Board Of Directors
Misha Collins
Co-Founder and Board President
Patronus: Infinity or a pony… So I’m going with, “infinite ponies”
Favorite color: I don’t have a favorite color because I’m not five. But that being said…orange.
Favorite food: Cedar plank salmon and salted caramel, but not usually at the same time
Super power: Reincarnation, but I haven’t perfected the “switching bodies” part yet. (Or: the ability to subliminally plant a low humming sound in anyone’s mind. It’s relatively useless as superpowers go, but on the upside it’s pretty annoying.)
Bucket list item: 1. Successfully completing every other person’s bucket list on the planet. 2. I don’t believe in bucket lists. I prefer to use pails for all my list-making. 3. Riding infinite ponies on Mars. 4. I’ve never gotten around to writing a bucket list, so I’m crowdsourcing it. Send me bucket list items to: mishasbucketlist@gmail.com.
Danneel Ackles
Board Member
Patronus: Werewolf
Favorite color: All shades of blue
Favorite food: Fried chicken
Super power: Organizing- people, parties, pantries, etc.
Bucket list item: Sail around the world. But I wouldn’t really be doing the sailing, or the cooking, or the cleaning. Basically, I want to spend a summer like Beyoncé and Jay Z.
Keith Bacon
Board Member
Patronus: Bear
Favorite color: Grey
Favorite food: Crab (preferably that I caught myself)
Super power: Listening and figuring people out
Bucket list item: Sailing through the Panama Canal
Michelle Henning
Board Member
Bio coming soon!
Susan Markowitz
Board Member
Patronus: Elephant and rat, for different reasons
Favorite color: Teal blue
Favorite food: Steel cut oats with blueberries and walnuts
Super power: Walking fast
Bucket list item: Successfully do tree pose for 15 minutes
Cinde Monsam
Board Member
Patronus: Horse
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite food: Gumbo
Super power: Horse whispering
Bucket list item: Going into space
Genevieve Padalecki
Board Member
Patronus: Horse
Favorite food: Italiam
Favorite color: Moss green
Super power: Being a mom; eating leftovers
Bucket list item: Bhutan or Kilimanjaro
Philip Schneider
Board Member
Patronus: Elopus
Favorite color: #000001
Favorite food: Gluten-free gluten
Super power: Completing bios for websites
Bucket list item: Teleportation
Executive Director
Rachel Miner
Executive Director
Patronus: Tasselled wobbegong
Favorite color: That tickles
Favorite food: Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Super power: Rock-hard refusal to acquiesce to “reality”
Bucket list item: Life is a bucket & I love checking off everything on this list
Executive Team
Jennifer Willis-Rivera
Director of Operations
Patronus: Butterfly
Favorite color: Sapphire blue
Favorite food: Veggie quesadillas
Super power: Public speaking
Bucket list item: Iguazu Falls!!
Chris G.
Executive Liaison to the Board
Administrative Support
Sara Carothers
Executive Assistant & Assistant HR Manager
Patronus: I don’t know if I would call them my patronus, exactly, but I certainly identify with the pug lifestyle (eating, sleeping, and generally lolling about)
Favorite color: Anything shiny
Favorite food: Edible
Super power: Sleeping on airplanes
Bucket list item: Winning the lottery (hard to do when I don’t play in the first place, but I live in hope)
Chuck Faustine
Executive Assistant
Patronus: Bassett Hound
Favorite food: Pizza
Favorite color: Red
Super power: Making things happen
Bucket list item: Visit Norway
Acts
Laura Hales
Acts Manager
Patronus: Niffler
Favorite color: Green
Favorite food: Pasta (with cheese on top of course)!
Super power: Physic abilities or mind reading, I spend most of my time saying ‘I knew that was going happen’ or predicting the ending of films.
Bucket list item: I was born in Windhoek, Namibia but my parents moved back to the UK when I was 3. So I would love to go back and visit one day!
Events
Amanda Tucker
Events Manager
Patronus: A crayon box, one of the large ones, but when you open it, it is filled with dozens of Sharpie markers. The really good ones, and all sizes, including Ultra-this… Did this have to be an animal? Ok, a porcupine that has sharpies instead of spines!
Favorite color: Green
Favorite food: Good food
Super power: Making to-do lists
Bucket list item: Actually completing all my to-do lists
Natalie Miller
Regional Events Officer
Patronus: Mine is sea turtles, turtles and frogs in general. Also anoles!
