Marquis Everett

Experience

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  Woodward Academy (Sequel Youth Services)

  Sept 2008 - Mar 2010

  Group Leader
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  Mingus Mountain Academy (Sequel Youth Services)

  Mar 2010 - Dec 2011

  Team Leader
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  Mountain Home Academy (Sequel Youth Services)

  Dec 2011 - Dec 2012

  Group Living Director
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  Clarinda Academy

  Dec 2012 - Jan 2015

  Group Living Director

  The responsibility of the Group Living Director is to plan, implement and monitor programs for juveniles within our care to aid in their development, affect habilitation and enable them to return to their communities as non-offenders. The Group Living Director will provide this development through the supervision of the Assistant Group Living Directors as well as the Team Leaders and Trainer, setting standards for each and hold staff accountable for performance/responsibilities. The Group Living Director will also be responsible for the training and development of the Team Leaders and Assistant Group Living Directors. Show less

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  State of Missouri Division of Youth Services

  Aug 2015 - May 2016

  Supervisor
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  Q's Carts LLC

  Apr 2016 - Mar 2024

  Owner
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  UMKC

  Aug 2016 - Dec 2018

  Graduate Research Assistant
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  Urban Neighborhood Initiatives

  Aug 2017 - Aug 2019

  Graduate Research Assistant

  Worked primarily in one of the three major program areas, Vacant to Vibrant: The Vacant Properties Collective Impact Initiative (V2V). Putting efforts into "demonstration blocks" designated by their neighborhood associations, UNI chose three such blocks in the urban core. We were able to engage residents and community leaders to focus efforts on vacant and owner occupied properties to combat the negative community impacts that are linked to blighted properties and lots.

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  The University of Kansas

  Aug 2018 - Feb 2022

  Research Project Coordinator

  ThrYve is a youth violence prevention program in the northeast Kansas City, Kansas area. This is a grant funded project through the KU Center for Community Health and Development.Find more at wethryve.org

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  City of Kansas City, MO

  Aug 2019 - Sept 2020

  Policy & Community Engagement Officer - Aide to Councilwoman Melissa Robinson (3rd District)

  Aide/assistant in the office of Councilwoman Melissa Robinson for the 3rd District in Kansas City, Missouri. Ongoing accountability to responsiveness to constituent needs and requests of the office. Planning, coordinating, and executing of events/meetings intended to engage community members with decision makers. Weekly review and organizing of current legislation to provide feedback to the office, communicating to constituents, then evaluating past legislation that may be relevant. Daily communications with several departments in city government to address needs of constituents, businesses, and other entities in the city, with an emphasis for the third district."Adaptability, problem-solving skills, and communication are actively challenged nearly every moment in such a position." - me Show less

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  Children's Mercy Kansas City

  Jul 2022 - now

  Program Manager in the Office of Change Management

  • Change Management Consultant

    Jul 2022 - now

  • Program Manager - Office of Change Management

    Jul 2022 - now