Phillip Barnhart
Durand,MI
Summary
Knowledgeable Facilitator & Project Manager with proven background in consulting, delivering strategic insights and effective solutions to clients. Successfully led multiple projects, enhancing operational efficiency and driving business growth. Demonstrated expertise in problem-solving and client relationship management.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
6
6
Certification
Work History
Senior Health Equity Consultant
Michigan Public Health Institute, MPHI
07.2022 - Current
- Facilitate a wide variety of convening, including robust and specialized content training, focus groups, strategic planning, and roundtable discussions
- Mentor early career facilitators in skill development
- Project Lead and Program Manager on a portfolio of new and developing projects and partnerships
- Work with finance to create budgets, meeting monthly to align progress with budget, including forecasting, and updates
- Partnership building with new and existing clients
- Apply project management techniques to ensure programs meet deliverables, and exceed expectations
- Research, build and develop original curricular/training content
- Support the incorporation of evaluation into all programs, actively engage in developmental evaluation applications
- Event planning and development for large scale convening such as summit meetings, conventions, and community-wide focus groups
Adjunct Professor
University of Michigan-Flint, Wayne State University, Northwood University, University of Maryland-University Park, Baker University
01.2007 - Current
- Create curriculum for various online and in-person undergraduate courses, including English Composition I & II, Technical Writing, Business Writing, Intro to Film, African American Cinema, Intro to Drama, Intro to Fiction, Intro to Theater, Poetry & Short Fiction, and Flint’s Water Crisis in Context
- Develop curriculum for graduate level courses, including Introduction to Cultural Theory and Pragmatism and Race
- Reach learning objectives and ensure student satisfaction as evinced by student assessments
- Guide the direction and production of full-scale and small-scale theater performances
Health Equity Consultant
Michigan Public Health Institute, MPHI
08.2021 - 07.2022
- Facilitate and conduct Health Equity and Social Justice workshops and Learning Labs
- Provide technical assistance and community outreach as requested
- Provide learning experiences in multiple formats
- Develop and plan project activities
- Analyze project needs, develop work plans and timelines, implement project activities, develop policies and procedures
- Work with the client to identify and prioritize project tasks and coordinate project tasks with team members on the project
- Monitor task status and participate in proactive planning to maintain project schedules
- Design and modifies training materials and educational models to meet client needs
- Review and analyze the effectiveness and relevance of existing curricula for the Health Equity and Social Justice Workshops and Learning Labs and develop strategies for improving or further leveraging these applications
- Encourage experimentation, new ideas and innovation as it relates to equity and social justice with both CHEP and its stakeholders
- Maintain knowledge of industry best practices and trends through research, external networking, and membership/participation in key organizations
- Remain current on literature in key programmatic areas
- Serve as an internal consultant to CHEP, as required to support the overall strategy of serving as a national thought leader on equity and social justice
- Provide technical assistance across projects for a root cause/structural analysis of health equity and social justice to both CHEP and its stakeholders
- Assist in writing progress reports, grants, and contract applications as necessary
- Build institute internal capacity by helping to establish a team of trained facilitators for the Health Equity and Social Justice Workshops and Learning Labs
- Serve on task forces, committees, etc., as necessary to achieve the desired outcomes of specific projects and facilitate the development of linkages between the institute and other organizations engaged in similar activities
- Establish and maintain positive, strong, credible, professional and interpersonal relationships with all parties relevant to MPHI projects
Program Manager
Flint Public Art Project
01.2015 - 04.2022
- Succeeded in executing one of the city’s major arts festivals: the Free City Festival, by formulating budgets, applying for and receiving grants, assisting in artists selection, and mobilizing volunteers
- Orchestrated the development of multiple afterschool art programs and one summer art program by hiring instructors, developing curriculum, purchasing supplies, marketing, collecting and analyzing data, budgeting, and analyzing program for future funding
- Performed a key role in the redevelopment of resident artist program by reviewing artists’ portfolios for selection and managing grants for flight purchases, supplies, and stipends
- Provided direct instruction to groups of K-8 graders and adults, in self-authored art curricula based on resiliency, trauma recovery, and growth mindset
- Research and apply for grants from LOI to full application; grant close-outs
Events and Program Manager
MI Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Assumed managerial oversite of all events for MCEDSV
- Developed and delivered the following trainings:
- Developed materials for nonprofit management solutions
- Created systems for events supervision and integrity of delivery
- Cleansed communication systems of errors and developed strategies for increased marketing
Program Manager
Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence
01.2019 - 12.2020
- Authored major sections of the MCEDSV Human Trafficking Toolkit; assisted with final edits
- Developed new trainings or revised existing trainings in the following areas: Substance Reliance; Human Trafficking; Female Genital Mutilation; Serving Survivors in Tribal Communities, Serving the LGBTQ+ Survivors, Board Development for Nonprofit Organizations, Advanced Advocacy
- Authored major program document for annual conference; engaged with each of the 40+ speakers to support the dissemination of cutting edge information on domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking
