Rebecca Mather

Volunteer Program Coordinator at JFS Seattle
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(386) 825-5501
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Seattle, Washington, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Individual and Family Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Volunteer Program Coordinator
      • Jul 2021 - Present

    • Outreach and Education Assistant
      • Oct 2019 - Jul 2021

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organization Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Alumni Justice Ambassador
      • Oct 2018 - Jul 2019

      •Facilitated workshops throughout the country exploring the relationship between Judaism and social and economic justice. Topics include: What’s Jewish about Justice?, Why a Jewish Social Justice Community?, Intersections of Justice, from Tzedek to Tzedakah, To Be of Use, and From the Personal to the Political. •Facilitated workshops throughout the country exploring the relationship between Judaism and social and economic justice. Topics include: What’s Jewish about Justice?, Why a Jewish Social Justice Community?, Intersections of Justice, from Tzedek to Tzedakah, To Be of Use, and From the Personal to the Political.

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Director of Social Justice Programs, Texas Hillel Foundation
      • Jul 2018 - Jun 2019

      •Directed social justice program through methodology of intentional learning, advocacy, relationship building, and volunteer opportunities examining the root causes of injustice.•Supervised paid student intern as they developed recruitment, engagement, and organizing skills.•Managed program budget of $34,000 including grant allocations for annual 10,000 Roses event and immersive experiences.•Led the Bella Abzug Social Justice Fellowship, a yearlong fellowship that acted as a pipeline for Texas Hillel social justice leaders through weekly learning and volunteering with grassroots justice organizations in Austin.

    • Social Justice Coordinator, Texas Hillel Foundation
      • Jul 2016 - Jul 2018

      •Oversaw all aspects of Texas Hillel social justice programming, serving 1300 unique students on their Jewish social justice journeys.•Supported and advised over 50 student leaders through skills development, Jewish and social justice learning, and relationship building. •Managed relationships with over ten partner organizations both at the University of Texas and in the city of Austin. •Organized all fundraising, recruitment, and leadership for annual 10,000 Roses, a multi-day campus wide event dedicated to Holocaust remembrance and human rights advocacy. •Managed marketing, recruitment, and logistics for domestic and international alternative breaks program, including creating an annual trip exploring Jewish responses to mass incarceration in New Orleans.

    • New Professionals Institue Facilitator
      • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

      •On-boarded 99 new Hillel campus professionals from over 50 campuses by co-developing and facilitating content for a five-day new professional training.

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Gap Year House Supervisor
      • Aug 2015 - Jun 2016

      •Facilitated inclusive communal living environment for 8 gap year participants.•Cultivated nonviolent communication through weekly house meetings and trainings, one-on-one check-ins, and acting as a mediator for participant conflicts.•Coordinated community building activities and field trips in collaboration with community partners and participant-led Community Building Team. •Managed social media outreach and participant blog. •Facilitated inclusive communal living environment for 8 gap year participants.•Cultivated nonviolent communication through weekly house meetings and trainings, one-on-one check-ins, and acting as a mediator for participant conflicts.•Coordinated community building activities and field trips in collaboration with community partners and participant-led Community Building Team. •Managed social media outreach and participant blog.

    • United States
    • Medical Practices
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Life Skills Program Coordinator
      • Sep 2014 - Aug 2015

      •Coordinated weekly Life Skills class through a consensus-based model for adults living with any combination of chronic poverty, chronic homelessness, chronic disabilities, and HIV. •Coordinated weekly Life Skills class through a consensus-based model for adults living with any combination of chronic poverty, chronic homelessness, chronic disabilities, and HIV.

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organization Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Corps Member
      • Aug 2014 - Aug 2015

      Participated in a year-long service corps with nine other corps members working in various local non-profits focusing on poverty prevention and response. Program included a full-time work placement, communal living experience, leadership development, anti-racism training, and weekly courses on topics related to poverty, systemic oppression, Judaism, and social justice. Participated in a year-long service corps with nine other corps members working in various local non-profits focusing on poverty prevention and response. Program included a full-time work placement, communal living experience, leadership development, anti-racism training, and weekly courses on topics related to poverty, systemic oppression, Judaism, and social justice.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Resident Assistant
      • May 2011 - May 2014

      •Cultivated a community of 50 diverse undergraduate students on residence hall floor by designing and implementing monthly floor programs, mediating conflicts, and maintaining open communication between residents and residence life staff.•Designed and implemented campus-wide Rock the Vote! programs throughout October and November of 2012; received an award from Residence Hall Honorary for exceptional programming.

    • Student Telecounselor Admissions Representative
      • Aug 2010 - May 2014

      •Reached out to prospective Cornell College students to provide information about the admission process.•Acted as a liaison between prospective students and their admission counselors.

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Ezra Multi-Service Center, Program Coordinator and Community Outreach Intern
      • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

      •Facilitated community building for residents of Uptown neighborhood experiencing chronic poverty and/or homelessness by organizing trips to community garden plot and field trips to local Farmers Markets.•Coordinated writers of Social Action Newsletter Writing Group through creation of two writing workshops; edited and compiled all articles, and distributed newsletter throughout Uptown neighborhood.•Developed comprehensive packet of all Chicago Farmers Markets accepting LINK; distributed throughout Uptown neighborhood.

    • United States
    • Mental Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Intern- REALITY Theatre
      • May 2010 - Aug 2010

      •Supported directors by planning and leading activities during weekly rehearsals for high school cast members.•Developed and facilitated rehearsal focused on internet safety for middle school students; used material from rehearsal to write, cast, and direct an original scene, which was later seen by over 200 audience members. •Supported directors by planning and leading activities during weekly rehearsals for high school cast members.•Developed and facilitated rehearsal focused on internet safety for middle school students; used material from rehearsal to write, cast, and direct an original scene, which was later seen by over 200 audience members.

Education

  • Prescott College
    Master of Arts - MA, Social Justice and Community Organizing
    2020 - 2022
  • Cornell College
    Bachelor of Special Studies, Sociology & Gender Studies
    2010 - 2014

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