Cell Phone 925 584 0367 Cherice Gilliam Email Protected 4423

Cell Phone 925 584 0367cherice Gilliamemailprotected4423 Rocky Poi

Cell Phone 925 584 0367cherice Gilliamemailprotected4423 Rocky Poi Cell Phone: Cherice Gilliam [email protected] 4423 Rocky Point Drive, Antioch, California Home Phone: PROFILE · Advocate for care, treatment and protection of all individuals, in-particularly, the most vulnerable individuals in our society. · Dynamic, high energy trainer and facilitator with many of years experience engaging both youth and adults from diverse backgrounds in a wide range of organizational development, advocacy, and prevention programming. · Cultivate and develop local resources and partnerships to expand reach of organizations goals and awareness of programs · Conduct outreach, attend community events, PTA meetings, city council meetings, school board meetings, career fairs, etc · Act as liaison between individuals, students, parents and school staff, community and faith based organizations, etc STRENGTHS CORE COMPETENCIES · Program Implementation/Management ( Curriculum/Program Development ( Networking · Coaching/Team Building ( Facilitation/Training ( Community Outreach · Business Coach and Visionary Strategist ( Human Resource Training and Development QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS · Proven ability to work in a leadership role with youth and adults · Managing web development projects from inception to completion · Excellent rapport with community leaders, political officials, business owners, clergy, etc · Managing project scope and ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget COMPUTER SKILLS · MS Office ( MS PowerPoint ( MS Publisher ( MS Excel ( Quickbooks ( Access · Mac & PC Operating Systems ( Adobe Creative Suite 3 ( Filemaker Pro 9 ( Final Cut Pro EDUCATION Bachelor Business Administration- American InterContinental University (AIU), Buckhead GA VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE Eliminate Campaign Director California-Nevada-Hawaii District of Unicef and Kiwanis International Joint Campaign June 2010/Present The Eliminate Project, Kiwanis International and UNICEF have joined forces to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. The total goal is US$110 Million. · Recruited and organized a multi-tiered volunteer fundraising corps of more than 2,000 individuals in 3 states, dedicated to raising more than $7.2 million towards the goal the global elimination of maternal and neonatal tetanus · Successfully identified, cultivated, and solicited Major Gifts ($25,000+), Lead Gifts ($100,000+), and sub-major gifts ($1,000+) to meet elimination funding needs · In partnership with Major and Lead Gift donors, developed gift matching programs to expand the organization’s donor base · Executed multiple fundraising and training events at large scale state and international conventions · Successfully organized the most money raised at any one event through the campaign Campaign Manager– Moore for City Council Elections: November 2006 & 2004 · Two time campaign Manger for local candidate which resulted in successful election · Built a low cost, grassroots driven city council campaign to challenge incumbent city councilor. · Defeated well-funded primary opponent by a margin of 3:1 Campaign Manager– Rocha for City Council Election: November 2008 · Managed, implemented, and helped design a volunteer recruitment, fundraising, media, and field program · Defeated opponent and obtain the highest number of votes to have candidate become Mayor-ProTem · Served as media consultant for the campaign, implementing the web and social media components EXPERIENCE The East County Alcohol Policy (ECAP) Coalition Coordinator (Part-time) Nov 2013- Present · meets monthly and works with concerned citizens in Bay Point and Pittsburg regarding underage drinking, youth access to alcohol, and local alcohol policy. · ECAP was instrumental in the recent passage of the Social Host Ordinance in Pittsburg. · Recruit coalition members for the ECAP Coalition; · Maintain strong relationships with current and potential coalition members, including community members, law enforcement, youth, etc.; · Plan and facilitate monthly coalition meetings, in partnership with coalition members; · Ensure that ECAP members are informed of legislative and policy issues related to alcohol use and of local merchant compliance status; · Coordinate outreach for Pittsburg’s Social Host Ordinance; · Build relationships with local merchants for recruitment, education, and monitoring purposes; · Maintain communication with merchants who have expressed a desire to improve their compliance with AOD (alcohol and other drug) laws and policies; · Conduct community outreach presentations, including speaking at governmental meetings; · Produce a monthly e-newsletter documenting any accomplishments and issues of interest to community and merchants; · Attend county, community, agency, and team meetings and trainings to stay informed of local issues Children & Family Services (part-time) Nov 2008 – Present Kinship Liaison · Kinship Relative liaisons serve as the communication link between the Children and Family Services Social Workers, non-profit organization and local committees · Initiate a relationship with the Social Workers and/or other Children and Family Services (CFS) staff and explaining your role as a liaison and benefits of the Kinship program · Review committee agendas prior to meetings and contact CFS staff and/or the CFS Site Supervisor, when warranted, to discuss issues regarding family cases, identify action items and suggest solutions · Actively participate in local organization to which to share the information about the Kinship program. Attend local community meetings and volunteer for local boards and commissions. Respond to questions and concerns about the program including issues that surface through on-line discussions and at local, state, and regional meetings Facilitator/Trainer – Community Outreach 2005- Present (Seasonal) · Outreach, provide support in prioritizing programs based on need and communication of programs to various elementary, middle and high school children · Facilitate various workshops to promote areas of health, self-esteem, empowerment, finance, business, to middle school and high school youth · Developed relationships with various School Board members, local City Council members, Board of Supervisor members, community groups and associations to educate them about the non-profits programs and offerings · Plan and conduct presentations that result in collaboration with other community organizations · Establish relationships that result in increased referrals from the community · Created a revolutionary