Cameron Conner
Associate Organizer at Dallas Area Interfaith - Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF)- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Aerie Wilderness Medicine
Experience
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Dallas Area Interfaith
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate Organizer
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Feb 2021 - Present
Dallas Area Interfaith is a non-partisan and non-profit alliance of congregations, schools, unions, and community groups in Dallas County representing over 50,000 adults. DAI is an affiliate of the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF), the nation’s first and largest community organizing network. We meet people face-to-face and build relationships that create the capacity in a community for leadership development, citizen-led action and strong relationships across the lines that often divide our communities.
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Conscious Connections Foundation
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Spokane, Washington Area
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Vice President & Co-founder
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Jun 2014 - Present
At CCF our philosophy is that by working together we can change people’s lives. We can send girls to school in Nepal, build health clinics in rural areas and give people the chance to create strong, vibrant, economically viable communities. We believe everyone benefits from a world where people can meet their own needs, where girls are educated and given a voice and where we link together, around the world and show we care. At CCF our philosophy is that by working together we can change people’s lives. We can send girls to school in Nepal, build health clinics in rural areas and give people the chance to create strong, vibrant, economically viable communities. We believe everyone benefits from a world where people can meet their own needs, where girls are educated and given a voice and where we link together, around the world and show we care.
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Schumacher Center for a New Economics
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United States
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Think Tanks
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1 - 100 Employee
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Researcher and Writer
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Sep 2020 - Feb 2021
The mission of the Schumacher Center for a New Economics is to "Envision a just and regenerative global economy; apply the concepts locally; then share the results for broad replication." As a Research and Writer for the Schumacher Center's Reinventing the Commons Program, I work to identify and develop educational resources on contemporary commons that can be used by activists around the country. The goal of this work is to connect diverse commoning efforts around the United States and advance their vision of building a new type of economy. Instead of privatizing gains and externalizing costs onto nature and society, commons seek to reinvent the very meaning of “the economy” by re-integrating it with living systems, local community, and social participation.
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City Of Walla Walla
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United States
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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Neighborhood Engagement Program Coordinator
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May 2019 - Oct 2020
In May of 2019, I was asked by the Mayor and City Manager of Walla Walla to create and implement a neighborhood-based program dedicated to cultivating community throughout the City. From May through August of that year, I assembled and led a committee of community leaders in the development of a proposal for such a program. I presented this to the City Council in August and was then hired as the program's main coordinator to stay on and implement it. In the course of this process I have: - Led a committee of community leaders in the development of a city-wide model for neighborhood engagement, collective action, and disaster preparedness. - Presented both an initial proposal and evaluative updates to the Walla Walla City Council and other City Leadership. - Produced multiple bilingual and city-wide media campaigns composed of Op-Eds, magazine articles, radio interviews, in person presentations, and community outreach in collaboration with the City’s Communications Director. - Partnered the Washington 2020 Census, Mercy Corps Northwest, Community Development Block Grant Program, and other local initiatives/organizations to facilitate equitable outreach, host programs, encourage community engagement, and gather feedback. - Conducted both neighborhood-based and city-wide community organizing so as to bring interested neighbors together on an equitable basis, build sustainable relationships, and provide the logistical, financial, and general support needed to help neighbors address these issues together. - Led and adapted the program in response to the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak. This included identifying COVID-19 specific neighborhood needs, coordinating and conducting virtual community outreach, and helping neighbors address these needs via virtual mental health workshops, childcare cooperatives, and neighborhood newsletters.
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Associated Students of Whitman College
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Student Representative to the Board of Trustees
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Aug 2019 - Jun 2020
- Represented student interests and issues during tri-annual Trustee meetings by engaging with individual Board members, committees, and the Board as a whole - Strengthened channels of communication between Whitman students and Whitman Trustees by hosting student-Trustee events, forums, and campus wide surveys - Increased transparency of Board activities by collaborating with the Board Chair to write bi-annual op-eds and hosting public information sessions - Cooperated with faculty representatives to press for shared goals and interests - Pressed the Board to prioritize issues of equity, accessibility, and transparency in their decisions both prior to and during the outbreak of COVID-19.
