Robert Danzi
Skype: Robert.Danzi
Career Objective
Dedicated professional with specialized training seeking a challenging position in the field of peace building, child advocacy or social change, either domestically or internationally.
Summary of Qualifications
- Proven ability to design, implement and sustain innovative programs
- Strong ability to manage, motivate, delegate and work with diverse teams and target groups in the US and abroad
- Excellent intercultural and interpersonal communication skills: active listening, writing and professional presentation
- Organized and proficient in handling multiple tasks and personnel
- Reliable and supportive team player that also works well independently
Education
Master of Arts in Conflict Transformation Candidate
SIT Graduate Institute, Brattleboro, VT
Coursework (completed Dec 2010) includes: Organizational Behavior, Practitioner Inquiry, Intercultural Communication, Conflict & Identity, Initiatives in Peace Building, Theory and Practice of Conflict Transformation, Social Change, Child Labor, Child Soldiers, Mediation
CONTACT, Conflict Transformation Across Cultures
Summer Peace Building program
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
City University of New York at Hunter College, New York, New York (2009)
Minors: Anthropology and Philosophy
Semester at Sea
University of Virginia, Study Abroad (Fall 2006 & Summer 2008)
Earned credit through global studies program involving fieldwork and cross-cultural exposure in fifteen countries:
Fall 2006: Japan, Hong Kong, China, Vietnam, India, Egypt, Turkey, Myanmar and Spain
Summer 2008: Norway, Russia, Denmark, Belgium, Egypt, Greece, Croatia and Italy
Professional Experience
Program Manager
Centenary College Summer Scholars, Hackettstown, New Jersey (Summer 2010)
Served as Director of a residential academic summer program for students ages twelve to seventeen ■ Managed a staff of twenty and over two hundred students, maintaining schedules, office hours, dealing with parent questions, staff and student disciplinary needs ■ Facilitated liaisons between camp and college in order to ensure a solid, successful and safe academic and social environment.
Assistant Director
Academic Camps Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (Summer 2006 & 2007)
Assisted Program Director in running academic summer program for students ages twelve to seventeen ■ Managed a residential life staff of eight, maintaining office hours, staff and student schedules and responding to parent questions and inquiries.
After School Programmer
Elementary P.S. 199, New York, New York (September 2008 – May 2009)
Provided enrichment programs for children kindergarten through fourth grade in after school care, coordinating and instructing in tutoring as well as group sports and group games.
Grant Researcher
Race and Reconciliation in America, Washington, DC (2009)
Served as researcher (per diem) for a new non-profit founded by former-Secretary of Defense, William Cohen.
Legal Assistant
Law Office, Westbury, New York (August 2004 – June 2005)
Maintained continuing client contact, requesting and managing all medical records in accordance with HIPAA guidelines for litigants ■ Prepared court documents and provided administrative support to the attorneys and clients.
Volunteer Experience
Fund Raiser
New Hyde Park Runners Club, New Hyde Park, New York (2005 – Present)
Assist in fund raising for local charities including scholarship funds and The Pederson-Krag Center programs.
Volunteer
Puericultorio Perez Aranibar, Lima, Peru (January 2007)
Volunteer at largest Orphanage in South America; worked with special needs toddlers.
Work Scholar
The Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California (Summer 2005)
Participated in summer work-study program, receiving 60 hours of Gestalt life coach training.
“Robert did terrific work for RARIA in support of our mission to encourage dialogue on race issues. His research into possible funding sources showed genuine creativity and insight, and his findings have proven highly useful.”
William S. Cohen, Director of Race and Reconciliation in America
References – Available Upon Request
