Allison Smith

Director of Culture & Communications at BES

Role: Director of Culture & Community at BES (build. excel. sustain.)
Location: Portland, ME, US
LinkedIn followers: 500 followers

About Allison Smith

In my work at non-profits, my roles have ranged from administrative to management, event planning to donor relations, grant writing to communications, fundraising to database management, and most everything in between.I received my MS at the University of Wisconsin-Madison\'s Nelson Institute and graduated with a B.A. in English from Wheaton College. I have served as a founding board member of the Global Women\'s Circle, as fundraising chair on the board of the educational theater company Advice To The Players, and on the Events Committee of the Barnstormer\'s Theatre.I am passionate about exploring and safeguarding the interdisciplinary interface between environmental conservation and human interests.

Experience

Director of Culture & Community
BES (build. excel. sustain.)
Dec 2021 — Present

Education

Cornell University
Human Resources Essentials Certificate
2021
Harvard Extension School
Graduate Certificate, Environmental Policy and International Development
2014 — 2017
The University of Edinburgh
English Literature
2009 — 2010
Wheaton College Massachusetts
BA, English Literature, Political Science, Classical History
2007 — 2011
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Master of Science (MS), Environmental Conservation
2016 — 2017

Skills

Recruiting
Research
Environmental Communications
Community Outreach
Open Standards
Volunteer Management
Organic Farming
Latin
Editing
Public Speaking
Teaching
Environmental Planning
Organizational Effectiveness
Program Evaluation
Copy Editing
Wordpress
Travel
Grant Writing
Interviews
Microsoft Office
Presentations
Intermediate Italian
Social Media
Microsoft Excel
Management
Program Development
Italian
Fundraising
Nonprofits
Indesign

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Current company

BES (build. excel. sustain.)

Education Administration Programs · 551 employees · Founded 2001 · Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Strong schools rest on the shoulders of strong leaders. That’s why BES identifies and prepares excellent leaders to transform education in their communities. From school founders and executive directors, to operations leaders, deans of students, and directors of curriculum and instruction, BES is a national nonprofit that trains leaders to build schools, to ensure their schools excel, and to sustain their results over time. For the last 25 years, we have trained nearly 3,000 leaders across the country. BES Fellows have also founded more than 220 schools in 54 cities across 22 states and Washington, D.C., educating over 73,000 students-- of whom 82 percent qualify for free/reduced lunch, and 90 percent identify as students of color. Our programs and services include the BES Fellowship, Follow On Support, School Management and Leadership Accelerator, Leadership Intensives, School Leader Coaching, and Executive Search.

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About Allison Smith

Experience

Director of Culture & Community

Education

Cornell University

Harvard Extension School

The University of Edinburgh

Wheaton College Massachusetts

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Skills

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