Cell Phone: 925-584-0367 Cherice Gilliam[email protected] 4423 Rocky Point Drive, Antioch, California Home Phone: 925-754-4803 PROFILE · Advocate for care, treatment and protection of all individuals, in-particularly, the most vulnerable individuals in our society. · Dynamic, high energy trainer and facilitator with many of years experience engaging both youth and adults from diverse backgrounds in a wide range of organizational development, advocacy, and prevention programming. · Cultivate and develop local resources and partnerships to expand reach of organizations goals and awareness of programs · Conduct outreach, attend community events, PTA meetings, city council meetings, school board meetings, career fairs, etc · Act as liaison between individuals, students, parents and school staff, community and faith based organizations, etc STRENGTHS CORE COMPETENCIES · Program Implementation/Management ( Curriculum/Program Development ( Networking · Coaching/Team Building ( Facilitation/Training ( Community Outreach · Business Coach and Visionary Strategist ( Human Resource Training and Development QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS · Proven ability to work in a leadership role with youth and adults · Managing web development projects from inception to completion · Excellent rapport with community leaders, political officials, business owners, clergy, etc · Managing project scope and ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget COMPUTER SKILLS · MS Office ( MS PowerPoint ( MS Publisher ( MS Excel ( Quickbooks ( Access · Mac & PC Operating Systems ( Adobe Creative Suite 3 ( Filemaker Pro 9 ( Final Cut Pro EDUCATION Bachelor Business Administration- American InterContinental University (AIU), Buckhead GA VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE Eliminate Campaign Director California-Nevada-Hawaii District of Unicef and Kiwanis International Joint Campaign June 2010/Present The Eliminate Project, Kiwanis International and UNICEF have joined forces to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. The total goal is US$110 Million. · Recruited and organized a multi-tiered volunteer fundraising corps of more than 2,000 individuals in 3 states, dedicated to raising more than $7.2 million towards the goal the global elimination of maternal and neonatal tetanus · Successfully identified, cultivated, and solicited Major Gifts ($25,000+), Lead Gifts ($100,000+), and sub-major gifts ($1,000+) to meet elimination funding needs · In partnership with Major and Lead Gift donors, developed gift matching programs to expand the organization’s donor base · Executed multiple fundraising and training events at large scale state and international conventions · Successfully organized the most money raised at any one event through the campaign Campaign Manager– Moore for City Council Elections: November 2006 & 2004 · .

1. Cell Phone: 925-584-0367
Cherice Gilliam[email protected]
4423 Rocky Point Drive, Antioch, California
Home Phone: 925-754-4803
PROFILE
· Advocate for care, treatment and protection of all individuals,
in-particularly, the most vulnerable individuals in our society.
· Dynamic, high energy trainer and facilitator with many of
years experience engaging both youth and adults from diverse
backgrounds in a wide range of organizational development,
advocacy, and prevention programming.
· Cultivate and develop local resources and partnerships to
expand reach of organizations goals and awareness of programs
· Conduct outreach, attend community events, PTA meetings,
city council meetings, school board meetings, career fairs, etc
· Act as liaison between individuals, students, parents and
school staff, community and faith based organizations, etc
STRENGTHS
CORE COMPETENCIES
· Program Implementation/Management
( Curriculum/Program Development
( Networking

2. · Coaching/Team Building
( Facilitation/Training
( Community Outreach
· Business Coach and Visionary Strategist
( Human Resource Training and Development
QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS
· Proven ability to work in a leadership role with youth and
adults
· Managing web development projects from inception to
completion
· Excellent rapport with community leaders, political officials,
business owners, clergy, etc
· Managing project scope and ensuring projects are completed
on time and within budget
COMPUTER SKILLS
· MS Office
( MS PowerPoint
( MS Publisher
(
MS Excel
( Quickbooks ( Access
· Mac & PC Operating Systems ( Adobe Creative
Suite 3 ( Filemaker Pro 9
( Final Cut Pro
EDUCATION

3. Bachelor Business Administration- American InterContinental
University (AIU), Buckhead GA
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Eliminate Campaign Director California-Nevada-Hawaii District
of Unicef and Kiwanis International Joint Campaign
June 2010/Present
The Eliminate Project, Kiwanis International and UNICEF have
joined forces to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. The
total goal is US$110 Million.
· Recruited and organized a multi-tiered volunteer fundraising
corps of more than 2,000 individuals in 3 states, dedicated to
raising more than $7.2 million towards the goal the global
elimination of maternal and neonatal tetanus
· Successfully identified, cultivated, and solicited Major Gifts
($25,000+), Lead Gifts ($100,000+), and sub-major gifts
($1,000+) to meet elimination funding needs
· In partnership with Major and Lead Gift donors, developed
gift matching programs to expand the organization’s donor base
· Executed multiple fundraising and training events at large
scale state and international conventions
· Successfully organized the most money raised at any one event
through the campaign
Campaign Manager– Moore for City Council

