aarin edward , mpa
President at California Community Colleges CalWORKs Association
president , california community college calworks association & director , calworks parent program
California Community Colleges CalWORKs Association
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President
California, United States
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Glendale Community College, CA 91208
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Director, CalWORKs Parents Program
Glendale, CA
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Union Station Homeless Services
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Director, Community and Volunteer Programs
Pasadena, CA
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SRO Housing Corporation
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Community Builder on Los Angeles' Skid Row
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Constitutional Rights Foundation
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Program Coordinator
Los Angeles, CA
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AmeriCorps
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AmeriCorps Member
Compton, CA
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Nu Lambda Mu
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The international honors society dedicated to the study of nonprofit management, philanthropy, and social entrepreneurship.
Pi Alpha Alpha
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The global honors society for public administrators
LAC-5
Chairperson and Steering Committee Member
A Roadmap for Needs Assessment
December 10, 2014
Final project in the Capstone course of the USC Master of Public Administration Program was the design of a needs assessment for the Los Angeles County Area Agency on Aging.
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The Gumbo of it All: An Exploration of the History, Street Art, and Cultural Forces in South Park, Los Angeles
Dec 2014
Created a website examining the South Park Neighborhood of Los Angeles as a directed research project for Masters of Public Administration degree, University of Southern California; www.thegumboofitall.wordpress.com
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Case Study: Organizational Change
Sol Price School of Public Policy--Non-Profit Management & Leadership
Case study examining change processes and strategy development at homeless services organization was selected for inclusion in the reader for  a USC Non-Profit Management and Leadership course.
"Realignment Shuffle" May Leave Nonprofits Alone on the Dance Floor - article written by Aarin Edwards
NPQ, Nonprofit Quarterly
In an effort to make Iowa’s mental health care system more “uniform,” the state is wresting control of mental health programs from Iowa’s 99 counties and cutting funding for nonprofits that provide help for the mentally disabled. In doing so, Iowa joins California and Maryland in the “realignment shuffle,” a new dance craze sweeping the country in which states attempt to solve financial, political, and policy problems through a process of shuffling funding and programs between county and state levels.

Until recently, Iowa counties had funded local nonprofits to provide a safety net of services for clients with “mental health issues, brain injuries, or certain developmental disabilities,” according to the Associated Press, but realignment will eliminate this county funding to nonprofits and reduce communities’ ability to serve Iowans who now may be in danger of “fall[ing] through the cracks.”

Mental health services defunded will include subsidized jobs with nonprofits for mentally disabled clients. This loss of income may harm many households that include mentally disabled members, making it even more difficult for such families to make ends meet. Rep. Renee Schulte, (R-Cedar Rapids), who helped push the realignment through Iowa’s legislature, said counties and the nonprofits they have historically funded will “…have to make choices to live within their means based on the money they have for non-Medicaid services. How they choose to get there is up to them.”

