Rachel Lauren Storm, PhD.

Experience

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  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Aug 2006 - May 2007

  Resident Assistant

  Oversaw a floor of 60+ residents including responded to crises, completing incident reporting, conducted hall monitoring/overnight duty shifts, and completed weekly reports. Generated educational and social programming for residents including monthly meetings, one-on-one meetings, film series, workshops, and field trips for participants. Attended weekly training meetings for all paraprofessional staff and one-on-one meetings with the Resident Director for progress updates

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  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Aug 2007 - May 2008

  Front Desk Clerk

  Manage the front desk/reception for the Pennsylvania Ave. Residence HallAssist students with concerns, questions, and requestsReceive and sort mail for all residentsAssist in emergency response for residence hall incidents

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  Planned Parenthood of Illinois

  Apr 2008 - Jun 2010

  Volunteer/Education Programs Assistant

  As a volunteer at Planned Parenthood of Illinois, I worked within Education Programs and helped facilitate the training of the Teen Awareness Group employees. As part of my position, I helped facilitate discussions on issues related to sexual health, organized interactive activities with the Education Programs Coordinator, and researched scholarship and other opportunities for TAG teens to explore to enrich their own experiences as para-professionals.

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  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Aug 2008 - May 2009

  Office Assistant, Women in Math Science and Engineering (WIMSE)

  Assist in office management for the WIMSE programOrganize and produce the weekly newsletter for all WIMSE residentsCoordinate educational and social programs and events for all WIMSE residents Research upcoming scholarship and grant opportunities for WIMSE residentsAssist in marketing and promotional material development for the program

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  The Illinois Leadership Center

  Aug 2009 - Aug 2014

  Leadership Coach

   Coached and mentored university students completing the Illinois Leadership Certificate program at the University of Illinois to support their professional, intellectual, and cross-cultural leadership skills training Assigned deadlines and leadership development opportunities to mentees to enhance their experience

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  World Heritage Student Exchange

  Aug 2010 - Oct 2011

  Area Representative

   Coordinated international students’ homestays in Champaign county, conducting home visits, generating events and programs to enrich the study abroad experience, and communicating regularly with host parents, students, and school officials Recruited exchange students and host families and conducted home inspections and assessments prior to exchange year

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  Forte International Exchange Association (FIEA)

  Aug 2010 - Apr 2011

  Area Representative

   Coordinated all foreign exchange students coming to Champaign County through Forte International Exchange Program Conducted home inspections for new host families, help place students in families, and serve in an advisory position for all area host students, maintaining contact between students, host families, local schools, and after school program organizers Developed and distributed recruitment materials for exchange students and host families in the area

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  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Aug 2012 - Aug 2017

  - Generated weekly programs and events that addressed women’s issues and gender-related concerns vís a vís film series, theatre performances, retreats, workshops, peer mentoring, conferences, and lunch & lecture series- Coordinated large-scale events and programs including Annual Women’s Career Conference, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Global Girls in Focus Lecture Series, Centennial Celebration of International Women's Day, and the Annual Feminist Film Festival at UIUC- Instructed Gender and Women’s Studies (GWS) 100: Introduction to Women’s Issues class - Recruited, trained, and supervised all volunteer and intern staff of 35 university students on average- Successfully designed, developed, and implemented a new volunteer training program for all volunteers and interns- Created marketing materials using Adobe Suite CS3 software Show less

  • Instructor of EDPSY 203 U.S./Int'l Dialogues; Race & Ethnicity Dialogue

    Jun 2011 - Aug 2017

  • Assistant Director

    Jul 2009 - Jun 2017

  • Instructor, GWS 150: Contemporary Issues in Women's Studies

    Aug 2012 - May 2013
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  AAUW

  Aug 2015 - Jul 2017

  Certified Trainer, Start Smart Salary Negotiation Program

  Coordinate and facilitate workshops on negotiating salaries and promotions utilizing the Start Smart curriculum. Liaison with local student and community groups interested in decreasing the pay gap.

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  City of Urbana, Illinois

  Aug 2017 - Aug 2022

  Arts & Culture Coordinator

  The City of Urbana's Arts and Culture Program has, as its mission, to celebrate Urbana's artistic and cultural diversity. In this role, I managed the City of Urbana's Arts and Culture Program's various initiatives, including monthly exhibitions, sculpture and mural installation, public performances, an annual grant program, and a monthly television program. My accomplishments included tansitioning from Urbana Public Arts Program to Urbana Arts and Culture Program, emphasizing the inextricable relationship between arts and cultural work and the promotion of diversity, inclusion, and equity in the arts; introducing a variety of programs directed at serving historically underrepresented and underserved populations in our local arts community including: ​National Immigrant Welcoming Week​​ collaborations; disability in the arts programming, including the AARP-funded Growing Community Public Arts Initiative, which placed art and new amenities in community gardens in low-income neighborhoods. Further, I expanded the Urbana Arts Grant Program I managed; initiated the City of Urbana’s Poet Laureate Program and Youth Poet Laureate Programs; introduced Urbana’s Downtown Get Down, a diverse, major monthly summer festival and launched The Great ARTDoors in partnership with 40 North, Spurlock Museum, and Urbana and Champaign park districts. My tenure also included managing the program during the COVID-19 crisis through artist outreach and the development of virtual and hybrid programs. I successfully built partnerships and revenue resources through in-kind and monetary contributions and crafting successful grant proposals for state and federal agencies. Show less

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  Visit Champaign County

  Sept 2017 - Jul 2019

  Member Board Of Directors

  Established in 1982, Visit Champaign County is the official tourism destination marketing and management organization for Champaign County. Our mission is to advance the overall visitor destination experience for the greater Champaign County area, in collaboration with community stakeholders, to strengthen the local economy and quality of life.

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  Urbana Business Association

  Jul 2019 - Aug 2020

  Chairman Of The Board
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  Women & Gender in Global Perspectives Program

  Jan 2020 - Aug 2022

  Project Specialist

  The Women and Gender in Global Perspectives (WGGP) Program is a program in the Illinois Global Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign promoting the study of human development in international settings. As the Project Specialist, I provided administrative and marketing support for WGGP's general programming and played a key role in designing and implementing a marketing and engagement strategy for the Migration and Game Design Project, a year-long initiative funded in part through Title VI Funding. In addition to promotional work, I drafted program and engagement proposals, as well as wrote and produced a Handbook on Approaches for Campus-Community Research Initiatives for use on campus. Show less

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  Krannert Art Museum

  Aug 2022 - now

  Asst. Director of Community Engagement and Learning

  Krannert Art Museum is the second largest general fine art museum in the state of Illinois, As the Assistant Director of Community Engagement and Learning, I oversee all museum events, public engagement, and educational programs. Directing Krannert Art Museum's education department, I manage program design, curriculum development, budgetary oversight, development, fundraising, and strategic planning. I serve on the museum's leadership team, facilitating policy decisions and museum-wide planning and supervise, hire, train, and support staff in the museum's education department. Moreover, I represent Krannert Art Museum on various local and national networks, including the Champaign County Museum Network, Champaign County African American Heritage Trail Committee, and the Big 10 Museum Educators Network. In my role, I facilitated the development of emerging programs designed for underserved populations, including BIPOC populations, people with dementia, neurodiverse populations, migrant families, and low-income neighborhoods. This work includes evaluating programs, curriculum, and events for impact, best practices, and future program design. Show less

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  Women & Gender in Global Perspectives Program

  Jan 2023 - now

  Affiliate Professor