena Community College
Alpena, MI 08.2009 - 12.2010
High School Diploma -
Royal Oak High School
Royal Oak, MI 08.2005 - 05.2009
Skills
Volunteer tasking
Program development
Volunteer coordination
Staff Management
Policies and procedures
Strategic planning
Project Management
Verbal and written communication
Spreadsheet creation
Excel spreadsheets
Meeting planning
Accomplishments
- Developed a survey to determine community interest in traditional foods and discover barriers to access.
- Redesigned AIHFS's courtyard and garden to better facilitate programming.
- Developed a Volunteer Coordinator manual.
- Worked with the Detroit Initiative to establish Virtual Volunteers for the Dream Seekers Youth Program.
- Worked with the Wayne State medical program to have volunteers make follow up calls for the Fresh Prescription Program.
- Developed a volunteer team for cross departmental management of volunteers.
- Updated volunteer policies and established procedures for volunteer orientation.
- Created a volunteer orientation training video for staff.
- Reorganized the kitchen to better comply with food safety standards.
- Developed inventory policy for AIHFS.
Timeline
Program Manager of Food Sovereignty and Wellness
American Indian Health And Family Services
09.2020 - 10.2021
Program Assistant
American Indian Health And Family Services
10.2019 - 09.2020
Certificate - Local Government Management
Eastern Michigan University
09.2019 - 08.2021
Master of Public Administration - Public Administration
Eastern Michigan University
09.2019 - 08.2021
Community Outreach Coordinator
American Indian Health And Family Services
03.2018 - 07.2018
VISTA
Americorps VISTA, New Mexico
03.2017 - 03.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science, Philosophy
Eastern Michigan University
09.2013 - 12.2016
No Degree - Political Science
Mott Community College
01.2011 - 05.2011
No Degree - Political Science
Alpena Community College
08.2009 - 12.2010
High School Diploma -
Royal Oak High School
08.2005 - 05.2009