The Making of an Urban Community College in a Union and Political Environment:: A Historical Perspective of Wayne County Community College District Detroit, Michigan 1964–2015
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Service Employee International Union (SEIU) Washington, DC 20036 November 2010 Present Tallahassee, FL Public Workers Campaign GOTV: Conducted house visits, site visits and shift changes to ensure that workers vote. Massachusetts Statewide Childcare Campaign Conducted house visits to identify activist and leaders for the statewide childcare campaign. Facilitated and coordinated meetings with leaders and activists along with other childcare providers to develop leaders and standing committees. Conducted phone banking to encourage childcare providers to lobby their representatives for a bill that would allow childcare providers to unionize. Trained childcare providers to utilize phone calls and house visit to move undecided providers. Organized logistics for turnout for statewide lobby day at the state house in Boston, MA.
Doctors PC Astoria, NY 11102 September 2008 July 2010 Installed and replaced motherboards, hard drives and memory in laptops and desktops. Installed wireless and wired routers networks. Troubleshoot software applications.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE New York State Youth Leadership Council New York, NY 10001 December 2005 August 2010 The NYSYLC is an youth led organization that works on improving access to higher education and creating equal opportunity for immigrant youth, regardless of immigration status, through leadership development, organizing and advocacy. Outreach to students and student organizations in City University of New York (CUNY) campuses. Conducted workshops on access to higher education and challenges of undocumented youth to high schools, community organizations and in college campuses. Organized demonstrations at Senator Schumers NYC and Washington DC Offices. Helped organize and be part of a 250 mile walk from New York City to Washington DC and a ten day hunger strike. Restaurant Opportunity Center of New York New York, NY 10001 November 2005 August 2010. The Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York (ROC-NY) is dedicated to winning improved conditions for restaurant workers and raising public recognition of restaurant workers' contributions to the New York City. Policy Committee Scheduled meetings with Councilmembers, lawyers and restaurant owners to persuade them to pass the ROC-NY bill. Research: Helped to conduct research on discrimination practices in the restaurant industry.
EDUCATION New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY 11201 September 2002 May 2005 Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology, Associate in Applied Science. John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY 10023 September 2005 May 2009 International Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Arts, Minor in Women Studies.
SKILLS Microsoft Office Fluent in English and Spanish A+ Proficient Familiar with Linux, Windows, and Mac Operating Systems. *Hospitality Resume Available Upon Request*
The Making of an Urban Community College in a Union and Political Environment:: A Historical Perspective of Wayne County Community College District Detroit, Michigan 1964–2015