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Reed, Givonna <br />Page 2 of $ <br /> <br />Assistant to the City Administrator: Mounds View, MN (Oct 1999-Dec 2001) <br /> <br />Assisted City Administrator in day-to-day administration of city affairs including coordination of mUlti-department <br />affairs/communication. Acted as human resources coordinator with responsibility for coOrdinating new employee <br />hiring, organizational development and training; negotiating labor contractS; and contract administratiOn. Special <br />projects as assigned by the City Council and City Administrator <br /> <br />Director of Community Initiatives: Summit Academy OIC (Dec 1998-Oct 1999) <br /> <br />Served as a spokesperson, government and community liaison and project manager for Summit Academy, an <br />educational institution offering programming to economically and socially disadvantaged adults through education and <br />training <br /> <br />· :*Developed and managed revenue generating partnerships between the public and non-profit sectors and Summit <br /> Academy, e.g., the Youth Opportunities project with the City of Minneapolis and other partners and the <br /> Hawthorne Neighborhood Employment Collaborative, a fully operational partnership with Pillsbury Neighborhood <br /> Services, Urban Hope and the Hawthorne Neighborhood Association that brought in $25,000 with the potential for a <br /> $75,000 contract <br /> <br />· :* Successfully articulated Summit's public policy concerns (education and training vs. work first) relative to welfare <br /> reform and the Workforce Investment Act and successfully lobbied legislators for $150Kfor YouthBuild Tech, a new <br /> statewide program developed and introduced by Summit Academy that teaches computer skills to young adults. The <br /> program is now fully operational as a result of funding from.the legislature <br /> <br />o:- Served as liaison to the Hollman Redevelopment Committee in an effort to work with elected officials and community <br /> members to secure contracts for Summit's YouthBuild and adult carpentry-programs and'to maintain Summit's central <br /> location in the face of a major redevelopment project <br /> <br />Aide to City Council Member: City of Minneapolis, MN (Jan 1997-Dec 1998) <br /> <br />Assisted in managing day-to-day operations of the 3rd ward City Council office and served as right hand to.a City <br />Council Member who chaired the Public Safety and Regulatory Services Committee. Prepared speeches and <br />correspondence for the Council Member <br /> <br />Repres.ented Council Member on and before various boards and committees such as community Action of <br />Minn'eapolis Board of Directors Executive Committee, Weed and.Seed Steering Committee and 11 neighborhood <br />associations within the ward <br /> <br />! <br />! <br /> <br />Advised Council Member on a variety of subjects including public safety, housing, and business and community <br />development matters, e.g., zero tolerance policing (COOE 4) in racially diverse; Iow and moderate income <br />communities and Hawthorn Crossings Phase II, a strip mall on a main thoroughfare in the ward <br /> <br />Assisted in long range planning and provided excellent customer service, conflict resolution and knowledge of <br />resources to residents . <br /> <br />Participated in the development and implementation of collaborative effOds with the County, state and several <br />community-based organizations to resolve problems'and address critical issues such as crime PreventiOn and <br />intervention, and housing and business development <br /> <br />-247- <br /> <br /> <br />