Favorite color: Depends on my mood. Sometimes it’s definitely orange. Other times it’s blue. Then there are the times I’m sure it’s yellow.
Favorite food: Finally an easy one! Sushi! Pizza! Wait, definitely sushi. But also definitely pizza.
Super power: Calming others. I can bring people down and get them to consider the other side.
Bucket list item: My top two are to see the Northern/Southern Lights & backpack the Appalachian Trail.
Jennifer Santangelo
Assistant Coordinator
Patronus: Bat
Favorite color: Teal
Favorite food: Could be pizza, but it’s probably fish tacos
Super power: Juggling priorities
Bucket list item: Attend the Winter Classic
Kristen Kress
Assistant Coordinator
Patronus: Black and White Cat (Yes, I took the official test)
Favorite color: Pink
Favorite food: Chocolate
Super power: Empathy
Bucket list item: Vacation in the Bahamas
Bea Arbeiter
Assistant Coordinator
Patronus: Koala!
Favorite color: Currently blue, but it changes from time to time
Favorite food: Strawberries! And chocolate! And watermelon!
Super power: Using movie quotes in my everyday life
Bucket list item: Make at least 1 person smile each day
Beverley Burrows-Pym
Assistant Coordinator
Patronus: Koala
Favorite color: burgundy / purple
Favorite food: anything spicy (tomato free)
Super power: tripping over my own feet but falling with style
Bucket list item: to cruise the world. sight see and take photos, while trying new foods.
Finance
David Antonelli
Treasurer
Patronus: Stoat
Favorite color: Red
Favorite food: Italian
Super power: Accounting/Explaining numbers in a way that they actually make sense
Bucket list item: Ride a motorcycle around Scotland
Public Relations
Jazz Charton
PR Manager
Patronus: Keanu Reeves
Favorite food: Donuts
Favorite color: Glitter
Super power: Laughing at my own jokes
Bucket list item: To confidently know the alphabet without singing it
Christina Orieschnig
Public Relations Officer
Patronus: My first thought would have been the farm cat Max at my in-laws’ place. But since he’s just a big cuddly ball of fur who’s lazy and uncoordinated (and thus highly unlikely to defend me from Dementors) – I’m going to go with a fox.
Favorite color: The glittering cobalt blue of the Mediterranean sea.
Favorite food: It’s a tie between mousse au chocolat and pasta with butter and ketchup.
Super power: Getting extremely enthusiastic about things – I have been known to bounce.
Bucket list item: Writing a book while sipping wine on a French café terrace.
Social Media
Eloisa Armini
Social Media Manager
Patronus: Lion (but I really feel like my true patronus would be Beyoncé)
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite food: Pizza! (such a cliché for an Italian, right?)
Super power: Caring for people
Bucket list item: Moving to Canada
Julie Merar
Social Media Manager
Patronus: Piglet
Favorite color: Purple
Favorite food: Beet juice … is that a food? No? Ok, Indian cuisine.
Super power: I can make a mess no matter where I am and what I am doing. Salad in a salad bowl you say? Nonsense! Just check the floor right under where I was cutting veggies. In a room by myself with nothing else … just look for the tumbleweed of hair. Messes out of thin air. It’s downright eerie if you ask me.
Bucket list item: One day I’d like to be able to afford my own teleporter. The upgraded model. It’s embarrassing to always have to ask the neighbors to use theirs.
Alisha Chamat
Social Media Officer
Patronus: Ducks
Favorite color: Purple
Favorite food: Tacos!
Super power: Making people laugh
Bucket list item: To see the great pyramids
Natasha Frannando
Social Media Officer
Patronus: Polar Bear
Favorite color: Pink, Black and anything that glitters.
Favorite food: Coffee. And more coffee. (also Thai food).
Super power: Writing, Organising (I could organise your house in half an hour, flat) and making pasta.
Bucket list item: Write a book, seeing all the Castles in Ireland and visiting the town in Italy where my Nonno was born.
Emy Cook
Social Media Officer
Patronus: April Ludgate, Pawnee Parks and Rec Department
Favorite color: Lake Tahoe blue!
Favorite food: The entire pizza foodgroup.
Super power: Singing everyone’s part in RENT the musical.
Bucket list item: Hug a baby sloth.
