Antonela Prifti
Boston,MA
Summary
A mission-driven, human services leader dedicated to breaking down barriers to success experienced by marginalized communities through: disability advocacy and youth empowerment, building strong partnerships, and developing innovative strategies that promote organizational efficiency.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Manager of Outreach and Enrollment
Partners For Youth With Disabilities
09.2021 - 08.2023
- Managed outreach and enrollment across five programs promoting development and career readiness of youth with disabilities.
- Developed community partnerships with funders, local agencies, and businesses and led bi-weekly meetings with partnering organizations.
- Planned and executed community engagement and recruitment events including managing all fiscal responsibilities and associated expenses.
- Supervised outreach coordinators, specialists,and interns and chaired Youth Leadership Forum committee composed of both internal employees and stakeholders.
- Presented at state-wide conferences, led webinars and workshops on nation-wide online career mentoring platform for disabled youth.
- Contributed to strategic planning and organizational development initiatives including: developing youth engagement strategies and innovative ways to address waitlist needs, re-designing intake process, and advocating for volunteers and youth seeking placement.
Match Suppport Specialist
Partners For Youth With Disabilities
11.2018 - 09.2021
- Supervised caseload of over 50 mentorship matches, and provided individualized monthly match support, conflict mediation, and specialized training to volunteers.
- Interviewed, screened and on-boarded hundreds of volunteers and youth and conducted needs assessments.
Academic Interventionist
Somerville Public Schools
09.2017 - 09.2018
- Designed and administered learning assessments and curriculum for students with disabilities and taught academic intervention courses addressing gaps in learning and development and doubling test-scores.
Lead Teacher
Somerville Community Schools
11.2016 - 09.2018
- Led over thirty after-school enrichment classes that promoted health and wellness initiatives and collaborated with school teachers and specialists to develop dynamic plans for assisting a diverse population.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Dual Degree: Public Health & Psychology
Univeristy of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst 05.2016
Skills
- Program management, organizational development, event planning, budgeting, public speaking and presentation, marketing strategy, universal design, UX Design, grant writing, interviewing, data management,
- Salesforce, Canva, SPSS, MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint
Certification
Creating Connections: Empowering Youth Adult Relationships, Mass Mentoring Partnership - Issued Aug 2021
Healing Happens, Trauma Informed Practices, Mass Mentoring Partnership- Issued Aug 2021
Diversity and Inclusion, YW Boston- Issued Jan 2021
Languages
Albanian
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Assistant Manager of Outreach and Enrollment
Partners For Youth With Disabilities
09.2021 - 08.2023
Match Suppport Specialist
Partners For Youth With Disabilities
11.2018 - 09.2021
Academic Interventionist
Somerville Public Schools
09.2017 - 09.2018
Lead Teacher
Somerville Community Schools
11.2016 - 09.2018
Bachelor of Science - Dual Degree: Public Health & Psychology
Univeristy of Massachusetts Amherst