Wynfred Russell

City Council Member at City of Brooklyn Park
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, US
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Elementary proficiency
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Credentials

  • Organizational and Professonal
    University of Minnesota

Experience

  • City of Brooklyn Park
    • Government Administration
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • City Council Member
      • Jan 2019 - Present

      Approve budget, tax levy, and capital improvement program; review and approve development projects. Adopt ordinances and land-use regulations. Develop Smart Growth policies in urban planning and city development; advocate for transit-oriented development and Complete Streets concepts; and promote open, accountable, and an engaged city government, and policies that have the greatest impact on meeting measurable high-quality results for the city’s success. Approve budget, tax levy, and capital improvement program; review and approve development projects. Adopt ordinances and land-use regulations. Develop Smart Growth policies in urban planning and city development; advocate for transit-oriented development and Complete Streets concepts; and promote open, accountable, and an engaged city government, and policies that have the greatest impact on meeting measurable high-quality results for the city’s success.

  • AFRICAN CAREER EDUCATION & RESOURCES
    • United States
    • Technology, Information and Internet
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Founder & Director of Health Equity
      • Feb 2008 - Present

      Founder & Director of Health Equity, African Career, Education & Resources, Inc. (ACER), Brooklyn Park, MN; August 2017 – present: • Project manage a Minnesota Department of Health statewide COVID-19 response project and a CDC Foundation-funded influenza (flu) initiative focusing on BIPOC groups• Co-Principal Investigator on the African Memory Loss project with the Families and Long-Term Care Projects (FLTC), University of Minnesota School of Public Health.• Develop and manage strategic partnerships to deliver on health & wellness, civic engagement, immigration, and education initiatives that produce equitable outcomes. • Build and maintain relationships with external constituents, bringing forth potential partners that can help to advance ACER’s organizational strategic priorities.• Proactively monitor and assess the landscape, generating actionable recommendations and driving new innovative ideas for the strategic growth of the organization• Partner with clients and stakeholders to identify initiatives that advance business development relationships; assess, vet, and recommend potential partners• Ensure ACER maintains a strong development pipeline of new business opportunities, proposals, partnerships, and income to sustain the organization’s programs. • Integrate key metrics to measure and monitor diversity and program areas of focus.• Establish and utilize mechanisms to track progress across program areas.

  • eHealth Systems Africa
    • Program Manager, Health Delivery Systems
      • Oct 2015 - Jan 2019

      • Improved the health of Nigerian families through the delivery of high quality integrated health services by strengthening the public and private sectors to deliver these services;• Administered and expand health delivery programs across multidisciplinary teams;• Coordinated programmatic and managerial strategies for three program areas: Supply Chain, Health Camps (essential drug procurement and logistics), and Vaccine Direct Delivery;• Managed a rapid assessment of existing supply chain systems in Nigeria across the major health programs: HIV, TB, Immunization, Malaria, Family Planning, and Essential Drugs;• Last-mile service delivery and systems thinking in the global health supply chain to build on the organization’s growth and helped it realize its potential across the West African sub-region; served as the primary contact with partners for all project-related deliverables;• Managed program timelines to ensure timely completion of program goals and objectives;• Developed and ensure budgets are tracked against grants and contract milestones;• Conducted training of health care workers; synthesize and disseminate best practices and lessons learned through reports, working group meetings and workshops; and• Tracked global health sector trends and work with the technical experts from the private and public sectors and other development projects to determine how to respond technically and programmatically to changing needs, innovations in health systems strengthening, and gender considerations.

