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Event ID: 1009273
| Organization: | The Civilians |
| Location: | 146 W. 29th Street, #43 New York, NY | Google map |
| Geographic Location: | New York Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Kyle Gorden, AB'00 (East Asian Languages) |
| Host Title: | Producing Director |
| About the Organiztion: | The Civilians is a production company that develops original projects based in the creative investigation of actual experience. Using methods that combine documentary and artistic practices, the company creates engaging shows that illuminate the interplay between the personal and larger social phenomena. The performances are boldly theatrical and rooted in a dynamic relationship to the audience, taking inspiration from the full range of theatrical forms—from cabaret to experimental theater. The Civilians works with a multidisciplinary group of Associate Artists who generate ideas and collaborate on the development of new work. Since its founding in 2001 by Artistic Director Steven Cosson, The Civilians have created original shows that have been presented by a range of venues including joe’s pub..., The Public Theater and other theaters, nightclubs, and art centers. At the time of the externship, The Civilians will be in rehearsal for Paris Commune, a world-premiere opening at The Public Theater the following week. Mr. Gorden's time (and the externs) will be split between production duties, management of the company, and sitting in on some rehearsals. For more information about The Civilians, please visit: www.thecivilians.org |
| About the Host: | Kyle Gorden, producing director, came to The Civilians from the Vilar Fellowship for Arts Management at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Prior to his year at the nation’s cultural center he served as both Assistant Director of the University of Chicago Alumni Association and Founder/Chair of the Hyde Park – University of Chicago Arts Fest, a multidisciplinary annual festival encompassing events from over 30 area arts institutions. He previously served in a variety of roles at Chicago's Court Theatre, Theater on the Lake, Silk Road Theatre Project, and Chicago Chamber Choir. He holds a degree in East Asian Languages and Civilizations with Special Honors from the University of Chicago and attended Stanford University's Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies, where he focused on traditional Noh theatre and received an independent study grant from the Japan Foundation. Kyle’s artistic resume includes serving as dramaturg for Silk Road's mainstage production of Tea and staged readings of 36 Views; Question 27, Question 28; and Calling Aphrodite. In June of 2004 the Consulate General of Japan at Chicago hosted a Silk Road produced staged reading of The Gempei War, his adaptation of three classic Noh plays for the modern stage. Kyle’s areas of responsibility at The Civilians include marketing, development, finance, and administration, as well as producing. |
Event ID: 1009510
| Organization: | Sherman School of Excellence |
| Location: | 11000 West 52nd Street, Chicago, IL | Google map |
| Geographic Location: | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Azell Madden, AM'94 |
| Host Title: | School Social Worker |
| About the Organiztion: | The William T. Sherman School of Excellence is the first No Child Left Behind Act Turn-Around School in the Chicago Public Schools system. The elementary school was reconstituted during the 2006 summer period under the turn-around model, allowing students to return to their home school for the start of the new school year. Turn-around schools are low performing schools that reopen under new management. The school is operated under the Academy for Urban School Leadership. Amongst its quality staff, Sherman has seven National Board Certified/Golden Apple Award-winning teachers. |
| About the Host: | Azell Madden Jr. holds an AM'94 in Social Service Administration (Policy & Administration) from the University of Chicago. He has expertise in school social work, child welfare in both the public and private sectors, and social service administration. As a school social worker, Azell's present duties are to develop resources, provide teacher in-services, and provide individual and group counseling. Mr. Madden's work experience includes direct service and administration of multiple programs from foster care and adoption to teen parenting, licensing of foster homes, post-adoption services, medical social work. |
| Special Requirements: | Must be a motivated individual with an interest in social work who has good organizational skills and the ability to perform tasks without direct supervision. |
Event ID: 1009395
| Organization: | Lloyd A. Fry Foundation |
| Location: | 120 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60603 | Google map |
| Geographic Location: | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Unmi Song, AB'82 (Economics), MBA'86 |
| Host Title: | Executive Director |
| About the Organiztion: | The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation is a private, independent foundation with an endowment of $175 million. It awards over $7 million in grants annually throughout the city of Chicago. The foundation supports nonprofits serving low-income communities with a focus on Arts and Culture, Education, Employment, and Health. In addition, the Fry Foundation developed and funds an $8 million, five-year High School Initiative aimed at helping six Chicago public high schools build strong learning environments and improve student academic achievement. Fore more information abot the Fry Foundation, please visit: www.fryfoundation.org |
