Melissa Gelber

**** ******** ***#*** • Burlingame, CA • 94010

CELL 631-***-**** • E-MAIL acfpip@r.postjobfree.com

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PROFILE Non-Profit professional with nine years of significant experience in the

planning, implementation and management of diverse and complicated

projects, including programmatic and fiscal operations.

Experienced manager, supervising staff at all levels in fast-paced,

high-volume operations.

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New York University, New York, NY

EDUCATION

Gallatin School of Individualized Study Master of Arts, May 2005.

Concentration: Social Work and Public Policy.

Research Thesis: An Evaluation of the United States’ Efforts to Combat

Human Trafficking.

! Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA

Bachelor of Arts. Government Major, Women’s Studies Minor, May 2002.

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SKILLS Approved Mediator, Group Facilitator/Trainer, Creative Problem

Solver, Diplomatic, Strong written and oral communicator,

Resourceful, Self-Starter, Youth and community empowerment

strategist, Creator of educational and vocational opportunities;

Manager, trainer and supervisor to staff.

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EXPERIENCE Leaders in Community Alternatives, San Francisco, CA (1/13-

present). Program Director

Oversee the programmatic operations of the Community Assessment

and Services Center (CASC), a “one-stop” adult community corrections

center that provides a broad array of re-entry services to clients under

the supervision of San Francisco Adult Probation. Services include

comprehensive case management, substance abuse education and

treatment, mental health, personal development, education,

parenting, vocational, financial literacy and employment services.

Manage a staff of ten along with numerous on-site partner agencies to

create a strong continuum of care.

Center for Court Innovation, New York, NY (various locations

5/05-12/12)

Brownsville Community Justice Center, Deputy Project Director,

11/12-12/12

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Facilitated the programmatic operations of the Brownsville Community

Justice Center, including the Brownsville Youth Court, the Justice

Community program in collaboration with the New York

City Department of Probation, and two anti-gun violence projects at the

state and federal levels. Managed all reporting and grant information for

funders and developed a fundraising strategy to sustain and enhance

youth programming.

! Staten Island Youth Justice Center/Brownsville Community Justice

Center Director of Confinement Alternatives and Diversion,

1/12-11/12

Continued to maintain Staten Island operations. Worked as part of the

team developing programming for the Brownsville Community Justice

Center. Responsible for the oversight of all detention and jail

alternatives for both sites.

! Staten Island Youth Justice Center, Staten Island, NY Project Director,

6/09-1/12

Oversaw all aspects of operations (including: fiscal, development,

facilities, and administrative duties), of the Staten Island Youth Justice

Center, which included an alternative to detention program, a Youth

Court and a Respite program. Supervised staff, volunteers and interns.

Acted as the program’s principal court representative. Provided direct

service to court-involved youth and their families by monitoring

participant’s compliance with curfew, after-school program and school

attendance. Established and maintained partnerships with community

based service providers, city, state and federal agencies as well as

funding partners. Coordinated all aspects of fundraising and grant

management including proposal writing and progress reporting.

! Red Hook Community Justice Center, Brooklyn NY Director of

Community Programs, 5/08-6/09

Continued to maintain Justice Center operations, development,

community initiatives, including the Red Hook Public Safety

Corps and the Red Hook Youth Court. Oversight of Project READY, an

alternative to detention program and Staten Island Youth Court. Provided

technical assistance for community based programs.

! Red Hook Community Justice Center, Brooklyn, NY Coordinator of

Operations, 3/07-5/08

Maintained Justice Center operations, including facilities, community

programs, court operations, development, technology and services.

Assisted in researching, planning and implementing new

projects. Maintained data management, grant writing, funding reports

and publications. Continued oversight of the Red Hook Public Safety

Corps and the Youth Court. Continued work with community

organizations and Justice Center staff to help organize

solutions to community issues.

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Red Hook Community Justice Center, Brooklyn, NY Coordinator of Youth

and Community Programs, 8/06-3/07

Supervised Youth Court. Trained youth to be peer leaders by teaching an

intensive 40 hour course. Supervised and managed two case developers,

22 youth participants and adult volunteers. Recruited youth court

members and ensured a full hearing calendar. Coordinated, monitored

and tracked sanction quality and compliance with respondents and

service providers. Reported outcome and sanction compliance for each

case to referral sources. Served as a liaison with partners including local

schools, police precincts, community members, and social service

providers. Continued to oversee the AmeriCorps program.

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Red Hook Community Justice Center, Brooklyn, NY Program

Coordinator, 5/05-8/06

Managed the Public Safety Corps, an AmeriCorps program, designed to

make a difference in the communities of Brooklyn, Manhattan, the Bronx

and Queens. Supervised 50 individuals as they completed their year of

service. Managed administrative and reporting requirements;

recruited new members; planned and implemented

community service projects, training programs and public events;

managed relationships with members, staff, community leaders,

program partners and program funders. Devised orientations, trainings

and community service activities.

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LEADERSHIP AND AWARDS

Reentry Council Subcommittee member-Assessment and Connections

Change Maker-12th Annual “In the Trenches” Awards: Bayview Hunters

Point Multipurpose Senior Services-Senior Ex-Offender Program

International Community Corrections Association Conference Attendee

Center for Justice and Crime Prevention, International Youth Violence

Prevention Conference. Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Panelist: Addressing

Police-Youth Relations: Case Study-Brownsville, Brooklyn.

Community Resource Exchange Leadership Caucus

Safe Horizon Approved Mediator

Safe Horizon Basic Mediation Training & Apprenticeship

Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership Training

Midtown Community Court Volunteer Advisory Board

We Are All Brooklyn Fellow

Mentor, Red Hook Mentoring Program

Citizens’ Police Academy

Member, National Breast Cancer Coalition

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VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

SHARE, Self Help for Women with Breast or Ovarian Cancer, NY, NY

The Fund for Modern Courts, NY, NY

Anti-Trafficking Program, Safe Horizon NY, NY

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