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Freelance Social Media Coordinator
Bay Area Community Health Advisory Council (BACHAC)Freelance Social Media Coordinator
Dec. 2021Redwood City, California, United StatesFreelance social media coordinator/marketing project manager/Google workspace administrator, contributing to the planning, organizing, and execution of growth strategies. Graphic content creator, visual storyteller, and copywriter for various media efforts. Digital presence, brand messaging, and brand voice developer. Marketing strategist. Systems developer of standards and best practices for the overall marketing program.
Freelance Marketing Coordinator
Queer GlobalFreelance Marketing Coordinator
Jul. 2020 - Apr. 2021RemoteRemote freelance marketing coordinator for tech startup in Brooklyn, NY. Managing all marketing projects for the organization developing and organizing systems to recruit and train a team of content marketing interns. Developing and organizing an invitational system to partner with mission aligned organizations and individuals for influencing content submissions, skills exchange and targeted virtual events to engage core audiences. Managing multiple projects across departments acting as project manager for several phases of the social media launch and roll out. Setting up all social media accounts including messaging across platforms and debuting digital presence including Google My Business and local directories. Curating content for social media profiles and developing systems for paid and organic traffic with limited resources. Fostering relationships with B2B partner organizations to garner support for the organization's phases of opening and special events. Content creation for events, influencer recruitment and marketing intern training; working closely with in house copy editor to improve messaging. Working consistently under tight deadlines to usher interns into various phases of training, organizing and prioritizing the content calendar ensuring assignments and planned release dates and deadlines were honored.
Marketing Controller
Pipe Spy OaklandMarketing Controller
Dec. 2015 - Dec. 2021Oakland, California, United StatesMarketing Controller, overseeing all marketing (both digital and traditional) for the organization. Management of all marketing projects, outreach and events. Management of the company's digital presence across multiple platforms, creating content for paid ads, boosting awareness and visibility, generating website traffic and quality leads, producing copy for web and print media, producing weekly/annual analytic reports, cultivating relationships with local community supporters and new business, liaising between the company and vendors or partners, and cultivating online customer base.
Executive Chef
Fair Share CSFExecutive Chef
Dec. 2013 - Dec. 2013Good Eggs San FranciscoExecutive Guest Chef for collaborative effort to launch Slow Fish USA with Fair Share Community Supported Fisheries and Good Eggs San Francisco. A creative project and annual crab feast, "Holy Crab" with a core focus on offering access to fair, sustainable fish to communities in the East Bay. Fair Share CSF offers the opportunity for a local Chef to explore unique cuisine options and design/develop creative menus that are a direct representation of what our local waters produce; this process includes fresh crab brought in from the waters the morning of the event and the opportunity to turn it all into something delicious. The guest chef uses their own specialized skills in artistic interpretation, project management, partnership and relationship building, volunteer recruitment, kitchen management and deep collaborations that yield the development of a menu and an elegant five course plated dinner service for 50 guests.
Executive Chef
Eat My Heart Out Supper Club (EMHO)Executive Chef
Nov. 2013 - Nov. 2013Berkeley, CAExecutive Guest Chef for EMHO, an exclusive NYC Supper Club that has expanded into the Bay Area region. A creative project with a core focus on entertaining a VIP client list through theatre and fine dining. EMHO offers the opportunity for Chefs to explore unique cuisine options and design/develop creative menus that are a direct representation of the cast performances. This process includes collaborating with five master storytellers. The guest chef uses their own specialized skills in artistic interpretation, project management, partnership cultivation and relationship building. These deep collaborations yield the development of a seasonal, organic menu and an elegant five course, plated dinner service for 50 guests. Each course is the interpretation of each story told. - Nutrition Consulting - Dietary Needs / Special Ingredients Research - Meal Planning / Menu Development - Farm Direct, Organic Food Sourcing - KItchen Management - Meal Preparation - Relationship Management
Executive Chef
Guest ChefExecutive Chef
Dec. 2012 - Dec. 2012Oakland, CAA new dining concept bi-weekly, Guest Chef was a unique and local restaurant operating out of the Oakland, East Bay Area. A creative project with an opportunity for Chefs to explore unique cuisine options, design and develop creative menus, and gain valuable insight into the restaurant business. Each Guest Chef, literally, brings something different to the table. - Dietary Needs Research - Meal Planning / Menu Development - Organic Food Sourcing - Kitchen Management - Meal Preparation - Relationship Management
