Toby Sheppard Bloch

Experience

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  Congressman Bernie Sanders I-VT

  Jun 1998 - Jun 1999

  Administrative Assistant

  Provided administrative support for Washington DC office, acted as point of contact for constituents, managed the Congressman's phone and walkin contacts.

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  AFL-CIO

  May 1999 - May 2002

  Research Associate, Office of Investment

  Supported union sponsored pension funds in efforts to promulgate best practices in corporate governance among their portfolio companies. Assisted in the implementation of trustee education programs designed to empower trustees to exercise active ownership.Additionally, I coordinated broad-based shareholder campaigns focusing on executive compensation, offshore reincorporation, and takeover defenses that served management, not shareholders.While at the AFL-CIO, I was the primary staff member responsible for several publications aimed at pension fund trustees. These included the Key Votes Survey, which documented the voting records of major money managers on proxy matters of significant concern to shareholder advocates. Show less

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  Corporate Governance Research and Consulting, LLC

  Jul 2002 - Jun 2016

  Co-Founder

  We provide research and communication services to institutional investors and other active shareholders who seek to engage management at public companies to improve executive compensation and corporate governance practices.Our services include reports on emerging governance issues, initiative design, and outreach to shareholders and the media.

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  Betterbuilt LLC

  Oct 2004 - Jun 2016

  Owner

  General Contracting company that delivers design-intensive projects from kitchens and baths to apartment and brownstone gut rehabs, with a focus on sustainability and material reuse while adhering to high road employment practices. From decks to outdoor furniture and kitchens to rowhouse guts we crafted durable spaces that looked great. Installed large scale art installations from two story bookcases with no visible lateral support to religious carvings in houses of worship.

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  Intervine, a division of The HOPE Program and Sustainable South Bronx

  Jun 2016 - Jun 2019

  General Manager

  Our social enterprise provides transitional work opportunities to students of green collar job readiness programs of Sustainable South Bronx and The HOPE Program. SSBx and HOPE have 45 years of experience transforming lives and the environment, and empowering New Yorkers living in poverty.

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  The HOPE Program

  Jun 2017 - Jan 2020

  Chief Venture Officer

  I lead the fee-for-service offerings of The HOPE Program and Sustainable South Bronx. We generate paid transitional employment opportunities for New Yorkers seeking to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Our employees face significant barriers, including contact with the criminal justice system, histories of substance abuse, and housing insecurity.We provide a supportive work environment that results in outstanding results for our clients and employees, building and economically and environmentally sustainable New York City one job at a time. Show less

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  StreetWell

  Jan 2020 - Feb 2021

  Partner

  Streetwell is a shared equity real estate development vehicle that transforms blighted properties into healthy affordable housing that affords tenants an opportunity to build equity by sharing community governance and property management obligations.

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  City Roots Contracting Guild

  Jul 2020 - Jun 2021

  Member

  City Roots provides capacity and technical assistance to small residential renovation companies, enhancing wealth building opportunities for the workers who deliver value to construction projects. City Roots is also developing a worker cooperative for construction labor services.

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  GreenWave

  Apr 2021 - now

  Developing facilities and systems for regenerative seaweed cultivation including seed propagation and post harvesting processing that are replicable and scalable for commercial production Coordinate technical assistance for emerging regenerative ocean farmers in New York, developing a network of small-scale sustainable ocean farms that address the climate crisis and create good jobs.

  • Director of Infrastructure

    Sept 2022 - now

  • New York Reef Organizer

    Apr 2021 - Sept 2022