Mira Glasser
Portland,OR
Summary
Programs and operations director with 2+ years of experience leading a team of staff collaboratively, partnering with coworkers to promote an engaged and empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of community partners.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Food Operations Director
Clackamas Service Center
03.2023 - Current
- Lead a 6-member warehouse operations team, implementing mentorship programs and collaborative processes
- Strategically manage end-to-end warehouse food operations and grocery delivery programs, optimizing food acquisition, distribution processes, and safety protocols
- Cultivate and expand community partnerships to drive a large-scale community food redistribution program, efficiently serving over 10,000 individuals monthly.
- Managed budgets and grant money effectively to ensure optimal use of resources and tracking for grant reports
Grocery Programs Coordinator
Clackamas Service Center
03.2022 - 03.2023
- Recruited, trained, and coordinated a team of 50 monthly volunteers, improving retention rates through implementation of a structured onboarding program
- Coordinated a personalized grocery delivery service, managing logistics for 300+ monthly household deliveries
- Additionally acted as Interim Food Operations Director from January 2023-March 2023.
Shower Monitor
Clackamas Service Center
09.2021 - 03.2022
- Managed shower services, including access to shower trailer and clothing room for over 50 members weekly.
President
Defense Fund PDX
03.2023 - Current
- Supervise yearly spending on bail, commissary, and prisoner support
- Managed a team of volunteers for first annual art show for incarcerated artists that brought in hundreds of guests opening night
- Supervise RACC grant submission and spending for art in prison program
Research Assistant
Oregon Institute for Creative Research
03.2020 - 01.2022
- Administrative assistant for grant applications, pamphlet design and distribution, event planning
- Research Project AssistantElliot Forest, OICR Mask Initiative.
Ambassador Driver
Feed the Mass
07.2021 - 09.2021
- Customer-facing role focused on building relationships with meal recipients
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Rhetoric and Media Studies -
Lewis & Clark College
Portland, OR01.2019
Certificate in Critical Theory And Creative Research (CTCR) -
Oregon Institute For Creative Research
Portland, OR01.2022
Skills
- Leadership & Management: Strategic Program Design and Execution, Volunteer Recruitment, Training, and Retention, Crisis Management and Disaster Response Planning
- Operations & Logistics: Food and Resource Acquisition and Redistribution, Inventory Management
- Community Engagement: Partnership Development, Community Outreach and Engagement Strategies
Timeline
Food Operations Director
Clackamas Service Center
03.2023 - Current
President
Defense Fund PDX
03.2023 - Current
Grocery Programs Coordinator
Clackamas Service Center
03.2022 - 03.2023
Shower Monitor
Clackamas Service Center
09.2021 - 03.2022
Ambassador Driver
Feed the Mass
07.2021 - 09.2021
Research Assistant
Oregon Institute for Creative Research
03.2020 - 01.2022
Bachelor of Arts in Rhetoric and Media Studies -
Lewis & Clark College
Certificate in Critical Theory And Creative Research (CTCR) -
Oregon Institute For Creative Research