Stephanie Kollmann Baker

Experience

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  ARTS/West

  Nov 2008 - Jun 2010

  Editing Intern

  Edited and contributed to organization's replication manual as part of an unpaid internship. Earned undergraduate credit hours.

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  Rosedale Development Association

  Feb 2011 - Feb 2012

  AmeriCorps VISTA

  Coordinated annual programs benefiting youth and low-income residents in Rosedale neighborhood. Also directed schoolyard gardening club, taught youth cooking classes, organized volunteer groups and activities, created monthly newsletter and monthly volunteer e-newsletter, and wrote grants.

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  St. Anne Institute

  Apr 2012 - Aug 2012

  Childcare Worker

  Served on an intensive needs unit, working with girls who have experienced abuse, addiction, violence, and criminal behavior. Trained in the Therapeutic Crisis Intervention technique to prevent, de-escalate, and manage behavioral crises. Worked with residents to develop social, independence, and behavioral skills, as well as to create post-care plans.

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  University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

  Aug 2012 - May 2014

  Collected research and publications related to civil society, discursive democracy, and framing techniques. Reviewed articles and organized them within an analytical framework. Counseled students in the Office of Graduate Admissions.

  • Research Assistant

    Feb 2014 - May 2014

  • Graduate Assistant

    Aug 2012 - May 2014
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  Refugee and Immigrant Support Services of Emmaus

  Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  Outreach Intern

  In order to recruit volunteers to assist with child and adult ESL classes, tapped into new volunteer sources by establishing connections with local schools and community organizations. Created a wider awareness of the organization in the community by developing and promoting the organization's brand and social media presence. Partnered with local organizations to solicit donations, raise awareness of the plight of refugees in the community, and raise funds through a community benefit.

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  Citizen Action of New York

  Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

  Communications Intern

  Served on the Communications team, creating social media campaigns around local and national progressive issues. Tracked and collected earned media for fundraising reporting purposes, and researched progressive issues in order to inform organizational publications.

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  Tender Mercies Inc.

  Jan 2015 - Apr 2016

  Volunteer Coordinator

  Tender Mercies transforms the lives of homeless adults with mental illness by providing security, dignity, and community in a place they call home. Security means a housing environment where residents' personal safety is a priority. Dignity means a housing environment that allows residents to develop personal, social, and economic strengths. And community is a regular, predictable housing environment that offers a sense of family, while affirming the individual.

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  Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region

  May 2016 - Nov 2021

  In concert with PPSWO and PPAO, I coordinate and implement a field organizing program designed to increase the number of reproductive health activists in Southwest Ohio and beyond. I work to promote education and awareness around advocacy issues such as family planning, contraceptive equity, comprehensive sex education, and access to abortion. I seek to connect with organizations across social, racial, political, and environmental justice issues. In addition, to maintaining the responsibilities of Regional Field Manager, as the Senior Field Manager, I am the lead program manager for field team actions across the state of Ohio. Show less

  • Senior Field Manager

    Jan 2018 - Nov 2021

  • Regional Field Manager

    May 2016 - Jan 2018
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  Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio

  Apr 2019 - Nov 2021

  State Organizing Director
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  University of Cincinnati

  Nov 2021 - now

  • Assistant Director of Service-Learning

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Program Manager

    Nov 2021 - Jul 2023