Idrissa S

Missioned focused educator and experienced facilitator who is passionate about reaching students, teachers, and the community with academic opportunities through program management. By using my superlative research, analytical, and critical thinking skills, I produce materials needed to inform my audience. Moreover, my leadership skills help me to implement best practices.

Ultimately, I am seeking instructor and director roles that will allow me to showcase my talents and achieve the objectives set by the organization.

State Program Director - Alabama Humanities Alliance

(2022-01)

Lead efforts to grow and expand state-to-nationals history competition. Increase participation of students, mentors, and teachers by over 150%. Responsibilities also include building relationships with schools, universities, organizations and other community partners.

• Devised outreach plan to cover each district in our state
• Event planning, control program budget, manages Teacher Ambassadors
• Writes grants and establishes metrics to assess outcomes and goals

Contract - Freedom Learning Group for Parsons Diversity & Inclusion Training

(2022-01 - 2022-12)

• Create courses, script writing, manage video script development and finalization for video training
• Includes storyboard development, drafting learning objectives
• Acting as subject matter expert on social dynamics, and historical information

Partnership - Marvel City Youth Program - Bessemer City Police Department

(2021-01)

Mentoring, consulting, and assisting with youth initiatives set out by the Marvel City Youth Program.

• Provides training and support in the areas of community building and decreasing truancy

Jefferson County Project Manager & Liaison - Alabama Appleseed

(2021-01 - 2022-12)

Manages and oversees Project Jeff's efforts to eradicate the criminalization of poverty through excessive fees and fines.

• Acts as coordinator for informing internal and external stakeholders
• Investigative reporting, story collection, and creating community awareness through strategic initiatives
• Provides analysis and feedback, tracks and documents issues surrounding various courts in the Jefferson County area

Visiting Assistant Professor - Samford University - Birmingham, AL

(2019-01 - 2024-12)

Provide students with the research tools and practices needed to conduct and produce academic, editorial, PR and/or other projects used within professional communication industries.

• Courses: Interpersonal Communication, Applied Communication Research, Diversity & Inclusion, Mass Media Ethics, Print & Web Storytelling, English/Communication Arts
• Advising, mentorship, & professional development

Adjunct Instructor - University of Alabama at Birmingham

(2019-01 - 2020-12)

To provide students with a general overview of the history and development of African American studies.

• Courses: AAS 200 Intro to African American Studies, AAS 310 Black Image
• Create writing and research assignments aimed at preparing students for critical engagement into race related subject matter

Adjunct Speech Instructor - Lawson State Community College - Birmingham, AL & Bessemer, AL

(2019-01 - 2019-12)

• Speech: Teach students the art of public speaking and best practices for presenting

Assistant Professor/Coordinator of Integrated Public Relations - Miles College - Fairfield, AL

(2016-01 - 2018-12)

Coordinator of PR curriculum

• Courses: Telecommunications Management, Intro to Mass Communication, Research Methods, Advertising, Professional Communication, and Intro to Public Relations
• Advising and administrative duties

Graduate Teaching Assistant - Wayne State University, Communication Department

(2016-01 - 2016-12)

• 2 Courses 4 sections of COM 1010 Hybrid

Adjunct Instructor - Wallace State University - Hanceville, AL

(2013-01 - 2013-12)

• Speech 110 Hybrid: Create syllabus & teaching objectives
• Prepare students with up to date information and industry practices

Special Education Substitute - Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District - Houston, TX

(2005-01 - 2006-12)

• Ensure classroom safety
• Continued teacher lesson plans
• Aid pupils with one development in small group sessions
• Tutoring & teacher's aide

Instructor - Katy Visual Performing Arts Center - Katy, TX

(2004-01 - 2005-12)

Used art as therapy for students suffering from social and clinical emotional distresses by teaching film making and script writing.

Doctorate of Communication - Rhetorical Criticism & Womanist Scholar Qualitative & Quantitative Researcher - Wayne State University (2014-01 - 2019-12)

Masters of Communication Management - Administrative Focus, Organizational: Non-Profit, Government - University of Alabama at Birmingham (2012-01 - 2013-12)

Bachelor of Arts - Film & Video (Major), Journalism (Minor) - Georgia State University (2002-01 - 2004-12)

Broadcasting & Theatre (Major) - University of Alabama (1999-01 - 2001-12)