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Community Outreach & Volunteer Experience Fall 2001 - Present Learning Landscape Initiative Denver, CO
Learning Landscape Initiative Volunteer Coordinator
Coordinate and lead volunteer community events at Denver Public Schools. These events include building playground equipment, constructing raised planters, painting murals and banners, tiling benches and walls, planting and maintaining gardens, maintaining play pits, striping play areas, and more. In the past few years we have focused more on raising health awareness and increasing youth empowerment in the Denver Community through the Learning Landscape projects.
Fall 2001 - Present AmeriCorps Campus Compact Denver, CO
Learning Landscape Initiative AmeriCorps Campus Compact UCAN-Serve Coordinator/Consultant
Train and advise new AmeriCorps Coordinator while transitioning out of the position. Initiate, educate, and recruit University of Colorado student volunteers, faculty, and staff. Work with faculty within the College of Architecture and Planning to determine eligibility of courses for AmeriCorps funding. Document and verify hours and work for AmeriCorps volunteers. Managed and obtained over $150,000 in AmeriCorps Campus Compact tuition vouchers for students. Volunteered as Coordinator for five years and then received pay in 2006 from the University in recognition of my efforts and of the substantial benefits for students.
Summer 2003 – Spring 2004 Black American West Museum Denver, CO
Researcher, Consultant, & Designer
Created an educational, fundraising guide called “Historic Landscape Trends of Denver.” Designed an educational and historically representational landscape for the museum.
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