1.
WORK
EXPERIENCE:
EDUCATION:
Gregg
Potter
Phone:
(702)
807-­‐1607
Email:
gfpotter@clintonschool.uasys.edu
University
of
Arkansas
Clinton
School
of
Public
Service
Masters
in
Public
Service
Graduation:
May,
2014
Student
Government
Community
Liaison
University
of
Nevada
Las
Vegas
B.F.A.
Theatre
Performance
Graduated:
May,
2005
Fine
Arts
University
Rep,
Circle
K
President
• Peacework
Belize
City,
Belize
2014
(Current)
*Field
manager:
work
on
development
and
sustainability
projects
abroad.
*
Worked
with
400
volunteers
from
PWC
to
execute
Financial
Literacy
Camps
for
2,000
Belize
students.
*Assist
in
creating
curriculum,
repeatable
routines,
social
change
agent
exercises,
and
sustainability
work
for
organization
and
the
organizations
Peacework
works
with.
• Legal
Resource
Center
Cape
Town,
South
Africa
2013-­‐2014
*Assessed
the
asylum
process
on
claims
related
to
Sexual
Orientation
and
Gender
Identification
*Adverse
in
LGBTI
rights
and
policy
throughout
Africa.
*Created
tools
to
streamline
logistics
for
future
LGBTI
clients,
wrote
report
of
findings
and
action
steps
forward.
*Extensive
knowledge
of
refugee
laws
including
Declaration
of
Human
Rights,
1951
UN
Guidelines
to
Refugee
Status,
Yogyakarta
Principles,
and
UN
guidelines
no.
4
and
no.
9.
• United
Methodist
Mission:
Paballo
ya
Batho
Johannesburg,
South
Africa
2013
*
Executive
Director
*Conducted
assets
mapping
and
SWOT
analysis
for
sustainable
ways
to
aid
the
homeless
community.
*Wrote
a
“Plan
of
Action”
report
to
guide
the
organization
for
sustainability
and
accountability
*Installed
a
follow-­‐up
team
of
three
students
from
the
Clinton
School
the
following
year
to
measure
success
and
execute
next
steps
for
success.;
Mobilized
a
large
volunteer
chain.
• Legal
Aid
of
Arkansas
Little
Rock,
AR
2012-­‐2013
*Organized
a
statewide
civil
legal
needs
assessment
to
assist
on
how
to
better
allocate
free
legal
services.
*Published
a
report
addressing
how
to
better
attack
the
problems
facing
poor
communities
in
Arkansas.
*Organized
three
survey
tools,
7,500
mailings
and
2,000
internet
surveys,
to
establish
the
quantitative
statistics
• Sprecher’s
Restaurant
&
Pub
Wisconsin
Dells,
WI
1999-­‐2012
*General
Manager:
Opened
and
marketed
third
restaurant
in
young
corporate
chain.
*Developed
staff
of
150
through
first
year
of
operations:
Coached
and
trained
managers
on
operations;
Fiscal
responsibility,
food
safety,
team
building,
customer
service
standards
and
responsible
business
practices.
*Created
a
very
democratic
and
socially
responsible
environment
for
successful
daily
operations.
*Worked
with
community
partners
to
fundraise,
bring
awareness,
and
strengthen
community
bonds.
• Starbucks
Coffee
Los
Angeles,
CA
2008-­‐2011
*Store
Manager:
motivated
highly
competitive
staff;
Managed
P&L,
labor,
Cost
of
Goods;
*Led
district
and
region
in
customer
service
scores
*District
volunteer
coordinator
for
major
events
in
Los
Angeles/Beverly
Hills
district
aimed
at
youth
reading
and
urban
clean
up.
*District
Management
(DM)
candidate:
Trained
new
managers,
watched
over
district
in
the
absence
of
DM,
coached
and
developed
key
employees
within
the
district.

2.
ADDITIONAL
EXPERIENCE:
PUBLICATIONS:
Civil
Legal
Needs
of
Low
Income
Arkansans:
2013
Needs
Assessment
Final
Report
Additional
authors:
Lafont,
A.
T.,
Hobbs
M.
E.C.,
Pearson
J.
T.
Published
by
Legal
Services
Corporation
Link:
http://lri.lsc.gov/sites/default/files/LRI/pdf/13/LAA_needsassessment_2013.pdf
Paballo
Ya
Batho:
2013
Asset
Map
Assessment
Authorized
and
published
by
Central
Methodist
Church
Copies
can
be
received
by
request.
ADDITIONAL
PASSIONATE
INTERESTS:
International
Travel
South
Africa,
Swaziland,
Germany,
Cuba,
Costa
Rica,
Bahamas,
Haiti,
Dominican
Republic,
Mexico.
LGBT
Advocacy
Board
of
directors
for
Broom
Closet
(MN),
Prop
8
Rally
organizer,
Act
Right
campaign
organizer
(AR),
currently
assisting
in
creating
a
home
for
homeless
LGBT
youth.
Safari
Scavenger
Hunt:
Organized
West Hollywood celebrities to raise money for the LGBT youth center
• Dign2it
Media
&
Podcasting
(Creator)
Los
Angeles,
CA
*Startup
online
company.
*Marketed
online
radio
station,
consulting,
online
magazine
*Produced
multiple
podcast
episodes
*Co-­‐host
of
successful
podcast
with
run
of
three
years.
• Project
Kinect
(Creator)
*Traveling
the
US
2011-­‐2012
while
doing
all
marketing,
social
media
work,
and
website
maintenance
*Volunteer
coordinator
for
non-­‐profit
arts
conference
in
Austin.
*Raised
money
for
Gram’s
Place
hostel
in
Tampa
Bay,
FL
*Worked
with
Human
Feng
Shui
refugee
assistance
program
in
Las
Vegas,
NV
*Featured
on
Today
Show
*Documented
entire
journey
on
projectkinect.com
• Disaster
Relief
(Volunteer
and
Resource
Coordinator)
*Hurricane
Sandy
Relief:
Organized
citywide
supply
drive
in
Little
Rock,
AR.,
coordinated
volunteers,
resources,
and
got
transportation
donated
from
UBS.
*
Tuscaloosa
Tornado
Relief:
Organized,
fundraised
and
directed
team
in
Tuscaloosa,
AL.
Worked
along
AmeriCorps,
Red
Cross
and
FEMA.
Advocated
for
victims:
Found
free
legal
aid;
free
medical
assistance;
and
free
water
testing.
*
Flood
relief
in
Southwest
Wisconsin
• Event
Coordinating
/
Leadership
/
Fundraising
/
Campaigning
*Led
Act
Right
Campaign
and
created
strategic
plan
for
campaign
in
Arkansas
to
strengthen
LGBT
community
together
addressing
Queer
People
of
Color
*Mentor
Roundtable:
Facilitated
event
with
150
ninth
graders
to
discuss
public
service
with
graduate
students.
*Event
Coordinating:
Weddings,
conferences,
programs,
workshops
and
theme
parties.
*Leadership
&
Communication
Seminars:
Landmark
Education,
Bob
&
Alice
Evans,
Onwards
&
Upwards
*Involvement
with
Conventions:
Impact
(presented
workshop:
Exploring
Games,
Liberating
Structures,
&
Technology
to
Increase
Engagement
in
Your
Organization),
Club
de
Madrid
(volunteered),
Summit
on
Pathways
to
Racial
Healing
and
Equity
in
the
South
(volunteered,
Q&A
with
speakers)
Gregg
Potter
(702)
807-­‐1607
gfpotter@clintonschool.uasys.edu