| About the Host: | Ms. Song was vice president of Bankers Trust Company and held positions at Citicorp Investment Bank in New York City, at the First National Bank of Chicago and at Gold Star Tele-Electric Company, in Seoul, Korea. Prior to joining the Fry Foundation, Ms. Song covered employment and welfare policy grantmaking at the Joyce Foundation. Ms. Song has many affiliations with philanthropic and civic organizations. She has served as board chair for the National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, overseeing the growth of what is now the nation’s leading Pan-Asian American civil rights group. Ms. Song was also a board member of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy. She has expertise in the financial arena. She received her MBA in Finance and International Business in 1986 from the University of Chicago. |
| Special Requirements: | Confidentiality and discretion with regard to all information at the Foundation, including staff discussions of proposal reviews and information from grant-seeking organizations. |
Event ID: 1009392
| Organization: | Bronx Academy of Letters Newton Master Teacher, Math for America |
| Location: | Bronx Academy of Letters, 339 Morris Avenue, Bronx, NY. | Google Map |
| Geographic Location: | New York Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Sendhil Revuluri, AB'94 (Physics and Mathematics) |
| Host Title: | Math Department Co-Chair |
| About the Organiztion: | Bronx Academy of Letters is a relatively new, small public secondary school (currently grades 6 and 9-12). The mission is to prepare students for college with an emphasis on writing across the curriculum and for publications and in other extracurricular activities. Urban education, especially in mathematics, is a crucial challenge for our country to ensure opportunity and access to higher education for often underserved students. Since it is often hard to experience the real work of education while on an academic-year schedule, this externship is an opportunity to quickly get a broader sense of what the work of a teacher is like. The University now offers more opportunities to continue exploring the field during the term, including the Neighborhood Schools Program and UTEP. Hopefully, the questions raised during this opportunity are ones which the extern can continue to pursue later. |
| About the Host: | Sendhil Revuluri is a member of the founding faculty at the Bronx Academy of Letters. This is his fifth year teaching mathematics, and he now co-chairs the department. For the last four years, he also served as program chair and data coordinator, supporting the organization and administration of the school through work outside the classroom. Before joining Bronx Letters as a New York City Teaching Fellow, he worked at UBS in Chicago and Stamford, Connecticut, where he was an executive director of equity trading. Currently he is involved in teaching mathematics (grades 10 & 11), co-chairing the mathematics department, and additional work in collaborations supporting teacher education and preparation. His expertise is in Mathematics education, secondary education, urban education, school reform, using data for instruction and school change. |
| Special Requirements: | Willing and able to do some work in preparation for the internship, including reading, web research, unit and lesson planning, and, if possible, a classroom observation (in Chicago) before the externship. |
| Organization: | Progressive Public Affairs |
| Location: | 1400 N. Halsted Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60622 | Google Map |
| Geographic Location: | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Dan Johnson-Weinberger, JD'00 |
| Host Title: | President |
| About the Organization: | Progressive Public Affairs is a professional communications and policy development firm, providing insight and consulting to groups dedicated to progressive causes. You can change the world. We can help. |
Event ID: 1009247
| Organization: | Access Community Health Network |
| Location: | N/A |
| Geographic Location | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Linda Diamond Shapiro, AB'77, AM'78, MBA'88 |
| Host Title: | Vice President of Strategy in Planning and external affairs |
Event ID: 1010277
| Organization: | Credit Spectrum. R&R Consulting |
| Location: | N/A |
| Geographic Location: | New York Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Ann Rutledge, MBA'85 |
| Host Title: | Founding Principal |
| About the Organiztion: | The organization is defined as "iconoclastic structured finance boutique". For more information about credit spectrum, please visit: www.creditspectrum.com/aboutus.htm |
| About the Host: | Ann Rutledge has expertise in securitization and structured finance. Her present duties include: strategy, marketing, credit analysis, product development, (turning out the lights at the end of the day). She received her BA in English from Wellesley College in 1967 and her MBA from the University of Chicago in 1985. |
| Organization: | YMCA of Metro Chicago |
| Location: | N/A |
| Geographic Location: | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Maria Lynch, MPP'96 |
| Host Title: | Director of Operations |
Event ID: 1009303
| Organization: | O-H Community Partners, Ltd. |
| Location: | 1821 W. Hubbard, Suite 302, Chicago IL | Google Map |
| Geographic Location: | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Kim Hunt, MPP'04 |
| Host Title: | Managing Partner |
| About the Organiztion: | O-H Community Partners is a management consulting firm that provides capacity building and technical assistance services to nonprofits, foundations, government agencies and foundations. This is a small consulting firm, so there are service areas, but no departments. The extern would likely work work with Ms. Hunt in the organizational development service area, but could also be exposed to ecnomic development or small business development. This externship will be ideal for a student who is passionate about increasing the capacity of the non-profit sector to meet its double bottom line -- mission and financial stability. For more information about O-H Community Partners, please visit: www.o-hcommunitypartners.com |
