Project/Center Manager, HIV Tester/Counselor, Life Skills Coach

Lamar Anderson

EMPLOYMENT

Metro TeenAIDS, Washington, DC

Youth Center Manager October 2008 Present

• Ensure positive youth development opportunities and supports are implemented in all aspects of Freestyle Youth Center programming

• Exhibit competence in carrying out effective after school & out of school time programming

• Conduct all recruitment activities to ensure consistent membership in Freestyle and a diverse contingent of youth.

Youth Center Coordinator January 2007 September 2008

• Plan, develop and implement effective daily youth development programming for youth ages 13- 24.

• Provide supervision of Youth Center Specialist that assists with daily programming.

• Provide guidance in group-level, individual and street-level outreach using science based interventions related to HIV/AIDS prevention, STI prevention, and improving life skills decision making for youth both in the center and within the community.

Outreach and Education Specialist September 2001-January 2007

• Facilitated HIV/AIDS educational sessions and life skills workshops for young people that participated in the Freestyle Drop-in Center.

• Ensured educational materials were available for workshops and sessions.

• Along with other outreach staff, responsible for monthly goals in HIV prevention education outreach and community based workshops.

Outreach and Education Specialist/Public Allies DC AmeriCorps September 2000 – August 2001

• AmeriCorps-affiliated 10-month internship at a HIV Prevention-based youth services organization with continuation with placement organization upon completion of internship.

• Coordinated daily activities including educational and cultural fieldtrips, seminars, and art projects for over youth ages 13-24.

• Worked with a small team to organize service learning projects for nearly 20 fellow Allies, focused on health and wellness issues; organized and facilitated educational forums, engaged and collaborated with other community non-profit organizations.

EDUCATION

Woodrow Wilson Senior High School, High School Diploma, June 1999

PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS AND CERTIFICTATIONS

Adult CPR/AED/First Aid Course, Certificate of Completion March 2010

Project Management Workshop, Certificate of Completion May 2009

Adult CPR/AED/First Aid Course, Certificate of Completion July 2008

Street Smart, A multi-session, skills-building program to help runaway and homeless youth

practice safer sexual behaviors and reduce substance use. Certificate of Completion May 2006

Real AIDS Prevention Project, A community mobilization program, designed to

reduce risk for HIV and unintended pregnancy among youth in high-risk communities.

Certificate of Completion July 2005

DC BEST Advancing Youth Development, Certificate of Completion April 2005

Comprehensive AIDS Training Institute (CATI), an intensive training program which

serves as a building block for HIV Counseling and Testing Certification for DC.

Certificate of Completion

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