Sara Steinweiss

Experience

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  NYC Department of Education

  Sept 2001 - Aug 2011

  Established and administered all after-school activities including school tripsAllocated funding to all student clubs and activities.Initiated fundraising for clubs and activities.Collaborated with organizations for student involvement in the community.Implemented student government and student organization meetingsCounseled students on a daily basis on life skills.Managed senior activities, included but not limited to: collection of senior dues, Prom, Senior portraits, assemblies, and video yearbook. Show less

  • English Teacher & Musical Theatre Director

    Sept 1999 - Aug 2011

  • Conflict Resolution Trainer - Conflict Negotiation & Peer Mediation

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2011

  • Coordinator of Student Activities & Senior Advisor

    Sept 2001 - Jun 2007
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  NYC Council Member Vincent J. Gentile

  Sept 2011 - Aug 2014

  Educational Liaison & Event Planner

  Worked closely with Department of Education, parents, Community Education Council, District 20 schools and superintendent on all educational mattersGuided constituents daily with a variety of issues regarding the City and personal mattersRepresented Councilman Gentile at community meetings, events and educational policy briefingsInitiated and implemented all official events, including but not limited to: street and park renaming’s, hurricane Sandy relief, PTA breakfasts, holiday events, Senior Citizen Proms, etc.Supported re-election campaign: canvassed, streamlined fundraising events, responded to constituents on various City issues. Show less

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  Federation of Italian American Organizations of Brooklyn

  Sept 2014 - Aug 2015

  Director of Operations

  Initiate & implement all events; managed budget, vendor relations, and contracts; improved processes to eliminate unnecessary overhead earning additional revenue of over $30k average per event.Revamped and executed social media strategy to build attendee lists and registrations; increased event attendance by 15%.Prepare & administer grant applications and material for funding from the NYC Council, NY State Assembly, NY State Senate, Borough President, and Private foundations, resulting in over $300,000 in grant monies.Project manage development of IL Centro, a 44,000 sq. ft. cultural community center; managed itemized reimbursement process and liaise with attorneys to reconcile payment.Create all marketing collateral for IL Centro including fundraising, membership, and donor packets as well as slip-sheets, swag, emails, and branded correspondence; sourced vendors and consolidated partner contracts to improve budgets by 25%.Partnered with local merchants, NYPD, FDNY, Community Board 11, elected officials, DOT, DSNY, and other city agencies to develop and organize the first annual Weekend Walk. Show less

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  Conflict Resolution Systems

  Aug 2016 - now

  Founder/Member

  Mediation & Negotiation Specialist that will prepare and administer workshops on various topics such as: Anti-Bullying, Stress management, healthy relationships, communication skills, conflict resolution techniques, Cultural Diversity, Bias Awareness, LQBTQ Awareness and Diversity Training, etc.Prepare and administer 6 hour NY State Mandated DASA Course for all NYC Department of Education & Private Education School PersonnelDevelop strategies with clients on how to work with their students/staff/administrators/teenagers/adolescents/children/spouse/partner/co-workers to maintain a healthy form of communicationImprove workplace atmosphere by working with staff members to maintain open lines of communication between all staff membersTrain individuals to use conflict resolution skills to better their daily lives Show less