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Adam Fletcher

Resume

This is a short summary of Adam Fletcher's professional work experiences related to youth, schools and social change. Last updated June 2007.

Professional Experience Recent (abbreviated)

Founder and Executive Director CommonAction, Olympia, WA 2005 - present

• Develop international nonprofit youth engagement organization, including obtaining/maintaining 501(c)3 status, establishing international relations, upholding professional obligations, and securing financial support.
• Provide annual programs, training, and consultation for 52 youth, social work, education, and activist organizations across the United States, directly serving 2,000 young people and 1,500 adults in 2006-07.
• Coordinate The Freechild Project, a resource program promoting social change led by and with young people around the world.
• Coordinate SoundOut, a national training and consultation program promoting student voice throughout education.

Principal Associate Olympia Training Associates 2003-05

• Coordinate student-centered technology literacy program for 100 schools nationwide.
• Contract and facilitate expert training and consultation services for 75 youth-serving organizations nationwide.
• Provide youth voice training for 25 schools for a statewide service-learning program.

Student Engagement Specialist Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2000-03

• Provide resources, training, and consultation to 100 K-12 schools for a statewide education agency.
• Coordinate statewide network of practitioners, researchers and youth

Professional Service (abbreviated)

• 2007-present. Member, Board of Directors, Partners in Prevention Education, Olympia, WA.
• 2006-2007. City of Olympia Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee. Olympia, WA.
• 2005-present. Member, Board of Directors, Generation Y, Olympia, WA.
• 2003-present. Contributing Editor, Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies.
• 2002-present. Member, Board of Advisors, National Youth Rights Association. Washington, DC.

Education

• 2008 (est). Masters in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. School of Education, University of Washington.
• 2007. Fellow, Communities for Learning.
• 2002. Bachelors of Arts, Education and Community Development. The Evergreen State College.

Additional Related Professional Experience (abbreviated)

• 2000-01. Youth Engaged in Service Ambassador, Points of Light Foundation,
• Washington, DC.
• 1999-00. AmeriCorps Leader, Corporation for National Service, Taos, NM.
• 1999-00. Corporation for National Service, National Service Leadership Development Program, Washington, DC.
• 1999. Ropes Challenge Course Director Certification Instructor, National
• Camping School, Spokane, WA.
• 1998-99. AmeriCorps Member, Washington Service Corps, Tacoma, WA.
• 1997-98. Independent Living Skills Instructor, YWCA, Lincoln, NE.
• 1997- 98. AmeriCorps Member, Change Trends AmeriCorps, Lincoln, NE.
• 1996-98. Ropes Challenge Course Director, Camp Cornhusker, DuBois, NE.
• 1996. Ropes Challenge Course Director Certification, National Camping School,
• Oskaloosa, KS.
• 1996-98. Teacher/Naturalist, Pioneer Park Nature Center, Lincoln, NE.
• 1989-96. Youth Program Manager, United Ministries of Northeast Omaha, Omaha, NE.