Regional Director

Posted on: 2006-11-01

Elisa M. David 5400 Preston Oaks Road, #2111 Dallas, Texas 75254 (214) 402-4563 [email protected] Professional Experience Group Education and Training · Designed, implemented and evaluated cultural orientation sessions and diversity workshops · Developed informational and support materials for training courses · Experienced in group facilitation and public speaking · Completed graduate course work in training methods and adult learning principles Program Management · Recruited, trained and supervised multicultural staff and program volunteers · Participated in strategic planning, fundraising and program development efforts · Provided daily management and administration of an office serving 1000+ clients per year · Represented programs to internal executives, state and federal agencies and general public · Prepared and managed budgets of up to $2.4 million (U.S.) · Extensive experience completing reports for state, federal and private funders International/Intercultural Exchange · Extensive practical and theoretical knowledge of intercultural issues and communication · Broad experience working in a multicultural setting and with numerous ethnic groups · Lived and worked overseas in a developing country · Actively involved in international and intercultural communities for over fifteen years · Planned, organized and directed social and educational activities for diverse groups Refugee Resettlement · Supervised diverse staff responsible for direct case management to newly arrived refugees · Coordinated arrivals and processing with local, national and international agencies · Implemented and managed a broad array of federal, state and privately funded programs Micro-Enterprise Development · Advised more than seventy individuals in basic business practices · Conducted needs analysis and feasibility studies with micro-entrepreneurs · Assisted in the development and management of business projects · Performed interim and final evaluations for funding agencies · Wrote proposals and raised funding for small business projects Additional Skills · Strong computer skills and familiarity with MS Office applications · Extensive administrative, managerial and office support experience · Excellent oral and written communication skills · Language skills: basic Spanish and fluency in Jamaican Patois Employment Chronology August 1999 – October 2006 Regional Director International Rescue Committee Dallas, Texas August 1996 – August 1999 Resettlement Program Manager Catholic Charities Refugee and Immigration Services Somerville, Massachusetts August 1995 - July 1996 Resource Center Chair and Administrative Panel Member Women and International Development (A Joint Harvard/MIT Group) Cambridge, Massachusetts August 1995 - February 1996 Haitian Refugee Women’s Group Coordinator Catholic Charities Refugee and Immigration Services Somerville, Massachusetts September 1994 - July 1996 Secretarial and Administrative Support Assignments TAC Temporaries Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts February 1992 - March 1994 Small Business Counselor and Skills Trainer Rural Agricultural Development Authority/Peace Corps Falmouth, Jamaica September 1987 - May 1991 Personnel Assistant University of Rochester Employment Services Rochester, New York Publications Haitian Women in Boston: A Resource Guide, December 1995. Education 1996 M.A. Intercultural Relations (Specialization in Development Project Administration and Training and Consulting) Lesley College; Cambridge, Massachusetts 1992 Small Enterprise Development and Cross-Cultural Training U.S. Peace Corps; Kingston, Jamaica 1991 B.A. Political Science (Specialization in International Relations) University of Rochester; Rochester, New York References Available upon request.