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RONIECE GILKEY

Memphis,TN

Summary

Focused Community Engagement Specialist with significant experience in fostering relationships, managing community initiatives, and implementing strategic outreach programs. Strengths encompass project management, stakeholder engagement, program development, and public speaking. Previous work has resulted in strengthened community ties, improved program participation rates, and enhanced local partnerships.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Community Engagement Specialist

Literacy Mid-South
Memphis, TN
10.2023 - 07.2024
  • Developed community and school history projects as the community engagement specialist
  • Developed relationships with schools and community partners, stakeholders, and families who had vested interests in the communities

Tutor

901 Reading Tutor
08.2022 - 10.2023
  • Responsible for a small group school reading tutoring for first through third grade elementary students
  • Maintaining attendance records, following the course curriculum as set by Memphis Shelby County Schools, partnering with the administration, teachers, LMS tutor managers in order to provide the highest level of tutoring to the students

Community Engagement Specialist-Orange Mound Community

Memphis Film Works
Memphis, TN
02.2021 - 02.2022
  • Responsible for developing, implementing, coordinating and managing community engagement partnerships that benefit families and children that are assigned to schools in the Orange Mound community/ Together for Students Community School model program
  • Identity strategic partners, community stakeholders who have a vested interest in the community and the community schools
  • Coordinate community council meetings to access the needs and assets within the community
  • Create meaningful engagement experiences to gather the community stories and their investment in the community
  • Connect and collaborate with other community organizations, develop models to work with the youth and community at large

Orange Mound Community Connector

Center for Transforming Communities
Memphis, TN
03.2020 - 02.2021
  • Community organizer responsible for identifying community needs, assets, using the authentic voice of the community to create solutions and opportunities for the community
  • Identify community leaders, connectors, stakeholders and convene monthly meetings to address the community’s concerns and create impact projects
  • Maintain a database of community contacts, maintain contact with community stakeholders including youth

Education and Programs Director

Blues City Cultural Center
Memphis, TN
05.2015 - 07.2019
  • Coordinated school programs for school theater programs, facilitator for summer arts programs/ supervised program assistants, artists, (recruited students) youth participants, maintain schedules and program budget
  • Responsible for administrative duties, maintained daily financial records, maintained donor database, attended board meetings, conferences/ meeting related to the programming projects, attended professional development sessions, participate in presentations for grant opportunities with the City of Memphis and/or Shelby County Commission
  • Collaborated with colleagues to discuss market information and strategies for various programs
  • Maintain relationships with staff, board members, community members and various professional colleagues
  • Maintained/curated and held exhibits in The Orange Mound Heritage Room in Melrose High School

Job Skills Coach

Milestone
Memphis, TN
05.2016 - 08.2017
  • Responsible for skills training and coaching interns with disabilities at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
  • Collaborated with various departments that provided nine week training opportunities for the interns, maintained and provided records about the interns progress and recommendations for job placement

Dorm Room Assistant

Binghampton Christian Academy
Memphis, TN
08.2014 - 01.2016
  • Responsible for assisting students with homework, tutoring, general dorm household duties, monitoring student's behavior as well as other needed activities

Learning Facilitator

Knowledge Quest
Memphis, TN
01.2013 - 01.2014
  • School Age and Teenage Academy Lead Facilitator with the Teenage Academy
  • Facilitated instruction and assessments in the areas of Language Arts, Mathematics, Science (STEM) and Character Development
  • Maintained student assessments, records, attendance as related to program activities
  • Attended various workshops and training opportunities
  • Worked with Literacy Mid-South (summer reading program) and Turning Point Partners with their Restorative Justice and Mindful Communication practices

Education

Bachelor of Arts - History

University of Memphis
Memphis, TN
05.2001

various professing development training sessions

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

various professional development training sessions

Music Memphis Initiative

Unpacking Racism Cohort

National Civil Rights Museum

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Communication
  • Documentation and reporting
  • Issue resolution
  • Presentation skills
  • Project management

Timeline

Community Engagement Specialist

Literacy Mid-South
10.2023 - 07.2024

Tutor

901 Reading Tutor
08.2022 - 10.2023

Community Engagement Specialist-Orange Mound Community

Memphis Film Works
02.2021 - 02.2022

Orange Mound Community Connector

Center for Transforming Communities
03.2020 - 02.2021

Job Skills Coach

Milestone
05.2016 - 08.2017

Education and Programs Director

Blues City Cultural Center
05.2015 - 07.2019

Dorm Room Assistant

Binghampton Christian Academy
08.2014 - 01.2016

Learning Facilitator

Knowledge Quest
01.2013 - 01.2014

Bachelor of Arts - History

University of Memphis

various professing development training sessions

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

various professional development training sessions

Music Memphis Initiative

Unpacking Racism Cohort

National Civil Rights Museum

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