Darrin Sims

Experience

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  PCSI/THRUST

  Aug 2010 - Jul 2014

  Tutor/Teacher
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  Teacher For America

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

  Teacher
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  Metro Nashville Public Schools

  Aug 2013 - May 2015

  Geography Teacher
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  AmeriCorps

  Aug 2014 - Feb 2020

  Education Specialist
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  Jennings School District

  Jun 2015 - Feb 2020

  African Seminar Teacher
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  Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice

  Aug 2016 - Feb 2020

  Chaplain

  - Pastoral visits with staff and male youth in the Metro RYDC- Organize session as needed when an inmate's family member is sick or has passed away- Connect inmates to resources within prison as needed- Provided de-escalation training for staff.

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  The Kindezi Schools

  Jul 2017 - Jul 2019

  ELA Instructor

  I created ELA curriculum based on Georgia's common core standards and implemented it through planning, instruction and differentiation. I also formally and informally assessed students, communicated daily with parents and guardians and built community with fellow teachers. I also coordinated the schools Father-Daughter dance, organized the school's annual spelling bee and also assisted with the planning and logistics of various school events.

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  Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

  Aug 2019 - Feb 2020

  Strategic Operations and Outreach Assistant
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  The People Supper

  Feb 2020 - Aug 2020

  Community Manager

  Using shared meals, The People’s Supper invites people of different backgrounds to go beneath the headlines, create a sense of belonging, and understand the real stories that have shaped who we are. Through a combination of creative storytelling and cultural organizing, we aim to lift up those stories in a way that breaks down barriers and equips everyday citizens with the tools they need to build stronger, cohesive communities, through better conversations.The Community Manager works to build a community of hosts and participants by finding, training, and engaging hosts and strategic partners and developing resources for those who want to facilitate meaningful conversation and uncommon connections. With strategic partners, the Community Manager works alongside partners to design tailored experiences and opportunities for ongoing relationship-building. Helps to manage logistics and support event execution tailored to each partner. Show less

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  Georgia Justice Project

  May 2020 - Dec 2021

  Develops and facilitates virtual resources, webinars and educational events to assist individuals inneed of record clearing assistance● Hosts community educational events around criminal record expungement, voter access andprobation termination.● Leads and facilities Community Advisory Group, which services former clients and otherindividuals who are impacted by the criminal justice system. •Created a database of self-help law libraries and court disability services around the state of Georgia•Organized and led virtual resources, webinars, and information to assist protestors, activists, and movement lawyers in need of legal assistance•Supported intake by interviewing potential clients, responding to letters and updating clients and families on case statuses

  • Community Engagement Liaison/Criminal Record Intake Specialist

    Aug 2020 - Dec 2021

  • Westside Fellow

    May 2020 - Aug 2020
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  Odyssey Impact

  Aug 2020 - now

  Odyssey Impact Fellow

  As an Odyssey fellow, I organized guided conversations around race, mass incarceration, and recidivism within local congregational contexts, utilizing documentary film resources provided by Odyssey Impact and their partners. During my fellowship, my team and I were also able to create a Reentry referral list for local congregations to use, worked with local prosecutors and courts to address youth recidivism, and currently hosts a monthly healing space for survivors of incarceration and family members. Show less

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  The New Georgia Project

  Nov 2020 - May 2022

  Lead Strategist Voting Initiative and Brother’s Engagement
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  Georgian Alternatives to the Death Penalty (GFADP)

  Jun 2021 - May 2022

  Executive Director
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  National Center for Civil and Human Rights

  May 2022 - now

  Director of Truth + Transformation Initiative

  Truth and Transformation will focus on people and events in Atlanta that have not been recognized or memorialized, with a specific interest in addressing two glaring omissions: convict leasing atrocities at the Chattahoochee Brick Factory and Bellwood Quarry and the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre, where at least 25 African Americans were lynched over a four-day killing spree. n this role, he leads The Center’s work which explores the truth of US history using strategies of memorialization, commemoration, organizing, education, and civic engagement. He works with a wide range of community partners working in coalition and collaboration to create a civic architecture by confronting our history of racial discrimination and its manifestations today and charting collaborative a path forward on racial equity. Show less