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Robert Agnew Jr.

Milwaukee,WI

Summary

Locally and nationally trained organizer with over 10 years of lived experience and skilled at bringing a campaign vision to life. Adept at coordinating logistics and empowering underserved voices and interests by communicating with local and state government decision-makers. Known for connecting the local organizations with powerful allies to solicit real change and effective action.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Physician Substitute

Octapharma Plasma Center
02.2024 - Current
  • Provided compassionate care to patients while addressing their concerns and answering questions about treatments.
  • Reduced wait times for patients by efficiently triaging incoming cases based on severity and urgency.
  • Assisted in the development of policies and procedures to improve overall clinic operations and quality of care.
  • Conducted research projects to advance knowledge within the field of medicine while enhancing patient care techniques.
  • Ensured patient safety by adhering to strict infection control protocols and procedures.
  • Improved patient outcomes by conducting thorough examinations and accurate diagnoses.
  • Managed challenging cases, consulting with colleagues when necessary to provide optimal care solutions for patients.
  • Result Developed strong relationships with patients through empathetic listening skills.
  • Collected, recorded and maintained patient medical history, reports and examination results.
  • Provided and managed direct patient care by conducting physical examinations, evaluations and assessments to determine diagnosis.
  • Completed routine physical exams and diagnostic tests to provide accurate diagnosis.

Co-Founder/Lead Organizer

Milwaukee Artists for Racial Justice (MKEARJ)
05.2020 - Current
  • Created the mission, vision of the organization and organized to provide a platform where protest art & stories of injustice meet in support of the fight against police brutality, gun violence, and district attorneys selective prosecution in these cases.
  • Gifted 100% of donations collected from protest art distributed to fight for racial justice across the state of Wisconsin
  • Fundraised over $20,000 dollars to go towards racial justice focused organizations, local families that are victims of police brutality & youth organizations and legal fees.
  • Led protest art advocacy during pandemic for families of Joel Acevedo, Jay Anderson Jr., Antonio Gonzalez, Alvin Cole, Jacob Blake Jr. and curated neighborhood murals greater awareness.
  • Secured powerful partnerships by establishing strong relationships with GreenBay Packers and Milwaukee Bucks in support of families of victims of police brutality.
  • Recruited, interviewed five new protest artists each cycle and developed training materials for artists growth.
  • Oversaw strategy for all digital communication, promoted our events via social media

Firefighter/Advanced Emergency Medical Technician

City Of Milwaukee Fire Department
04.2022 - 02.2024
  • Administered pre-hospital care to victims in response to 911 emergency calls, coordinated with law enforcement agencies, and performed patient assessments to obtain critical medical information and deliver treatment during life-threatening emergencies
  • Ensured compliance with ambulance safety protocols during patient transport
  • Delivered emergency medical treatment to up to 60+ patients per week, conduct patient assessments to evaluate symptoms, vital signs, trauma, and hemorrhaging, and administer oxygen, basic life support (BLS), and CPR.
  • Expedited patient transport, ensuring safe and efficient transfer to the appropriate medical facility.
  • Participated in public outreach events, educating the community about emergency medical services and promoting overall public safety.
  • Maintained levelheadedness and efficiency in high-pressure situations, effectively prioritizing tasks to save lives and provide medical care.
  • Evaluated patient vital signs and status to determine care needs using pulse oximeters and electronic vital sign machines.
  • Controlled wounds and injuries en-route to hospitals, prepping patients for advanced treatments or maintaining conditions pre-arrival.
  • Communicated with patients about pain, comfort, and needs during transportation and preliminary medical care.

Community Health Navigator

Children’s of Wisconsin
11.2021 - 04.2022
  • Built strong relationships with seven families of identified partner neighborhoods and schools through door-to-door outreach, follow up with families, and disseminate social and medical information on a weekly basis.
  • Facilitated, on a daily basis, continuity of health care for families by planning and exchanging information with physicians, other school and community health and social service agencies while preserving confidentiality.
  • Disseminated local health education information to community families to facilitate positive health behavior change among the communities.
  • Led implementation of Individual and family medical history assessments to families for greater transparency and understanding of health trends.

Community Resource Navigator

EmployMilwaukee
08.2020 - 11.2021
  • Mitigated the spread of COVID-19 through the distribution of public health information and resources to families within 53206 zip code.
  • Safely transported medicine, food, clothing, shelter, and ppe supplies to the elderly and at-risk families within targeted zip code weekly.
  • Led on the ground efforts in contact tracing & provided information on how to access mental health resources to families suffering from significant additional psychological stress and anxiety about the ongoing public health concerns during pandemic shut down.
  • Maintained open lines of communication with internal teams as well as external partners, ensuring seamless coordination across all aspects of projects.

Statewide Organizer

JustLeadership USA
05.2017 - 05.2020
  • Demonstrated exceptional time management skills while working on multiple projects simultaneously without compromising quality or deadlines.
  • Leveraged social media tools effectively to create buzz around events, driving increased registrations and engagement.
  • Adapted swiftly to unforeseen circumstances during events, implementing contingency plans that minimized disruptions to attendees'' experience.
  • For three years recruited and trained 20 formerly incarcerated individuals annually as first time organizers equipped with core skills of personal storytelling ability and accurate analysis of their directly impacted experience.
  • Led coordination on all campaign events and wrote key logistics for leaders of partner organizations EXPO, ACLU, AOUON, WISDOM, and JLUSA. Handled budget documentation and authorized budget funds to re-grant partners by creating equitable, fair vetting process to allocate $150,000 dollars to issue base partners
  • Effectively disseminated information to campaign members at monthly coalition meetings, monthly newsletters with help of student interns who gathered quotes for press releases.
  • Developed and implemented organizing curricula as part of JustLeadershipLUSA’s leadership training;
  • Cultivated and led outreach efforts to build membership and activism of formerly incarcerated individuals; Managed interns, volunteers who worked remotely.

