Anthony T. Bostic
959 Palmetto Ave., SW
Atlanta, GA 30314
770.842.2259
atbostic@juno.com

Summary of Qualifications

• Executive Management

• Personnel Management & Development

• Program Planning & Implementation

• Community Development & Organizing

• Training and Facilitation

• Development of Community Partnerships

• Special Event Organizing & Implementation

• Innovative Problem Solving Skills

• Resource Development

• Development of Information Systems

• Relocation and Supportive Services Coordination
  

Proficiencies and Skills (Selected Qualifications)

• Executive Management: Experienced and skilled work with flexibility, efficiency and diplomatically both individually and as part of a complex team effort in multiple facets of administration, fundraising and public relations; demonstrated ability to supervise staff, administer programs and services and engage in fundraising activities. Areas include, advocacy,
  constituent and support group relations, risk management, personnel management, budget and fiscal management, volunteer recruitment and management, administration, family and public educational outreach, special events organizing and customer service.


• Personnel Management & Development: Ability to motivate and create enthusiasm among direct staff and contracted personnel through enterprising, charismatic leadership in a facilitative manner and by fostering and maintaining connections and influence within the organization by empowering, guiding, helping, persuading and directing individuals in the execution of tasks required to meet the organization's goals. Experience in all levels
  of staffing to include: recruitment, hiring/separating, training, supervising, establishing performance goals and evaluations; all in support of the agency's needs and position's responsibility.


• Program Planning & Implementation: Competency and experience in innovative mission driven program and evaluation design; assessing needs for program development or revisions; program implementation, and program evaluation (data management, analysis, and reporting); significant experience with programming for community, family and youth development and capacity building.


• Community Development & Organizing: Skilled for organizational leadership and generalist administration as a change agent for social justice and catalyst for grassroots initiatives achieved through employing empowerment-based strategies with emphasis on stakeholder participation to direct, influence, and manage programs or community-based organizations; often complex, serving many constituencies and having competing values.


• Training and Facilitation: Ability to design and facilitate culturally sensitive trainings/workshops to inspire personal and professional character development and capacity building intentionally designed, presented and reflected upon to instill values and promote skill mastery for people at all stages in their life-span using experiential and participant engagement approaches.


• Development of Community Partnerships: Experienced in the cultivation of relationships with leaders of a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community: including public and private institutions and agencies; skilled in drafting and negotiating mutually beneficial partnerships; and working collaboratively toward common goals.


• Special Event Organizing & Implementation: Proficient in transferable skills required for success include: ability to multitask; work well under pressure and tight timelines; quick, creative and imaginative problem solving; flexibly managing last minute changes and conflicting demands; able to adapt to new environments respecting local practices and norms; multicultural
  experience and sensitivity; excellent people skills; self-motivated and able to motivate others; work well both individually and within a team; able to lead, supervise and delegate tasks.


• Innovative Problem Solving Skills: Ability to identify and implement creative and innovative strategies to collect and analyze appropriate data for effective planning, problem-solving, decision-making, and leveraging resources to efficaciously achieve established goals and objectives in a manner that upholds and promotes the declared mission and vision.


• Resource Development: Skilled in developing and managing funding opportunities and relationships (including diversifying revenue sources, researching potential funders/donors, and monitoring guidelines/RFPs/deadlines, writing grant proposals, reporting to funders,
  donors and members, and coordinating all funder/donor communications) and coordinating development/fundraising events.


• Development of Information Systems: Experienced developing and managing databases; conducting statistical analysis with computer software packages for quantitative statistical information processing (i.e. EXCEL, SPSS) and proficiency with word processing, spreadsheet, database (ACCESS), and presentation (Power Point).


• Relocation & Supportive Services Coordination: Experienced in leading/coordinating Public Housing Authority case management teams in resident relocation and supportive services efforts; facilitating transitional processes in accordance with local goals and federal
  requirements; and creating and maximizing opportunities for increased individual and family self-sufficiency, often engaging a cadre of social service community partners. Further experienced in engineering and re-engineering policies, processes and procedures regarding relocation initiatives both under the Uniform Relocation Act and Section 18.

