Adrian Ghainda

Resource Navigator at The Waterfront Project, Inc.
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Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, JE

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Experience

    • United States
    • Law Practice
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Resource Navigator
      • Jul 2023 - Present
    • United States
    • Technology, Information and Media
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Gen-Z Innovator
      • May 2023 - Present

      I am one of 30 exclusive Gen Z Innovators in the d'Skills Community. We are Gen Z + GPT! THE community of Gen Z'rs building with, learning alongside, and working with AI technologies to stay ahead of the curve. I am one of 30 exclusive Gen Z Innovators in the d'Skills Community. We are Gen Z + GPT! THE community of Gen Z'rs building with, learning alongside, and working with AI technologies to stay ahead of the curve.

    • United States
    • Civic and Social Organizations
    • Director Of Curriculum
      • Oct 2020 - Present

      • Updated and crafted curriculum for the next cohort, considering current events and the interests of the cohort applicant pool. • Coordinated with team members to find new guest speakers for each lesson. • Updated and crafted curriculum for the next cohort, considering current events and the interests of the cohort applicant pool. • Coordinated with team members to find new guest speakers for each lesson.

    • Writing and Editing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Community Member
      • Jun 2020 - Present

      • The Conversationalist is the go-to destination for amplifying Gen Z voices. I am a proud member of their global Gen Z community dedicated to breaking open echo chambers and unifying the world, one conversation at a time. I have also been named to their 2020-2021 LIST as a featured honoree in the Politics Category. • The Conversationalist is the go-to destination for amplifying Gen Z voices. I am a proud member of their global Gen Z community dedicated to breaking open echo chambers and unifying the world, one conversation at a time. I have also been named to their 2020-2021 LIST as a featured honoree in the Politics Category.

    • United States
    • International Affairs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Assistant Coach for NJCU team
      • Sep 2018 - Present

      • Currently I am working with New Jersey City University’s Model United Nations Team to prepare them for the upcoming conference in New York City. This ranges from simulation training to preparing position papers and giving presentations to ensure they are prepared to negotiate with the other delegations. • Currently I am working with New Jersey City University’s Model United Nations Team to prepare them for the upcoming conference in New York City. This ranges from simulation training to preparing position papers and giving presentations to ensure they are prepared to negotiate with the other delegations.

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Digital Production Associate
      • Jun 2022 - Nov 2022
    • Campaign Organizer
      • Feb 2022 - May 2022

      • As a member of Team Ocampo, I organized volunteer databases to equip our volunteers with canvassing and phone banking tips to get candidate David Ocampo on the ballot. Dissected voter maps to create walking plans on key areas for Team Ocampo to canvass to spread awareness of his campaign and his values. • As a member of Team Ocampo, I organized volunteer databases to equip our volunteers with canvassing and phone banking tips to get candidate David Ocampo on the ballot. Dissected voter maps to create walking plans on key areas for Team Ocampo to canvass to spread awareness of his campaign and his values.

    • Campaign Organizer
      • Aug 2021 - Nov 2021

      • As a member of Team Lavarro, we distributed over 6,000 physical petitions to get Jersey City City Councilman-At-Large Rolando Lavarro on the November General Election ballot. • I oversaw the submission of 600 electronic petitions through setting up and coordinating the campaign’s Docusign accounts. • I coordinated the campaign’s official website by editing content, updating information on the candidate, and ensuring the website was functional and seamless for viewers. This included ensuring Google Forms, and Docusign Powerforms were functional and user-friendly for all viewers. Proficient in designing and editing GoDaddy domains, SquareSpace domains, Wix domains, and WordPress domains. Proficient in Google Suite and Docusign Powerforms. • I organized and cut voter data from a list of total registered voters in Jersey City who participated in the 2020 Presidential election, and the previous City-wide election in 2017. From a list of over 130,000 Jersey City voters, I created walking lists for volunteers to use when canvassing neighborhoods when collecting signatures. • I managed and oversaw the campaign’s automated texting software to send direct messages to voters on our voter lists to encourage them to sign and share our electronic petition. Proficient in E-Z Texting Software. • I engaged in phone banking on behalf of Councilman Lavarro to volunteers from previous campaigns to secure volunteers, supporters, and petition signers before the petition submission deadline. • In the span of 10 days, our campaign submitted 2,828 signed petitions with a validation rate of 88% to secure our place on the ballot. Show less

    • Policy Consultant
      • May 2021 - Nov 2021

      • During the lead up to the 2021 general election, I helped City Council candidate Danielle Freire amplify her policy platform through policy research, policy writing, opposition research, organizing brainstorming sessions, policy breakdowns, and editing with published articles. • During the lead up to the 2021 general election, I helped City Council candidate Danielle Freire amplify her policy platform through policy research, policy writing, opposition research, organizing brainstorming sessions, policy breakdowns, and editing with published articles.

