Assistant Project Manager

Alberto Cruz

**** ****** ****** #** *****, NY ***63 Cell: 917-***-**** Email: ********@*****.***, www.AlbertoCruz.net, http://www.linkedin.com/in/acruz164

Summary

• Senior Executive with over 10 years experience in general management and program development.

• Results-driven leader with proven ability to spearhead change, and conceptualize and execute innovative, sustainable initiatives.

• A caring and compassionate manager with excellent interpersonal and communication skills dedicated to fostering an environment that encourages teamwork.

• Years of leadership roles in nonprofits and local government boards. Elected member of the Department of Youth and Community Development: Community Action Board. Founded an organization in the Washington Heights community to serve disconnected youth.

Experience

Children’s Aid Society, Chappaqua, New York 2011-Present

Program Director

• Manage summer day camp program and summer food service program for over 450 children and 70 staff.

• Interview, screen, hire, orient, and train over 80 Respite staff in proper behavior management techniques with developmentally disabled children.

• Manage a Medicaid-funded program for developmentally disabled children, including case management of over 120 clients.

• Developed and implemented comprehensive educational and recreational programming focusing on social-emotional learning and behavior management for respite, summer camp and day, and overnight adventure programs.

Community Service Leadership Project, NY, New York 2006-2011

Founder/Director

• Developed comprehensive curricula that incorporated peace education, adventure programming, and financial literacy.

• Secured and administered funding of over $35K in grants received through government agencies and private funders.

• Produced conflict mediation training video “r u listening” with funding support from the New York State Assembly and Manhattan Borough President’s Office.

PS87 Afterschool Program, NY, New York 1990-2010 Managing Director

• Managed after school program with over 450 registrants, 75 staff and $1.2M budget.

Was instrumental in securing and administering scholarship funds from local foundations and member item grants totaling over $40K.

• Founding Director of special programs including holiday camps, summer camps, Shooting Stars Musical Program, FunWeek and KinderCamp. Increasing revenue by $100k per year.

• Administering organization payroll and contract services of $425K for 75 staff, outside programs and consultants

• Responsible for cultivating and maintaining relationships with government agencies, elected officials, local businesses and community based organizations.

AC Consulting/Cruzgames, NY, New York 2000-2010 Owner/Consultant

• Worked with educators to adapt team building and problem solving activities to existing physical education curriculum for students 5 to 11 years of age at Public School 163 and at Solomon Schecter School on the Upper East Side/Upper Westside.

• Developed after school club curriculum for PS 183, PS 59, PS 40, and NEST + m.

• Developed and taught in-school adventure based team building and problem solving curriculum for Kindergarten-2nd grade at PS87 (in-school program).

• Consulted with Children's Aid Society to develop sports curriculum to be used in over 15 summer camp facilities through out New York State

Washington Heights Youth Center, NY, New York 2005-2010

Co-Founder/Treasurer

• Coordinated and completed form 1023 for non-profit status, Char 410 for charitable contributions, and SS-4 for Employer Identification number to establish Non-profit status

• Instrumental in developing program policy, internal controls, and overall board development

• Program development for disconnected youth ages 16-21 with a concentration on conflict mediation, team building initiatives and job readiness

Wingspan Arts, NY, New York 2002-2006

Site Director/Program Consultant

• Co-founder and manager of "Out on the Town" program during Department of Education winter and spring breaks, which served over 150 children, and increased revenues by $20K

• Coordinator for summer camp at upper west side school for 60 children and 15 staff

• Consulted with administration on development of adventure based programming, Brazilian martial arts, and student adventures around the city

Education

Boricua College - B.S. in Human Services Expected graduation 5/2012

Boricua College - A.A. in Liberal Arts 5/2011

Certificate in Nonprofit Management-Hostos Community College 2/09-5/09 Certificate in Basic Accounting for Nonprofits-Nonprofit Coordinating

Committee of New York 6/08-8/08

Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership-Amex Nonprofit Leadership Academy Fellowship 3/09-3/10

Honors and Awards

• Excellence in Education Award – PS87 Afterschool Program, June 2011

• Afterschool Ambassador State of New York – Afterschool Alliance, September 2010

• Honorable mention in NYC Councilmember Gale Brewer’s Education Newsletter, June 2009

• American Express Nonprofit Leadership Academy Fellow, April 2009

• “Spotlight of the Month" Dignity of Children, Inc., February 2009

• PASEsetter Award for After School Leadership – Partnership for After School Education, January 2009

• Community Service Award – Washington Heights Youth Center, June 2008

Skills

Bilingual in English/Spanish

Trained in Conflict Mediation since 1999 (Educators for Social Responsibility)

Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, File Maker Pro Database, Pages

Professional Affiliations

Co-President, AfterSchool Works! NY 2003-Present

West Bronx Representative, Department of Youth and Community Development;

Community Action Board Region #4 2009-Present

Member, National Afterschool Association 2001-Present

Member, Project Adventure 2003-Present

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