| About the Host: | Kim Hunt's expertise is in Urban Planning and Organizational Development. She co-founded O-H Community Partners four years ago. Prior to founding the firm, Ms. Hunt received her bachelor's in Urban Planning from the University of Illinois in Chicago in 1986. She then worked for the Chicago Transit Authority for almost 15 years in various transportation planning-related positions. She went on to be a full-time student at the Harris School and worked as an independent contractor doing proposal writing and program design. Currently at O-H Community Partners, she leads the organizational development service area, which includes fundraising, strategic planning, program design, and program evaluation. She also lead transportation planning projects. |
Event ID: 1009279
| Organization: | Office of the Federal Public Defender |
| Location: | Office of the Federal Public Defender, 1450 Liberty Center, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. | Google Map |
| Geographic Location: | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Host Name: | Amy Hurd, AM'03 (Social Work) |
| Host Title: | Attorney in the Capital Habeas Unit |
| About the Organiztion: | The Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Pennsylvania was created in 1974 by the Criminal Justice Act of 1964 (18 U.S.C., sec. 3006A). In accordance with that law, a federal district court (the trial courts of the federal judiciary system) may establish a defender organization if at least two hundred persons in the district annually require the appointment of counsel. The Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Pennsylvania represents financially qualified defendants before the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Representation includes counsel and investigative, expert, and other services necessary for an adequate defense. The Office consists of the Federal Public Defender, with Assistant Federal Public Defenders and support staff (investigators, research and writing specialists, and administrative support) as hired by the Defender under attorney limits from the Court of Appeals and budgetary limits from the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. They handle caseloads composed of federal misdemeanors, felonies, parole and probation violations, habeas corpus, grand jury representation, direct appeals to the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and petitions for a writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court. Federal Public Defenders are appointed to a four-year term by the presiding United States Court of Appeals. The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is the presiding Court of Appeals for federal courts in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and the Virgin Islands. The Federal Public Defender appoints as many attorneys as the US Court of Appeals approves (which is based primarily on the number of prosecutions in a given District) and other personnel as approved by the Administrative Office of the US Courts. For more information about the Office of Federal Public Defender or the Western District of Pennsylvania, please visit: www.fpdpaw.org. |
| About the Host: | Amy Hurd holds a B.A. in Social Work from Christopher Newport University and recieved an AM'03 in Social Work from the University of Chicago. She has expertise in investigation of death penalty cases. Ms. Hurd currently works as an Investigator/Mitigation Specialist in the Capital Habeas Unit within the Office of the Federal Public Defender in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her main duties include interviewing source witnesses; drafting social histories; serving as an expert social worker in mitigation investigation when necessary; conducting record reviews; drafting substantive investigative memos for team members; serving as liaison between defense team and family members; creating computer-generated genograms. Prior to joining the Pittsburgh office, Ms. Hurd worked on behalf of death-sentenced individuals in Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. A Licensed Social Worker in Pennsylvania, Ms. Hurd has six years of experience working with vulnerable populations. |
| Special Requirements: | The extern will be emotionally mature, sensitive to the needs and vulnerabilities of our indigent clients, and expected to treat all information obtained by way of the externship as highly confidential. |
Event ID: 1009344
| Organization: | Conflict Resolution Center Montgomery County (CRCMC) |
| Location: | Conflict Resolution Center Montgomery County (CRCMC), 2424 Reedie Drive, Suite 301 Wheaton, MD 20902 | Google Map |
| Geographic Location: | Washington, DC Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Patricia Lee |
| Host Title: | Executive Director |
| About the Organiztion: | The CRCMC is a Mediation, Training, Community Conferencing and Facilitation Center. The mission of the Conflict Resolution Center of Montgomery County is to help Montgomery County residents manage conflict in a constructive way, by offering collaborative problem solving services such as mediation, facilitation, community conferencing and training. |
| About the Host: | Patricia Lee is the Executive Director of the CRCMC. She has a law degree from Northwestern University that she received in 1982. Her expertise is in Mediation and Law. |
Event ID: 1009345
| Organization: | American Cancer Society |
| Location: | 820 Davis Street, Ste 400, Evanston, IL 60201 | Google Map |
| Geographic Location: | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Eva Lu-Bonn, AB'96 (Sociology), AM'01 (Social Work) |
| Host Title: | Regional Director, Health Initiatives |
| About the Organiztion: | The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community- based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service. This extternship is ideal for anyone who wants more insight into working within a large non-profit organization. Externs must be able to abide by patient confidentiality policies and be sensitive to psychosocial issues and concerns of patients/families. For more information about the American Cancer Society, please visit: www.cancer.org |