Fundraising
Hope Bixby
Fundraising Officer
Patronus: Honey Badger
Favorite color: Moss green
Favorite food: Falafel wraps
Super power: Cake decorating
Bucket list item: Learn to play the guitar
Rea Niessen
Interim Destination Projects Manager & Fundraising Officer
Patronus: Lemur
Favorite color: All shades of Blue
Favorite food: Salmon/Avocado Sushi
Super power: Sleeping through every movie (actually sleeping everywhere); Infecting others with enthusiasm
Bucket list item: Seeing as much of this beautiful planet as possible; Understanding dimensions in space
Human Resources
Sara Carothers
Executive Assistant & Assistant HR Manager
Patronus: I don’t know if I would call them my patronus, exactly, but I certainly identify with the pug lifestyle (eating, sleeping, and generally lolling about)
Favorite color: Anything shiny
Favorite food: Edible
Super power: Sleeping on airplanes
Bucket list item: Winning the lottery (hard to do when I don’t play in the first place, but I live in hope)
Information Technology
Chris Del Rosario
IT Manager
Patronus: Meditating (actually sleeping) Owl
Favorite color: Black
Favorite food: Coffee
Super power: Sleeping within 10 seconds of closing my eyes
Bucket list item: Run a full marathon
Outreach
Kristin Lindsay
Outreach Manager
Patronus: Turkey
Favorite food: Anything I can put tzatziki on. Maybe it’s just tzatziki, then?
Favorite color: Orange. But, like, a classy orange, not the stuff you find on hi-viz vests or traffic cones.
Super power: Unintentionally melting small kitchen appliances. There are witnesses.
Bucket list item: Do the tourist thing in Malta
Paulina Fangel
Outreach Officer
Patronus: Baby Beluga
Favorite food: All the tacos
Favorite color: The color of a blood moon
Super power: Bringing people together
Bucket list item: Visit the Shire
Partnerships
Maria Christian
Partnerships Manager
Patronus: Hedgehog
Favorite color: Green
Favorite food: Korean
Super power: Organizing big events
Bucket list item: Play a superhero in a Marvel movie
Ori Regn
Grant Writer
Patronus: common loon
Favorite color: pleurigloss
Favorite food: tea. earl grey. hot.
Super power: finding answers
Bucket list item: blacksmith my own sword
Kiernan Gladman
Grant Writer
Patronus: Definitely a cat. I’m certain my composition is 81% cat, and 19% regular human molecules.
Favorite color: Teal
Favorite food: Lasagna because it has all the most critical food groups: pasta, cheese, vegetables, and more cheese.
Super power: My superpower is coming up with ideas and creative solutions.
Bucket list item: Do I have to pick just one? In that case, I want to travel to Ireland!
Projects
Rea Niessen
Interim Destination Projects Manager & Fundraising Officer
Patronus: Lemur
Favorite color: All shades of Blue
Favorite food: Salmon/Avocado Sushi
Super power: Sleeping through every movie (actually sleeping everywhere); Infecting others with enthusiasm
Bucket list item: Seeing as much of this beautiful planet as possible; Understanding dimensions in space
Graphic Design
Allie Nicholas
Graphic Designer
Patronus: Dolphin
Favorite color: Deep, vibrant teal… the kind that makes you want to jump in and float around for a while.
Favorite food: Jewish deli sandwiches. So tasty.
Super power: Parallel parking. I was born with this power, although it didn’t manifest until I started to drive. Now you know. Also, I’m pretty good at relating with people; it’s interesting to see the world from different points of view.
Bucket list item: Learn American Sign Language, and explore as much of the world as I can with my awesome husband.
Anna Campbell
Graphic Designer
Patronus: Barn Owl
Favourite color: Red
Favorite food: Maple syrup
Super power: Loving every single dog in the world.
Bucket list item: To design the brand identity for a craft beer company.
Dharanie Hewa Battage
Graphic Designer
Patronus: Cat
Favorite color: Green
Favorite food: Anything sweet or spicy
Super power: Designing and/or sleeping
Bucket list item: Visiting Japan, then the other countries
Writing
Lauren Mannion
Staff Writer
Patronus: Octopus
Favorite color: Blue-green, like the sea
Favorite food: Ah come on, you can’t make me pick just one! Right now I’m missing Mexican food so I guess I’ll go with that.
Super power: Living in different countries and adapting to different cultures
Bucket list item: To travel all over Latin America
Lisa Cerezo
Staff Writer
Patronus: Dana Scully
Favorite color: Cerulean blue
Favorite food: Chocolate. And sushi. But not together.