    • United States
    • Public Relations and Communications Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Political Strategist
      • Apr 2021 - Nov 2021

      • During the lead up to the primary and general election cycle, I will be providing various services to political campaigns as needed. Political campaigns ranging from federal, state, and local campaigns. • Services that I offer from, Policy writing, Graphic design, Voter polling, Opposition research, and Canvassing. • During the lead up to the primary and general election cycle, I will be providing various services to political campaigns as needed. Political campaigns ranging from federal, state, and local campaigns. • Services that I offer from, Policy writing, Graphic design, Voter polling, Opposition research, and Canvassing.

    • United States
    • Government Administration
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Intern for Councilman Lavarro
      • Aug 2020 - Nov 2021

      • Assigned tasks ranged from; constituent services, graphic design, managing social media content, amongst other tasks. • Proficient at Canva. • Created social media content for the Councilman to post and was given the task to schedule posts for his Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts. • Assigned tasks ranged from; constituent services, graphic design, managing social media content, amongst other tasks. • Proficient at Canva. • Created social media content for the Councilman to post and was given the task to schedule posts for his Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts.

    • Campaign Organizer
      • May 2021 - Aug 2021

      • As an organizer and petitioner for the Affordable Housing Ballot Initiative, I collected physical signatures to get an affordable housing law on the ballot for the November General election. • Organized city-wide canvassing efforts to reach the maximum number of registered voters. I cut voter data from a list of total registered voters in Jersey City who participated in the 2020 Presidential election, and the previous City-wide election in 2017. From a list of over 130,000 Jersey City voters, I created walking lists for volunteers to use when canvassing neighborhoods when collecting signatures. • Distributed over 100 physical petitions that held 50 signatures in each packet. Collected over 2500 signatures from the booklets we collected back from volunteers. •I managed and wrote out our social media plan, campaign plan, canvassing efforts, wrote and published an Op-Ed in the Jersey Journal’s physical newspaper and NJ.com, their electronic newspaper to raise awareness on our campaign, and utilized voter lists to meet potential signers. Show less

    • Intern
      • Aug 2020 - Nov 2020

      • Assigned tasks ranged from; phone banking, canvassing, and reaching out to voters to make them aware of John Brook’s candidacy for New York’s 8th District. • Proficient in using ThruTalk and Vitrual Phone Bank (VPB). • Assigned tasks ranged from; phone banking, canvassing, and reaching out to voters to make them aware of John Brook’s candidacy for New York’s 8th District. • Proficient in using ThruTalk and Vitrual Phone Bank (VPB).

    • United States
    • Political Organization
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Intern
      • Aug 2020 - Nov 2020

      • Assigned tasks ranged from; phone banking, canvassing, and reaching out to voters to make them aware of Ann Brancato’s candidacy for New York’s 8th District. • Proficient in using ThruTalk and Vitrual Phone Bank (VPB). • Proficient in doing policy research and writing. • Assigned tasks ranged from; phone banking, canvassing, and reaching out to voters to make them aware of Ann Brancato’s candidacy for New York’s 8th District. • Proficient in using ThruTalk and Vitrual Phone Bank (VPB). • Proficient in doing policy research and writing.

    • United States
    • Political Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Intern
      • Jan 2020 - Jun 2020

      • I was responsible for phone banking, canvassing, and reaching out to voters to make them aware of Suraj Patel’s candidacy for New York’s 12th District. During the COVID-19 pandemic I was responsible for virtual campaigning, reaching out to district members to ensure they were safe and knew where to find emergency resources. I also conducted virtual phone banking, virtual text banking, and letter writing campaigns. • I was responsible for phone banking, canvassing, and reaching out to voters to make them aware of Suraj Patel’s candidacy for New York’s 12th District. During the COVID-19 pandemic I was responsible for virtual campaigning, reaching out to district members to ensure they were safe and knew where to find emergency resources. I also conducted virtual phone banking, virtual text banking, and letter writing campaigns.

