Juda Smack

Experience

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  Nia Center Inc.

  May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Intern

  Responsibilities include organizing arts programs for school aged children and lesson planning. An additional responsibility was running a pop-up museum on African American history in Chester, PA, filing/archiving important documents and artifacts, as well as maintaining the museums building.

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  Camp Encouragement

  Jun 2016 - Jul 2016

  Camp Counselor

  Provide support and encouragement to children who have experienced loss of someone in their family. Daily tasks included, lesson planning, meal prep, on site co-counseling and individual support.

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  Swarthmore College

  Jul 2016 - May 2019

  Residential peer adviser facilitating discussions and workshops on diversity and inclusion at Swarthmore College. 25 hours per semester of event planning centered on diversity and inclusion are required, as well as 4 hours peer week within residential halls. Advisers are also assigned cultural centers to match with in order to encourage campus wide coalition with the diversity peer advisers programming.

  • Intern

    Sept 2018 - May 2019

  • Women's Basketball Student Assistant Coach

    Oct 2015 - May 2019

  • Diversity Peer Adviser

    Jul 2016 - May 2018
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  University of Chicago

  Jun 2017 - Sept 2017

  Research Training

  Summer Research Training which consisted of two courses at the University of Chicago in theoretical writing and theoretical connections to social change. The culminating experience consisted of a presentation of my independent research proposal of about 25 pages and a presentation at the programs annual research symposium.

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  Audre Lorde Project

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Intern

  Data entry and Phone Banking for the Brick By Brick housing initiative. Daily duties include phone banking, phone banking training, data entry, and supporting the administrative staff.

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  Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University

  Nov 2019 - now

  1. Oversee a fellowship program targeted towards postsecondary institutions offering career and technical education and help them generate insights about the success of students in the workforce;2. Work with the Senior Manager of SDP Programs to deliver a coherent curriculum and robust set of professional development workshops focused on current themes in postsecondary improvement, change management, and quantitative research;3. Support Fellows placed in CEPR partner institutions and systems in building a culture of using data to improve student success. Show less • Negotiates with hotels, caterers, and vendors, recommends food and activities, and coordinates AV• Manages alumni engagement and 12-member alumni council board, aiding staff in leveraging alumni volunteers• Facilitates virtual and in person sessions, including 12-week virtual module course for clients’ final report creation • Manages fellowship check-in cycle and scheduling for 140+ clients and partners on a quarterly cycle• Coordinates client onboarding and offboarding, communications, and • Manages intern support and temporary staff, both local and remote• Manages fellowship LMS, supporting 3-5 module facilitators content and grading each trimester Show less ● Created curriculum plan for a 12-week module and hosted affinity groups related to equity and racial justice● Worked independently creating facilitation and events plans for both virtual and in person events● Managed travel booking for up to 200+ clients and partners attending scheduled SDP events (when travel was safe)● Drafted, edited, and distributed communications, policies, and other materials for our partners via email and MailChimp● Monitored and reconciled fellowship budgets, maintained financial documentation, and submitted financial reports via Concur● Served as point person for critical technical systems (e.g. Canvas, QuickBase, Slack, Zoom). Trained staff and clients Show less

  • Higher Education Program Manager

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Senior Project Coordinator

    Mar 2022 - Aug 2023

  • Coordinator

    Oct 2020 - Mar 2022

  • Project Assistant

    Nov 2019 - Oct 2020