Super power: Overthinking! And herding cats (not literally).
Bucket list item: Visit Stonehenge during a solstice.
Dreana Ferguson
Staff Writer
Patronus: Clumsy House Cat
Favorite color: Purple
Favorite food: TACOS, always and forever
Super power: Identifying bone fragments in under 30 seconds with my eyes closed
Bucket list item: Teaching at the the Free High School in Nicaragua <3
Emily Cole
Staff Writer
Patronus: Corgi puppy
Favorite color: Lavender
Favorite food: Bread. Just lots of bread.
Super power: Making others laugh
Bucket list item: Be a part of a viral flashmob.
Becky Houseman
Staff Writer
Patronus: The worlds friendliest Komodo Dragon
Favorite color: Hard call between rose pink and lavender.
Favorite food: Tacos. Just tacos. Any kind of tacos, really. Forever tacos. And chocolate. But not chocolate tacos.
Super power: I can plan a fancy tea party at the drop of a hat. Lace tablecloths, fine china, big hats, scones, homemade lemon curd – the whole nine – I’m your gal.
Bucket list item: Travel everywhere. High-five the (current) Pope. Actually finish reading a Neil Degrasse-Tyson book.
Regional Representatives
Sarah Cavanagh
Regional Representative, Australia - East
Kiri Lenagh-Glue
Regional Representative, New Zealand
Patronus: Fox
Favorite color: Silver
Favorite food: Chicken burritos
Super power: Invisibility (very good at being sneaky)
Bucket list item: Be able to completely change someone’s life
Alie Miguel
Regional Representative, France
Patronus: The wolf. I am very independent and love being on my own. I have few friends but they are true friends. And I am very protective of my pack. Try to hurt my people and I will be your worst nightmare.
Favorite color: Purple or blue or green depending on my mood.
Favorite food: Bacon cheeseburger.
Super power: Calming babies down. I don’t know why little ones love my arms.
Bucket list item: I don’t have a bucket list.
Barbara Rubel
Regional Representative, Germany
Emma Beattie
Regional Representative, UK - North
Alex Vincent
Regional Representative, UK - North
Patronus: I took a quiz and it said a swan, but that is clearly not mine. I think it would more likely be a harbour seal.
Favorite color: Why pick one when there’s a whole spectrum? It changes daily.
Favorite food: Japanese food… Sushi, Sashimi, Tempura, Udon, Teriyaki, Ponzu, Yakimono (but not all at the same time), washed down with warm sake. Heaven.
Super power: I can stop sentences halfway through and my kids still know what I’m asking/telling them. Apparently this is also my most annoying habit.
Bucket list item: To buy a camper van and travel around the country. I’m a big fan of road trips.
Bhumika Makwana
Regional Representative, UK - South and ROI
Patronus: Wolf
Favorite color: Pink
Favorite food: Dahi Puri (Google it if you can! They are Indian fried, crispy balls full of all of my favourite things!)
Super power: Giving people a pep talk when they need it the most
Bucket list item: To go to Iceland!
Sarah Burnhope
Regional Representative, UK - South and ROI
Patronus: Pangolin. Because they’re tough on the outside but cute underneath and they roll up into a ball if you poke ‘em.
Favorite color: ALL OF THEM. I love to play with yarn and fabric, so neons, jewels, brights, I love them all.
Favorite food: Sushi. But really it’s anything that’s not pizza. I don’t get pizza. Why is pizza a thing?
Super power: Patience. I have it by the bucketful. Also I am calm in a crisis.
Bucket list item: Travel. I want to go everywhere. See everything. I’m just as excited about Paris as I am about Peru. I don’t care if you’re going to Milan or Mongolia, TAKE ME WITH YOU.
Jade Wardle
Regional Representative, UK - South and ROI
Patronus: Pottermore says my patronus is a beagle, but the animal I relate to most would be a wolf, they can’t be tamed and are protective of their pack, if they have one.
Favorite color: Green like someone’s eyes, and Blue, like somebody else’s eyes and the ties they wear. I can’t decide, and you can’t make me choose between the two. However, if we are talking favourite colour to wear as clothes, then i’d have to say black.
Favorite food: I love making garlic chicken but I also love having a cheeky nandos which is basically every week when I’m at Uni.