- Provided accessibility support for participants at annual conference
Program Assistant
Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence
01.2018 - 12.2019
- Collaborate with the Events Director to ensure the successful set-up, facilitation, and close-out of each training given by this statewide coalition, including onsite and offsite trainings
- Performed integral systems developments on various software, including Little Green Light (fundraising software), Survey Monkey, and an internal scheduling system
- Conduct research in human trafficking; provide research to team of writers authoring an Anti-human Trafficking Toolkit
Program Manager
Flint Recover Corps, United Way of Genesee County
01.2017 - 12.2018
- Inspire, organize, and place teams of AmeriCorps members with the help of partner organizations
- Ensure that organization is serving within federal and state mandates and meeting grant requirements by supporting supervisors and host sites
- Oversee and report on program budgets at both the state and federal level
- Engage individuals to serve as AmeriCorps members and foster relationships with host sites to accommodate said members through extensive training, orientation and coaching
- Chart the successful development of training programs and technical assistance for new members
- Conduct performance reviews of members and host site members
- Design resources, information, and program materials
- Pioneer a strategic plan for the program through evaluation, policy, procedure and best practices
- Bolster relationships with the Michigan Community Service Commission, the Corporation for National and Community Service, and Service Year Alliance
Community Resource Developer-Americorps Vista
Flint Community Schools Corps, Crim Foundation
01.2016 - 12.2017
- Aligned objectives and bridged communications with over 20 partners at a K-6 community school while fostering existing relationships
- Implemented 8 new programs during and after school hours, positively affecting the educational and social experience of students
- Mobilized over 100 volunteers for programming, tutoring, and landscaping in school of 325 students over the course of one school year
- Collaborated with developers and contractors to create plans for athletic field renovations at a K-6 elementary school
- Devised a plan to address individual food, clothing, and shelter needs along with the help of Community Health Workers and the Department of Human Services
- Doubled participation in the Meet Up and Eat Up at Doyle Rider by collaborating with the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan
Education
Master of Arts - English
Wayne State University
Detroit, MA01.2016
Master of Arts in Liberal Studies - American Culture: Theater and Community
University of Michigan – Flint
Flint, MI01.2011
Master of Fine Arts - Writing and Poetics
Naropa University
Boulder, CO01.2001
Bachelor of Arts - Literature
Bennington College
Bennington, VT01.1991
Skills
- Facilitation
- Project Management
- Program Management
- Evaluation
- Curriculum Development
Accomplishments
Successfully facilitated over 10,000 hours of in-person and virtual trainings, courses, focus groups, community-engagement meetings, strategic planning sessions, roundtables, discussion panels, and conference/summit events.
Having completed training in project management from the Project Management Institute, and having successfully passed the CAPM (Certified Associate of Project Management), applied formal project management processes to existing projects and supported the development of multiple new projects and businesses
Successfully developed and delivered over 100 courses, specialized trainings, and other types of curricula
Developed and maintained scores of relationships over a ten-year period in educational institutions, local non-profits, statewide public health organizations, and national public health organization
Trained in Relational Leadership, served as a leader for multiple and disparate groups of employees to achieve missions and goals of the organization
Additional Credentials
- Certification, American Grant Writers Association, 2016
- Grant Writing and Volunteer Mobilization Coursework, VISTA, 2017
- Fundamentals of Fundraising Coursework, AFP, 2017
- ToPs Facilitation trained, 2021
- ToPs Strategic Planning trained, 2021
- PMI Certified Program Manager, in progress, 12/31/23
Hobbies and Interests
- Creative Writing
- Performance
- Oil Painting
- Fiber Arts
- Gardening
- Historic Restoration/Preservation
Certification
Certified Associate of Project Management (CAPM)
ToPS Facilitator
ToPS Strategic Planning Facilitator
Valeo Evaluation
Relational Leadership and Boundary Spanning Leadership
Certification - American Grant Writer's Association
Certification - AFP - Fundamentals of Fundraising
Certification -Michigan School of Hypnotherapy
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
English
Native or Bilingual
French
Limited Working
Timeline
Senior Health Equity Consultant
Michigan Public Health Institute, MPHI
07.2022 - Current
Health Equity Consultant
Michigan Public Health Institute, MPHI
08.2021 - 07.2022
Events and Program Manager
MI Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence
01.2021 - 12.2021
Program Manager
Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence
01.2019 - 12.2020
Program Assistant
Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence
01.2018 - 12.2019
Program Manager
Flint Recover Corps, United Way of Genesee County
01.2017 - 12.2018
Community Resource Developer-Americorps Vista
Flint Community Schools Corps, Crim Foundation
01.2016 - 12.2017
Program Manager
Flint Public Art Project
01.2015 - 04.2022
Adjunct Professor
University of Michigan-Flint, Wayne State University, Northwood University, University of Maryland-University Park, Baker University
01.2007 - Current
Master of Arts in Liberal Studies - American Culture: Theater and Community
University of Michigan – Flint
Master of Fine Arts - Writing and Poetics
Naropa University
Bachelor of Arts - Literature
Bennington College
Certified Associate of Project Management (CAPM)
ToPS Facilitator
ToPS Strategic Planning Facilitator
Valeo Evaluation
Relational Leadership and Boundary Spanning Leadership
Michigan School of Hypnotherapy
Master of Arts - English
Wayne State University
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