4. Elections: November 2006 & 2004
· Two time campaign Manger for local candidate which resulted
in successful election
· Built a low cost, grassroots driven city council campaign to
challenge incumbent city councilor.
· Defeated well-funded primary opponent by a margin of 3:1
Campaign Manager– Rocha for City Council
Election: November 2008
· Managed, implemented, and helped design a volunteer
recruitment, fundraising, media, and field program
· Defeated opponent and obtain the highest number of votes to
have candidate become Mayor-ProTem
· Served as media consultant for the campaign, implementing
the web and social media components
EXPERIENCE
The East County Alcohol Policy (ECAP) Coalition Coordinator
(Part-time)

5. Nov 2013- Present
· meets monthly and works with concerned citizens in Bay Point
and Pittsburg regarding underage drinking, youth access to
alcohol, and local alcohol policy.
· ECAP was instrumental in the recent passage of the Social
Host Ordinance in Pittsburg.
· Recruit coalition members for the ECAP Coalition;
· Maintain strong relationships with current and potential
coalition members, including community members, law
enforcement, youth, etc.;
· Plan and facilitate monthly coalition meetings, in partnership
with coalition members;
· Ensure that ECAP members are informed of legislative and
policy issues related to alcohol use and of local merchant
compliance status;
· Coordinate outreach for Pittsburg’s Social Host Ordinance;
· Build relationships with local merchants for recruitment,
education, and monitoring purposes;
· Maintain communication with merchants who have expressed a
desire to improve their compliance with AOD (alcohol and other
drug) laws and policies;

6. · Conduct community outreach presentations, including
speaking at governmental meetings;
· Produce a monthly e-newsletter documenting any
accomplishments and issues of interest to community and
merchants;
· Attend county, community, agency, and team meetings and
trainings to stay informed of local issues
Children & Family Services (part-time)
Nov 2008 – Present
Kinship Liaison
· Kinship Relative liaisons serve as the communication link
between the Children and Family Services Social Workers, non-
profit organization and local committees
· Initiate a relationship with the Social Workers and/or other
Children and Family Services (CFS) staff and explaining your
role as a liaison and benefits of the Kinship program
· Review committee agendas prior to meetings and contact CFS
staff and/or the CFS Site Supervisor, when warranted, to discuss
issues regarding family cases, identify action items and suggest
solutions
· Actively participate in local organization to which to share the

7. information about the Kinship program. Attend local
community meetings and volunteer for local boards and
commissions.
Respond to questions and concerns about the program including
issues that surface through on-line discussions and at local,
state, and regional meetings
Facilitator/Trainer – Community Outreach
2005- Present (Seasonal)
· Outreach, provide support in prioritizing programs based on
need and communication of programs to various elementary,
middle and high school children
· Facilitate various workshops to promote areas of health, self-
esteem, empowerment, finance, business, to middle school and
high school youth
· Developed relationships with various School Board members,
local City Council members, Board of Supervisor members,
community groups and associations to educate them about the
non-profits programs and offerings
· Plan and conduct presentations that result in collaboration
with other community organizations
· Establish relationships that result in increased referrals from
the community
· Created a revolutionary program to teach Pre-K children from

8. ages 3-5 that teaches them about the importance of money and
coin recognition in preparation for Kindergarten. All material
is standards based curriculum.
· Implemented Youth “Get Back On Track” Program for at risk
children after-school with emphasis on developing leadership
skills
· Oversee all human resource and accounting functions, payroll,
accounts payable and receivables
After School & Mentoring Program
· Designed and facilitated planning process with youth and adult
staff to redefine the role of youth
· Facilitated workshops and helped guide youth to define their
vision for youth leadership, health outreach and service
provision.
· Community activist, worked with community leaders, teachers,
school board officials, etc to launch additional after school
program at Dallas Ranch Middle School
· Established budget for mentoring program and ROI reports,
developed relationship with BAYAC/AmeriCorps which
resulted in grant of two full time employee salaries
· Oversee local high school career fairs participants and
volunteers ,market College Fair to public to ensure maximum
participation
· Established budget for yearly College Fair and wrote grants to
cover any budget shortfalls

