Aaron Kohrs
Community Organizer and Educator
- Role
- Community Engagement & Outreach Officer at Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Aaron Kohrs
Highly motivated academic and advocate who has extensive experience marketing and…
Experience
Community Engagement & Outreach Officer
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
Sep 2022 — Present · Washington, DC, US
Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) Community Services Bureau; marketing and administrative support, including internal and external affairs, public relations writing/media, and support of police officers’ outreach efforts—specifically Youth Services Division. Instrumental in annual 2023 Metro-wide Equity/Sustainability Award for bureau’s outreach programs—as well as 2023 departmental “Civilian” annual award. Civilian Officer of the Year 2024.Accomplishments: conducted weekly outreach in DMV Metro to promote safety on transit, positive rapport with police; wrote weekly social/media copy; worked with leadership to create bureau reports for the board; assisted interview process for crisis intervention team (board priority) and recruitment for personnel; created marketing materials/public information to advertise community services; partnered with external organizations to provide youth educational programs; managed first college interns/created shadowing program at MTPD (wrote successful proposal for seasonal positions—twice); selected to participate in GM/CEO\'s first Idea Lab Shark Tank (idea to preserve/share transit history advanced to implementation); co-coordinated wellness exams for officers; event coordination/support; data analysis for department metrics
Education
University College Cork
Master’s Degree
2015 — 2017
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Online Summer School
2014 — 2014
Catawba Valley Community College
Online Summer Semester Student
2013 — 2014
University of Virginia
Emerging Leaders Program
2024 — 2024
North Carolina Institute of Political Leadership
Fellowship
2018 — 2018
University of Plymouth
History (Study Abroad Exchange - ISEP)
2013 — 2014
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Bachelor’s Degree
2012 — 2015
The Chamber of Catawba County
Leadership Catawba
2019 — 2020
Skills
- History
- Politics
- Business Writing
- Social Media
- Computer Proficiency
- Marketing
- Photography
- Content Marketing
- Research
- Project Management
- Publications
- Public Relations
- Online Journalism
- Life Skills
- Communication
- Teaching
- Time Management
- Photoshop
- Entrepreneurship
- Public Speaking
- Travel Blogging
- Personal Branding
- Microsoft Office
- Leadership
- Creative Writing
- Writing
- Education
- Social Networking
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