Employment History
Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta- Atlanta, GA
April 2006 - Present

• Director of Relocation
• Relocation Manager
  

CVR Associates Inc -Consultant- Atlanta, GA
September 2004-March 2006

• Relocation Consulting/Technical Assistance
• Assistant Program Manager - Fulton County Housing Authority HOPE VI
• Community & Supportive Services Program Coordinator - Fulton County
• Housing Authority HOPE VI
• CSSP Management Software - Various Housing Authorities
  

North Charleston Housing Authority (HOPE VI)- Charleston, SC
May 2002-September 2004

• Community and Supportive Services Program/Relocation Coordinator
• YouthBuild Director
  

Charleston County Department of Social Services (Foster Care)- Charleston, SC
February2002-September 2004

• Resource Family (Foster Parent for Teenage Boys)
• Selected as the Charleston County Foster Parent of the Year 2003
  

Cannon Street Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)- Charleston, SC
March 1997-April 2003

• Consultant (2002-2003)
• Chief Executive Officer (1997-2002)
• YMCA of the USA Trainings
  

Americorps National Civilian Community Corps- Charleston, SC
March 1995-March 1997
Assistant Program Director

Americorps National Civilian Community Corps- Charleston, SC
May 1994 - March 1995

• Unit Leader
• Consulting/Special Projects
  

Charleston County Park and Recreation- Charleston, SC
February 2001-May 2003
Low and High Challenge/Ropes Coarse Trainer/Facilitator

Cannon Street YMCA Black College Tours- Charleston, SC
(Spring) 1998-2003
Designed, organized, & directed 7 day multi-state college tours for up to 230 middle & high school students.

Soul Beach Music Festival- Oranjestad, Aruba
(May-June) 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Director of Ground Transportation and Logistics

Soul Beach Music Festival- Miami FL
May-June 2002
Associate Logistics Manager

2002 Winter Olympics- Salt Lake City, UT
February 2002
Associate Logistic Manager

Operation Understanding- Charleston, SC
November 2000 - 2001
Co-Program Director

Democratic National Convention- Los Angeles, CA
August 2000
Associate Logistics Manager

Hands on Atlanta- Atlanta, GA
May-August 1993
Served as Team Leader for the Americorps Summer of Safety Pilot Program,
Cross Cultural/Multi-Cultural Experience

Operation Understanding-Charleston, SC
June 2001-June 2002
Developed and facilitated a valuing diversity/cross-cultural curriculum for Jewish and African-American youth focusing on respective histories, cultures, morals and values

County of Charleston, Grants Administration- Charleston, SC
November 2001
Designed and conducted an eight-hour "valuing diversity" workshop

"Where Do We Go From Here" Documentary- Southeastern USA
June 1999
14-day Civil Rights Tour/Documentary participant visiting key sites in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, & Mississippi

University of Arizona Educational Tour of Egypt- Northern Africa
July 1996
Participated in a Egyptian Tour covering historical sites including Cairo, Aswan, Luxor, and Alexandria Egypt

Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship Global Project- Kenya, East Africa
June-July 1992

• Lived with and shadowed a Kenyan Pastor and British Missionaries
• Performed Community Service Task
• Participated in cross cultural learning groups with Kenyans sharing the dynamics of respective cultures
  

Education
Case Western Reserve University- Cleveland Ohio
May 2007
Master of Science in Social Administration (Community Development Concentration)

Morehouse College- Atlanta Georgia
May 1994
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology w/Sociology Emphasis

Training and Certifications

• YMCA of the USA- Senior Director Certification
• Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce- Leadership Charleston
• Center for Third World Organizing- Community Activist Training (Community Organizing)
• National Coalition Building Institute- Training Diversity Trainers
• National Coalition Building Institute- Face-to-Face Conflict Resolution, Train the Trainer
• CWRU Weather School of Management- Foundations & Frontiers in Appreciative Inquiry Certification
• CWRU Weather School of Management- Emotional Intelligence
  

References Available Upon Request