Barret K. PhD.
Nonprofit Leadership & Management
Profile
Non-profit Leadership Professional relying on rich experience in business and non-profit roles. As the Executive Officer of a Renown Professional Association, she has led the Society for nearly a decade. As a Community Organizer fulfilling non-profit leadership roles my work has impacted local cities for nearly two decades. An Academic and Public Speaker. An advocate for equity, serves as a mentor for others in career and intellectual pursuits. Inspired by the rich philanthropic and entrepreneurial landscape throughout Connecticut, I am ready to apply these experiences to her next chapter:
-Board management and governance, Managed fiscal budget of ~$700K
-Managed buget and operations of top-ranked gender and sociology journal, Gender & Society, published by Sage Publications
-Fundraising total of $1,3M+ over the 4 fiscal year timeframe from Alumni donors
-Rotational leadership roles in support of Career Connections, Technology Committee, The Clothes Horse and Freshplace, Hartford.
-Co-innovator of bike sharing in Hartford
Key Skills & Competencies
Leadership, Board Governance, Professional Development, Mentoring
Fundraising, Financial Managing and Budgeting
Event Planning and Execution, Membership Management and Growth
Diversity and Inclusivity Studies, Writing and Programming
Professional (Grant) Writing, Contract Development, Review and Management
Course Development & Instruction, Learning Module Development, Academic Research
Public Speaking, Multi-lingual
Tech: Skilled in MS Office Suite and Web-Based Applications, Digital Cheetah, WordPress, MemberClicks, Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Drive, Gmail).
Professional Experience
Executive Officer, Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS), South Glastonbury, CT , 9 years
- Project lead on all contracts, organizing an annual conference, dispersing funds, membership management, meeting planning and board governance.
-Professional development support for multi-generational, diverse membership.
-Manage contract renewals and budgeting for the operations of top-ranked gender and sociology journal, Gender & Society, published by Sage Publications.
-Fundraising and financial operating budget management overseeing budget with over $700,000 in expenditures.
Contractor, Partner in Publishing, Glastonbury CT, 2 Years
-Reviewed and provided Inclusivity and Diversity feedback to update English college textbooks.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Sociology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 2 years
-Taught the following courses: Society in Global Perspective, Social Problems, Human Rights in the United States, Race, Class, & Gender, and Sociology of Gender.
-Complemented human rights-based course with service-learning at Freshplace in Hartford, CT.
Graduate Assistant / Graduate Instructor, Sociology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 2 years
- Taught the following courses: Introduction to Sociology, Sexualities, Globalization & Activism, Gender & Globalization, Political Sociology, Race, Class, & Gender, and University Learning Skills.
-Provided research assistance that involved copyediting and indexing for a book and United Nations project.
Facilitator, Learning Module, Serve Here Connecticut, New London, CT, 2 years
Adjunct Instructor, Introduction to Sociology, 4 years
Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT, 2 years
Three Rivers Community College, Norwich, CT, 2 years, concurrent
University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT, 2 years
- additionally taught Introduction to Women’s Studies.
Assistant Director, Asa Packer Society, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, 1 year
Worked remotely to identify, cultivate, and solicit donors in New York and Connecticut with the capacity to join the giving society with a minimum annual contribution of $1,000.
Associate Director, Lehigh Fund, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, 3 years
Managed fundraising from Alumni; led volunteers from the 10th and 15th reunion gift campaigns.
Raised a total of $1,3M+ over the 4 fiscal year timeframe.
Traveled to meet with potential and current donors throughout the United States
Partnered with other university departments to reengage donor prospects with their affinity areas, including Athletics, Architecture, Finance, Music, and Greek Life to reengage prospects with their affinity areas.
Taught a learning module for fellows on building social capital and guided case-study projects.
Internship, United Nations, Department of Public Information, NGO Section, New York, NY, 6 Months
Wrote the weekly newsletter disseminated worldwide to associated NGOs, research and event management.
Community Experience
Commission on Racial Justice and Equity, Glastonbury, CT 1 year
Supported community building and data collection efforts on issues of race and racism.
Leadership Greater Hartford, Quest, Hartford, CT 1 year
Served on a team that focused on bringing bike sharing opportunities to Hartford.
Member, Junior League of Hartford, Hartford, CT, 17 years
-Board, Co-Director, Sustainer Council, facilitate programming for sustaining member, 1 year, Current
-Co-Chair, Career Connections for Young Women Committee , 1 year
-Coordinated Junior League volunteers at Junior Achievement of Southwest New England.
-Co-Chair, Technology Committee, 1 year
Maintained website support and processed scheduling requests on the master calendar.
-Co-Chair, Clothes Horse Committee, 1 year
Supported the operations of this consignment shop via donations and volunteer work.
-Co-Chair, Freshplace Committee, 1 year
Secured vendor sponsorships, sponsored food drives and promoted Freshplace.
Education
Ph.D. & M.A., Sociology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
M.A., Political Science, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
B.A., Political Science & French, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
Study Abroad, Syracuse University, Strasbourg, France
Other Experience/Awards/Publications
K, Barret. Degendering Leadership in Higher Education. Emerald Publishing Limited.
K, Barret and Elizabeth Holzer. “Unobtrusively Stretching Law: Legal Education, Activism, and Reclaiming Title IX.” Social Movement Studies.
K, Barret. “The Human Rights Enterprise and Women’s Rights Organizing.” Societies Without Borders 7:236-253.
K, Barret. “Hurricane Katrina and the Right to Food and Shelter.” in In Our Own Backyard:
Human Rights, Injustice, and Resistance in the United States, edited by William T. Armaline, Davita
Silfen Glasberg, and Bandana Purkayastha.
K, Barret and Davita Silfen Glasberg. “Rules vs. Rights? Social Control, Dignity, and the
Right to Housing in the Shelter System.” Societies Without Borders 9:25-47.
K, Barret. “Perpetuating Inequality Through the Canons of Disciplinary Knowledge.” in
Disrupting the Culture of Silence: Women Navigating Hostility and Making Change in the Academy ,
edited by Kris De Welde and Andi Stepnick. Stylus Publishing.