  • American Refugee Committee
    • United States
    • International Affairs
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Program Operations Manager
      • Mar 2015 - Jun 2015

      • Managed operational support for the implementation of all program activities (medical, WASH, care kit delivery, and psychosocial services) in southeastern Liberia• Ensured smooth functioning and high quality service delivery to health centers• Supervised facilities management, warehouse, transportation, and financial departments to ensure full compliance of USAID/OFDA policies and procedures • Collaborated with the Medical Director in developing the work plan for the medical staff and ensuring that the CCC and ETU are ready to take patients within hours• Maintained good relations with the county political authorities and foster close working relationship with the county health and the county education teams

    • Ebola Response Manager
      • Oct 2014 - Feb 2015

      • Managed Ebola response operations including community engagement activities; provided oversight to the procurement and logistics operations to the Ebola Treatment Unit (ETU) in Fishtown, logistics hub in Harper, and central office in Monrovia • Developed and executed responsive and appropriate operations management systems (for people management, local procurement, fleet management and logistics, financial, consultant and subcontractor administration, etc.) in line with local laws and regulations, USAID/OFDA guidelines and standard operating procedures, and donor requirements;• Aligned staffing and systems with country projects and available resources to provide timely, cost effective, and high quality support and administrative services to all ARC country-based projects and activities.

  • African Career, Education & Resources, Inc.
    • United States
    • Civic and Social Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Executive Director
      • Feb 2008 - Nov 2014

       Managed a U.S. Housing & Urban Development grant; implement a multi-stakeholder public and community engagement programs, using a systems change framework and a participatory approach; manage the overall administrative operations of the organization; including, hiring, fundraising, budgeting, program interventions, and supervision of staff; Consulted with donors to determine project requirements; ensure that project deliverables meet project requirements; planning for and conducting staff meetings; and board of directors development, grant writing & management and meeting management; and, Successfully developed and implemented project orientations, project implementation trainings, staff development trainings, and project supervision.

  • Transtec s.a.
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • TVET Research Consultant
      • Mar 2013 - Jul 2013

      • Support coordination for strategy and program development and implementation across ministries engaged in the TVET sector and with the private sector.• Review the projects and programs currently undertaken with the view to revitalizing and rationalizing the vocational training system under the Government; • Prepare problem analysis, identify gaps and bottlenecks and facilitate strategies to promote vocational education; review existing coordination structures and recommend improvements; provide technical and strategic advice to the Liberian Government on how to take TVET programs and components and transform them into practical plans.

  • University of Minnesota
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy
      • Mar 2010 - Nov 2012

      Researched, analyzed, wrote, and edited national-level health policy documents; Conducted nationwide site visits to collect data, interviews, designed quality control measures, and wrote articles on promising public health practices of emergency hazards for publication on – www.cidrappractices.org, www.cdc.gov, and www.astho.org – ; conducted research, including literature reviews and web-based searches; Planned and organized outreach to community and faith-based organizations (CFBOs); and, analyzed information on public health emergency preparedness topics, particularly pandemic influenza on vulnerable and at-risk populations.

  • Normandale Community College
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Director, Center for Multicultural Services
      • Feb 2008 - Feb 2010

      • Provided constituency-based support, outreach, and programming, as well as, assist in broad diversity education efforts for all undergraduate students. Through advisement of organizations and heritage months, affinity programming, caucus development, and strong advisory relationships; provided developmental guidance, support, and trainings for various student constituencies, including international students.• Developed conferences and workshops to support the success of minority students; and• Supported faculty professional development; maintain collaborative relationships with higher education and K-12 institutions, as well as throughout community-based organizations and agencies serving underrepresented and underserved populations.• Provided advice and counsel to the President, Deans, campus committees, and other stakeholders in curriculum development, assessment, diversity, equity and integration.• Advised two student organizations, and mobilize the NCC campus in its ongoing efforts to improve integration, Access, Opportunity, and Success of underrepresented students.

  • University of Minnesota - Crookston
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Director of Diversity Programming
      • Oct 2007 - Feb 2008

       Assisted racial minority students to determine and accomplish their educational goals; Provided support services to assist students of color attain academic success; Promoted the intellectual, career, social, and moral development of underrepresented students; provided training in leadership skills and other personal and social skills for minority students and faculty; designed retention and academic assistance programs; Identified appropriate ethnic mentors and role models; and supported outreach and community and service-learning opportunities for underserved students.

Education

  • Northern Michigan University
    Bachelor's Degree, Broadcast Journalism
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  • Northern Michigan University
    Master's Degree, International/Global Studies
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  • University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
    Master's Degree, Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (community health, communications, and education)
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  • University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
    Master's degree, Organizational Communication, General
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