Program Impact Manager

JOSHUA STROMAN

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Harvard Divinity School. Benedict College

Focus: Religion, Ethics and Politics, May 2010 Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, June 2008 Stanford Graduate School of Business

Certificate in Management, June 2009

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a professional growth opportunity that builds upon my professional organizing experience and that intersects with Leadership Development, Government Affairs, Public Policy and Talent Recruitment. SKILLS

CRM/Salesforce/Data Analysis- Entry/ Microsoft Office Suite/Strategic Oral-Written/Communications/ Program-Project Management and Assessment/Industry-Market Research/ Media-Marketing-Public/ External Relations/Legislative Advocacy/Supervision/Leadership Development/Intermediate/ Spanish/ Introductory Arabic/Conflict Resolution/ Knowledge of HTML/ RSS, Social Media Monitoring RELEVANT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT & ORGANIZING EXPERIENCE Community Organizer Behind The Walls, Direct Action for Rights and Equality, Providence, RI, 2019

● Facilitated bilingual community outreach, coalition building and targeted advocacy specifically related to the easing of restrictions to Occupational Licenses through HR5832 in Rhode Island General Assembly

● Direct responsibilities included; facilitating weekly the community driven Behind The Walls Committee Criminal Justice Campaign Manager Color of Change / Oakland, CA / November, 2015 -2016

● Focused, effective development and deployment of digital content exceeding revenue goals

● Enhanced department revenue capabilities through targeted engagement of new donors

● Increased campaign awareness while successfully prioritizing grassroots leadership engagement Field Organizer Obama for America West Palm Beach, FL August-November, 2012

● Coordinated high stakes campaign activity for one centrally located office, shared by three towns in South Florida, (Pahokee, Belle Glade and South Bay)

● Candidate successfully carried the state of Florida and was re-elected. Candidate Columbia City Council District 2, Columbia, SC March-July, 2010

● At 25, the youngest of eight candidates vying for the city of Columbia's District 2 Council seat

● Raised approximately $12,500 to support campaign efforts, the second-highest total in the field RELEVANT DIGITAL ORGANIZING EXPERIENCE

COLOROFCHANGE: Coded the text for this site, produced content in a collaborative environment https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/tell-rahm-he-not-above-law COLOROFCHANGE: Coded the text for this site, produced content in a collaborative environment https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/anita-alvarez-step-aside/(Leading to wide exposure for the campaign, culminating in campaign success

RELEVANT EDUCATION EXPERIENCE

Gym & Health Substitute Teacher West Oak Lane Charter School/ Philadelphia,PA December, 2019

● Assumed teaching and activity supervision responsibilities for students in grades K-8

● Combined various health related topics with classroom projects to enhance learning Teacher In Residence Achievement First Charter School Cranston, RI and Brooklyn, NY June,2019

● Participated in teacher training courses and designed lesson plans

● Supported Lead Teachers

Assistant ETO Administrator+College Readiness Advisor College Bound Dorchester, Boston, MA December, 2013 September, 2014

● Responsible for training in Efforts to Outcomes (ETO); focus on administration + data reporting

● Assisting in administration, evaluations and organizational reporting of outcomes JOSHUA STROMAN

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Instructor of Religion Benedict College, Columbia, SC July, 2011- February, 2012

● Responsible for providing more than 300 college freshmen with high-quality instruction and academic monitoring

● Designed & implemented a syllabus introducing students to topics in Comparative Religion ranging from the creation of Israel, South Sudan and Pakistan to African animistic and Confucian Theo-political perspectives to increase critical analytical abilities and expose students to the role religion plays in modern societies

Trustee, School Improvement Council Board, South Carolina, Spring 2011-Spring 2012 Produced content for San Leandro based Boys and Girls Club site redesign with a specific focus on contributing to the success of the organization's 2016 Capital Campaign. http://bgcsl.org/our-story-2/ RELEVANT RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Digital Media Producer: Nuclear Disarmament Digital Archive/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology/ Cambridge, MA/ October, 2020-Current

Research Assistant Institute for Community Inclusion: University of Massachusetts-Boston Rehabilitation and Research Training Center & The State Employment Leadership Network Boston, MA August-2015

● Monitored changes to Medicaid and Medicare Funding rules with an eye for rules on community living options for older Americans and people with disabilities

● Monitored the SELN’s member commitments to increasing collaboration to drive agreed upon outcomes for their respective disabled populations. Research Analysis II South Carolina Department of Commerce, Columbia, SC June -August 2009 May-July, 2010

● Developed school finance research portfolio for Rural, Community Planning & Development Agency

● Liaised between agency and local developers and represented agency at community development corporation site visits throughout the state

ADDITIONAL REGIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant Speechwriter Chancellors’ Office, University of Massachusetts Boston October, 2015– February, 2016 Created public correspondences, internal & external communications for Chancellor J Keith Motley Member Coordinator Root Cause, Institute for Black Male Achievement,Boston, MA December, 2012- August, 2013

● Deployed two dozen capacity building seminars and trainings to more than 150 unique member organizations, across nine major U.S. cities within the IBMA national network; topics included fundraising, performance and impact assessments and communicating value to various stakeholders ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Digital Strategy Manager Precision Graphics / San Leandro, East Bay, CA /September, 2016-August, 2020

● Elevated to position after delivering for company objectives as a contracted-technical writing

● Produced content for the San Leandro Unified School District's successful Capital Campaign Gala

● Developed content strategy for the San Leandro Boys and Girls Clubs’ Capital Building Campaign

● Awarded the San Leandro Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year Employment Specialist East Palo Alto Career Center / East Palo Alto, CA /November, 2017 - February, 2018

● Supported agency goals of developing an employment center for hard to employ East Palo Altans

● Coordinated resume, cover letter and interview skills workshops

● Identified strategies to inform and engage low-income and ESL job and career seekers VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP ROLES

● Member, Providence Committee on Foreign Relations 2019-2021

● 2019 President's Young Advisory Board, EARTH UNIVERSITY, Costa Rica Spring 2011-Present JOSHUA STROMAN

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● Community Promotions Board, City of Columbia, Spring 2010-Spring 2012

● Testimony Rhode Island Judiciary Committee; in support of Bill HR 5853 Fair Chance Licensing Act

● Testimony Oakland City Council, 2017, delivered to established a Department of Violence Prevention

● Presenter, Frontlines: Long Island University, Faith for Our Children, Brooklyn, New York, August 2013

● Panel Presenter, Student African American Brotherhood, National Conference, Indiana, May 2013

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