Uche Adigwe

Uche Adigwe

Director of Community Development

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Zoning And Floodplain Manager at Butler County Department of Development

  • Education

    • Kent State University

      2011 - 2013
      Master of Public Health (MPH) Environmental Science

      Activities and Societies: Public Health Student Alliance • Participated in National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Program• Created and delivered presentations on Environmental Health to Kent State University Upward Bound students

    • Kent State University

      2006 - 2013
      Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Experience

    • Kent State University

      Aug 2007 - May 2010
      Director of Community Development

      ● Promoted a positive living and learning atmosphere, as well as student leadership opportunities for over 5,000 students in 25 resident halls, providing student advocacy, funding, and programming within the Department of Residence Services ● Planned, developed and implemented program “Throw and Go” in collaboration with local and private health-related organizations while identifying resident assistants training needs

    • Buckeye Area Development

      Feb 2010 - Apr 2011
      Assistant Coordinator, Lead Safe Program

      ● Planned, developed and implemented public health programs in collaboration with eight local and private health-related organizations while organizing community awareness initiative to address the needs in certain communities to over 200 city of Cleveland residents ● Coordinated Lead Safe Homes community health assessments with community partners, including hospital systems, county agencies, local community officials and school districts which identified community health indicators associated with the programs services, preparing correspondence, reports, forms and maintaining required records and files for the monitoring and evaluating of assigned programs Show less

    • City of Kent

      Jun 2012 - May 2014
      Environmental Compliance Inspector

      ● Assisted Chief Environmental Engineer in rollout of new Environmental Protection Agency policies and procedures necessary to maintain National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System standards for approved pretreatment, pollution prevention and storm water runoff programs● Maintained Storm water Best Management practices for 32,000 resident of Kent, Ohio geo mapping , updating and logging all practices while researching environmental trends and issues while preparing and submitting technical reports, grants and correspondence Show less

    • Bike Cleveland

      Apr 2015 - Sept 2016
      Volunteer and Outreach Manager

      ● Deployed Cleveland’s first four Dero Fix-it-Stands and 15 bike racks to make biking more accessible while equipping kids alike with bikes, and teaching them the skills needed to ride safely ● Assisted management in the implementation of policies and procedures for University Hospitals Cleveland Bike share program, putting 250 bikes in operation, while preparing status reports and presentations to keep community informed● Developed volunteer programs that emphasized recruiting, training, and retaining organization wide volunteers, as well as assessing new opportunities to develop volunteers and members through new programs or partnerships Show less

    • Bryant & Stratton College

      Aug 2015 - Sept 2016
      Adjunct Faculty

      ● Designed and delivered a variety of learning and development initiatives to increase student enrollment and retention● Maintained class records, monitored progress and kept enrollment coordinator informed of students attendance, and progress while teaching the following classeso Introduction to Health and Human Serviceso Healthcare Terms and Systems o Healthcare Service Management

    • Produce Perks Midwest

      Jan 2017 - Jan 2019
      Community Outreach Manager

      ● Garnered $2.7 Million from United States Department of Agriculture to empower low income families, while organizing routine meetings with community stakeholders to build community partnerships ● Organized routine meetings with community stakeholders to build community relationships and partnerships to help further Produce Perks mission while developing promotional materials for partner organizations implementing evaluation measures and submitting narratives and financial reports o Grant Funded position ending January 2019 Show less

    • 4C for Children

      Jan 2017 - Jan 2019
      Resource Specialist

      ● Provided counseling and referrals to families on the selection of childcare while helping to improve the wellness of families through 4C Play & Learn groups ● Collect and evaluated data from community service programs while supporting families as they navigate systems to access child care, while leading team members on multiple work teams implementing strategies to achieve shared goals● Built and maintained effective collaborative partnerships with parents through high quality customer relationships, strong communication and effective detail management o Grant Funded position ending January 2019 Show less

    • The Children's Home of Cincinnati

      Jan 2019 - Sept 2019
      Care Coordinator
    • Warren County Combined Health District

      Aug 2019 - Mar 2023
      Public Health Sanitarian
    • Butler County Department of Development

      Feb 2023 - now
      Zoning And Floodplain Manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Sanitarian In Training

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Uche Adigwe
      Winner of 2014 Startup Weekend Columbus -
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Mentor

      Issued by Upward Bound Program, Kent State University
      Upward Bound Program, Kent State UniversityAssociated with Uche Adigwe
    • Camp Counselor

      Issued by Akron Urban League, Akron, Ohio on May 2011
      Akron Urban League, Akron, OhioAssociated with Uche Adigwe
    • Habitat for Humanity of Greater Cincinnati

      Issued by AmeriCorps on Sept 2016
      AmeriCorpsAssociated with Uche Adigwe