Bryna Gamson

Experience

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  Taft High School

  Jun 1967 - Aug 1968

  Teacher

  MAT intern teacher of English in a Chicago Public School high school

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  Evanston Township High School

  Jan 1969 - Apr 1971

  Teacher

  high school English teacher

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  League of Women Voters of Highland Park

  Jan 1970 - now

  Member
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  Apple Tree Theatre

  Jan 1982 - Jan 1998

  Founding President, Advisory Board; VP Development, Board of Directors
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  Adler University

  Jan 1982 - Nov 1993

  VP, Marketing and Development

  began as Director of Family Education (Alfred Adler Institute of Chicago); became Director of Community EducationDeveloped MA in Classroom Psychology degree programResponsibilities included supervising graduate students in family education practicum;hired and supervised faculty for MA Classroom Psychology; public relations; alumni relations; board development; newsletter; desktop publishing (design and text); skilled in PageMaker (now InDesign); grant supervisorProducer/Director of Award-Winning documentary on life of Sadie "Tee" Dreikurs (1987 Chicago International Film Festival Certificate of Merit in Illinois Filmmaker/Video category)Editor of Revised "The ABCs of Guiding the Child", pamphlet by Rudolf Dreikurs, MD and Margaret Goldman (1961), revised (1990)Oversaw transitional period of Alfred Adler Institute of Chicago to Adler School of Professional Psychology logo and brandingChaired international conference, 1993 (NASAP) as local host representative for Adler SchoolAt retirement, supervisor of 8 employees in Marketing/Development including Admissions Director. Show less

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  Tenth Dems

  Jan 1993 - now

  Member
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  SayWright Marketing & Development Services for Nonprofits

  Jan 1994 - May 2005

  Owner/Principal

  Consultant filling off-site, part-time staff role for nonprofits in marketing, development, communications, grantsClients includedTele-Help Information & Referral Services;Connection Resource Services (now PADS);Chicago Youth Centers;Links - North Shore Youth Health Service

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  NASAP: North American Society of Adlerian Psychology

  Jan 2000 - now

  I volunteered my time to prepare a newsletter three times a year on topics of interest to professionals in the field of family education, with particular reference to Individual (Adlerian) Psychology and techniques formulated by Rudolf Dreikurs, producing 45 issues until retirement in 2018. I remain an interested member of NASAP. Well-known texts in the field are STEP, Active Parenting, Positive Discipline and Dreikurs' classic, Children:The Challenge. NASAP members are from the USA and Canada. Show less

  • member, North American Society of Adlerian Psychology/NASAP

    Jan 1981 - now

  • Family Education Section Newsletter Editor

    Jan 2000 - Jan 2018
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  Moraine Township

  May 2005 - May 2013

  Trustee

  re-elected April, 2009 for 4 yearselected position (first term May 2005 - May 2009) on Board of Trusteesactivities: communications (designed and edited township newsletter, designed and managed township website, press releases, most printed presentation materials, branding including logo and mission statement); founded grant committee & served as liaison from Board of Trustees; represented Township on county-wide senior/paratransit transportation task force; produced special events with partner organizations (grant writing; job search skills); interested in history - researched the 2 historic township cemeteries, completing project by posting documents and photographs on township website Show less

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  Lake County

  Oct 2005 - Dec 2013

  Director, Board of Directors

  Originally appointed as representative of the Moraine Township Board, my service expanded as of 2011 with election to the Board of Directors of LCCTSC, a volunteer organization (supported by but not part of Lake County govt.) serving residents of Lake County. I participated in refining the by-laws and perfecting the mission statement. I provided improved communications materials including designing the LCCTSC logo, composing and designing a brochure and flyers to support outreach efforts. I created two well-attended and highly rated Transit Forums to educate regional public officials and foster coordination of transportation for public benefit in five contiguous townships in southeast Lake County. Chose to retire from active Board position, but continued to facilitate Southeast Quad Lake County Transit Coordination for an additional year. The mission of the LCCTSC is to facilitate the implementation of coordinated, efficient, reliable and affordable public transportation throughout Lake County, with particular reference to paratransit, that will serve the needs of persons with disabilities or medical challenges, the elderly, low income residents and those in need of transportation for access to employment. In 2022, Ride Lake County was finally implemented. Show less

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  Chicago Archaeological Society

  Oct 2018 - Mar 2022

  Member Board of Directors, Communications Chair

  Volunteer website design and management, list management and communications, general PR, newsletter editor, updated and managed NFP legal needs (mission statement, federal and state reporting, by-laws, budgets), organizational history

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  Habitat Highland Park, a project of Go Green Highland Park & LWVHP-HWD

  Dec 2021 - now

  Steering Committee Member

  Habitat Highland Park is a grassroots initiative dedicated to obtaining National Wildlife Federation (NWF) recognition and certification of Highland Park as a Community Wildlife Habitat. It is a joint project of Go Green Highland Park and the League of Women Voters of Highland Park-Highwood. Our goal is to provide safe and healthy habitats for insects, pollinators, butterflies, and birds in a collective effort to strengthen local biodiversity at all levels and reverse the alarming decline in pollinators in the US. Registered homes and balcony gardens in Highland Park earn points towards the NWF Community certification goal. See <GoGreenHP.org> Show less