Wilson Jimenez
First Place For Youth
San Francisco,CA
17
years of professional experience
Strategic nonprofit and education leader with 10+ years of progressive experience designing, managing, and scaling youth development, after-school, and family engagement programs. Proven success leading cross-functional teams, overseeing multimillion-dollar grant-funded programs, managing budgets, ensuring compliance with government and private grant requirements, and cultivating strong partnerships with schools, community organizations, philanthropic funders, and public agencies. Expertise in organizational strategy, program evaluation, staff development, contract management, and operational leadership. Committed to advancing educational equity, strengthening communities, and expanding opportunities for children, youth, and families through collaborative, data-informed leadership.
Work History
Independent Living Skills Program Youth Specialist
- Support youth in achieving education, employment, and long-term permanency goals through individualized case management.
- Help youth with career exploration, resume writing, job searches, applications, interviews, and job retention.
- Guided youth in career exploration, resume writing, job searches, applications, interviews, and job retention to enhance employability.
- Assist with college planning, financial aid applications, GED, vocational training, and IEP meetings.
- Facilitate workshops on education, employment, and career readiness.
- Build trusting relationships with youth, schools, and community partners.
- Facilitated crisis referrals and support for homeless and runaway youth, ensuring access to essential resources.
- Documented participant progress, tracked outcomes, and contributed to team meetings and supervision for program improvement.
Program Director and Community Coordinator
1 Year 10 Months- Formulated a strategic vision for the program, ensuring alignment with organizational mission, values, and participant needs.
- Managed program lifecycle by implementing new initiatives, discontinuing obsolete programs, and evaluating requests to align with strategic goals.
- Partnered with program managers to ensure programming meets DCYF’s (San Francisco’s Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families) and ExCEL’s (San Francisco Unified School Districts’ After-School Program) requirements in regards to attendance, data reporting, registration, and daily operations.
- Facilitated collaboration on projects between organization and school, ensuring consistent communication with principal and counseling department.
- Facilitated adherence to programming plans by coordinating evaluations, including DCYF and Excel surveys, quality action plans, and youth program quality assessments.
- Coordinated logistics for family engagement team, including scheduling meetings, organizing workshops, and ensuring presence at family nights.
- Cultivated strategic partnerships with local organizations, including Richmond Area Multi-Services, Richmond District YMCA, and Japanese Community Youth Council, to enhance service delivery through effective service agreements.
- Managed comprehensive employment life cycle for program managers and direct reports, fostering team development and ensuring alignment with operational goals.
- Designed and implemented training programs focused on mandated reporting requirements, restorative practices, and de-escalation techniques to enhance safety protocols.
- Evaluated employee performance on an annual basis, providing regular coaching and development conversations throughout the year to promote staff advancement and responsibility.
- Executed production of all personnel documents and conducted thorough reviews of bi-monthly timesheets to maintain accuracy and compliance.
- Aligned program goals and funding with budget creation and modification processes alongside chief financial officer.
- Works with the Executive Director to create the vision for the program budgets and the greater organization wide budget.
- Monitored and enforced adherence to grant funding regulations to facilitate successful project execution.
- Builds and maintains collaborative partnerships with school-day staff, families, community partners, and external stakeholders through consistent communication, responsiveness, and relationship-centered leadership.
- Executed strategic outreach to community partners alongside organizational leadership, expanding support resources for students and families through targeted collaboration.
- Assisted with planning and executing organization-wide events, community activities, and fundraisers during evenings and weekends. Supported community initiatives and fundraising events outside of standard working hours.
Director and Community Coordinator
5 Years 2 Months- Acted as liaison between school and underserved families, connecting them to essential resources including food banks, and housing.
- Developed program outcomes and evaluation tools in partnership with school site and Assistant Beacon Director at the start of each academic year
- Defined goals and outcomes based on data analysis from DCYF Youth Program Quality Assessment and ExCEL Quality Action Plan
- Successfully developed and managed the annual program budget in collaboration with the Chief Financial Officer
- Sustained full compliance with ExCEL policies and procedures, exhibiting strong knowledge retention
- Collaborated with diverse school site teams such as SAP, CARE, School Site Council,and Family Engagement Team.
- Collaborated with Academic Liaison and School Administration on a monthly basis to align program design, evaluate progress towards school wide goals, and foster improvements in areas like school climate culture and family engagement
- Served as primary liaison, collaborating closely with Everett Middle School program principal and staff, as well as ExCEL Department Staff
- Collaborated with the Assistant Beacon Director to oversee staff development and program enhancement through regular weekly meetings.
