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Mark Felten

Huron,CA

Summary

Ready to serve the community through advocacy for sound, legislative policy that affects the most impacted residents.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Field Researcher

UNIDOS Network, Inc.
09.2024 - Current

Assessing community concerns, gathering data for infrastructure, labor, and climate solutions. Facilitating logistics and attending agency, government meetings for public comment, policy advocacy. Gathering community input. Educating residents primarily in rural, unincorporated areas regarding proposed legislation, initiatives, and engaging stakeholders in the civic process using this data to coordinate collective action, delivering results. Building coalitions on the ground - while solidifying and maintaining existing ones, to seize opportunities for economic empowerment.

Dues-Paid Voting Member

Filipino American National Historical Society
05.2022 - Current

Engaging in archival collection, educational workshops, and historical tours. Ribbon-cutting commencement groundbreaking ceremonies. Online Media Communications Committee.


Bold Step! 50th Anniversary of the 1965 Delano Grape Strike, pre-membership.

Dues-Paid Voting Member

Partido Nacional De La Raza Unida (La Raza Unida)
08.2021 - Current

Engaging with statewide membership to build with the national party, coordinating across multiple states for self-determination and the liberation of Aztlan and diasporas beyond. Attending national conferences to draft a national constitution and a plebiscite, where the collective people vote for their own self-determination. Building the party that works for an independent, free nation.


Engaging in weekly virtual study groups regarding dialectical materialism and scientific socialism.

In-store Item Picker/Delivery Driver

Instacart
12.2020 - Current
  • Worked fast to meet assigned daily picking quotas.
  • Pulled orders quickly to maintain demanding productivity goals.
  • Maintained a clean and organized stock of items, ensuring easy access to products for efficient picking.
  • Expedited the picking process for faster order fulfillment using handheld scanners and inventory management software.

Restorative Justice Community Advocate/Contributor

Fresno Brown Berets - Autonomous Chapter
07.2009 - Current

Security for demonstrations, community rallies, educational workshops. Facilitating/moderating community meetings, and holding space for collective consensus. Social Media outreach coordinator, press journalist reporting on the ground. Former voting representative for Fresno on the board for La Mesa Nacíonal de Brown Berets - a National Coalition of formations from coast to coast.

Field Canvasser

Dolores Huerta Foundation
08.2024 - 11.2024

Interacted with and educated voters in Kings County to promote voter engagement.

Conducted regular surveys and canvassing activities to identify potential customers for products and services.

Obtained updated contact information from all subjects and verified data for accuracy, utilizing the PDI software platform.

Air Monitor Maintenance Technician

The LEAP Institute
09.2023 - 12.2023

Air monitor technician, installation, assembly, maintenance, for air pollution monitoring/harm reduction, reducing carbon footprint, healthy air regulation, mitigation efforts. Coordinating with reporting data to IVAN Air Monitoring Networks. Advocating for sound policy for most impacted constituents. Community liason

Taxicab Driver

Scrip Taxi
10.2017 - 12.2020

Secured loads, conducted local deliveries, utilized map reading skills, managed routes, planned trips, utilized knowledge of state roads and highways, kept record of deliveries, quality control analysis.

Field Canvasser

CNC Action Fund
07.2017 - 11.2020

Leafleting, Pamphleting, Tabling at community events, Educating the public about city wide ordinances, measures, and state propositions, House meetings, Zoom meetings, School board meetings, City Council meetings, County Board of Supervisor meetings, Redistricting meetings, Mapping meetings, Lit drops. Tri-folds. Phone banking

Market Research Interviewer

Synovate
06.2007 - 06.2012

Conducting telephone interviews, Market research / Customer satisfaction surveys. Collecting demographic data / marketing analysis.

Education

Ethnic Studies/Music

Fresno City College
Fresno, CA

Certificate - Social/Behavioral Research

UC Merced
Online
08.2024

Network Support Technician Certificate - Hardware, Software, Troubleshooting And Repair

Fresno Institute of Technology
Clovis, CA
08.2004

Skills

  • Data Collection
  • Qualitative Research
  • Cultural Sensitivity
  • Research design
  • Online Data Entry
  • Community Outreach
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • Strategic Planning
  • Food Delivery
  • Trip Planning

Timeline

Field Researcher

UNIDOS Network, Inc.
09.2024 - Current

Field Canvasser

Dolores Huerta Foundation
08.2024 - 11.2024

Air Monitor Maintenance Technician

The LEAP Institute
09.2023 - 12.2023

Dues-Paid Voting Member

Filipino American National Historical Society
05.2022 - Current

Dues-Paid Voting Member

Partido Nacional De La Raza Unida (La Raza Unida)
08.2021 - Current

In-store Item Picker/Delivery Driver

Instacart
12.2020 - Current

Taxicab Driver

Scrip Taxi
10.2017 - 12.2020

Field Canvasser

CNC Action Fund
07.2017 - 11.2020

Restorative Justice Community Advocate/Contributor

Fresno Brown Berets - Autonomous Chapter
07.2009 - Current

Market Research Interviewer

Synovate
06.2007 - 06.2012

Ethnic Studies/Music

Fresno City College

Certificate - Social/Behavioral Research

UC Merced

Network Support Technician Certificate - Hardware, Software, Troubleshooting And Repair

Fresno Institute of Technology
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