Amanda Walshjamin

Oversee the operations of HOBY NY East, a 501-c3 non-profit spanning eastern NY State focused on mentoring the leaders of tomorrow. Emphasizing the social change model of leadership, HOBY NY East provides an inclusive and accessible environment for high school student to learn how to create a positive social change.

In my role as president, I am responsible for implementing our fundraising program and our donor recruitment. Additionally, I oversee our 3 program pillars - Freshman… Show more

Oversee the operations of HOBY NY East, a 501-c3 non-profit spanning eastern NY State focused on mentoring the leaders of tomorrow. Emphasizing the social change model of leadership, HOBY NY East provides an inclusive and accessible environment for high school student to learn how to create a positive social change.

In my role as president, I am responsible for implementing our fundraising program and our donor recruitment. Additionally, I oversee our 3 program pillars - Freshman leadership workshops called CLeWs (Community Leadership Workshops), our annual Leadership Conference for sophomores, and our alumni program. Each year, HOBY NY East mentors almost 250 high school students on their leadership journey. To accomplish this task, the HOBY NY East board fundraises almost $80,000. HOBY NY East gives back to our community through our service learning initiatives which operate year round with our alumni programming. Each year, our students complete thousands of hours of service locally. Show less

Oversees all aspects of the management of playing members of the Fishkill Little League. Manage public relations of the league including social media channels, designing and distributing flyers, and signage.

Developed a curriculum for teaching 9th grade students how to program in JavaScript. Lead classes and mentored students during a 9-week course. Recruited and trained assistant instructors on the lesson plans and how to assist students. By the end of each session, 90 9th grade students had successfully created a video game written in JavaScript utilizing the Khan Academy envrionment.

Instructed children aged under 8 years old on how to play baseball including how to hit and fielding fundamentals.

Work with a team of 12 children between 6 and 8 years old to learn the fundamentals of soccer. Oversaw weekly games and lead weekly practices.

Served as a representative of HOBY NY East on the HOBY New York Corporate Board ensuring that the organization met all legal and financial requirements to remain a non-profit in good standing.

Oversaw the operations of a youth development non-profit. Managed a planning team of 15 people with the mission of executing leadership and volunteer activities for high school students. Raised funds for the organization who's yearly operating budget is $70,000. Successfully executed a yearly overnight program for over 200 sophomores, planned multiple 1-day workshops for 9th graders, and oversaw alumni service projects. During this term, through an expansion of the scholarship program and… Show more

Oversaw the operations of a youth development non-profit. Managed a planning team of 15 people with the mission of executing leadership and volunteer activities for high school students. Raised funds for the organization who's yearly operating budget is $70,000. Successfully executed a yearly overnight program for over 200 sophomores, planned multiple 1-day workshops for 9th graders, and oversaw alumni service projects. During this term, through an expansion of the scholarship program and increased recruitment efforts, and the student representation at the conference for historically marginalized communities was improved. Show less

Designed and implemented the curriculum for a 3-day leadership conference for high school sophomores focused on the social change model of leadership. I recruited professionals to speak at the program as panelists and keynotes. I designed and implement hands on workshops focused on developing each student's personal and group leadership skills. As part of the conference, I organized a service-learning project for 300 people. This required partnering with other community non-profits and… Show more

Designed and implemented the curriculum for a 3-day leadership conference for high school sophomores focused on the social change model of leadership. I recruited professionals to speak at the program as panelists and keynotes. I designed and implement hands on workshops focused on developing each student's personal and group leadership skills. As part of the conference, I organized a service-learning project for 300 people. This required partnering with other community non-profits and acting as the liason between these non-profits and HOBY. Show less

Acted as the liaison between the HOBY NY East organization and the myriad of organizations and schools that nominate and register students for the program. I tracked and coordinated communications between the recruitment team and the registering organizations. Developed and implemented a scholarship application and advertised the opportunity to qualifying individuals. Reported the registration numbers and tracked progress against our team's recruitment goal.

As leadership seminar chair I was responsible for overseeing all areas of our program - recruitment, fundraising, sponsorship, programming. and operations. Project planning and team leadership were essential to coordinating a planning committee of 15 volunteers. During this two-year tenure, the organization went from operating at a deficit to running at a surplus that exceeded 5% of the annual budget.

Oversaw the logistics of a 3-day leadership conference for high school sophomores. This involved collecting medical paperwork from volunteers and student and entering the data into the computer system. Additionally, this required ensuring the day-to-day operations for the conference were able to be executed smoothly. Logistically this required ensuring that there were backup plans for inclement weather, coordinating the facilities, arranging meals that could accommodate all dietary needs… Show more

Oversaw the logistics of a 3-day leadership conference for high school sophomores. This involved collecting medical paperwork from volunteers and student and entering the data into the computer system. Additionally, this required ensuring the day-to-day operations for the conference were able to be executed smoothly. Logistically this required ensuring that there were backup plans for inclement weather, coordinating the facilities, arranging meals that could accommodate all dietary needs, and arranging activities to be inclusive and accessible for all participants. Show less