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Whitman College
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United States
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Higher Education
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400 - 500 Employee
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Senior Resident
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Jan 2019 - Jan 2020
The Senior Resident (SR) is in charge of higher level policy enforcements, building all-hall community, coordinating with other hall staffs, and filling in for the Resident Director when they are absent. Therefore, on top of the responsibilities expected of an RA, as SR I also:- Worked as a leader amongst the Residence Hall staff to cultivate a vibrant staff dynamic and strong all-hall community, planning and implementing programs with as many as 90 participants.- Supported the Resident Director in carrying out building-wide programs, high level policy enforcement, crisis management, and administrative logistics within a community of over 160 first year students.- Organized, advertised, and led large-scale workshops on difficult topics, such as race, gender, and sexuality.
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Resident Assistant
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Dec 2017 - Dec 2018
- Trained extensively in conflict resolution and active listening to better cultivate a dynamic of respect and personal responsibility among over 160 first year students in Whitman's largest first-year residence hall.- Planned, implemented, and advertised weekly programs for first-year residents.- Organized, advertised, and led large-scale workshops on difficult topics, such as race, gender, and sexuality.- Intervened in times of physical emergencies, mental health crises, and interpersonal conflicts - Collaborated with a staff of seven other RAs to collectively cultivate hall community, coordinate logistical tasks, and ensure a safe and comfortable living environment.
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Student Academic Advisor
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Jun 2017 - Dec 2017
- Served as a live-in peer academic advisor for 35 incoming Freshman. - Aided students in the process of becoming self-reliant and successful in achieving the academic goals by hosting on bi-weekly programs on diverse topics related to academic and personal well-being, conducting monthly one-on-one check ins, and coordinating with other SA's to promote other campus events.
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Associated Students of Whitman College
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senator
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Aug 2018 - Dec 2018
Reforming student government in order to create a more just, equitable, and authentically representative body. Attending bi-weekly senate meetings to hear and pass legislation, nominations, and debate current issues. Serving as a member of the Legislative Affairs Committee. Drafting resolutions, by-law amendments, and referendums. Reforming student government in order to create a more just, equitable, and authentically representative body. Attending bi-weekly senate meetings to hear and pass legislation, nominations, and debate current issues. Serving as a member of the Legislative Affairs Committee. Drafting resolutions, by-law amendments, and referendums.
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Lisa Brown for Congress
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Richland/Kennewick/Pasco, Washington Area
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Campaign Intern
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Aug 2018 - Nov 2018
Organized voter registration drives, volunteer coordination, and logistical support. Coordinated with congressional campaign managers and Whitman clubs to host on campus events. Introduced the congressional candidate to the student body. Interviewed alongside the candidate for newspaper articles. Canvased constituents in Walla Walla. Organized voter registration drives, volunteer coordination, and logistical support. Coordinated with congressional campaign managers and Whitman clubs to host on campus events. Introduced the congressional candidate to the student body. Interviewed alongside the candidate for newspaper articles. Canvased constituents in Walla Walla.
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Corporate Accountability
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Development Intern, Major Gifts Unit
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May 2018 - Aug 2018
Conducted in-depth research on potential major donors to the organization and create recommended potential asks. Remotely organizing members to undertake “nights of action” for the Water Campaign to have the Pennsylvania Attorney General prosecute water privatizing giant Veolia. Leading a team of interns to design and implement a new organizational system for Corporate Accountability’s materials inventory so as to promote greater efficiency. Conducted in-depth research on potential major donors to the organization and create recommended potential asks. Remotely organizing members to undertake “nights of action” for the Water Campaign to have the Pennsylvania Attorney General prosecute water privatizing giant Veolia. Leading a team of interns to design and implement a new organizational system for Corporate Accountability’s materials inventory so as to promote greater efficiency.
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Green Helmets (Grünhelme E.V.)
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2016 - 2016
Constructed 500+ living platforms and group shelters for refugees fleeing violence in the Middle East Constructed temporary community shelters for over 800 refugees Collaborated with German carpenters and architects to implement and carry out tasks on a daily basis Constructed 500+ living platforms and group shelters for refugees fleeing violence in the Middle East Constructed temporary community shelters for over 800 refugees Collaborated with German carpenters and architects to implement and carry out tasks on a daily basis
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Education
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2015 - 2020
Whitman College
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Major: Rhetoric Studies (Honors), Major: Politics (Honors) -
2018 - 2018
Harvard Extension School
Public Policy Analysis, 4.0 -
2017 - 2017
Gonzaga University
Philosophy, 4.0 -
2014 - 2015
Eastern Washington University
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