Super power: My superpower would be being the most unorganised, organised person there is. I love being organised and most people say I’m really organised and I am good at getting my life together but sometimes I feel like I’m the most unorganised, organised person there is. I’d also my say another superpower I have is being able to somehow balance my time to do all these weird and cool (I think they’re cool) things that I do along side university and sport and work.
Bucket list item: I don’t have a bucket list but if I did I’d definitely have to say I want to go to America and go to SDCC. Or go travelling. Or both. Both is good.
Becky Keating
Regional Representative, UK - South and ROI
Patronus: Dolphin definitely
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite food: Crepes with good ole sugar and lemon
Super power: Being very organized
Bucket list item: There are so many, swim the English Channel (planned for 09/2020), visit Galapagos isles, Antarctica, hike to Everest basecamp
Sharon Read
Regional Representative, UK - South and ROI
Patronus: My kids say my patronus is an eagle, Mumma bear and wolf. I was going to say flamingo. So I reckon it might be one of those Eaglebear Flamingowolves?
Favorite color: All of them! Variety is the spice of life.
Favorite food: Chocolate
Super power: Creative problem solving! And procrastination. I’m a supertastic procrastinator!
Bucket list item: To leave the world a better place than I found it.
Ruby Curtis
Regional Representative, Canada - East
Patronus: Fox. They’re like cat-dogs. Like dogs, I’m friendly and cuddly but like cats I like a bit of alone time (and pushing objects off tables).
Favorite color: Rainbow. Ok… if I had to choose just one I guess I’d say teal.
Favorite food: All food is good food. But a grilled halloumi and avocado sourdough sandwich is basically perfection.
Super power: Empathy and being able to connect with almost anyone. I love people. If I could choose a real superpower it’d be to make everyone happy.
Bucket list item: New Zealand & the Northern lights, write a book of children’s stories & build a treehouse with a glass roof for star gazing.
Rowan Meredith
Regional Representative, Canada - West
Patronus: Tiny little octopus
Favorite color: Purple
Favorite food: Sushi
Super power: Dressing up like a zombie
Bucket list item: Complete a Tough Mudder
Jessica Parker
Regional Representative, US - North East
Sara Dmytryshak
Regional Representative, US - North East
Patronus: Panda
Favorite color: Purple
Favorite food: Cocktail Shrimp
Super power: Working with children
Bucket list item: Visit The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando!
Kristen Thane
Regional Representative, US - North East
Patronus: Either a giant weta (a seriously oversized cricket that enjoys eating carrots!) or an okapi.
Favorite color: The blue/green/grey color of the ocean.
Favorite food: Crêpes! Sweet ones, savory ones—all the crêpes!
Super power: Creative problem solving!
Bucket list item: Seeing the Northern Lights and learning to play the bagpipes (not simultaneously).
Christiana Tan
Regional Representative, US - South East
Patronus: Blue whale
Favorite color: Maroon (so basically, just a snobby red)
Favorite food: Dim sum– it’s probably safest for everyone to steer clear of me when the xiaolongbao cart rolls around.
Super power: Binge-watching tv; if a show is even mildly entertaining, I will power through every episode nonstop, then cry myself to sleep when I don’t have any more to watch.
Bucket list item: Read all of my favorite novels in their original language. Right now, I’m trying to tackle Les Miserables in French… it’s not going great.
Alan Christian
Regional Representative, US - South East
Patronus: Lemur
Favorite color: Red
Favorite food: Grilled
Super power: Being a Dad
Bucket list item: Skydiving
Emily Rivera-Jackson
Regional Representative, US - South East
April Vian
Regional Representative, US - South East
Patronus: Sparrow
Favorite color: I don’t pick favorites, I love all the colors equally
Favorite food: Pasta
Super power: Research, locating resources and referencing obscure song lyrics
Bucket list item: Ireland and Italy
Nicole Bosco
Regional Representative, US - South East
Patronus: I alternate between a parrot and a zebra 🙂
Favorite color: Blue… all the different blues
Favorite food: Try the grey stuff, it’s DELICIOUS!!! Pssst…don’t believe me, ask the dishes
Super power: I am Giggle Girl lol. I’m good at making people smile and laugh and also getting people excited about stuff
Bucket list item: Hmmmmm…go to Fiji and explore the land and sea creatures. Also, help to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Jean Hayes
Regional Representative, US - Great Lakes
Patronus: Tribble
Favorite color: Are we supposed to have a favorite? Isn’t that cheating? I find all colors equally awesome, that’s why I can never pick what colors to paint my walls.
