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LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72204 501.563.1607 ronifoster@live.com
RONI FLAKES FOSTER RESUME "MY SKILLS IN CREATING A NONPROFIT SCHOOL AND ARTS CENTER ARE VALUABLE TO THE SUCCESS OF AT-RISK YOUTH."
OBJECTIVE
Work cooperatively and creatively with others to establish and maintain a residential school that teaches Arkansas’ Learning Standards as defined in the Arkansas Curriculum Frameworks with an emphasis on the arts and a student-tailored educational plan; To provide greater educational opportunities primarily to at-risk youth.
WORK EXPERIANCE Oct. 2005 – Present Freelance artist/writer/motivational speaker/ teacher/child advocate at Mustard Seed Creations, Little Rock, Arkansas. Create through a variety of mediums to serve the mission of helping others. Promote and market art and poetry. Write and edit on a freelance basis. Design logos. Draw and paint portraits and murals. Teach art and organize youth in mural painting. Raise funds. Manage finances and budgets. Plan, organize, and coordinate events. Collaborate with community artists. Sept. 2007 – Present Creative Director/Fundraising Committee Chair at Simone’s Home Inc., a child welfare agency and community based residence for girls in long-term foster care, Little Rock, Arkansas. Lead in decision-making as it pertains to the arts to serve SHI mission and goals; develop programs, services, and teach art to community youth; fundraise; minor budgeting and financial management in regards to fundraising; event planning, coordination, and promotion; mentoring; public speaking; child advocacy. Stephanie Johnson 501.772.4987 Aug. 2006 – Dec. 2007 Art Office Assistantship at University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) Art Department, Little Rock, Arkansas. Perform office administration tasks. Aid students and faculty staff in art promotion, recruitment, advising, and test preparation. Follow security procedures and policies. Demonstrate knowledge of UALR art galleries and exhibitions, events, scholarships, programs, and registration/admission procedures. Elizabeth Bobo 501.569.3182 Sept. 2007 – Dec. 2007 President of UALR American Humanics Students’ Association, Little Rock, Arkansas. Supervise fundraising team and delegate tasks. Plan and coordinate events. Manage information in a computer database. Lead team meetings. Write weekly and monthly reports. Present reports to AH Board of Advisors. Lead and mediate face-to-face meetings, teleconferences, and WebCT chats with group. Motivate team members. Manage AH resources to serve AH mission. Dr. Juliana Flinn 501.569.3173 Jun. 2004 – Oct. 2005 Telephone Sales Representative at The Heritage Company, Little Rock, Arkansas. Fundraise for national nonprofit associations. Lindsey Hensley 501.548.0347
EDUCATION Aug. 2006 – Present Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts - creative writing, studio art, and AH: Nonprofit professional studies certificate, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Jan. 2006 – Jul. 2006 Pulaski Technical College
VOLUNTEER EXPERIANCE
Jul. 2007 – Present Fundraising Team Leader/Creative Director at Simone’s Home Inc, Little Rock, Arkansas. Stephanie Johnson 501.772.4987 Mar. 2007 – Mar. 2007 Activity Facilitator at City Year Camps, North Little Rock, Arkansas. Amanda Richardson 501.704.1424 AWARDS AND RECOGNITION UALR Summa Cum Laude Graduate Member of National Honor Society Member of National Beta Club UALR Dean’s List Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Letendre Homeless Education Fund UALR Art Assistantship Fay S. Pfeifer Scholarship Albert D. and Marcuse S. Cohn Scholarship Pell Grant Recipient
2008 American Humanics NextGen Leader 2008 & 2009 American Humanics Academic Scholarship 2008 UALR Alumni Association Scholarship 2008 UALR Development General Scholarship National History Day first place winner in school, district, and state levels; tenth place winner in nationals Alumni of the Arkansas School for Math, Science, and the Arts Nonfiction work published in UALR Writers’ Network Quills & Pixels 2009
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