Koffi Korha

Experience

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  California State University - East Bay

  Oct 2006 - Jun 2008

  Researcher/Administrative Assistant

  Provided administrative and research support to the chair and faculty in the Department of Sociology.

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  Seneca Family of Agencies

  Jul 2010 - Sept 2011

  Family Support Counselor

  Assisted in developing services, strategies, interventions and activities to support the youth in foster care across different environments

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  Stanford University

  Oct 2011 - Apr 2012

  Program Assistant

  Provided research and administrative support to the director and associate director at the Center for African Studies.

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  BERMAC Services

  Jan 2012 - now

  Co-Founder

  A management and consulting firm providing consulting services to organizations in the areas of products and programs design for underserved communities. Support various nonprofit and public organizations in the assessing and evaluating their programs/ services and providing recommendations to improve efficiency in their process delivery.

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  Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford ( d.school )

  Apr 2012 - Nov 2013

  Team Member

  Successfully designed and implemented a youth entrepreneurship program in Nairobi, Kenya through the Design school at Stanford.Formed meaningful partnerships with local agencies (Karura Youth Sport Association, Chase Bank-Kenya, and St. Paul University Business school to provide training, mentorship and micro loans to young entrepreneurs in Narobi.

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  Liberian Youth Employment Program

  Jan 2014 - Sept 2014

  Consultant

  Consulted on a Liberian Government and World Bank funded project to help enhance youth employment in Liberia.Assisted with the designing of the vocational and entrepreneurship development component of the program.

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  Information Science Technology Research (Lib Tech Group)

  Sept 2014 - Mar 2015

  Senior Project Manager Consultant

  Managed a US government funded data collection project reaching 100K people in Liberia and Sierra Leone. Devised project outline and tracked project schedules, budgets, and milestones to ensure timely execution. Supervised a team of 6 computer scientists and oversaw the development of a cloud-based SMS and voice system for collecting data. Completing projects on time and below budget.

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  Seneca Family of Agencies

  Feb 2015 - Dec 2016

  Project Manager/Consultant

  Conducted needs assessments of agency’s emergency management procedures across its 18 offices in California and Washington state; advised agency’s management on strategies to optimize agency’s response time to emergencies. Devised project outline and tracked project schedules, budgets, and milestones to ensure timely execution.Supervised a team of 6 in developing a cloud-based emergency management system for the agency, improving emergency response rate by 33%.

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  City and County of San Francisco - Human Services Agency

  Dec 2016 - Jun 2017

  Social Services Technician

  Developed services and programs to support 80+ minors placed temporarily at Child Protection Center (CPC). Formed 30+ collaborative partnerships with caregivers, resulting in a 100% increase in permanent placement and reducing average time at CPC from 96 hours to 30 hours.

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  WestCoast Children's Clinic

  Jul 2017 - Jan 2022

  Lead ICC & Program Supervisor

  Supervised a team of ICCs providing Katie A. and intensive care coordination services to youth and families in Alameda County. Designed and led special projects, and collaborated with program director on developing and implementing strategies that enhance program’s outcomes by 15%.Facilitated 700+ Child and Family Team meetings in collaboration with Family and Children Services (DFCS) and other providers, resulting in the successful transition/reunification of ~50 youth and families in Alameda County. Conducted Katie A. and services delivery training for staff agency-wide. Show less

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  Stanford University Graduate School of Business

  Jan 2022 - Jan 2024

  Social Impact Program Manager & Extreme Teaching Team Member

  Design for Extreme Affordability (commonly called Extreme) is a two-quarter graduate level course hosted by the d.school and offer jointly by the School of Engineering and the Graduate School of Business. This multidisciplinary project-based experience creates an enabling environment in which students learn to design products and services that will change the lives of the world's poorest citizens. In the course, student teams partner with social impact organizations to identify and address real world problems relating to poverty in areas such as agriculture, food, nutrition, health, power, shelter, environmental justice and education. After the course some projects continue to Social E Lab where they receive funding, space, and mentorship over the summer to take prototyping and testing to the next level. In Design Lab, a highly selective group of teams gain continued support to grow further towards implementation. Show less