Alex Smith

Experience

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  Dunn Brothers Coffee House

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2012

  Barista

  My responsibilities included serving customer orders, preparing food and drink orders, following opening and closing procedures, and training new employees.

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  St. Norbert College

  Jan 2013 - May 2015

  Mail Center Assistant

  Worked on delivery routes and at the front desk assisting students.

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  Rochester Public Schools ISD #535

  May 2013 - Aug 2014

  Paraprofessional

  Worked as a substitute paraprofessional in elementary and special education classrooms during the regular school year. Worked as a special education and emotional behavioral disorder paraprofessional during summer school.

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  Door County Adventure Center

  Jan 2014 - Sept 2015

  Adventure Education Facilitator

  Was trained and certified to work as a zip line tour guide and as a facilitator for high-low ropes course, team building, and leadership education programs. Planned and designed curriculum for adventure education programs, managed and instructed large groups of people (up to 60 people at once), and operated as a customer service representative.

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  NeighborWorks Green Bay

  Aug 2015 - May 2018

  • Guided team to turn concept of an educational urban farm into a self-sustaining, operating non-profit• Recruited, trained, & supervised 60+ long-term volunteers as well as short-term project volunteers• Developed and managed all financials for non-profit• Developed “The Farmory” brand by leading marketing efforts through traditional and social media avenues• Coordinated $3.4 Million capital campaign to renovate historic armory building along with crowdfunding campaigns to support initial programming • Represented The Farmory at public speaking events including presentations to groups of 200+, live news broadcasts, and business conferences • Developed & taught curriculum around topics such as: sustainable living, local food vs. global food system, food as first medicine, easy at home aquaponics, etc.• Created and fostered community partnerships Show less

  • Farmory Program Director

    Sept 2016 - May 2018

  • Volunteer Program Developer & Manager for The Farmory

    Aug 2015 - Aug 2016
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  Community Concepts Maine

  Sept 2018 - now

  -Created trauma-informed and strengths-based lessons for K-6th grade on the topic of body safety (sexual abuse prevention)-Delivered body safety lessons in Elementary schools across Androscoggin County -Led Real Care Baby outreach and programming in High Schools across Androscoggin County -Designed web page addition to increase marketing efforts for school-based programming -Led video project in partnership with local college to digitize parent outreach in order to engage with the community and increase awareness -Certified to deliver Mandated Reporter Training and the newly mandated 1 hour Sexual Abuse Prevention Training to all school staff in Androscoggin County Show less

  • Health Program Manager

    Jul 2019 - now

  • School-Based Prevention Educator

    Sept 2018 - Jul 2019