Bomaya Kamara, MSW

Experience

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  Senator Bill Nelson

  Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  Campaign Fundraising Intern

  • Created and maintained donor database records • Conducted donor outreach phone calls and drafted letters and emails; processed incoming checks

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  Ronald W. Walters Leadership and Public Policy Center

  Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  Undergraduate Research Assistant

  Conducted research, data collection, and data entry on research studies and articles developed by Dr. Ronald W. WaltersMonitored key research on a six-state exit poll report coordinated by the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation using IBM SPSS Software (NCBCP)Attended project meetings to provide updates and analysis reports on research studies

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  Baltimore County Public Schools

  Apr 2015 - May 2016

  School Social Work Intern

  Organized the first-ever 2016 Immigrant Community Service Resource Fair for 60+ participants; researched and identified resources for immigrant families and foster youthManaged clients with behavioral, intellectual, social and emotional issues; recorded client developments and progressIdentified and implemented appropriate therapeutic strategies to affect changes in students' behavioral, emotional, and social interactionsCollaborated with faculty, staff, department personnel, and agency representatives to ensure effective utilization of resources Created programs to promote parent/guardian school participation and student involvement in the educational processAssessed program effectiveness by collecting, analyzing, and disseminating dataAttended IEP meetings for youth, assessing needs, goals, and strengths to modify or create new goals and plans Show less

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  Camp Fire Patuxent

  Aug 2016 - Apr 2017

  Program Intern

  Created and implemented weekly and monthly activities and projects for middle and elementary school students to help them develop competencies such as life skills and soft skillsCrafted and disseminated weekly and monthly case management reports and evaluations to provide senior leaders with analyses of student performance and social coping skillsResearched government and business sponsorship opportunities; found and compiled data to recruit and target new community sponsors and participantsConducted targeted outreach and canvassing efforts to enroll new campers for spring and summer sessionsDeveloped and distributed an interesting internal brochure to educate interns and participants about legislative advocacy and increase student participation Show less

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  Congressional Research Institute for Social Work & Policy

  Oct 2016 - Mar 2018

  Senior Leadership Team Member

  Develop, organize, and maintain 30 national social work student leadersEmploy a national lobbying effort to collect 200+ co-sponsors; present three major pieces of legislation, including the HR 1289 Social Work Reinvestment Act, to key stakeholdersCraft engaging external communications materials; draft, manage, and disseminate social media content and invitation letters to promote key events and initiatives

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  StreetSquash

  Aug 2017 - Aug 2020

  Senior Program Manager & Student Leadership Advisor

  Governed and directed all academic department programs – including summer programs and a leadership program – by hiring and supervising academic staff, volunteers, and social work internsCrafted and pioneered annual and mid-year performance reviews and created systems to manage, track, and evaluate dataDirected academic meetings, chaired biweekly supervision meetings, and coordinated academic staff professional development opportunitiesRecruited 20+ academic and SQUASH volunteers to support tutoring efforts and educational initiatives Established and maintained relationships with caregivers, partner agencies, teachers, and school administrators to track and monitor academic, attendance, behavioral, and social student performanceDeveloped lesson plans, designed curriculums, and orchestrated intervention strategies to support student growth and academic achievementEmployed best-in-class policies to manage an academic department budget –while formulating, justifying, and maintaining budget requests to prevent excess spending, reduce costs, and track critical project financial complianceCoordinated the Student Leadership Council; led, publicized, and attended student recruitment events for the organization Show less

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  Education Pioneers

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  EP Visiting Fellow

  Selected out of thousands of candidates for highly competitive fellowshipGained hands-on exposure by networking with leading industry professionals and participating in intense education professional development trainingParticipated in an extensive project entitled "The Intersectionality of Immigration and Education," which aimed to conceptualize and showcase how schools are supporting students in an era of widespread immigration policies.

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  National Urban League

  Sept 2019 - Mar 2020

  National Urban League Congressional Program

  Successfully completed training and hands-on activities preparing to conduct grass-top and grassroots advocacy on behalf of your Urban League affiliate and the community at large!

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  Queen Anne's County Public Schools

  Feb 2022 - now

  Mental Health Provider

  Leverage student support team meetings and school climate team meetings to strategize and calibrate on techniques to foster a positive, supportive, and equitable learning environment for studentsRender consultative support to teachers, parents, and administratorsDeploy online note system and/or tracking forms to document counseling session notes and communication with other stakeholders Devise and implement strategic life adjustment plans for clients to build resource pipeline of community resources and servicesImplement group and individual counseling to help students with academic, social, and emotional growth; monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of group counseling services Show less