Cy Neff
Lead Organizer at Feed Durham NC- Claim this Profile
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Turkish Limited working proficiency
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Spanish Elementary proficiency
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Macedonian Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Wouter Massink
Cy and I studied for one year together at Boğaziçi University in Turkey. Throughout our year together I came to know Cy as a highly social, smart and curious person with many different interests. I am sure that where ever he will work he will bring an amazing energy.
Wouter Massink
Cy and I studied for one year together at Boğaziçi University in Turkey. Throughout our year together I came to know Cy as a highly social, smart and curious person with many different interests. I am sure that where ever he will work he will bring an amazing energy.
Wouter Massink
Cy and I studied for one year together at Boğaziçi University in Turkey. Throughout our year together I came to know Cy as a highly social, smart and curious person with many different interests. I am sure that where ever he will work he will bring an amazing energy.
Wouter Massink
Cy and I studied for one year together at Boğaziçi University in Turkey. Throughout our year together I came to know Cy as a highly social, smart and curious person with many different interests. I am sure that where ever he will work he will bring an amazing energy.
Credentials
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Chainsaw A-Level Felling and Bucking Certification
NC Youth Conservation CorpsJun, 2018- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Feed Durham NC
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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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Lead Organizer
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Feb 2021 - Present
Community organizer for a local, determined, mutual aid collective. FeedDurham is dedicated to feeding hungry folks across Durham and to re-imagining the way we look at community. Point person for passing out meals and supplies to Durham's unhoused population. Responsibilities have included fundraising ($2.3k in 36 hours), coordination of volunteer teams, and purchase and distribution of bulk supplies. Community organizer for a local, determined, mutual aid collective. FeedDurham is dedicated to feeding hungry folks across Durham and to re-imagining the way we look at community. Point person for passing out meals and supplies to Durham's unhoused population. Responsibilities have included fundraising ($2.3k in 36 hours), coordination of volunteer teams, and purchase and distribution of bulk supplies.
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Server
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Sep 2019 - Present
Server in a locally-owned, high-end restaurant. Have gained experience with high-paced, high-stress work environments and strengthened customer service skills. Also gives me a chance to practice my Turkish. Server in a locally-owned, high-end restaurant. Have gained experience with high-paced, high-stress work environments and strengthened customer service skills. Also gives me a chance to practice my Turkish.
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Open Table Ministry
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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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Shelter Monitor
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Jan 2021 - Mar 2021
Working overnight shifts as a monitor for a temporary white-flag homeless shelter operated by Open Table Ministries and funded by the city of Durham. Responsible for filling out intake forms, enforcing Covid-19 safety protocols, and connecting shelter residents with housing resources. Developing relationships with the unhoused population while maintaining professional boundaries and ensuring the safety of everyone in the shelter. Working overnight shifts as a monitor for a temporary white-flag homeless shelter operated by Open Table Ministries and funded by the city of Durham. Responsible for filling out intake forms, enforcing Covid-19 safety protocols, and connecting shelter residents with housing resources. Developing relationships with the unhoused population while maintaining professional boundaries and ensuring the safety of everyone in the shelter.
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Idaho Conservation Corps
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Professional Training and Coaching
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1 - 100 Employee
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Fire Crew Member
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Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
Frequently assumed a leadership position in a tight-knit, team-oriented work environment. Worked long and demanding hours, often under adverse conditions. Project partners included Idaho State Parks, Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Forestry service Frequently assumed a leadership position in a tight-knit, team-oriented work environment. Worked long and demanding hours, often under adverse conditions. Project partners included Idaho State Parks, Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Forestry service
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Conservation Crew Member
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Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
Gained outdoors experience and a familiarity with close and intimate work environments. Worked strenuous hours in rough conditions. Projects included box step construction, tree-felling, and trail clearing. Gained outdoors experience and a familiarity with close and intimate work environments. Worked strenuous hours in rough conditions. Projects included box step construction, tree-felling, and trail clearing.
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The Daily Tar Heel
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United States
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Newspaper Publishing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Staff Reporter
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Jan 2017 - May 2018
Honed the ability to write quickly and concisely. Stories exhibit a broad range of topics: student-run drag shows, Cherokee language courses, nutritional programs for low income families, and more. Interviewing people from all walks of life proved helpful in being able to find common ground and have productive conversations with people of all backgrounds. Honed the ability to write quickly and concisely. Stories exhibit a broad range of topics: student-run drag shows, Cherokee language courses, nutritional programs for low income families, and more. Interviewing people from all walks of life proved helpful in being able to find common ground and have productive conversations with people of all backgrounds.
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Education Study Researcher
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Feb 2018 - Apr 2018
Helped facilitate on-the-ground research in a rural middle school for the UNC School of Education. Study focused on visualizing scientific concepts for middle schoolers, with a focus on ESL communities. Helped facilitate on-the-ground research in a rural middle school for the UNC School of Education. Study focused on visualizing scientific concepts for middle schoolers, with a focus on ESL communities.
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Intern
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Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
Worked with at-risk youth in Saigon who were either HIV/AIDS positive or had immediate family members that were affected. Helped in English tutoring, cooked meals, chaperoned outings, furthered skill development, and more. Worked with at-risk youth in Saigon who were either HIV/AIDS positive or had immediate family members that were affected. Helped in English tutoring, cooked meals, chaperoned outings, furthered skill development, and more.
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Education
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2016 - 2020
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bachelor's degree, Peace, War and Defense. Minor in Creative Writing. -
2018 - 2019
Boğaziçi University
Bachelor's degree, Political Science and International Studies -
2017 - 2017
CET Academic Programs- Vietnam
CET Academic Programs Certificate in Development Studies, International Public Health/International Health -
2015 - 2015
Nova International Schools
High School Diploma, English Language and Literature/Letters
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