Leslie Nickerson
Director of Leadership Development at Open Buffalo- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Open Buffalo
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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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Director of Leadership Development
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Aug 2022 - Present
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NIAGARA ORGANIZING ALLIANCE FOR HOPE
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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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Executive Director
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Mar 2020 - Jun 2022
Nonprofit management professional: strategist, communicator, and fundraiser Nonprofit management professional: strategist, communicator, and fundraiser
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VOICE BUFFALO INC
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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Internal Organizer
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Nov 2016 - Mar 2020
Administrative/business manager, communications and fundraising specialist with an interfaith community organizing nonprofit organization building civic engagement and social justice. I am responsible for developing and implementing the annual fundraising plan, communications plan, events calendar, and budget in collaboration with key board and staff members. I collaborate with the volunteer fundraising committee and staff team to organize and execute special events. I also engage members, donors and prospects through regular communications, create website and social media content, and maintain membership, financial and other organizational records.
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University at Buffalo
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Graduate Teaching Assistant
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Aug 2011 - Dec 2016
Independently designed and taught undergraduate courses in rhetoric and composition and literary analysis. I mentored students in developing effective communication skills, including written, visual, and digital storytelling and appealing to diverse audiences. Independently designed and taught undergraduate courses in rhetoric and composition and literary analysis. I mentored students in developing effective communication skills, including written, visual, and digital storytelling and appealing to diverse audiences.
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Education
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University at Buffalo
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, English Literature (British and Commonwealth) -
Saint Bonaventure University
Master of Arts - MA, English Literature (British and Commonwealth) -
Baldwin Wallace University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, English Language and Literature/Letters -
Brockport High School
High School Diploma, Honors/Regents High School/Secondary Diploma Program