High School Project

AMANDA LONSDALE

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Executive Profile

A leader in child abuse prevention program development, implementation and evaluation. An

experienced team builder with experience developing collaboration across different sectors. Skilled in

creating culturally diverse and flexible programming that is responsive to rapidly changing economic

environments. An effective strategic planner with a history of working effectively with leadership teams.

Skill Highlights

• Small business development.

• Curriculum design.

• Program implementation and evaluation.

• Analytical skills and evaluation.

• Community building, leadership and communication.

• Grant writing, budget and project management.

• Fund raising, phone banks and event planning.

• Self-motivated.

• Staff development and supervision.

• Team building, leadership and organizational restructuring.

Core Accomplishments

Project Management involved in embedding Strengthening Families (child abuse prevention framework)

into existing childcare systems in Maine. Created a training curriculum for professionals who work with

families. Established a sustainable framework for strength based child abuse prevention in Maine

through training professionals. Created collaborations with existing organizations to embed the

Strengthening Families framework into existing work. Grant writing to maintain funding.

Created community partnerships to provide substance abuse treatment to adolescents as part of Maine

Juvenile treatment Network. Increased the number of juveniles entering treatment by 43% using cost

effective methods. Created a network of trained professionals to assess juvenile treatment needs.

Trained a small body of parent advocates. Supervised a small research grant and conducted the

research. (Defining Substance Abuse in the Sudanese and Cambodian Refugee Communities.)

Served for six years on the board of a large Community Action Program providing leadership in fiscal

management, strategic planning and social marketing.

AMANDA LONSDALE

Professional Experience

Consultant July 2007 to Current (Self-employed) - Brunswick, Maine Contracted with the

Maine

Children's Trust to embed Strengthening Families into existing childcare and child welfare systems. Job

required creating a training curriculum, providing training and technical assistance to professionals.

Provided leadership on the project creating new collaborations and doing strategic planning. Worked in

partnership with a steering committee to do strategic planning. Created social marketing and

maintained a budget. Contracted with other organizations to provide training in the area of cultural

competence, creating family partnerships and substance abuse. Collaborated in grant writing and

fundraising.

Adjunct Professor January 2010 to Current, Kennebec Valley Community College - Fairfield, ME

Designed and taught a curriculum on Partnering with Parents in the Child Care Setting. Provided

instruction through ITV and online using Blackboard.

Prevention and Intervention Coordinator July 2004 to June 2010, Day One Inc. - South Portland, ME

Reorganized the existing Juvenile Treatment Network to create a more effective community

collaboration. Managed program budgets, wrote grants, provided advocacy for funding at local and

national level. Implemented and provided reporting on grants. Implemented outcome evaluation to

increase the number of juveniles entering treatment using cost effective methods. Retrained an existing

team to improve program delivery. Supervised projects. Managed a research project looking at

substance abuse in Refugee Communities. Developed online parent education curricula. Partnered with

juvenile justice, treatment providers and schools to screen teens for substance issues. Managed a

network of grantees receiving funding from Mainely Parents. Participated in local and national

committees serving the community. Wrote grants and participated in fundraising efforts. Collaborated

with state agencies to provide effective programming and leadership.

Family Supervisor and Educator January 2001 to January 2006 Family and Children Together - Westbrook,

ME Supervised families in the process of reuniting with children in state custody. Partnered with the

state agencies to create goals for families. Provided parent education to parents.

Education

Muskie School of Public Service - Portland, ME, Master of Arts: Public Policy and Administration, 2001.

University of Southern Maine - Portland, ME, Bachelor of Arts: International Studies and Philosophy,

1999. Rhodes High School Cape Town South Africa 1985, high school diploma

Volunteer: Board member: People Regional Opportunity Program board of director, 1996-2002:

served on marketing, fundraising and housing renewal project committees.

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