Shelby Drayton

Experience

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  Drexel University

  Jul 2010 - Jul 2010

  Dragon Summer Academic Immersion Program

  Residential Assistant • Created a community where everyone was accepted• Provided support with transitioning into college • Helped to get students acclimated with new environmentPeer Mentor• Facilitated the transition of high school senior through the program • Provided personal and academic guidance and supportMath Mentor• Worked with students on the fundamental concepts of problem-solving in math• Provided support and tutoring to the students Show less

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  Drexel University

  Sept 2010 - Jun 2013

  Lindy Center for Civic Engagement

  Program Coordinator (October 2013 - June 2013)• Organized trainings for advisors• Supervised and provided support for advisors• Organized Saturday session plans• Acted as a liaison between the school and our programLindy Scholar Advisor (September 2010 - June 2013) • Tutored middle school students in math and reading • Provided personal and academic guidance and support

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  The Axis Apartments

  Jun 2012 - Dec 2012

  Residential Assistant

  • Greeted and directed guests• Responded to complaints, service issues, and other general questions or concerns• Planned building-wide events to help foster a stronger community• Yardi

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  City Year San Antonio

  Aug 2013 - Apr 2020

  • Supervised, managed, and developed diverse groups of AmeriCorps members (ages 17-24) to successfully implement City Year intervention model and provide academic, attendance, and behavior support for low performing students• Used performance management tools to set high professional expectations, identify strengths and development opportunities for each member and track progress towards individual and organizational goals• Serving as the front line staff member for the organization, developed critical relationships with key personnel throughout the schoolhouse, including but not limited to, school administration, coaches, teachers and community members• Tracked and analyzed impact data and developed critical and timely problem-solving measures to maximize long-term service and impact Show less • Led a team of 15 diverse corps members in working to complete +1700 service hours working with 6th – 8th graders in class and in small group settings and providing whole-school programming in partnership to improve Attendance, Behavior, and ELA/Math coursework.• Collected and analyzed data from Corps Members to stay on track for student impact Quality Intervention Time of 6 hours• Managed and maintained positive Corps Member/Teacher partnerships to ensure support in the classroom and for individual students.• Collaborated with Impact Manager to support the partnership between the school, City Year, and Communities in School.• Facilitate Learning and Development trainings to 104 Corps Members in building student relationships, team leadership, and math research based strategies, and extended learning time Show less Corps Member• Tutored 7th grade math to a group of at-risk middle school students for 10+ hours a week with a goal of keeping students on track to graduate• Lead and coached behavior and attendance of 10 middle school students once a week to further build positive social-emotional relationship skills•Enhanced math lesson plans to accommodate different learning styles and academic ability levels to better communicate mathematical contentAfter-school Coordinator• Developed an interdisciplinary after school program curriculum for middle school students• Supported and coached 11 team members in the lesson preparation and facilitation• Managed after school unit plans for teammates to write after school lesson plans to build efficiency and academic enrichment quality Volunteer Chair for Playground Build• Recruited and managed over 500 volunteers for the 16th annual Kingdom for Kids Playground Build• Organized registration process before and during the event. • Interacted with key stakeholders during the event Show less

  • Impact Director

    Jul 2018 - Apr 2020

  • Impact Manager

    Jun 2015 - Jul 2018

  • Diplomas Now Senior AmeriCorps Member- Team Leader

    Jul 2014 - Jun 2015

  • AmeriCorps Member

    Aug 2013 - Jun 2014
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  UP Partnership

  Apr 2020 - now

  • Collaborate with 40+ Youth Development Organization’s Chief Executive Officers or Executive Directors to advocate for the needs of the sector at the local and state levels• Plan and Execute Annual Summit for 300+ youth development practitioners focus on creating a culture of developmental relationships in their organizations• Engaging 40+ partner organization employees in work groups dedicated to advocacy, training, and community engagement• Facilitate partner data collection for projects including academic performance, social emotional learning surveys, and program service mapping Show less

  • Senior Manager of Coaching and Facilitation, K12 & Youth Development

    Apr 2022 - now

  • Social Emotional Learning Manager

    Apr 2020 - Apr 2022