shameika hanson

Working to empower community members to become leaders in their communities by helping them to get local officials to act on their behalf.

Working on managed mitigation and land protection.

* Create weekly social media plans for Twitter and Facebook postings * Write blog entries based on any work being done by the organization * Respond to media inquiries * Write press releases for the organization

* Maintain section of high school using green products * High and low dusting of furniture and fixtures * Mopped all necessary areas and wax floors * Help with summer maintenance * Assist in snow removal process

* Planned a food drive to collect donations for two local food pantries and one animal shelter * Contacted various organizations and corporations for tabling and outreach * Organized volunteers at each collection location * Physically collected, organized and distributed over 1,500 items * Helped Suffolk County Police Office Claudia Delgado-Community Liaison plan Target’s Annual National Night Out

* Organized files * Answered phones * Respond to emails * Attend events and meetings when needed * Tracked homeowner information for grant program (EECO HOMES) * Tracked commodity data for town owned buildings for grant program (DOE's Better Buildings Challenge) * Created lesson plan for students about sustainability * Worked with multiple department heads to solve communication errors and commodity data errors from utility companies.

* Performed polling preparation tasks to ensure polls were ready when voting opened * Handed out ballots to registered voters * Called in the results of assigned election district * Signed all tally sheets and books to close polls

Planned work by reviewing assignment area to determine organization of neighborhoods and locate households for conducting interviews. -Conducted interviews with residents in assigned areas by following stringent guidelines and confidentiality laws. Explained the purpose of the census interview, answered residents' questions, elicited information following a script, and recorded census data on forms. -Maintained records of hours worked, units produced, miles driven, quality control results, and expenses incurred in the performance of duties.

* I worked as an intern for Councilwoman Glenda A. Jackson and worked directly under her legislative aide to complete the following task: * Found and prepared proclamations * Created talking points for councilwoman when needed * Prepared materials for programs that were hosted by the council people * Answered phones * Kept track of council people and events in the public media

* Answered phones * Helped taxpayers with filing for tax exemptions on their homes * Organized applications for exemption programs * Helped program heads to enter data into system * Entered and changed deeds for homeowners * Helped to create a new filing system for the Senior Low Income program (senior exemption)

* Worked with the managers to re-organize store based on corporate requests * Trained new employees * Filled in as fitting room attendee * Assisted customers in making their purchase

* Assisted customers in making their purchase * Helped to maintain tidiness of store * Filled in as fitting room attendee

* N.Y.S. Wind Energy Program- Long Island Program Pioneer * Develop partnerships with various entities to plan tabling opportunities * Table at various events for outreach to residents in Long Island, N.Y.C. and N.J. * Establish a constituency of residents who seek renewable energy options * Create and train a team on Long Island to cover areas that have not yet converted to renewable energy

* Provide support and coordination for engagement of and relationship to volunteers * Develop ideas and workshops to engage and train volunteers (especially youth 18-35 years) * Process volunteer applications * Train volunteers for various outreach opportunities * Ascertain the logistical needs associated with each event * Establish and maintain a calendar of all events

Activities and Societies: Golden Key Honor Society