Kahina Marie Freeman
Portland,OR
Summary
Seasoned community organizer with extensive experience in community mobilization, rapid response mobilization, community based education, and conflict resolution. Skilled at implementing research driven community empowerment programs. Strong written and verbal communication skills with publishing and public presentation experience in a variety of venues.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Community Resource Coordinator
Strategic Intelligence Collective
07.2015 - Current
- Referred volunteers to appropriate team members, community workgroups, and/or rapid response team captains for training
- Partnered with local organizations and community groups to develop and maintain community responses to white nationalist violence.
- Developed and implemented training programs for de-escalation, community mobilization, and community security teams.
- Developed and facilitated community based anti-racist education programs.
- Researched best practices and developed strategies to improve program outcomes.
Independent Contractor
Western States Center
05.2018 - 08.2018
- Helped identify, manage and build strategic alliances to advance Center's Public Memory Program In Eugene, OR
- Developed and implemented comprehensive state and local policy campaigns.
- Coordinated community activities with staff and multiple campaign teams.
- Coordinated and implemented numerous meetings, forums and community events to build sites of public memory in Eugene.
- Participated in strategy development and planning to grow organizing program and advance campaigns.
- Engaged with community organizations in Eugene to build deeply collaborative partnerships.
- Recruited and managed rapid response teams.
Research Fellow
Western States Center
01.2018 - 05.2018
- Collaborated with other fellows to write anti-racist trainings for professors.
- Worked with other fellows to develop curricula for the First Edition of the Confronting White Nationalism In Schools Toolkit
- Worked with local higher education unions to train professors, Graduate Instructors, and local teachers in toolkit.
- Presented toolkit and on campus case study at the National Conference on Race in Education 2018 meeting in Portland, OR.
Education
PhD - Political Science
University of Oregon
06.2023
Skills
- Community Resource Coordination
- Community Education
- Local Government
- Rapid Response Coordination
- Legal Research
- Public Presentations
- Community Empowerment
Timeline
Independent Contractor
Western States Center
05.2018 - 08.2018
Research Fellow
Western States Center
01.2018 - 05.2018
Community Resource Coordinator
Strategic Intelligence Collective
07.2015 - Current
PhD - Political Science
University of Oregon
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