Shukri Abdirahman
Lewiston,Maine
Summary
Motivational leader and organizational problem-solver with advanced supervisory, team building and customer service skills. Experience stepping into roles and quickly making positive changes to drive company success. Focused on using training, monitoring and morale-building techniques to maximize employee engagement and performance. Multilingual speaker with experience in Co-Directing a nonprofit organizations.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Co-Director
Maine Youth Power
Lewiston , ME
2022.06 - 2024.02
- Building out programs, administration, operations, and data management
- Key collaborator in planning and implementing a relational youth voter turnout program across rural Maine
- Facilitate discussions to advance youth inclusion in decision making that involves them.
- Recruited and trained new employees to meet job requirements.
- Collaborated with other directors on operational activities, including fundraising campaigns, staff management, and program development.
- Provided leadership and guidance to team members in developing innovative solutions to organizational challenges.
GEAR Project Specialist
Catholic Charities of Maine OMRS
Lewiston , ME
2020.12 - 2022.06
- Interviewed clients in order to co-develop suitable case/self-sufficiency plans
- Assessed client's obstacles in cultural adjustment and long-term integration, support and enroll culturally and linguistically appropriate services to overcome those barriers
- Coordinated bi-weekly cultural and community workshops, and support clients to connect with mentors
- Created and maintained client files using both manual and computer systems
- Maintain documentation of client contacts on a regular basis.
Campaign Coordinator
Feminist Majority Foundation
Farmington , Maine
2019.10 - 2020.12
- Coordinated early-voter and election day operations to report procedures
- Utilized social media advantageously to craft persuasive media and build engagement
- Built political coalitions to enhance and spread organizational messages
- Directed volunteer teams and made proactive changes to maximize effectiveness
- Devised grassroots campaigns to mobilize popular support for candidates and policies
- Leveraged social media exposure to gain free and useful pushes directly with voters
- Built successful political coalitions to drive the message to the forefront.
Youth Specialist
Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services
Lewiston , Maine
- 2020.09
- Managed and led activities promoting growth in mental, emotional and educational areas
- Maintained safety and security of all youth under care
- Detailed program operations and participant activities with comprehensive recordkeeping
- Supported youth with nurturing and caring assistance focused on empowering and positive independence
- Planned and led activities with varied focus such as outdoor exploration, education and crisis intervention.
Youth Coordinator
AmeriCorps VISTA
Lewiston , ME
2020.06 - 2020.08
- Taught youth how to drive discussion and promote change through various channels
- Connected with grass-roots organizations to solidify partnerships, build support and garner attention for key messages
- Documented plans, findings and results and submitted to employers and insurance carriers
- Collected input from diverse individuals and formed cohesive opinion positions
- Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services
- Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals
- Juggled multiple projects and tasks to ensure high quality and timely delivery.
Special Projects Assistant
Diversity and Inclusion Action Team
Farmington , ME
2019.01 - 2020.04
- Organized entire project lifecycle communicating progress, needs, and resolutions with entire team from start to finish
- Prepared project reports and documented activities
- Met schedule and deadlines by ensuring that work was completed efficiently
- Scheduled and coordinated meetings, appointments and travel arrangements for managers or supervisors
- Assisted with coordination of daily activities for projects
- Tracked and reported all open and closed change requests and orders
- Produced and distributed memos, newsletters and other forms of communication.
Project Coordinator Intern
Lewiston Family Planning
Lewiston , Maine
2018.05 - 2018.08
- Utilized effective speaking skills to ask questions of survey participants and prompted adequate responses in person or over the telephone
- Prepared and presented summaries and analysis of survey data using tables, graphs and fact sheets to describe survey techniques and results
- Engaged in projects and took active role in developing new surveys and questionnaires, handling tasks testing links to optimize projects
- Participated in meetings and brainstorming sessions with other stakeholders to generate new project ideas resolve current concerns
- Edited data collection forms and created questionnaires.
Education
Bachelors of Arts - International Global Studies
University of Maine At Farmington
05.2022
Skills
- Project Management
- Staff Management
- Economic Development
- Grant Proposals
- Strategic Planning
Professional Highlights
A passionate leader and facilitator with a strong background in movement spaces here in Maine. Experience working in elections and voter turnout, grassroots organizing, and/or building community. Has justice and equity as core values and has ideas of how to bring that lens into their work. Dedicated to creating environments that are pro-black, pro-indigenous, and liberatory spaces.
Community Service
- Keynote Speaker, ChangeMakers, 09/2022
- President, Multicultural Club, 2020, 2022
- Vice President, Black Student Union, 2021, 2022
- Organizer | Speaker, peaceful protest in Lewiston Maine, 06/2020
- Activist, Opening discussion around racism in the Lewiston-Auburn Schools.
Affiliations
- working out and exploring the outdoors
Languages
English
Professional
somali
Professional
Timeline
Co-Director
Maine Youth Power
2022.06 - 2024.02
GEAR Project Specialist
Catholic Charities of Maine OMRS
2020.12 - 2022.06
Youth Coordinator
AmeriCorps VISTA
2020.06 - 2020.08
Campaign Coordinator
Feminist Majority Foundation
2019.10 - 2020.12
Special Projects Assistant
Diversity and Inclusion Action Team
2019.01 - 2020.04
Project Coordinator Intern
Lewiston Family Planning
2018.05 - 2018.08
Youth Specialist
Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services
- 2020.09
Bachelors of Arts - International Global Studies
University of Maine At Farmington
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