Naliaka Wakhisi
College Counselor, Educator, Entrepreneur, Vegan Chef
- Role
- Alumni Success Coach at Uncommon Schools
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Naliaka Wakhisi
Multifaceted professional and published author with a track record of engaging diverse groups of people to increase visibility and strengthen advocacy for community and social issues; nineteen years experience in education and non-profit organizational work including grant writing and fundraising, curriculum development, and staff training and management; highly adaptable and skilled in using the arts and gaming to train leaders, college-level and K-12 educators, community organizers and young people to achieve organizational goals.
Experience
Alumni Success Coach
Dec 2023 — Present · Brooklyn, NY, US
Counseling current college students to help achieve Uncommon\'s Mission of \"to and through college\". Counseling includes Financial Aid, Appeal Letters, Academic Probation help, Study techniques, Access to services on campuses etc. This job involves travel to many different colleges to meet with students, help them get on track, and connect them to services.
Education
Northwestern University
Bachelor of Science, Gender, Performance, African-American Studies
2003 — 2007
New York University
Master, Interactive Telecommunications Program
2010 — 2012
Skills
- Event Planning
- Leadership
- Grant Writing
- Social Media
- Fundraising
- Teaching
- Training
- Team Building
- Program Development
- Management
- Public Speaking
- Marketing
- Coaching
- Program Management
- Nonprofits
- Community Outreach
- Research
- Writing
- Curriculum Design
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