- Served as the point person for contract generation and submission to establish relationships with diverse CBOs.
Assistant Director
3 Years 5 Months- Designed, developed and implemented theme-based curriculum enhancing student academic and personal achievement
- Facilitate after-school homework assistance, vocabulary building and reading comprehension skills building for elementary age students
- Develop and integrate college "culture-building" activities into the classroom
- Assist in community outreach, parent communication, and volunteer recruitment and supervision
- Assist in planning/facilitation of (at least) quarterly family engagement events i.e
- Literacy Night, Parent University, College Week
- Collect monthly academic, enrichment, College Connect, and SLP updates in order to write the DCYF monthly narrative.
Program Leader
4 Months- Developed integral relationships with teachers and student parents to promote success for students in the program
- Designed practices and drills to improve basic soccer skills and teach the players teamwork and sportsmanship
- Create, plan, and facilitate engaging enrichment and physical activities for students.
Lead After School Specialist
1 Year- Collaborate with mission beacon staff to plan, coordinate and implement services for students at Everett Middle School and Specifically with English Language Learners
- Develop curriculum and lead activities to promote leadership
- Supervise program assistants, intents and volunteers
- Ensure that all agency and program policies and procedures are followed by staff and participants
- Serve as a driver on field trips.
- Established partnerships with stakeholders to expand available resources for families in need.
After School Program Instructor
1 Year 3 Months- Provide homework and academic support for program participants
- Facilitate and plan academic skill-building activities based on students' skill level and state educational standards
- Write lesson plans, use learning targets and instructional strategies
- Create, plan, and facilitate engaging enrichment and physical activities for students
- Support students in developing the skills they need to be successful in school and life
- Maintain accurate attendance records and reporting procedures.
Assistant Coach
3 Years 2 Months- Acted as a mentor and coach for varsity level soccer players at Mission High school
- Monitored student-athlete academic progress to ensure eligibility
- Provided students with advice for keeping up with classes during the soccer season and off-season and as a result, teams maintained an average GPA of 3.0 or better
- Collected and organized documentation required for student-athletes to be cleared for participation
- Maintained communication between players, coaches and families to keep team activities organized and improve attendance.
Summer Group Assistant (ages 5-13)
3 Months- Organized Activities, Soccer and Basketball Activities
- Organized Lessons, Global Warming, Fitness, Eating healthy
Recreation Coordinator
1 Month- Organized basketball and soccer tournaments to foster community engagement and sportsmanship.
- Coordinated logistics for events, ensuring seamless execution and participant satisfaction.
- Coordinated logistics for events, enhancing participant satisfaction through efficient execution.
- Collaborated with staff to establish a safe, inclusive environment that welcomed diverse participants.
- Developed and implemented engaging recreational programs for diverse age groups.
- Coordinated logistics for summer events, ensuring efficient resource allocation.
- Trained and mentored staff on program delivery and participant engagement strategies.
- Evaluated participant feedback to enhance program offerings and improve satisfaction rates.
- Collaborated with community partners to expand recreational opportunities and resources.
- Scheduled events in recreation facilities and monitored facility conditions.
- Maintained safe and clean facilities at all times, conducting regular inspections and addressing any issues promptly.
Education
Master of Arts - Public Administration
B.A. Degree - Political Science
Skills
Strategic planning
Program evaluation
Decision-making
Team leadership & development
Attention to detail
Culturally responsive communication
Relationship building
Family support
Youth engagement
Timeline
Independent Living Skills Program Youth Specialist
First Place For Youth
08.2026 - CurrentRead More
Program Director and Community Coordinator
The Richmond Neighborhood Center
08.2024 - 06.2026Read More
Director and Community Coordinator
Mission Community Beacon/ Everett Middle School
05.2019 - 07.2024Read More
Assistant Director
Mission Community Beacon
12.2015 - 05.2019Read More
Program Leader
Mission Community Beacon
07.2015 - 11.2015Read More
Lead After School Specialist
Good Samaritan Family Resource Center
07.2014 - 07.2015Read More
After School Program Instructor
Francis Scott Key Elementary School
01.2013 - 04.2014Read More
Summer Group Assistant (ages 5-13)
Catholic Charities CYO
04.2012 - 07.2012Read More
Assistant Coach
Mission High School
08.2009 - 10.2012Read More
Recreation Coordinator
Excel Summer Program
05.2009 - 06.2009Read More
California State University, East Bay
Master of Arts from Public Administration
Read More
San Francisco State University
B.A. Degree from Political Science
Read More