Adonis Richards
Schenectady,NY
Summary
Experienced professional passionate about promoting diversity, equity, inclusion and a sense of belonging. Driven, goal oriented and seeking new opportunities for growth in high education with a strong sense of helping students, faculty, and staff grow their knowledge and strengths. Capable, honest, and innovative in creating spaces for everyone to interact in safe and brave spaces.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Program Coordinator
Union College Office Of Interculturral Affairs
08.2022 - Current
- Scheduled and supervised professional and work-study staff meetings to discuss new DEIB ideas and update participants on program details and milestones.
- Organized and managed program development from conception through successful execution to help develop brave and safe spaces in a campus climate.
- Advised and mentored over 20 Students to develop educational programs for entire student body promoting diversity, equity inclusion and a sense of belonging.
Historian and Youth Development Coordinator
Schenectady Historic Society
02.2022 - 11.2023
- organize 6-8 youth and develop their reporting, recording, oral and writing skills for African American Historic Records project.
- Organize programs to raise awareness of African American historic Records project to gain more historians for archives.
- Built strong relationships with sources to gain access to exclusive information. Captured and edited audio, video and photographs to provide multimedia content to enhance stories and captivate a wide audience range.
Program Coordinator
Mediation Matters
08.2021 - 07.2022
- Developed restorative justice curriculum for facilitation in a school of over 300 middle school students teaching them life skills that involve conflict resolution.
- facilitated workshops for faculty and staff to learn restorative means to interacting with students and approaching conflict amongst fellow staff members.
- Assisted in leadership development and mentorship for students to learn life skills.
Program Coordinator
Young Authors Program
09.2020 - 06.2021
- Challenged and engaged 10 high school students through in-depth lectures, debates and discussions and literary subjects, further developing their creative writing skills.
- Employed visual and auditory approaches to make lessons more interesting and interactive for students, innovating their learning experience through out of the box facilitation.
- Successfully helped students craft their own stories and develop ownership of their own media products and assisted in their growth as minority business owners.
Program Coordinator
Capital District YMCA Black And Latino Achievers
09.2019 - 03.2020
- Taught and mentored over 40 high school students across 3 locations various life skills that pushed them to higher education and beyond
- Facilitated workshops that helped gain sponsorship and partners for achievers program as well as mentors for the students.
- lead group of professionals in staff meetings and orchestrated programs that innovated the student experience.
Education
Master of Science - Organizational Leadership / Education Technology
SUNY Potsdam
Potsdam, NY05.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Political science
SUNY Potsdam
Potsdam, NY12.2016
Skills
- Peer Mentorship
- program facilitation
- Performance Management
- Budget Management
- Public Speaking
- Effective Communication
- Community Outreach
- Conflict Resolution
- Emotional Intelligence
- Strong verbal and nonverbal communication skills
- Fast learner and adaptive learner
- Capable of handling multiple tasks at once without losing efficiency in workplace
- Proficiency in Google tools, (Docs, Slide, Sheets)
- Proficiency in MS Suite
- Familiarity with Google Suite
- Proficiency with Slack
- Experience with Social media management
- Excellent writing and copywriting skills
- Team Building
- Motivation Techniques
- Data Analysis
- Recruitment
- Critical Thinking
- Performance Evaluation
Websites
Timeline
Program Coordinator
Union College Office Of Interculturral Affairs
08.2022 - Current
Historian and Youth Development Coordinator
Schenectady Historic Society
02.2022 - 11.2023
Program Coordinator
Mediation Matters
08.2021 - 07.2022
Program Coordinator
Young Authors Program
09.2020 - 06.2021
Program Coordinator
Capital District YMCA Black And Latino Achievers
09.2019 - 03.2020
Master of Science - Organizational Leadership / Education Technology
SUNY Potsdam
Bachelor of Arts - Political science
SUNY Potsdam
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