| About the Host: | Eva Lu-Bonn graduated from the College in 1996 with a degree in Sociology. At that time, she was interested in advertising/marketing. The first year out of school, she worked in global marketing for a software company. She realized then that she needed to work for a cause that she believed in and decided to switch into the nonprofit arena. Her first two work experiences were in fundraising and development for Big Brothers and the March of Dimes in LA. In this field (development), she felt too removed from the clients that she served, so she went back to get her masters. After receiving a degree in social work/health administration from SSA, she joined the American Cancer Society and has had three different roles within the past six years. She has developed expertise in healthcare administration, strategic planning, program development, fundraising, and volunteer management. At the American Cancer Society, she oversees the day to day operations of the office. She works with staff and volunteers in each functional area to meet goals (health initiatives, income development, accounting, communications). |
| Special Requirements: | Externs must be able to abide by patient confidentiality policies and be sensitive to psychosocial issues and concerns of patients/families. |
| Organization: | Pratt Center for Community Development |
| Location: | 379 DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205 | Google Map |
| Geographic Location: | New York, NY |
| Host Name: | Brad Lander, AB'91 (Fundamentals, Issues & Texts) |
| Host Title: | Director |
| About the Organization: | The Pratt Center for Community Development works for a more just, equitable, and sustainable city for all New Yorkers, by empowering communities to plan for and realize their futures. As part of Pratt Institute, we leverage professional skills - especially planning, architecture and public policy - to support community-based organizations in their efforts to improve neighborhood quality of life, attack the causes of poverty and inequality, and advance sustainable development. The Center was founded at the birth of the community development movement, as the first university-based advocacy planning and design center in the U.S. For over 40 years, we have helped community groups to revitalize their neighborhoods, create and preserve affordable housing, build childcare and community centers, and improve their environment. We have trained hundreds of community leaders and organizations to implement effective community development strategies, and supported a wide array of successful public policy and community planning efforts. http://www.prattcenter.net/about.php |
| About the Host: | Mr. Lander directs the Pratt Center for Community Development, which works for a more just, equitable and sustainable city for New Yorkers. During Mr. Lander's tenure, the Center has helped shape new zoning and tax policies to create over 30,000 units of affordable housing and to advance growth strategies for New York's low-income communities. As well, he also teaches city planning at Pratt. Mr. Lander served previously as Executive Director of the Fifth Avenue Committee, a community-based organization in Brooklyn that develops affordable housing, creates economic opportunities and organizes residents. Mr. Lander's work has been recognized by the Ford and Fannie Mae Foundations, American Planning Association and New York Magazine. He holds masters in City Planning from Pratt, in Social Anthropology from University College London and a bachelor of arts from the University of Chicago. Mr. Lander his wife, Meg Barnette, and children, Marek and Rosa reside in Brooklyn. |
| Organization: | University Settlement |
| Location: | 3184 Eldridge St. New York, NY | Google Map |
| Geographic Location: | New York, NY |
| Host Name: | Michael Zisser, AB'69 (Political Science) |
| Host Title: | Math Department Co-Chair |
| About the Organization: | As the first settlement house in the United States, founded in 1886, University Settlement embodies the settlement ideal — working from within the community to buoy the lives of individuals, families and the collective whole. To this day, our historic headquarters on the corner of Rivington and Eldridge Streets serves as a vital neighborhood anchor. No longer a literal home for immigrants, as it was in the early days, the Settlement remains a haven for Lower East Side residents of all ages. Here, they can find the best in child care, pre-school, housing assistance, mental health services, college and career preparation, crisis intervention, senior services, arts events, English classes, afterschool programs and more. Beyond the day-to-day, University Settlement consistently looks to the future, pioneering new ideas, advocating for those most in need, and reinventing the settlement ideal for successive generations. It is this convergence of tradition and innovation that makes University Settlement a standout among community-based social service organizations. University Settlement is a member of United Neighborhood Houses of New York and United Way of New York. http://www.universitysettlement.org/ |
| About the Host: | Mr. Lander directs the Pratt Center for Community Development, which works for a more just, equitable and sustainable city for New Yorkers. During Mr. Lander's tenure, the Center has helped shape new zoning and tax policies to create over 30,000 units of affordable housing and to advance growth strategies for New York's low-income communities. As well, he also teaches city planning at Pratt. Mr. Lander served previously as Executive Director of the Fifth Avenue Committee, a community-based organization in Brooklyn that develops affordable housing, creates economic opportunities and organizes residents. Mr. Lander's work has been recognized by the Ford and Fannie Mae Foundations, American Planning Association and New York Magazine. He holds masters in City Planning from Pratt, in Social Anthropology from University College London and a bachelor of arts from the University of Chicago. Mr. Lander his wife, Meg Barnette, and children, Marek and Rosa reside in Brooklyn. |
| Special Requirements: | Being able to survive with minimal direction and a great deal of initiative. |
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