j.p. paulus

8018 S. Calumet Ave. Chicago IL 60619

773 • 783 • 3970    Cellular Phone: 312 • 282 • 2809

E-mail jp@paulus.com

World Wide Web  home page http://jp.paulus.com  

 

OBJECTIVE

To serve in a position that will connect the needs of the individual and organization with resources to achieve success

 

CAREER SUMMARY

 Diverse experience in multiple settings.  Accomplished goals and developed structures which freed co-workers & clients to succeed in areas of expertise

 

 

EDUCATION

 Medill School of Journalism

of Northwestern University, 

Graduated in 3 years

Bachelor of Science in Journalism                  major: journalism

elective concentrations: sociology/linguistics

social science concentration: non-Western history    

 

EXPERIENCE         

Vision Nehemiah PURSUE program

Chicago, Illinois                 September 2009 - present

 Consultant

o    Assisting in developing comprehensive college preparation program

o    Counseling urban students through college going process

o    Presentations on the financial aid process to community organizations

o    Networking ministries, people and resources

o    Grant research & development

 

Illinois Student Assistance Commission                    

Deerfield, Illinois          March 2008 – November 2009

 Outreach Development Specialist

·         Recruited & trained 58 ISACorps serving the state of Illinois throsugh landmark federal College Access Challenge Grant program

·         Managing relationships with organizations which help youth from at-risk communities go to college

·         Researching and developing new grant opportunities

·         Managing compliance of grants received from external sources for outreach activities

·         Evaluate effectiveness of outreach programs

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PACT Consulting                    

Palatine, Illinois                 June 2007 – December 2007

 Consultant

·         Networking ministries to at-risk communities

·         Counseling ministries on resources within the city and beyond for effective community impact

·         Assessing current strategies and planning for future initiatives

 

YouthPartnersNET   (YPN)                       

Chicago, Illinois       January 2006- June 2007

 Chicago City Networker

·         Networking ministries to at-risk youth

·         Hosting monthly networking luncheons to provide knowledge & support for youth workers

·         Participates in several local & national networking organizations & events, such as Chicago Reload, Urban Youth Network

·         E-mails highlighting Chicago area events

·         Creation of detailed youth worker events calendar to help ministries plan more efficiently

·         Research of events and resources of interest

·         In-depth phone calls and e-mails of partner ministries to assess need and describe available resources

·         Recruiting for and assisting with YPN Executive Director training

 


Uptown Baptist Church

Uptown neighborhood, Chicago, Illinois

Staff: Office Manager, Administrative Assistant, Summer Intern Supervisor

Volunteer: Youth Group Assistant, Finance Committee member, Usher, community development, Summer Concert Coordinator

Paid Staff (Administrative):  April 2001 –July 2005    

Paid Staff (Intern Supervisor):  May 2000 – August 2000    

Volunteer: October 1996 –July 2005    

·          Financial duties including: set & maintained  annual budget, supervised offering collections, made deposits and wrote checks

·          Developed UBC’s internal network files system

·          Coordinated communication between UBC leadership, members & international supporters

·          Coordinated trips and itineraries; counseled college students;

·          Networked leadership & visitors with neighborhood, city, state & national resources

·          Assisted in planning and supervising of youth group activities and development

·          Various Desktop Publishing assignments (newsletters, calendars, flyers, signs, booklets)

 

University of Chicago Hospitals

Chicago, Illinois                 October 1998 – May 2000

Facilities Operations Project Coordinator

·          Administered Quality Improvement surveys (Customer and Employee) for all Facilities Operations Departments

·          Desktop Publishing Projects, including 3-foot banners and signs, department newsletter

·          Managed Security Card Access system

·          Developed Employee-run Reward & Recognition program, resulting in ongoing awards program

·          Organized first hospital-wide Talent Show, which boosted morale and educated Hospital on department Reward & Recognition program

 

 

SKILLS

 

Leadership: programming of community, academic and social events,  Youth Leader, Cultural Diversity Facilitator, Racial Reconciliation activist, community networker, , Korean Drama fan networker

 

Technical: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Publisher, Powerpoint, Access), , Mindmapper,  Internet applications (FrontPage, browsers), hardware installation and maintenance

 

Creative: assisted in production of professional newspaper and newsletters publicity, Web Page design

 

Communications:  journalism training, extensive personal networking experience, web pages for neighborhood and personal benefit, typing 45+ WPM, extensive experience with the Internet (e.g. Electronic mail, Web publishing, research)

 

Management:  quality improvement, non-profit organizational management, survey distribution and display expertise, security access systems, maintaining budgets and payrolls, research , College and University Financial System (CUFS) and FAM-Z financial aid system experience


 

 

 

 

 

Connecting…

 

Counsulting…

 

Resourcing…

 

Networking…

 

Encouraging…

 

Helping…

 

 

YOU

 

achieve the success you desire…