Re-Entry Employment Specialist

Wisconsin Dept Of Workforce Development
10.2016 - 05.2017
  • Assisted clients with completing job applications and submitting resumes to improve interview chances.
  • Established strong relationships with local employers to match clients with suitable job opportunities.
  • Successfully assisted 170 formerly incarcerated jobseekers find gainful employment during my time; created and presented a job search workshop using social media and computer basics workshops for vulnerable populations including migrants, refugees, and justice-involved.
  • Lead Facilitator of DWD Re-entry outreach, recruitment, and workshops that focus on securing gainful employment. Monthly basis taught life and self- reflection skills to former offenders for a healthy mindset. Built 40 new partnerships with justice-involved friendly employers and assisted formerly incarcerated with gainful employment.
  • Developed relationships with diverse businesses to develop competitive and permanent job opportunities for consumers.
  • Conducted employer and community organization outreach to promote employment services.

Volunteer Directly Impacted Speaker

Ex-incarcerated People Organizing EXPO
08.2012 - 08.2016
  • Traveled spoke and inspired positive action to families, communities, schools, churches by sharing personal experiences of incarceration, electronic monitoring, homelessness, unemployment and lessons learned throughout self discovery journey.
  • Spoke for Get Out the Vote Campaign and recruited volunteers with resources to promote the campaign.
  • Presented information regarding Voices Beyond Bars campaign to local leaders and state representatives.
  • Collaborated closely with event organizers to ensure seamless integration of messaging into overall program goals.

Recruiter

UnityPoint Health Meriter Hospital
11.2015 - 08.2016
  • Vetted 200-400 candidates weekly within two-day threshold of moving qualified candidates onto hiring managers to build departmental capacity by filling vacancies
  • Hired eight new employees for various positions within first month in the role which was HR recruitment hiring record
  • Coached and trained two new hiring managers on how to ethically vet candidates with criminal backgrounds in KenexaBrassring software.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Religious Studies

UW-Madison
Madison, WI
05.2011

Emergency Medical Technician -

Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
05.2020

Skills

  • Microsoft Word
  • Excel
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Team building/Leadership
  • Social Media Adept
  • Relationship Building
  • Scheduling
  • Community Engagement
  • Capacity Building
  • Public Speaking
  • Cultural Competency
  • Volunteer Coordination
  • Stakeholder Communication
  • Meeting facilitation

Accomplishments

  • Led five teams of volunteer organizers and trained directly impacted individuals for speaking engagements
  • Raised thousands of dollars for racial justice efforts to support legal fees
  • Served as a Street Medic for the Protest Marches during Pandemic Shut down

Community Involvement

  • Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission: Governor Appointed-Member, Our mission to develop and encourage means of expanding access to the civil justice system for unrepresented low-income Wisconsin residents.
  • Led and supported efforts for the Commission convening for a series of six public hearings in communities across Wisconsin to gather and highlight information about the current state of access to justice. Hearings were held in Green Bay, Eau Claire, Milwaukee, Madison, Wausau and La Crosse. At each hearing, advocates for equal justice and members of the community had a chance to share with the Commission and community leaders what they saw as the challenges and opportunities ahead.
  • Wisconsin Association of Black Men (WABM): Visionary Founder
  • Lead and advised annual training orientations with the incoming leadership team
  • Chartered international outreach with Invisible Children Non-Profit Organization and raised over $17,000 in post-secondary scholarship funds Hosted multiple college tours of the University of Wisconsin-Madison for secondary schools, including Urban Prep of Chicago, Beloit High School, Morse Marshall School for the Talented and Gifted of Milwaukee and Craig High School of Janesville to promote career exploration
  • In collaboration with other student organizations, created academic initiatives that promoted scholarship and leadership and decreased the remission of underrepresented populations at the University of Wisconsin-Madison


Certification

  • Certified Community Health Worker, Children's Wisconsin Hospital - 2021
  • Trauma Informed Care Training - May 2019
  • AEMT - Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
  • CPR - Certified CPR Instructor- AHA 2021
  • Certified Mental Health First Aid Responder
  • Emerging Leadership Certificate -JustLeadershipUSA

Timeline

Physician Substitute

Octapharma Plasma Center
02.2024 - Current

Firefighter/Advanced Emergency Medical Technician

City Of Milwaukee Fire Department
04.2022 - 02.2024

Community Health Navigator

Children’s of Wisconsin
11.2021 - 04.2022

Community Resource Navigator

EmployMilwaukee
08.2020 - 11.2021

Co-Founder/Lead Organizer

Milwaukee Artists for Racial Justice (MKEARJ)
05.2020 - Current

Statewide Organizer

JustLeadership USA
05.2017 - 05.2020

Re-Entry Employment Specialist

Wisconsin Dept Of Workforce Development
10.2016 - 05.2017

Recruiter

UnityPoint Health Meriter Hospital
11.2015 - 08.2016

Volunteer Directly Impacted Speaker

Ex-incarcerated People Organizing EXPO
08.2012 - 08.2016

Bachelor of Arts - Religious Studies

UW-Madison

Emergency Medical Technician -

Milwaukee Area Technical College

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