Jeff Wheeler

Resident Advisor, Hall Director

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Timeline
About me
Senior Program Officer at Solidarity Center
Education
- Westford Academy
  2007 - 2011
  High School
- Lafayette College
  2012 - 2016
  Bachelor of Arts - BA International Relations and Affairs
  Graduated with Honors, earning a Bachelor's Degree in international affairs and psychology. My international affairs coursework focused on globalization, human rights, and European Union integration. My psychology coursework focused on human factors, cognition, and behavior change.Member of Phi Beta Kappa (Liberal Arts), Sigma Iota Rho (International Relations), Psi Chi (Psychology) and Delta Phi Alpha (German)
- School for International Training
  2015 -
  Peace and Conflict Studies in the Balkans
  Conducted an independent field research project on youth migration from Serbia and Kosovo to the European Union.
Experience
- Lafayette College Office of Residence Life
  Jan 2013 - Jan 2016
  Resident Advisor, Hall Director
- Solidarity Center
  Jan 2016 - Jan 2017
  Intern, Communications
- Magnum Foundation
  Jan 2016 - Jan 2016
  Intern, Communications and Development
- National Democratic Institute (NDI)
  Jan 2017 - Jan 2017
  Project Assistant
- National Democratic Institute (NDI)
  Jan 2018 - May 2019
  Program Assistant
  Program Assistant supporting NDI's field offices in Kosovo and Serbia, as well as the Institute's regional initiative to promote political party integrity in Southeast Europe.
- Solidarity Center
  May 2019 - now
  Senior Program Officer supporting worker rights programming in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.Shop steward in the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 2
  - Senior Program Officer (P4)
    Oct 2024 - now
  - Program Officer (P1 - P3)
    May 2019 - Oct 2024
Licenses & Certifications
- Organizing Institute Graduate
  AFL-CIO
  Sept 2023
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Jeff Wheeler
  Honors in International Affairs Lafayette College May 2016
- Awarded to Jeff Wheeler
  Rexroth Prize in German - Culture/Literature Studies Award Academic Progress Committee May 2014 I received this award for an independent project I conducted during my fall 2013 German course, working with an Austrian author to draft an English translation of his debut novella.
- Awarded to Jeff Wheeler
  Marquis Scholarship Lafayette College Marquis Scholar Program Mar 2011
Volunteer Experience
- Organizer
  Issued by RWDSU International Union on Feb 2022
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- Poll Worker
  Issued by DC Board of Elections on Nov 2020
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- Volunteer Staff
  Issued by Nevins Farm and Equine Centre on Jan 2015
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