John Torok

About John Torok

Specialties: Labor studies, labor organization and education, workforce development. Critical race theory, ethnic studies, Asian American Studies, oral history. Research, teaching, communication skills, customer relations, fundraising, film production. Microsoft office, office management, organizational skills, presentation skills, proposal writing, public speaking. Public policy. German, Hungarian languages. New York lawyer (retired).

Experience

1. Job Steward (Shop Floor)

   Seiu Local 1000

   Jan 2011 — Present

   Volunteer position. Memorandum of understanding enforcement (representation); worker education; investigation of and advocacy for co-workers with concerns and issues with bosses; union literature and information distribution; onsite and offsite union meeting, campaign, and event organizer.

Education

• New York University School of Law

  LL.M., Legal History, Racism and Law, Human Rights

  1993 — 1994

• University of California, Santa Cruz

  B.A., Psychology-Race Relations

  1983 — 1987

• City University of New York School of Law

  JD

• University of California, Berkeley

  Ph.D., Ethnic Studies

• Columbia Law School

  not applicable, Law

  1996 — 2003

Skills

• Oral History
• Workshop Facilitation
• Program Management
• Research
• Blogging
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Grant Writing
• Leadership
• Volunteer Management
• Social Media
• Political Campaigns
• International Relations
• Fundraising
• Higher Education
• Legal Research
• Proposal Writing
• Policy Analysis
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Microsoft Office
• Teaching
• Editing
• Politics
• Strategic Planning
• Community Organizing
• Program Development
• Management
• Legal Writing
• Grants
• Program Evaluation
• Policy
• Public Speaking
• Event Planning
• Public Policy
• Student Affairs
• Leadership Development