Niki Renee Espy

Strategic thinking Program Director skilled in handling administrative, operational and outreach program functions. Wears many hats to accomplish dynamic objectives. Ready to apply 34 years of experience to new professional challenges with growth-oriented organization. Accomplished Program Director highly effective at overseeing education, family and community engagement. Versatile leader proficient in handling diverse functions on daily basis. Offering 28 years of experience managing and improving diverse projects.

• Enhance and increased engagement experience for participants
• Created dynamic and sustained programs, projects and initiatives.
• Developed systems of access for diverse groups throughout my career
• Designed jobs initiative for youth of color in an areas historically not available

Ÿ Board President for Urban Anthropology, Inc.; Community-based membership association dedicated to Celebration of Cultural diversity and holist approach to Urban problem-solving. https://www.urban-anthropology.org/

Ÿ Community Advisory Board Member – ALL of US, Medical College of Wisconsin; Working to change the health research data on BIPOC with focus Americans of African descent. The National Institutes of Health , All of Us is changing how health research is done.

Ÿ Milwaukee County Organization Promoting Prevention Committee Member and Outreach Engagement Co-Coordinator.

o Tuft's University Scow grant with MCOPP: Community-Based System Dynamic to Promote Child Health Equity: Health & Fit Initiative.

o Social Determinate of Health (SDoH) Action Plan Leadership Team

Ÿ USTA pilot program for Diversity Immersion for Volunteer Engagement Co-hort (2018-2020): How to increase the diversity within United States Tennis Association through volunteerism.

Ÿ City of Milwaukee's Community Health Report: Nature-based Organization representative

Ÿ Past board member of Milwaukee Public Theatre: an all-inclusive culturally diverse cultural performers “management” non-profit organization.

Ÿ Board and Governance Chair, Young Non-Profit Network

Ÿ Past Ad hoc Professor at University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee with conjunction of Milwaukee Public Museum's program and evaluation of IMAX's film “The Greatest Places”

Ÿ Non-Profit Management Certified

Ÿ Reflection on Process: Evaluation Training and Facilitator

Ÿ Facilitator of various Sexual Health curricula: Making Proud Choices, 3R's, Love Notes, Lifeskills and Safe Dates

Ÿ Street Smart curriculum facilitator

Ÿ Adolescent Trauma Training

Ÿ Mandatory Reporting Training – United Way

Ÿ Mindfulness Training

Ÿ Social Learning Theory Workshop

Ÿ WECA Valuing Diversity in Early Childhood Programs

Ÿ Nutrition and Physical Activity Training – UNCOM

Ÿ Economics Wisconsin – Economics for Opinion Leaders: Clergy and Non-Profit

Ÿ Environment Education Training and Partnership (EETAP): Selected to represent Wisconsin at this Diversity Facilitator training in Austin, Texas. How to engage diverse cultural groups in environmental topics to problem-solve.

Ÿ Certified trainers/facilitator for: PROJECT WILD, Project WET, Project Learning Tree & Early Childhood version, Flying WILD, WWW's Windows on the Wild curricula.

Ÿ Master Naturalist Facilitator