Non-Profit Development Consultant
Spirit Camp of AdelaideNon-Profit Development Consultant
Jan. 2012 - Jan. 2012Adelaide, AustraliaContracted to provide development project consulting to South Australia based organization. Duties included but not limited to: - Advisement in Fundraising Techniques and Strategy - Advisement in Marketing Strategy - Advisement in Special Events Planning - Advisement in Gift Acknowledgements - Advisement in Relationship Management
Volunteer Organic Farmer
World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF)Volunteer Organic Farmer
Dec. 2011 - Jan. 2012Adelaide, South Australia, AustraliaVolunteer project manager and farm hand position for non-profit organization while abroad. Duties included but not limited to: - Heirloom Seed Preservation - Foreign Plant Extraction - Animal Husbandry - Planting - Harvesting - Honey Extraction - Grounds Keeping - Nutrition Consulting - Meal Planning / Menu Development - Kitchen Management - Meal Preparation - Relationship Management
Personal Chef
The Robinson FamilyPersonal Chef
Nov. 2011 - Jan. 2012Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaContracted to provide personal chef services to the Robinson Family while abroad. Duties included but not limited to: - Nutrition Consulting - Dietary Needs Research - Meal Planning / Menu Development - Organic Food Sourcing - Meal Preparation - Relationship Management
Events Coordinator
Family Violence Law CenterEvents Coordinator
Aug. 2011 - Oct. 2011Oakland, CaContracted to plan, coordinate and execute annual gala and auction for domestic violence non-profit in the Oakland area. Duties included but not limited to: - payroll - grant writing - grant reporting - prospect research - gift cultivation - gift stewardship - gift solicitations - gift acknowledgements - auction construction - auction packaging - event planning - relationship management - events marketing - project management - board management - board reporting - administrative tasks
Board of Directors - Development Chair
Most Holy Redeemer AIDS Support GroupBoard of Directors - Development Chair
Jan. 2009 - Dec. 2013San Francisco Bay Area- managing multiple projects for marketing, development, programs and leadership teams - presenting development committee progress to the board - bringing strategies and recommendations to the board - leadership role in cultivation, stewardship, and solicitation of giving campaigns - providing guidance and expertise on current and new fundraising strategies - evaluating and tracking the progress of implemented strategies - designing, developing, packaging and staffing fundraising events - evaluating the ROI achieved by each strategy and reporting results to the board
Executive Assistant
United Way of the Bay AreaExecutive Assistant
Jan. 2006 - Dec. 2011San Francisco Bay Area- grant writing - grant reporting - grant tracking - prospect research - major gifts cultivation - major gifts stewardship - major gift solicitations - major gift acknowledgements - major gifts tracking - event planning - events marketing - email marketing - venue acquisition and procurement - project management - C level volunteer recruitment management - C level volunteer benefit development and packaging - systems development - official document and records management/maintenance - data mining and maintenance - relationship management - relationship building - board management - board reporting - board tracking - specialized cross-functional team(s) member + grants team + disaster preparedness team (team lead) + data management team + relationship management team - public speaking - administrative tasks - customer service - annual volunteering assignments
Program Coordinator
National Council on Alcoholism & Drug AddictionProgram Coordinator
Aug. 2004 - Aug. 2005San Francisco Bay Area- Volunteer Program Coordination - Volunteer Recruitment - Volunteer Training - 24 HR Crisis Line Management - Client Intake and Evaluation - Client Centered Counseling and Referral Services - Case Management - Community Outreach - Industry Training Development on Referral Sources for Neighboring Organizations Focus areas: + HIV, HEP-C, and STD/STI Prevention Education + LGBTQQIA Sensitivity + Transgender Health Issues + Social Justice & Racial Disparity Issues + Addiction as a Public Health Issue - Grants Reporting - Statistic and Analytical Research - Financial Reporting - Board Reporting - Group Facilitation - Cash Handling and Receipts - Administrative Support
Founder
Keena's KitchenFounder
May. 1996Oakland, CaliforniaChef Ikeena seeks to demonstrate that slow cooking and organically grown and raised foods yield, not only, benefits in everyday health but in economic stability for marginalized communities through the investment in small organic farmers, specialty food artisans, heirloom seed preservers, sustainable animal rearers, and local culinary & agricultural program students. Investing in these systems is a way to connect to source and support the well being of an entire community. For more on Chef Ikeena's "Food Philosophy" visit: https://youtu.be/d7TtIRCKB5M

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