Samantha Speck

Chief Program Officer at The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio
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Experience

    • United States
    • Strategic Management Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Chief Program Officer
      • Jun 2023 - Present

    • Director of Justice Equity Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) Programs
      • May 2022 - Jul 2023

    • Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Specialist
      • Dec 2020 - May 2022

      United States

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • LOCATE Project Management Consultant (Contracted)
      • Dec 2018 - Nov 2021

      Baltimore, Maryland Area Manage the acquisition, creation, and preparation of demographic trends for the Maryland Family Network’s 2019 Child Care Demographics report and the 2019 Trends in Child Care report. Request and collect information from internal and external stakeholders, review and prepare statistics, and update report narratives for Maryland and its 24 counties

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Instructional Assistant
      • Jun 2018 - Jun 2019

      Newark, DE • Taught World Regional Geography and Behavioral Health discussion classes consisting of 10-15 international college-age students per course. Developed discussion curriculum, syllabi, activities, assignments, study materials, and concept maps with a focus on personalized and student-centered learning. • Taught short course on University Study Skills. Monitored, assessed, and developed students’ skills for college-readiness, including reading, writing, note-taking, and time management.

    • Graduate Teaching Assistant
      • Aug 2016 - May 2018

      Newark, Delaware • Assisted professor in proseminar course in Environmental Science (30+ students) with focus on career readiness. Gave presentations related to professional development, graded assignments and papers, and provided one-on-one assistance. • Co-organized Climate and Life (physical geography) lab for four classes of 25 students. Created presentations, organized material, developed self-grading quizzes through online classroom platform, proctored exams, graded assignments and projects, tracked… Show more • Assisted professor in proseminar course in Environmental Science (30+ students) with focus on career readiness. Gave presentations related to professional development, graded assignments and papers, and provided one-on-one assistance. • Co-organized Climate and Life (physical geography) lab for four classes of 25 students. Created presentations, organized material, developed self-grading quizzes through online classroom platform, proctored exams, graded assignments and projects, tracked attendance, reviewed and edited course material, and independently led two classes. • Prepared PowerPoint presentation and guest lectured on the Geography of Benin and West Africa for class sizes ranging from 30-200 students.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Risk Management Analyst
      • Oct 2015 - Aug 2016

      Washington D.C. Metro Area Risk Analyst Job Duties: • Internal policy review; conducted research and edited policies including International Travel Policy, Academic Continuity Policy, and Executive Travel Policy. • Reviewed and prepared OSHA compliance reports. • Assisted with management of claims. • Managed self insurance program; underwrote policies, managed claims, negotiated invoices. International Risk Analysis Job Duties: • Prepared internal reviews of international safety issues that… Show more Risk Analyst Job Duties: • Internal policy review; conducted research and edited policies including International Travel Policy, Academic Continuity Policy, and Executive Travel Policy. • Reviewed and prepared OSHA compliance reports. • Assisted with management of claims. • Managed self insurance program; underwrote policies, managed claims, negotiated invoices. International Risk Analysis Job Duties: • Prepared internal reviews of international safety issues that impact travelers. • Monitored University’s overseas travelers. • Reviewed proposed travel to State Department Travel Warning countries through checklists on safety, security, and travel alerts. Database Administration and Report Analysis Job Duties: • Utilized Business Intelligence to create reports; custom built over 50 reports including annual board reports, actuary reports, and loss runs. • Conducted internal department audits and led accompanying process management projects. • Trained users; coordinated sessions and conducted demonstrations. • Created extensive guide for database utilization. • Maintained professional and technical knowledge; participated in conferences, attended regular webinars, received advanced training on database capabilities. • Built customized database for self insurance program.

    • Administrative Assistant
      • Jan 2013 - Sep 2015

      Georgetown University, Washington, DC • Certificates of Insurance (COI); Collect and organize COIs and data, review and process requests for outgoing COI, maintain spreadsheet of documents received. • Editing; Edit correspondence and documents for internal department use. • Scheduling; Schedule internal and external meetings and organize department events. • Monitored insurance requirements for annual sports summer camps. Collected data on camp dates and attendees, met with coaches to discuss insurance requirements and… Show more • Certificates of Insurance (COI); Collect and organize COIs and data, review and process requests for outgoing COI, maintain spreadsheet of documents received. • Editing; Edit correspondence and documents for internal department use. • Scheduling; Schedule internal and external meetings and organize department events. • Monitored insurance requirements for annual sports summer camps. Collected data on camp dates and attendees, met with coaches to discuss insurance requirements and working with minors, and compiled data for underwriters.

