Kiara H.
Program Director at African American Atelier Inc.- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Certification for Institutional Review Board
The Collaborative Institutional Training InitiativeDec, 2019- Oct, 2024 -
State Mandated Reporter
New York State Office of Children and Family ServiceJun, 2019- Oct, 2024 -
Certified Mental Health First Aid Respondent
National Council for Behavioral HealthJun, 2019- Oct, 2024
Experience
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African American Atelier Inc.
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United States
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Retail
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1 - 100 Employee
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Program Director
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Aug 2022 - Present
- Curate monthly artist talks based on current exhibition - Conduct outreach and partner with local artists, activists, and organizations to strengthen community bonds - Partner with local schools for “Atelier Around the World” an afterschool program to enrich children of color with all mediums of art who may not have other opportunities to do so - Revitalize content for Instagram and website - Curate monthly artist talks based on current exhibition - Conduct outreach and partner with local artists, activists, and organizations to strengthen community bonds - Partner with local schools for “Atelier Around the World” an afterschool program to enrich children of color with all mediums of art who may not have other opportunities to do so - Revitalize content for Instagram and website
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Guilford Green Foundation & LGBTQ Center
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United States
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Philanthropic Fundraising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Program Manager
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May 2021 - Aug 2022
- Planned, implemented, lead, executed and evaluated all five factors GGF Programming - Managed annual programming budget and allocated money to differing programming sectors’ - Content creator for all programming promotional materials on GGF/Youth AltProm social media and newsletter - Supervised a rotating group of youth and general Programming volunteers - Hired and manage two college programming interns - Cultivated an average of 12 Queer community programs a month - Created community and conduct programming with LGBTQ+ young adult and elderly population - Produced the first staff-led “Youth Leadership Program: Gender and Sexuality” - Oversaw 1st and 2nd annual Youth Alternative Prom reaching over 200 Greensboro Queer youth - Implemented the first recurring Youth Nights at the center now averaging 14 youths a week - Founded the “Transcending Generations” partnership with North Carolina A&T University to elate intergenerational conversions in Greensboro - Established reoccurring QTBIPOC Nights at the center - Founded “Banned Book Club” in direct action against the book bannings in the south
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Guilford County Schools
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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School Social Worker Intern
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Aug 2020 - May 2021
- Managed a caseload of 12 out of 136 McKinney-Vento students - Provided one on one support to parenting students - Facilitated monthly small group meetings for academically low performing students and students who have Individualized Educational Plans (IEP) to promote Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) - Served as a liaison and mentor for 10 at-risk dropout students - Utilized The Generalist Intervention Model processes of engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation - Advocated for students to ensure their educational, social, emotional, and material needs are met - Implemented community outreach initiatives for 264 local families - Referred students and families to school and local community resources
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
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Oct 2019 - May 2021
- Professionally trained in assessment methods and intervening techniques - Assisted with interviewing participants for research funded by the National Institute of Health- Used security protocols with participant sensitive information - Performed data entry using REDCap software - Oraganzied and created research displays - Cultivated and built positive relations with community partners- Presentation: Hickman, K. (2020). Families Impact on the Development of African American Children in Kinship Care. Carolyn & Norwood Thomas Undergraduate Research and Creativity
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Resident Assistant
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Nov 2018 - May 2021
- Provide personalized direction and support to 80 residents in areas ranging from academics, leadership development, personal growth, diversity and inclusivity, safety and security, and teamwork.- Serve in an on-call duty rotation as a first responder for crisis management, intervention, de-escalation, and threat assessment during residential emergencies for 600 residents.- Facilitate monthly social justice peer education training for a 17 person staff.- Experience in incident report writing and referral services for campus resources.- Mediate and provide conflict resolution for residents in a professional and timely manner.- Design 20 educational and 20 social programmatic events for residents focused on civic engagement, personal/professional development, and social justice, diversity, and inclusion.
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The School of The New York Times
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Program Resident Assistant
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Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
- Facilitated 4 high school level workshops on diversity and inclusion. - Conducted nightly room checks to ensure student safety - Founded the “Self Care” club that allowed high school students to de-stress after summer classes - Planned 16 programs and facilitated 24 experiential learning activities. - Facilitated 4 high school level workshops on diversity and inclusion. - Conducted nightly room checks to ensure student safety - Founded the “Self Care” club that allowed high school students to de-stress after summer classes - Planned 16 programs and facilitated 24 experiential learning activities.
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Education
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2017 - 2021
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Bachelor's degree, Social Work
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