Grants Management System (GMS)
Samuel Favela
San Francisco
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Director of Programs
Transgender Cultural District
San Francisco, CA
8 2022 - Current
- Spearheaded and expanded the organization's workforce and economic development staple program to award a cohort of 16 transgender and queer entrepreneurs a total of $160,000 to kickstart their business ventures
- Secured funding by communicating the mission and growth of the economic empowerment program with data analysis and multimedia presentations
- Supervised the organization's compliance with departmental stipulations and city-ordained requirements for city-funded programs and initiatives
- Reviewed and managed public-facing communications
- Drafted detail-oriented memorandums of understanding for inter-organizational partnerships and legally-binding contractual agreements with external contractors
- Managed communications with community stakeholders, local and state elected representatives, and city agencies with the primary objective of bolstering and facilitating the organization's mission and program goals
- Managed and assisted special program activities/deliverables
Program Associate
Castro LGBTQ Cultural District
San Francisco, CA
04.2021 - 08.2022
- Organized and hosted weekly COVID-19 testing activations during peak months of the pandemic for vulnerable and at-risk members of the LGBTQ+ community - totaling a total of 4,000 administered tests and over 1,000 immunizations.
- Nurtured coalition growth by working alongside sister LGBTQ+ cultural districts to build more equitable and inclusive opportunities in San Francisco for disenfranchised transgender and queer individuals
- Curated programs and initiatives that distributed roughly a quarter of a million dollars to the Castro’s LGBTQ+ community via grants, sponsorships, and subsidies for legacy businesses, entrepreneurs, and at-risk tenants.
- Organized and co-hosted focus groups with community stakeholders to collate empirical data, testimonies, and development for Cultural History, Housing and Economic Sustainability Strategies (CHHESS) Report for the city and county of San Francisco
- Provided timely financial reports to our advisory board, while communicating with our fiscal sponsor, the SF LGBT Center, to ensure these finances were up to date.
- Navigated a diverse 15-member advisory board to ensure equitable collaboration and decisions impacting the Castro.
Valencia Program Manager
Shared Spaces
San Francisco, CA
08.2020 - 12.2020
- Implemented the first Shared Spaces pilot program on Valencia Street in San Francisco, a weekly 4-day-street-closure for 4 months to allow businesses to set up outside to safely serve guests.
- Gathered community input to assess the program's efficiency, while adjusting the policies on a week-to-week basis.
- Raised funding to hire 3 diverse staff members to help manage the Valencia closure.
- Organized and advised other Shared Spaces programs in San Francisco to assist and provide consistency throughout all Shared Spaces.
- Devised framework for the next phase of the Shared Space program in conjunction with various city officials and San Francisco city departments in 2020.
- According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the Valencia Shared Spaces pilot program saved 80% of businesses from permanent closure, which persuaded the city to allow our program to extend the closure from 2 to 3 blocks.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Journalism, Minor in Critical Social Thought
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA 08.2015 - 06.2018
Associate of Arts - Journalism, Certificate in Public Relations
Long Beach City College
Long Beach, CA 08.2013 - 06.2015
Skills
Produced and directed a live talk show
Produced the first ever Pride at Home for the city of San Francisco
Organized a fundraiser that raised a quarter of a million dollars for democratic senatorial candidates for the 2020 election
Developed the first ever COVID-19 hub in the Castro
Saved 80% of small businesses in a street closure program during a pandemic
Editor-in-chief of college magazine
Newspaper Editor of city college newspaper
Software
Google Workspace
Canva
Adobe Premiere
Facebook/Instagram/TikTok/Twitter
Facilitation Skills: Creating Powerful and Purposeful Meetings
Centering People During Organizational Change and Transition
Finance Fundamentals: Understanding Key Language, Concepts, and Practices
Conflict Resolution with Power and Privilege in Mind (for BIPOC Leaders)
Timeline
Program Associate
Castro LGBTQ Cultural District
04.2021 - 08.2022
Valencia Program Manager
Shared Spaces
08.2020 - 12.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Journalism, Minor in Critical Social Thought
San Francisco State University
08.2015 - 06.2018
Associate of Arts - Journalism, Certificate in Public Relations
Long Beach City College
08.2013 - 06.2015
Director of Programs
Transgender Cultural District
8 2022 - Current