program to teach Pre-K children from ages 3-5 that teaches them about the importance of money and coin recognition in preparation for Kindergarten. All material is standards based curriculum. · Implemented Youth “Get Back On Track†Program for at risk children after-school with emphasis on developing leadership skills · Oversee all human resource and accounting functions, payroll, accounts payable and receivables After School & Mentoring Program · Designed and facilitated planning process with youth and adult staff to redefine the role of youth · Facilitated workshops and helped guide youth to define their vision for youth leadership, health outreach and service provision. · Community activist, worked with community leaders, teachers, school board officials, etc to launch additional after school program at Dallas Ranch Middle School · Established budget for mentoring program and ROI reports, developed relationship with BAYAC/AmeriCorps which resulted in grant of two full time employee salaries · Oversee local high school career fairs participants and volunteers ,market College Fair to public to ensure maximum participation · Established budget for yearly College Fair and wrote grants to cover any budget shortfalls · Secured donations and funding for sixty (60) laptop computers for the afterschool program Environmental Design Firm · Report directly to the President/CEO and provide executive level technical and administrative support with confidentiality · Manage the daily administrative operations of the organization –including but not limited to making recruiting and hiring decisions, preparing and tracking employment offers, employment verifications, maintaining candidate database, perform and write staff reviews, maintain employee files, post positions on internal and external jobs websites, etc · Provide staffing support to managers, including scheduling interviews/meetings, making travel arrangements, etc · Maintain new hire packets and facilitate new hire orientation, benefits enrollment, employee changes, terminations, Cobra, disability claims, etc and assist employees with basic questions regarding group benefits. · Facilitate performance review process and recognition of employee milestones, birthdays, service awards · Coordinate company activities, holiday events and celebrations · Successfully organized employees to request management research benefits of labors union · Successfully negotiated labors and contractors union contracts for company · Work closely with Project/Program managers to ensure completion of projects for clients such as John Muir Health, Kaiser Permanente, CHW, Sutter Delta, Lowes, Adobe, etc · Act as liaison between company, architects and various city planning departments or other government departments · Responsible for accounting areas of accounts payables and accounts receivables and payroll Xlence Consulting · Facilitate breakout sessions at twice-annual events around race, civil rights, cross cultural bridge building and leadership development with grantees at regional and national conferences for various national clients · Created online web presence, online donation and fee payment system, event management and registration · Effective automated manual event registration process, created database of event attendees for reporting purposes to grantors · Trained youth from the Bay Area at a Youth Empowerment Summit, guided them in developing recommendations regarding gang violence, and acquired funding for trip to Washington, DC to present their policy proposals to legislators · Networked with a variety of community groups and political organizations and coordinated the presentation of educational workshops to community groups 1st Baptist Church - Teen Life Challenge Consulting Project 2004 · Designed and facilitated Public Speaking/Presentation Skills training for high school peer educators and adult outreach workers · Developed curricula and custom fit training to participants’ skills, language and experience Delta Community Resources · Created a clear, decisive vision for staff and volunteers to achieve the strategic mission and goals · Organize and lead the staff to achieve high morale and effective business operations · Oversee volunteer management to achieve high member satisfaction and effective operation · Oversee fiscal matters including membership, fundraising, and operational budgets to achieve financial stability · Ensure that company activities are coordinated with other local and regional economic development agencies to achieve the appropriate use of community resources · Serve as an advocate on issues of business importance to achieve a better business climate · Advance the mission and goals of the company through effective media and public relations · Develop and evaluate new member services to achieve a customer-oriented organization · Research and study emerging trends in business management, regional economic growth, and technology to achieve alignment with company services and member needs · Represent the company at various civic events and activities to achieve visibility in the community · Foster inter-organization partnering and collaboration to achieve a common vision and strategy for business growth · Develop, embrace and provide leadership to company diversity initiatives and programs Various Employment Highlights Employment prior to 2000 · 12+ years of HR generalist experience · Researched, developed, implemented and managed employee compensation plans and benefits packages · Develop and drive HR agenda that supports the company business needs (e.g. retention, staffing, development) · Embed HR tools and programs into the practices and thinking of the client organizations (e.g.

Succession Planning, Executive Focal, Performance Management, and 360-degree feedback). · Develop standardized analysis and reporting practices that translate data sources such as employee relations, turnover and survey information, into business intelligence. · Provide guidance to Executive Management on employment laws, compensation, training, benefits, and company policies; · High level of competence in organizing union employees and negotiating union contracts · Provide employee relations counseling to employees and managers; facilitate conflict resolution around sensitive issues and recommend actions manager should take to improve the employee experience · Build skills and competencies of client groups in handling basic employee issues. AFFILIATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS · Kiwanis ( Soroptimist International of Pittsburg ( NAACP, Vice President ( East County Leadership ( Rotary · Licensed & Bonded CTEC-Certified Tax Preparer ( ICTA- Certified Travel Agent ( CPR and First Aide certified