Training Manager

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

United States House of Representatives ~Philadelphia, PA~ 06/09-06/10

Legislative Assistant/Special Assistant to Member

Policy research, constituent relations, administrative duties, assist Member with preparing for meetings, hearings, tracking issues raised in committee proceedings, monitor democratic initiatives on house floor, and assist with health care briefings and in coordinating meetings and other events (including whipping on the house floor). Attend committee hearings and events with Member, and work with constituency on various issues; such as social security, health care, education, employment, and civil rights as assigned by Member.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives ~Philadelphia, PA~ 01/07-01/09

District Office Manager

Management of district office for State Representative Thomas, supervised and trained district office staff, legislative shadowing, legislative research and analysis, managed special projects, identification of problems, evaluation, reporting, assisted constituents with technical support for State Grants, and provided City, State, and Federal public services.

Northwest Philadelphia Interfaith Hospitality Network ~Philadelphia, PA ~ 01/03-08/06

(NPIHN) Program Director/Emergency Homeless Shelter Program

Identified strategies for preparing, training, and housing, families with children during an emergency crisis, implementation of initiatives for families in the shelter to assist with education, employment, health, and housing enhancements, organized and ran programs utilizing community organizations, churches, and volunteers, provided service planning, follow up, monitoring, reassessments, counseling, and provided reports for City Housing Shelter System.

Philadelphia Workforce Development Corporation ~Philadelphia, PA~ 09/00-03/02

Data Tracking Coordinator/Data Analyst

Analyzed data systems, trained and supervised data tracking staff, utilized AIMS (Automated Information Management System) for maintaining and reporting data to Departments of Public Welfare/DPW (19 Philadelphia County Assistance Offices), managed in-house “Advocit” tracking system, and designed tracking systems for presentation of data to Bureau of Employment & Training Staff from Harrisburg.

Community Occupational Readiness & Placement Program ~Philadelphia, PA~ 03/97-09/00

Human Resource Counselor/Job Developer

Provided education and employment training, basic quality of life skills, application and resume writing, employer and employee resources, referrals for social services, management of job fairs, developed job leads for graduates, and managed case records, also established relationships with welfare case workers, and performed reconciliation of program funds with DPW supervisors. Resume of Donna Marie Laws, Ph.D. -2-

EDUCATION:

Walden University ~Minneapolis, MN ~ 07/01-2/09

Doctoral Course of Study: Human Services Administration/Social Policy Analysis

Special Recognition: Presenter for Data Panel at Winter Residency/Alexandria, VA

Dissertation Title: The Fatherhood Initiative: Implications for Social Welfare Family Policy

Program Focus: Health sciences, social and behavioral sciences, theory of organizational

behavior, management planning through sociopolitical, technical and interpersonal dimensions,

program development, implementation, leadership, developing community relations, staff

development and training, systemic effects organizations make on society and networking to

promote social justice and enhance social change

Lincoln University ~Lincoln, PA ~ 08/99-05/01

Graduate Course of Study: Human Services

Special Recognition: Graduate Honor Society

Thesis Title: An intervention program to help increase participation in the welfare-to-work programs

Program Focus: Human and social sciences, psychology, principles of social service, human services policy, social systems, planning and evaluation, and social services law, administration and applications

Temple University ~Philadelphia, PA ~ 09/96-06/98

School of Social Administration/Career Ladders Program

Undergraduate Course of Study: Social Administration

Program Focus: Human behavior, social environment, research, social welfare policy, social work practice and the development of culturally relevant services for children and families

ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

National Congress of Black Women, Member, Washington, DC

Martin Luther King Jr., Association for Nonviolence, Inc., Education Committee, Philadelphia

NAACP Executive Committee, Life Member, Philadelphia, PA

NAACP State Education Committee, Representing Pennsylvania

Vice President, 2008-2010, Lincoln University Alumni Association, Executive Council

Parliamentarian, 2005-2008, Lincoln University Alumni Association, Executive Council

COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITES:

Board of Trustee, Lincoln University, Commonwealth Appointee, Oxford, PA

Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) Trainee, Southeastern, PA

Mayors Task Force to End Homelessness, Philadelphia, PA

Housing Trust Fund Advocacy, Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia Martin Luther King Jr., Association for Nonviolence, Inc., Luncheon Volunteer

Voter Education, Voter Registration, Mobilization/Get Out The Vote (GOTV), Vote For Homes, Project Homes, Coalition and Citizens for Consumer Justice, Philadelphia, PA

General Campaign Trainings, Democratic Gain, John B. Hynes, 2004, Boston, MA, & 2010, DC

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

District Office Training Program, Caucus Training, LDPC Research, Legislative Process

Philadelphia Martin Luther King, Jr. Nonviolent Civil Rights Leadership Program

Office of Specialized Services, Shelter and Transitional Housing, School District Of Philadelphia

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