    • Operations Officer
      • Sep 2019 - May 2020

      • Maintained a position in the executive board of NJCU’s newly formed Political Science Association under it's Pi Sigma Alpha Chapter. Currently maintaining the PSA's blog. • Maintained a position in the executive board of NJCU’s newly formed Political Science Association under it's Pi Sigma Alpha Chapter. Currently maintaining the PSA's blog.

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organization Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Intern
      • Jul 2019 - Sep 2019

      I was responsible for managing the social media content that the nonprofit would post. I also had the task of creating content based on current events, specifically blog posts to put on their official website. I was responsible for managing the social media content that the nonprofit would post. I also had the task of creating content based on current events, specifically blog posts to put on their official website.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Project Consultant
      • Jun 2019 - Jul 2019

      As a Consulting Analyst I was responsible for research and partaking in marketing meetings with the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid’s International School. We were also tasked with presenting our findings to the Director of the International School, of which all our data were compiled in Microsoft Excel, our presentations were given through Microsoft PowerPoint, and our research was derived from databases that range from OECD, the UN, and other various sources. As a Consulting Analyst I was responsible for research and partaking in marketing meetings with the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid’s International School. We were also tasked with presenting our findings to the Director of the International School, of which all our data were compiled in Microsoft Excel, our presentations were given through Microsoft PowerPoint, and our research was derived from databases that range from OECD, the UN, and other various sources.

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Political Ambassador
      • Jan 2019 - Mar 2019

      Through a copious 12 week internship my responsibilities with The Borgen Project included; mobilizing members of my community to email their Congresspeople and Senators to advocate for the International Affairs Budget, fundraising on behalf of The Borgen Project’s goal in ending global poverty, and lobbying with the Offices of my Congressional leaders to earn their support for the International Affairs Budget. Through a copious 12 week internship my responsibilities with The Borgen Project included; mobilizing members of my community to email their Congresspeople and Senators to advocate for the International Affairs Budget, fundraising on behalf of The Borgen Project’s goal in ending global poverty, and lobbying with the Offices of my Congressional leaders to earn their support for the International Affairs Budget.

    • United States
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Member
      • Jan 2019 - Feb 2019

      Partook in The American Mock Trial Association's Regional Competition where I was a reserve for the New Jersey City University's B Team Partook in The American Mock Trial Association's Regional Competition where I was a reserve for the New Jersey City University's B Team

    • Head Delegate
      • Sep 2017 - May 2018

      As Head Delegate of New Jersey City University’s Model United Nations Team, I had to ensure that the team and myself were prepared to engage with other delegations at the Conference held in New York City. My responsibilities ranged from attending specific meetings to relaying information and ensuring that our team was successful in their negotiations. As Head Delegate of New Jersey City University’s Model United Nations Team, I had to ensure that the team and myself were prepared to engage with other delegations at the Conference held in New York City. My responsibilities ranged from attending specific meetings to relaying information and ensuring that our team was successful in their negotiations.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Student Ambassador
      • Sep 2017 - Apr 2018

      Worked at various school-wide events. Retained pertinent information relating to current programs, degrees, and facilities offered by the school. Worked at various school-wide events. Retained pertinent information relating to current programs, degrees, and facilities offered by the school.

    • United States
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Tutor
      • Jun 2017 - Jan 2018

      Tutored children between the ages of 4-18 in subject areas that ranged from English, Mathematics, PSAT, and SAT prep. Tutored children between the ages of 4-18 in subject areas that ranged from English, Mathematics, PSAT, and SAT prep.

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organization Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Intern
      • Jul 2015 - Aug 2015

      Organized databases that contained donor organizations’ information in Microsoft Excel worksheets. Updated pamphlets/brochures in Microsoft Publisher. Engaged with the community with various events (i.e. park cleanups, visiting the Rotary Club of Jersey City, engaging with summer school children, etc.) Organized databases that contained donor organizations’ information in Microsoft Excel worksheets. Updated pamphlets/brochures in Microsoft Publisher. Engaged with the community with various events (i.e. park cleanups, visiting the Rotary Club of Jersey City, engaging with summer school children, etc.)

Education

  • New York University
    Master's degree, Public Policy and Nonprofit Management
    2021 - 2024
  • New Jersey City University
    Bachelor's degree, Political Science and Government
    2016 - 2020

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