Val Pehrson

Val pehrson

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location of Val PehrsonWashington, District of Columbia, United States
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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Fostering corporate responsibility and facilitating community development through free of charge home repairs to low-income homeowners in Washington, DC

  • Education

    • St. john's college

      2015 - 2019
      Bachelor's degree philosophy and history of math and science

      Activities and Societies: SJC croquet team, Senior Representative to the Student Committee on Instruction (2018-2019), Senior Tribune of the Polity (2016-2017) St. John's offers a four year, inner-disciplinary classical liberal arts education with three years of lab science, four years of mathematics, four years of foreign language, four years of comparative literature and philosophy, and two years of music theory. All classes are seminar style, with students expected to not only participate in but help lead discussions on that day's reading.

  • Experience

    • The national museum of american history

      May 2017 - Aug 2017
      Curitorial intern

      Office of Curatorial Affairs:-assisted with planning of weekly departmental meetings between Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs and curatorial staff-Coordinated filming of museum objects for e-learning collaboration with Smithsonian EnterprisesPolitical History Division:-maintained collections database-researched provenance of items considered for accession-sorted, catalogued, and processed new items considered for accession-led special-interest tours through exhibition and collections spaces-prepared exhibition space for opening of American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith Show less

    • Councilmember charles allen

      Apr 2018 - Aug 2018
      Intern

      Campaign:-Managed phonebanking events-Handbilled -Coordinated and executed yard sign deliveries-Maintained campaign database-Set up and operated campaign tables at community eventsLegislative Office:-Researched legislative precedents to help draft forthcoming legislation on open caption policies-Designed Social Media graphics for constituent events-Answered constituent phone calls-Transcribed hearings -Maintained legislative database-Helped write ceremonial resolutions to be presented before the City Council Show less

    • Stellar strategic group, llc

      Nov 2018 - Aug 2019
      Call center representative

      -Worked with a national consortium of credit unions to advertise auto loan refinancing to qualified customers-Processed over 200 applications for auto loan refinance

    • Frager's hardware

      Sept 2019 - Feb 2021
      Driver

      Coordinated, scheduled, and executed deliveries to private customers and larger businesses for a $25 million dollar business at Frager's Hardware

    • Rebuilding together dc alexandria

      Mar 2021 - now

      Manage all aspects of project implementation, including:• Perform site assessments • Develop “Scopes of Work” for projects • Coordinate selection of homeowners/sites and volunteer teams for project days• Coordinate follow up as needed • Lead large (20+ vols) year-round rebuilding project days for Safe & Healthy Homes, Community Strong, and Home of Your Own programs • Oversee and maintain communication between all parties concerned with project/s to facilitate any changes and resolution of project problems• Oversee site inspections, material ordering, trades/permits scheduling and project costs• Oversee the tracking of applicant and service data in Salesforce• Provide program support to volunteers• Manage home/site inspections using in-house data management program • Identify volunteer tasks for each project including size of work crew on all tasks• Identify skilled trades on projects and emergency repairs as needed• Investigate and resolve homeowner complaints or concernsOther duties as assigned Show less -Assess home repair needs of eligible applicants -Coordinate and monitor records of programs and projects -Liaise between contractors and clients to promote and improve services and communication -Communicate project status and requirements to the supervisor -Manage all aspects of projects under 20 volunteers, including:o Perform site inspections and develop Scopes of Worko Coordinate selection of homeowners/sites and volunteer teams for project dayso Plan and organize project task sheets, tool and material needs, and project day logisticso Coordinate follow-up as needed-Support Program Managers with large volunteer events -Pull project reports from SalesForce-Maintain project receipts/invoices in Salesforce-Other duties as assigned Show less -Ensure that client applications are complete-Conduct home assessments to determine client's critical home repairs-Generate scopes of work to remedy client's home health and safety concerns in an effective, lasting, and cost efficient manner-Assign appropriate contractor to meet client home repair needs-Ensure projects stay on budget-Monitor grant-based funding-Report project data-Plan and coordinate work days for volunteer groups of up to eighty people-Directly supervise volunteer teams of up to twenty people-Create and implement operating protocols for volunteer projects-Train new coworkers on invoice approval, fund tracking, and grant management procedures-Create and implement project tracking systems-Understand and set expectations and standards from sponsoring organizations for volunteer projects-Staff fundraising events-Salesforce administrator Show less -Managed client intake for DC Department of Aging and Community Living Safe At Home Program, onboarding 10-50 new clients every week-Assigned Safe at Home clients to appropriate occupational therapists and contractors-Exceeded by 20% Department of Aging and Community Living's expected number of client's served through Safe At Home in FY21-Facilitated over $250,000 of in-home adaptations for senior citizens enrolled in Safe at Home program between October 2021 and January 2022-Monitored project budgets -Ensured that contractor projects were completed in a timely manner-Reported office's work on a bi-weekly basis to DC Department of Aging and Community Living-Assessed and determined clients' critical home repair needs-Compiled and reported quarterly data to AmeriCorps National Office-Managed, trained, and guided volunteer groups Show less

      • Program Manager

        Apr 2024 - now
      • Project Manager

        Jul 2023 - Apr 2024
      • Project Coordinator

        Jan 2022 - Jul 2023
      • Americorps Project Coordinator

        Mar 2021 - Jan 2022
    • Reelection campaign for dc councilmember, charles allen

      Jan 2022 - Nov 2022
      Campaign assistant

      Responsible for organizing and coordinating functions including, but not limited to:- meet and greets, -volunteer mobilization, - ballot signature collection.- updated campaign data base- generated donor reports

  • Licenses & Certifications