Favorite food: Guacamole… on anything savory.
Super power: I give epic hugs that can change the world.
Bucket list item: I would love to ride a horse, motorcycle, and possibly the tilt-a-whirl someday.
Heather Fath-Azam
Regional Representative, US - Great Lakes
Patronus: Chewbacca
Favorite color: I like a nice sunny orange
Favorite food: Yes
Super power: Sucessfully tackling a complicated, never-before attempted task armed only with the power of the internet and a can-do attitude
Bucket list item: I would like to download my brain into a robot body and then plug myself into the CERN supercollider so I could watch them smash protons together with my cool robot senses
Holli DeWees
Regional Representative, US - Central
Patronus: Sea turtle
Favorite color: Earth-tones, blues, greens, browns… like a desert canyon during a storm
Favorite food: Tabouleh, sushi
Super power: My hulk hands can open ANYTHING, and I do mean anything…
Bucket list item: Go to Rome to see my family tree dating back to the 1300’s
Heather Middleton
Regional Representative, US - South East
Patronus: A Dragon! But not like a big scary one… One that hoards books and loves to learn and read and will talk your ear off about the most random of topics. Like a Dragon Owl!
Favorite color: Red – like a shiny, glossy cherry color.
Favorite food: Pizza! Or steak! Or Funnel Cakes!
Super power: Knowing the most useless trivia about nothing important.
Bucket list item: Visit a Disney park in another country.
Lindsey Fendt
Regional Representative, US - Great Lakes
Patronus: Cat
Favorite color: Changes with my mood.
Favorite food: Dirt cake (delicious concoction including cream cheese, vanilla pudding, cool whip, and oreos topped with candy worms)
Super power: My overactive imagination! I can make up a name and story to go with anything in just minutes.
Bucket list item: To have my name in the credits of an amazing film.
Misty Cash
Regional Representative, US - South East
Patronus: I would want to be an Elephant because they are super smart, strong, work as a team, and they don’t leave others behind.
Favorite color: Purple because it’s symbolizes royalty.
Favorite food: French Fries- God’s gift to mankind. Yum.
Super power: The ability to never forget song lyrics; ALWAYS being the loudest FSU football fan in the room; being the first on the dance-floor and the last one to leave.
Bucket list item: Sing backup for Charlie Puth, James Taylor, Hamilton…heck, backup for anyone! I hope to save the world through music.
Kayla Covert
Regional Representative, US - South West
Patronus: White Stag
Favorite color: Sunset Orange
Favorite food: Dumplings or Tacos
Super power: Falling asleep anywhere
Bucket list item: Visit every state in the US
Lily Le
Regional Representative, US - South West
Patronus: Phoenix
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite food: Asian
Super power: I am fast reader. At least that’s what the members of my book club tells me
Bucket list item: To visit Hobbiton
Anwesha Das
Regional Representative, Asia
Patronus: Marvin the Paranoid Android
Favorite color: White because encompasses all colours. Black, it absorbs all. Grey, I like to believe every action & reaction is grey, and are not just binary in nature.
Favorite food: Anything I can chew or swallow effortlessly.
Super power: Empathy, I can feel for a crack in the wall. Being a very good stereotypical introvert. Falling asleep anywhere, at any point of time, at the drop of a hat.
Bucket list item: Organize, Categorize and Prioritize my Bucket-List items.
Marjorie Nagpacan
Regional Representative, Asia
Patronus: Dragon (in my daydreams), Cat (in real life)
Favorite color: Orange
Favorite food: Spaghetti
Super power: Positive thinking
Bucket list item: Camping on a secluded island beach cove
Vacancies
Regional Representatives (Asia, Canada, United States, Central America, & Brazil)
Deadline: Open until filled.
Description
We’re searching for Regional Representatives to provide support to volunteers in developing project and act proposals, as well as supporting the organization and coordination of events for Random Acts within their specified geographical areas. Regional Representatives will act as a central point of contact for our volunteers and supporters by developing, promoting and facilitating acts via agreed social media forums. Regional Representatives are part of the extended volunteer team, and report in to the Regional Events Officer.
We have Regional Representative vacancies in the following regions:
- Asia
- Canada (Central, East, & West)
- United States – Central (Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota)
- United States – North East (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut)
- United States – South West (California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona)
- United States – North West (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana)
- Central America
- Brazil
This role requires remote-working. Applicants must have regular and reliable access to the internet, as well as the motivation to dedicate their time to the organization.