9. · Secured donations and funding for sixty (60) laptop computers
for the afterschool program
Environmental Design Firm
2003- 2007
· Report directly to the President/CEO and provide executive
level technical and administrative support with confidentiality
· Manage the daily administrative operations of the organization
–including but not limited to making recruiting and hiring
decisions, preparing and tracking employment offers,
employment verifications, maintaining candidate database,
perform and write staff reviews, maintain employee files, post
positions on internal and external jobs websites, etc
· Provide staffing support to managers, including scheduling
interviews/meetings, making travel arrangements, etc
· Maintain new hire packets and facilitate new hire orientation,
benefits enrollment, employee changes, terminations, Cobra,
disability claims, etc and assist employees with basic questions
regarding group benefits.
· Facilitate performance review process and recognition of

10. employee milestones, birthdays, service awards
· Coordinate company activities, holiday events and
celebrations
· Successfully organized employees to request management
research benefits of labors union
· Successfully negotiated labors and contractors union contracts
for company
· Work closely with Project/Program managers to ensure
completion of projects for clients such as John Muir Health,
Kaiser Permanente, CHW, Sutter Delta, Lowes, Adobe, etc
· Act as liaison between company, architects and various city
planning departments or other government departments
· Responsible for accounting areas of accounts payables and
accounts receivables and payroll
Xlence Consulting
2006-2008
· Facilitate breakout sessions at twice-annual events around
race, civil rights, cross cultural bridge building and leadership
development with grantees at regional and national conferences
for various national clients

11. · Created online web presence, online donation and fee payment
system, event management and registration
· Effective automated manual event registration process, created
database of event attendees for reporting purposes to grantors
· Trained youth from the Bay Area at a Youth Empowerment
Summit, guided them in developing recommendations regarding
gang violence, and acquired funding for trip to Washington, DC
to present their policy proposals to legislators
· Networked with a variety of community groups and political
organizations and coordinated the presentation of educational
workshops to community groups
1st Baptist Church - Teen Life Challenge
Consulting Project 2004
· Designed and facilitated Public Speaking/Presentation Skills
training for high school peer educators and adult outreach
workers
· Developed curricula and custom fit training to participants’
skills, language and experience
Delta Community Resources
2001-2007

12. · Created a clear, decisive vision for staff and volunteers to
achieve the strategic mission and goals
· Organize and lead the staff to achieve high morale and
effective business operations
· Oversee volunteer management to achieve high member
satisfaction and effective operation
· Oversee fiscal matters including membership, fundraising, and
operational budgets to achieve financial stability
· Ensure that company activities are coordinated with other
local and regional economic development agencies to achieve
the appropriate use of community resources
· Serve as an advocate on issues of business importance to
achieve a better business climate
· Advance the mission and goals of the company through
effective media and public relations
· Develop and evaluate new member services to achieve a
customer-oriented organization
· Research and study emerging trends in business management,
regional economic growth, and technology to achieve alignment
with company services and member needs
· Represent the company at various civic events and activities to
achieve visibility in the community
· Foster inter-organization partnering and collaboration to
achieve a common vision and strategy for business growth

13. · Develop, embrace and provide leadership to company diversity
initiatives and programs
Various Employment Highlights
Employment prior to 2000
· 12+ years of HR generalist experience
· Researched, developed, implemented and managed employee
compensation plans and benefits packages
· Develop and drive HR agenda that supports the company
business needs (e.g. retention, staffing, development)
· Embed HR tools and programs into the practices and thinking
of the client organizations (e.g. Succession Planning, Executive
Focal, Performance Management, and 360-degree feedback).
· Develop standardized analysis and reporting practices that
translate data sources such as employee relations, turnover and
survey information, into business intelligence.
· Provide guidance to Executive Management on employment
laws, compensation, training, benefits, and company policies;
· High level of competence in organizing union employees and
negotiating union contracts
· Provide employee relations counseling to employees and
managers; facilitate conflict resolution around sensitive issues
and recommend actions manager should take to improve the
employee experience
· Build skills and competencies of client groups in handling
basic employee issues.

14. AFFILIATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS
· Kiwanis
( Soroptimist International of Pittsburg
( NAACP, Vice President
( East County Leadership
( Rotary
· Licensed & Bonded CTEC-Certified Tax Preparer
( ICTA- Certified Travel Agent
( CPR and First Aide certified