Jes Favers Du Shine

Experience

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  Home Sweet Home Ministries, Inc.

  Aug 2008 - Nov 2009

  Social Service Associate

  • Completed paperwork including intake and exit forms• Performed potential client assessments• Renewed CPR/First Aid certification

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  Decatur Correctional Center

  Aug 2009 - May 2010

  BSW Intern

  • Managed caseload of 10-15 clients for individual and group therapy• Focused on mental illness, substance abuse and sexual abuse• Provided documentation including SOAP case notes and MH evaluations• Referred clients to psychiatrist

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  Peace Corps

  Sept 2010 - Sept 2012

  Girls' Education Extension Agent

  Provided technical expertise to educators, students and community members. Managed diverse projects ranging from women’s rights to social entrepreneurship. Example projects include:Women’s Wellness and Empowerment (WWEC) Conference• Created empowerment curriculum that received funding from USAID• Designed and implemented a monitoring and evaluation structure for four conferences• Translated and evaluated results from follow-up visits and surveys• Facilitated training amongst Volunteers and Togolese to encourage collaborationMen as Partners (MAP) • Secured USAID funding to implement training using culturally sensitive strategies• Trained local community leaders in gender equity and civic responsibilityVacation Enterprise• Collaborated with Rotary Club International to secure funding to develop a curriculum to mobilize and train counterparts to empower underserved Togolese youth• Empowered students via Life Skills classes such as: income generating activities, money management, financial independence, entrepreneurship skills & self-confidence Show less

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  Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights

  Dec 2012 - Dec 2013

  Uniting America AmeriCorps Fellow

  In partnership with ICIRR, Uniting America, the ELL Parent Center in Skokie and the Evanston Public Library, the fellowship built bridges and shared resources to strengthen the immigrant communities on the North Shore.

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  Open Communities

  Aug 2013 - Apr 2017

  Open Communities’ mission is to educate, advocate and organize to promote just and inclusive communities in north suburban Chicago.

  • Communications Specialist

    Aug 2016 - Apr 2017

  • Director of Communications

    Nov 2014 - Jul 2016

  • Outreach Coordinator

    Aug 2013 - Oct 2014
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  Chicago House and Social Service Agency

  Aug 2016 - Sept 2017

  Chicago House and Social Service Agency serves individuals and families who are disenfranchised by HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ marginalization, poverty, homelessness, and/or gender nonconformity by providing housing, employment services, medical linkage and retention services, HIV prevention services, legal services, and other supportive programs.

  • TransWorks Training & Outreach Consultant

    Jul 2017 - Sept 2017

  • Outreach and Communications Consultant

    May 2017 - Jul 2017

  • TransWorks MSW Intern

    Aug 2016 - Apr 2017
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  Nothing Without a Company

  Jan 2017 - Oct 2017

  Development Director

  NWaC is producing innovative, thought provoking, and quality art; encouraging our audiences to think outside of the box. NWaC supports LGBTQIA artists by providing a safe and creative space to explore their voices and talents. We encourage emerging artists by hosting live panels, creative mentorship opportunities, and exclusive workshops and programs.

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  Self-Employed

  Sept 2017 - now

  Communications Consultant

  Services include: • Strategic planning and messaging• Website development• Website management• Content creation• Social media training• Social media management• Press releases• Development and fundraising• Data entryCurrent and past contracts include people, organizations and campaigns such as:• Alderwoman Cicely Fleming• AMPT Chicago• Brave Space Alliance (BSA)• Chi City Foods• Early CHOICES• Hire Trans Chicago• Life4All• Mariame Kaba• Organization for Positive Action and Leadership (OPAL)• Next Steps Evanston• Palenque LSNA• Project Fierce Chicago (PFC)• School of Hope Foundation• Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation (SOUL)• Uptown People's Law Center Show less

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  Praxis

  May 2018 - now

  Director of Operations & Outreach

  Praxis Group supports groups and workplaces through dialogue, skill-building & meaningful change. We redefine organizational cultures so that people feel empowered to bring their full selves to the table.Our work is rooted in social justice and customized to your group’s unique goals, environment, and members. Our team brings many years of experience in advocacy, training development and facilitation, and grassroots organizing. We ground our work in the practice of cultural humility - striving always to engage with others “humbly, authentically, and from a place of learning” - rather than cultural competence.Our business centers queer people, trans and nonbinary people, people of color, women, and femmes. Our team not only reflects these identities, but prioritizes intentional listening to and feedback from communities who are most impacted by racism, homophobia, transphobia, and sexism. Just as we encourage our clients to do the radical work of changing their team cultures, we too are invested in continuous growth. Show less

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  The Illinois Safe Schools Alliance

  Aug 2018 - Mar 2019

  Inclusive Schools Educator

  The Alliance promotes safety, support and healthy development for LGBTQ youth - in Illinois schools and communities - through advocacy, education, youth organizing and research.

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  Birth to Five Illinois

  Nov 2021 - Jun 2023

  Birth to Five is redesigning the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) system with families at the center and racial equity as the main priority.I joined Director Cicely Fleming as the second employee to provide start-up support.▪ Assisted in building internal statewide infrastructure of 39 regions, 128 team members and 78 councils▪ Created and maintained website, inclusive language guidelines, e-newsletters, social media, press releases and marketing materials▪ Trained team members on communications and administrative best practices ensuring consistent branding and efficient processes Show less

  • Communications Coordinator

    Jan 2023 - Jun 2023

  • Program Coordinator

    Nov 2021 - Jan 2023
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  Stick Talk

  Jun 2023 - now

  Director of Communications

  Stick Talk builds capacity to respond to urban gun violence without criminalizing firearm possession or defaulting to abstinence-based approaches to firearms.