    • Graduate Admissions Assistant
      • 2013 - 2013

      • Opened and processed mail, entered data, filed and edited documents.

    • United States
    • International Affairs
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • English as a Second Language Teacher
      • Jul 2010 - Aug 2012

      Benin • Organized and directed the first regional boys’ camp (2012), which educated 50 adolescent boys and 10 community leaders on gender equality, sportsmanship, arts education, food security, rights of women and children, sexual harassment, history of slavery in Benin, study skills, and good health practices including puberty and reproduction, sexual health, malaria prevention and proper hygiene techniques. Lead the planning of the camp, wrote grant, raised $5000 in funds, and ensured that the camp… Show more • Organized and directed the first regional boys’ camp (2012), which educated 50 adolescent boys and 10 community leaders on gender equality, sportsmanship, arts education, food security, rights of women and children, sexual harassment, history of slavery in Benin, study skills, and good health practices including puberty and reproduction, sexual health, malaria prevention and proper hygiene techniques. Lead the planning of the camp, wrote grant, raised $5000 in funds, and ensured that the camp was conducted within budgetary limits. I also scheduled meetings with volunteers, speakers and community partners, organized and scheduled the weeks activities, and wrote a final report (in French) on the activities of the camp. • Coordinated English as a Second Language (ESL) program at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) by creating curriculum for ESL program, selecting teachers and conducting classes. • Taught four beginner and intermediate English classes with 50 to 60 students per class in a poor, rural public School. Gave one-on-one English tutoring to motivated students and incorporated lessons on malaria prevention, gender roles, proper study techniques and sexual health. • Assisted with the 2011 edition of Camp GLOW Porto-Novo, an event that unites 50 girls from throughout the south of Benin for a week to help them become empowered members of their communities. Personally selected 3 girls from my community to participate in the camp. • Received Technical Training (85 hours) in the Beninese educational system and teaching theory with an additional applied training (105.3 hours) in an actual classroom. Training included an extensive module in French and local languages (120hours) and Cross Culture (35 hours) focusing on integration into the community and host institution. Training on Personal Health (20 hours) (tropical diseases, disease prevention and treatment measures) and, Safety and Security issues (3.5 hours) were also included.

    • Peace Corps Volunteer Leader
      • 2011 - 2012

      • Supported 44 volunteers in seven regions of Benin including oversight of administrative procedures, coordinating with volunteers, acting as a liaison between PC staff and volunteers and writing progress reports. • Co-arranged, scheduled and attended the regional and national Volunteer Action Committee meetings which led to the establishment of policies and a co-initiated addition of a workspace. • Supervised the volunteer office/workstation; demonstrated effort to improve operations… Show more • Supported 44 volunteers in seven regions of Benin including oversight of administrative procedures, coordinating with volunteers, acting as a liaison between PC staff and volunteers and writing progress reports. • Co-arranged, scheduled and attended the regional and national Volunteer Action Committee meetings which led to the establishment of policies and a co-initiated addition of a workspace. • Supervised the volunteer office/workstation; demonstrated effort to improve operations, completed monthly reports, managed funds, maintained stock, updated the southern volunteer directory, and streamlined volunteer office procedures (corresponding in English and French). • Organized the reservation list for the workstation on a daily basis by communicating with volunteers and members of the administration. • Procured over 150 donations for a fundraiser which benefited the gender and development program. • Received training in and provided peer support to volunteers in Benin. The Peer Support Network is a volunteer-initiated and led organization that provides confidential listening services and support to volunteers. • Identified and helped develop future volunteer work sites by visiting villages, distributing forms and communicating with local volunteers and community members.

    • United States
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Assistant Manager
      • Apr 2006 - May 2010

      Akron, OH • Promoted to Assistant Manager in May of 2007; co-supervised a staff of 20 employees at a movie theater that averages 5,000-6,000 customers every week-end. • Engaged in administrative procedures including ordering inventory, creating the schedule for the staff and organizing the schedule for the show times of movies. • Trained members of management and workforce on balancing a safe, managing a till and counting inventory. • Co-led the promotions of six different movies that… Show more • Promoted to Assistant Manager in May of 2007; co-supervised a staff of 20 employees at a movie theater that averages 5,000-6,000 customers every week-end. • Engaged in administrative procedures including ordering inventory, creating the schedule for the staff and organizing the schedule for the show times of movies. • Trained members of management and workforce on balancing a safe, managing a till and counting inventory. • Co-led the promotions of six different movies that resulted in winning a company-wide competition. Show less

Education

  • University of Delaware
    Master of Arts (M.A.), Geography
    2016 - 2018
  • The University of Akron
    BA, Geography
    2005 - 2010

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