William Marshall
Campaign work. Human & Civil Rights work
Powder Springs, GA 30127
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Campaign organizing
Human & Civil Rights Non Profit organizing
Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Restaurant Manager
Wendy's - Cherokee, NC
June 2019 to June 2022
Opening & Closing duties of running daily operations of very high volume store. Ordering supplies, cash handling opening & closing deposit. Training staff, & all reports to HQ. Field Organizer
Democratic Party of Georgia - Atlanta, GA
July 2018 to December 2018
Organizing volunteers, hub dialer, GOTV training, Van, campaign & canvassing event strategies, phonebanking programming.,etc.
activist / organizer
Atlanta Black LGBT
2014 to 2015
-2015 Contracted
• Advocated for an end to mistreatment of black transgender patrons of Bulldogs and the Vortex in Midtown.
• Raised police awareness and worked to free arrestees by raising funding for bail. Christian Leadership Conference, Field Director
Southern - Atlanta, GA
2012 to 2015
2012-2015
• Raised $38,000 for 50th anniversary march on Washington. Raised $12,000 through the Ryan Cameron foundation on V-103 as the initial financial stake launching the SCLC's "Stop The Violence" initiative with Kathleen
Steele.
• Coordinated Selma March committee for SCLC. Served as a march leader. Organizer
National Action Network
2012 to 2014
Contracted
• Conducted police misconduct training for activists. Trained police officers in zones 1 and 4 on the activities of activists, helping to de-escalate arrests from the West End MARTA station to Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard.
Reduced arrests by police and improved civil-police relationships. Reduced smash-and-grab crimes at shopping
centers.
campaign, civil rights organizer
Don't Ask
2012 to 2013
Contracted
• Campaigned in Washington D.C. to restore the rights of Lt. Dan Choi after his discharge from the Army under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" doctrine. Coordinated the outreach to civil rights leaders, including C.T Vivian, Joseph
Lowrey, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and others, to bring them into hearing to testify against the doctrine.
• Congress changed the condition of Choi's discharge to honorable after this advocacy, restoring his back pay and veteran's status.
Owner and Partner
ATL'S Finest Beauty & Barber Shop - Atlanta, GA
2001 to 2011
Educator, Platform Artist
Education
Master's
Moore University of Hair Design - Cincinnati, OH
March 1991 to May 1992
BA in Business Marketing
Bowling Green State University
Skills
• TRAINING (2 years)
• BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (10+ years)
• Hair Styling (10+ years)
• Conflict Management (9 years)
• Marketing (9 years)
• Recruiting
• Management
• Restaurant experience (10+ years)
• Restaurant management (7 years)
• Employment & labor law
• Business Development
• Budgeting
• Profit & Loss (6 years)
• Strategic Planning
• Events Management
• Leadership
• Sales Management
Certifications and Licenses
Cosmetology
Additional Information
Skills • Professional organizer, business management, political experience
• Non-violence and conflict resolution training through the King Center and Emory University.
• Member, Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition