C-level executive with 10 years of experience in gender equity work, building on a Master's in International Development and an MBA. Looking for international opportunities to create or grow programs that promote gender equity. |
Contact Janice Levenhagen-Seeley
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Area of Expertise: |
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Communications, Media, Knowledge Management, Editor
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Director, CEO, COP, President
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Fundraising, Business Development, Grants Writer
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Private Sector, Social Enterprise, Corporate Social Responsibility
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Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
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Professional Experience: |
FREELANCE, Portland, OR & Paris, France Aug 2019-Current Provide strategic, fundraising, financial, and program advice and support to leaders of woman/girl and refugee focused nonprofit organizations in Ghana, France, and the US
Selected Projects: Hack Africa, Ghana Nonprofit supporting girls and women in technology in Ghana. • Provide strategic, fundraising, and program advice and support to founder of nonprofit organization • Propose changes and improvements to programs and pitches based on proven best practices • Support grant writing needs
Led By HER, Paris Established nonprofit providing education and support for emerging women entrepreneurs, focusing on those recovering from domestic violence. • Translate documents and content from French to English; proofread and correct translations by others • Redesign and move hard-coded (HTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript) website to WordPress for better usability for employees/volunteers and site visitors; fix various issues with hard-coded website in the interim • Provide technical support as needed • Support grant writing needs • Provide project management and strategy support for women-focused hackathon event
Soul Food Paris, Paris Nonprofit supporting refugee youth by providing cultural activities, community, and apprenticeship opportunities. • Support planning and running of annual fundraising and community-building event • Provide strategic advice and support, including fundraising • Create annual budget and financial reports; support annual planning
AERO TEARDROPS, Portland, OR Co-Founder, CEO, Aug 2015-Current Responsible for strategy, marketing oversight, and finances of family-owned camping trailer builder. • Collaboratively create and implement business strategy each year • Create and oversee marketing strategy • Lead HR functions and supervise • Manage $700,000 budget annually, including building budget, reviewing books, and filing taxes
CHICKTECH, Portland, OR Founder, CEO, Nov 2011-Aug 2019 Responsible for creating and managing national nonprofit with a mission of increasing gender equity in high tech. • Created vision, strategy, structure, and goals for nonprofit, growing to 27 chapters across North America in 6 years • Designed, implemented, and oversaw inclusive programs and events for youth and adults • Served over 8,000 girls and women annually through 250 events per year • Created strong partnerships with many local, national, and global organizations • Built empowered community of 1500 volunteers annually and 10 staff members • Managed $1.3m budget; fundraised through various methods, including grant proposals and corporate donations • Designed and built national branding, marketing material, and websites • Skills: strategic planning, budgeting, program design, fundraising and grant writing, partnerships
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Education: |
SCIENCES PO, Paris School of International Affairs, Paris, France Master’s in Advanced Global Studies, August 2020-June 2021 • Master of International Development, Concentration: Diplomacy • Student representative for MAGS program for professionals. Courses included: Selected Coursework -- Global Poverty, Gender Equity, Education and Development, Building Peace and Resolving Violent Conflict, Rethinking Partnerships for Greater Development Impact
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, Atkinson Graduate School of Management, Salem, OR Master of Business Administration, May 2010 • Willamette MBA Scholar – recipient of merit-based scholarship • Member of National Association of Women MBAs chapter (NAWMBA), Net Impact Selected Coursework – Value Chain Management, Operations, Leadership, Finance, Benefit Cost Analysis, Sustainability Management, System/Information Dynamics, Global Strategic Alliances
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY, Corvallis, OR Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering, June 2006 • Minors: Business, French, Computer Science • Ford Opportunity Grant recipient; AeA Technology Scholar (sponsored by Hewlett Packard)
Selected Coursework -- Unix, Java, C, Circuit Analysis, Microcontrollers, Computer Architecture
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Internships / Fellowships
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