IMANI E. EDWARDS

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STORYTELLING, MARKETING AND PROJECT COORDINATION EXPERIENCE Independent Consulting, Narrative Consultant, Remote, 12/2017 - Present

● Markets narrative building and career-related services through posts on LinkedIn and Facebook.

● Onboards new clients through phone consultations and pre-consultation surveys; developed survey using Google Form.

● Edits and produces resumes based on clients’ insights and careers goals. In Our Own Voice, Program Manager - Next Generation Leadership Initiative, Washington, DC, 01/2019 - 04/2019

● Coordinated logistics, content, and guest speakers for two virtual activism trainings and one in-person spring summit.

● Managed and supported program development of 8-10black women student leaders at partnering HBCU colleges. New York City Department of Education, Project Consultant, New York, NY, 10/2017 - 05/2018

● Supported production of the new High School social studies curriculum through drafting, editing, and formatting.

● Assisted in production of agendas, evaluations, professional learning calendars, and workshop templates.

● Managed workshop logistics for instructional specialists using event management and delivery tracking spreadsheets. Urban Democracy Lab, Global Urban Practice Fellow, New York, NY, 01/2017 - 08/2017

● Developed and maintained a WordPress page for the Urban Democracy Lab using images and blog posts. NYU Leadership Initiative, Social Sector Leadership Diversity (SSLD) Fellow, New York, NY, 1/2016 - 05/2017

● Developed and launched the “Self-Care, Take Care” event in order to support inclusion of black womenprofessionals.

● Marketed the event through e-vite production and dissemination, campus newsletter advertising, and social media blogging. Diplomat Rx, Social Impact Fellow, Flint, MI, 05/2016 - 08/2016

● Spearheaded a storytelling project showcasing black women activists’ stories with local resources and partnerships.

● Collaborated with Corporate Social Responsibility and Marketing teams internally to produce community booklet. Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, Graduate Researcher, New York, NY, 03/2016 - 05/2017

● Scheduled and facilitated team interviews and observations with 4 teams of 4-5 students on the impact of teamdiversity.

● Conducted focus groups in the first phase of the researchproject. The Churchill School and Center, High School Assistant Teacher - Economics and Civics, New York, NY, 08/2014 - 06/2015

● Created and coordinated a student-based video project called The “Blackness” Project which was presented school wide.

● Developed a Black Lives Matter lesson plan and student-led video project with students and a Media Studies teacher. Robert Half International,Temporary Manager (Office and Events), New York, NY, 05/2014-08/2014

● Provided events coordination, office management, and administrative support to various well-established companies. Commonwealth Academy, Urban Teaching Fellow, Springfield, MA, 08/2013 - 04/2014

● Supported the start-up day and boarding school’s Dean of Students through administrative and program managementduties. EDUCATION

M.A. Individualized Study in Cultural Preservation through Storytelling New York University - Gallatin School of IndividualizedStudy, New York, NY September 2017 Coursework

Project Management ~ Writing Proposals and Grants~ Media, Museums, and Public Spaces~Media, Memory, and History B.A. in Urban Studies, Minor in Economics

Fordham University, Bronx, NY May 2011

COMMUNITY BUILDING AND CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT EXPERIENCE StoryCorps, NYU Center for Multicultural Educational Programs (CMEP), NYC DOE B.L.E.N.D. Relationships Team COMPUTER SKILLS

Slack, GoToMeeting, Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint, Wix, WordPress, Word, PowerPoint, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram