Briane Schwab, MPA

Experience

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  Volunteer Tax Assistance Program

  Feb 2009 - Apr 2010

  Volunteer

  I cultivated relationships with members of local community and assisted participants with tax returns, while also offered tips to improve their next year's refund.

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  Athens Land Trust

  Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

  Financial Education for Housing Intern

  - Interned at a non-profit organization that strives to help low-income clients in the Athens community become home owners and become financially stable. - Networked with 100+ community sponsors and local businesses for a fund raising event- Created financial education documents for presentations at monthly community seminars- Assisted staff with administrative tasks of answering emails, phone calls and filing- Presented research about Financial Literacy Programs and Grants to the Executive Director Show less

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  Athens First Bank & Trust

  Sept 2010 - Jul 2011

  Teller

  - Built and maintained relationships with customers and businesses in the community - Communicated with customers and employees daily by phone and email to troubleshoot problems- Marketed bank products daily and met monthly quota of 10 referrals/month- Multitasked using several banking software while performing transactions under bank compliance rules

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  College Advising Corps

  Jul 2011 - May 2013

  College Adviser

  • Cultivated productive working relationships with school administrators, counselors, and teachers to promote a college-going culture at Westside High School (850 students)• Engaged students and families in the community, with a focus of low-income, under represented, and first generation students, to attend college campus visits, college representative visitations, and college access workshops• Advised one-on-one students and parents in grades 9th-12th on college readiness by assisting in compiling applications documents and contacting college admission's offices with questions.• Coordinated 8 college campus visits and travel details with 40+ students to institutions all over the state• Presented in classrooms and at admissions and financial aid informational events with up to 100+ attendees• Collected and tracked metrics such as submitted college applications, acceptances, scholarships and financial aid applications for a national external evaluation • Planned 2 successful college fairs with 500+ attendees at Westside High in spring of 2012 and 2013• Researched, distributed, and organized scholarships; assisted in raising a total of $1.5 million dollars for class of 2012 Show less

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  The University of Georgia

  Dec 2013 - Aug 2016

  Admissions Officer

  - Assisted and managed communications to students, parents, and high school counselors during the admission and enrollment process. Managed travel territory in South GA, AL, MS, MI, and WI.- Researched and utilized data to identify historical trends and project potential enrollment, and in-house reporting to make decisions that directly impact recruitment events.- Coordinated and managed travel costs for out-of-state trips including: all travel transportation, lodging and other costs that were to be reimbursed with travel expense statements, and reported promptly within 24 hours. Project Leadership: - Coordinator of Staff Training for Continuing Edu.: Led office's continuing education efforts, plan a week-long staff training sessions and professional development sessions with various UGA departments and campus resources centers. - Special Group Request Coordinator: Facilitated office's special group requests and assisted with large group (50+) campus visits, scholar receptions, and university-wide recruitment events. - Certificate of Merit Program Coordinator: Managed a 10month long data collection program., in which I monitored an online portal with data base to collect student information, and all mailings, emails, and communications with 800+ Georgia High Schools. Show less

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  Archway Partnership

  Aug 2016 - May 2017

  Graduate Research Assistant

  The Archway Partnership’s mission is to connect Georgia communities with higher education resources to address critical locally identified community and economic development needs. - Researched and worked independently for 20 hrs/week to assist Archway’s mission to connect GA communities with higher education resources to address critical locally identified economic development needs.- Created 2 comprehensive program manuals and living documents for Adult and Youth Leadership programs in Pulaski Tomorrow (nonprofit in Hawkinsville, GA). - Synthesized and organized 400+ documents and sources to create new program manuals for Pulaski Tomorrow staff and to be used as living documents and resources for Archway Partnership staff. - Presented final projects to all stakeholders for the project at Hawkinsville Executive Committee at the last quarterly meeting . Show less

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  Athens Land Trust, Inc.

  Jun 2017 - Feb 2019

   Oversee grant performance reporting for five grant-funded projects that support the Athens Land Trust Affordable Housing Program and the Community Agriculture Program- including projects funded by federal, state grants and foundation grants. Prepare grant performance reports and submit monthly, quarterly and/or annual reports, as required by grants and funders Collaborate with community partners, USDA agencies and local donors to plan grant activities for grant-funded workshops and events. Process all payment requests, invoices and receipts for new construction and maintenance services on ALT's properties, while ensuring that procurement procedures are in complete Assist with communications and outreach; such as answering phones and meeting one-on-one with interested families. This also includes overseeing coordination of Affordable Housing outreach workshops and fundraising events. Ensure compliance with HUD guidelines regarding clients' income eligibility (i.e., verify initial eligibility for ALT's homeownership program) and other funding agencies. Consistently collaborate and communicate with Athens Housing Authority, Habitat, EADC, HCDC and other housing agencies Create and approve press releases, newsletter articles, educational brochures for ALT’s Affordable Housing Program and Community Agriculture Program Ensure that grant reporting data and information is tracked efficiently and timely Oversee the marketing and outreach efforts of Affordable Housing program and houses being built or rehabilitated by ALT Show less - Developed and implemented a system of grant tracking for staff in the Athens Land Trust's Community Agriculture Program- Implemented and managed a conference planning steering committee of local stakeholders including UGA Extension, USDA and NRCS. Assisted with community development initiatives for neighborhood revitalization efforts in ALT’s targeted areas and neighborhoods by interviewing the community's small business owners. Met with local business owners and gather data and to develop strategic plan for constructing a commercial kitchen Led coordination of ALT’s 2018 Sustainable Agriculture Conference and led communication between conference partners - USDA and UGA Extension.  Managed sponsorship and outreach efforts of 2018 Sustainable Agriculture Conference. Over 200 beginning farmers/ community members participated.  Attended County's Health & Wellness Strategic Action Team meetings  Researched local and national grants for Community Development and Revitalization projects  Processed housing and rental applications for Affordable Housing program. Show less

  • Program Operations Specialist

    Mar 2018 - Feb 2019

  • Neighborhood Revitalization Specialist

    Jun 2017 - Mar 2018
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  Jackson EMC

  Feb 2019 - now

  Strategic Planning Analyst

  - Support the cooperative’s strategic planning process and support all initiatives driving the corporate strategy and achieve the Vision, Mission and Values- Communicate to company leaders and all employees, the strategic goals and recommend ways to improve process standards, efficiencies and innovation- Manage planning and execution of annual company-wide strategic planning workshops, strategic planning focus groups and monthly CEO small group meetings - Develop resources and processes to support employee’s engagement in the strategic process- Analyze input from ongoing employee feedback sessions and share insights with the Leadership Team in executive summary report - Facilitate project kickoff meetings and collaborate with project managers Show less