It sounds like the “realignment shuffle” may leave some social service nonprofits in Iowa alone on the dance floor. –Aarin Edwards
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/policysocial-context/20486-in-iowa-realignment-shuffle-may-leave-nonprofits-alone-on-dance-floor.html
"Winning Project, " Student Exhibition Awards, USC's Price School of Public Policy
University of Southern California
Commendation
County of Los Angeles
Mayor's Commendation
City of Glendale
Adaptive Leadership: Mobilizing for Change
+Acumen
Lean Data Approaches to Measure Social Impact
+Acumen
Capstone in Public Administration
PPD 546
Contract Management
PPD 664
Directed Research: An Exploration of the History, Character, and Cultural Forces in South Park, Los Angeles
PPD 590
Economics for Policy, Planning and Development
PPD 501
Human Behavior in Organizations
PPD5 45
Intersectoral Leadership
PPD 500
Leadership Development in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors
PPD 684
Nonprofit Management and Leadership
PPD 675
Policy and Program Evaluation
PPD 542
Public Administration and Society
PPD 540
Public Financial Management and Budgeting
PPD 540
Sociology of Education
Education M108
Special Topics: Fundraising
PPD 499
Strategic Planning and Management
PPD 673
Teaching Internship - 2 quarters
Education 193F
The Nonprofit Sector and Philanthropy
PPD 689
Workshop Presenter: H.O.T. Communication: The ABC's of Student-College-County Collaboration
"How is a CalWORKs Student Like a Tomato Plant?
Leadership in the Symbolic Frame provides special opportunities to experience a CalWORKs Program as a mission and a movement, rather than just a series of policies and forms.  Learn how Glendale Community College used an accidentally-grown tomato plant outside their office to articulate a powerful program vision to students, staff, and the entire campus. In this workshop you will learn about Bolman & Deal’s Symbolic Frame of Leadership, identify the traditions, ceremonies, rituals, and symbols of your CalWORKs Program, and share them with your CalWORKs colleagues.
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Workshop Presenter: "Case Management"​ at the 2016 California Chancellor's Office New Directors'​ Training
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Workshop Presenter: "New Student CalWORKs Orientations"​ at the 2016 CalWORKs Institute
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Workshop Presenter: "Piles of Files to Paperless"​ at the 2015 and 2016 CalWORKs Institutes
Presented case study on the process of transforming the largest college CalWORKs office in the state to a paperless system.  Analyzed functional, human, symbolic, and political aspects of project and change theories used to succeed.
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Education
CalWORKs Association
President
www.calworksassociation.org • Lifting California families out of poverty through education! The mission of the CalWORKs Association is to provide professional development and leadership, promote statewide collaboration, influence policy, and to advance CalWORKs families’ success and self-sufficiency through educational excellence and workforce training.
Civil Rights and Social Action
Los Angeles City Attorney's Neighborhood Justice Program
Panelist and trained mediator/facilitator
Developed by Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer, the Neighborhood Justice Program (NJP) allows some first-time, non-violent offenders to take responsibility for their actions, and instead of going to court, appear before a panel of community volunteers to discuss the crime, its harm to the victims and community, and to determine an appropriate punishment.
Education
South Pasadena Unified School District
Vice Chair, Measure S Citizens' Oversight Committee
The mission of the committee is to ensure the proper expenditure of Measure S revenues. The committee consists of nine members that meet to review expenditures and to provide for communication to the community on issues related to Measure S regarding the review of parcel tax funds. The committee reports to the Board by October 31st of each year on all Measure S expenditures. All business of the committee is conducted in compliance with the Brown Act.
Trained Mediator
Los Angeles City Attorney
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Trained for CalFresh College Student Enrollment and Outreach
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California  Community College Chancellor's Office
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Mandated Reporter, Educator Training
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California Department of Social Services
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Mandated Reporter, General Training
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California Department of Social Services
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Michael Beener
Award-Winning Creative Designer
Fullerton, CA
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Katrinka Foster
airport operation at JetBlue Airways
Long Beach, CA
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Tyler Garcia
Mechanical Engineer at Raytheon
Garden Grove, CA
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Christopher Harrington
Associate Vice President at University of California Office of Federal Governmental Relations
Washington, DC
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Briana Castaño
National Managing Director of STEM at Teach For America
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
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Evelyn Gomez
UFT Chapter Leader/Teacher at NYC Department of Education
Plainview, NY
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Gregg Lundahl
Chapter Leader  at United Federation of Teachers
New York City Metropolitan Area
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Jeffrey Miller
member at Miller Law Offices, PLLC
Mineola, NY
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Venus Devnani McClelland
Organizational leader fighting for social justice and human rights around the world
New York City Metropolitan Area
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Stephanie Fisher
Engagement Director, Midwest Region at ClassLink
Greater Chicago Area
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Richard Bellis
Executive Director at NYC DOE
New York, NY
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Jessica Kaplan
Deputy Executive Director, Strategic Planning, Office of School Programs & Partnerships, NYC Department of Education
New York, NY
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Narak Mirzaie, Esq.
Managing Partner at M Law Attorneys, APC
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
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Shaun Lain
College Campus Tours, LLC
Atlanta Metropolitan Area
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Dr. Kelly Weller
Program Director at Lone Star College
Spring, TX
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Joseph Heinzman
Director
Brooksville, FL
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Biz Bracher
Director at Boston College
Greater Boston
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John J. Schlageter, III, Esq
Program Director, University of Toledo Paralegal Studies Program
Toledo, OH
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Greg Smith
Kids and Company Program Director, Council Bluffs
Omaha, NE
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Elizabeth J. Moran
Retired
Richmond, VA
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