If you are interested in this position, please read the job description carefully before applying for this volunteer role. You must include a resume when applying for this position.
Position Requirements
- Enthusiasm and commitment to the aims and objectives of Random Acts
- Experience of working for charitable causes or community engagement
- Facilitation of online communities
- Ability to deal with volunteers and act participants
- Ability to work under the policies and procedures of Random Acts
- Ability to act as a point of contact for individuals/groups
- Ability to encourage people to perform acts
- Regular access to the internet
- Ability to speak French for Canadian Representatives is a plus
Multimedia Manager
Deadline: Open until filled
Description
Reporting to the Executive Director and the Director of Operations, the Multimedia Manager manages the planning, production, and editing of Random Acts’ multimedia elements, particularly in relation to videos and photographs, and may be required to create videos and/or photographs themselves. The Multimedia Manager also oversees other members of the Multimedia department. The Multimedia Manager supports the implementation of Random Acts’ branding guidelines, and provides support for all members of staff in utilizing the brand. The Multimedia Manager is expected to provide flexibility and cover/support for the rest of the Multimedia Department where required.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage the Multimedia Officers and their workload, ensuring that all media are produced on time and per the relevant Standard Operating Procedures
- Ensure our multimedia elements are effective marketing tools, and that they contribute to increasing our supporter reach
- Be proactive and creative in researching and proposing new videos or other multimedia elements, and propose innovative and original multimedia elements to support marketing and communication campaigns
- Work closely with the Multimedia Officers to maximize the effectiveness of media communications
- Provide and manage the appropriate materials in order to ensure that the Multimedia Officers have the tools required to create effective videos, and upload the final version to YouTube ready for the Social Media department to release as per the publicity schedule
- Assist in the creation of videos, where necessary
- Provide any other ad-hoc technical skills to the team that may be relevant
- Project work as required by the Executive Director or Director of Operations
- Keep the Executive Director and the Director of Operations informed of significant problems that jeopardize the well-being of the organization.
- Attend leadership meetings
- Run department meetings for the Multimedia Department
- Any other projects or duties as requested by the Executive Director or Director of Operations.
Position Requirements
- Knowledge and experience in using relevant video editing software
- Experience in producing, and managing the production of, videos in order to fulfill creative
design briefs - Ability to work effectively with diverse groups, including staff, supporters, and the public
- The ability to communicate effectively, whether verbally, visually, or in writing, as well as
strong interpersonal skills - Excellent computer skills
- The ability to work independently as well as in a team, and the ability to manage tasks or
projects from implementation through to completion - Creativity, initiative, enthusiasm, and attention to detail
- Excellent organizational and time management skills, as well as the ability to multitask
effectively - Flexibility concerning work schedule to accommodate evening and weekend meetings
Preference given for those with a certificate or equivalent in marketing, video editing or
related field - 1 – 3 years of experience in marketing, or video editing, and a portfolio of relevant work
HR Manager
Deadline: Open until filled
Description
The HR Manager guides and manages the overall human resources services, policies, and programs for Random Acts. Reporting to the Executive Director, the HR Manager works to ensure the health and safety of the workforce with a primary focus on staff and volunteer relations within the organization as a whole. The HR Manager is also responsible for managing the HR Officers.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and administer programs, procedures and guidelines to help with the general functioning of the organization, with particular detail to staff relations
- Conduct periodic surveys to measure staff/volunteer satisfaction and engagement
- Assist in investigations (along with the Executive Team) when staff/volunteer complaints or concerns are brought forth
- Assist the leadership team in monitoring the organization’s culture so that it supports the attainment of Random Acts’ goals and promotes staff/volunteer satisfaction
- Keep the Executive Director, Director of Operations and the Leadership Team informed of significant problems that jeopardize the well-being of staff/volunteers or the organization as a whole
- Attend regular meetings as required
- Other duties as requested by the Executive Director or Director of Operations
Position Requirements
- Knowledge and experience in employment law, organizational planning, recruitment, organization development, staff relations, staff safety, staff engagement, and staff development
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Outstanding interpersonal relationship-building and coaching skills
- Demonstrated ability to interview well and communicate with a variety of people
- General knowledge of various employment laws and practices
- Excellent organizational management skills
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Human Resources, Organization Development, Communication Studies or Organizational Communication
- 3 – 5 years of experience in human resources or management