Erik Penn

9123 E. Mississippi Ave. Apt 12-102 • Denver, CO 80247• (814) 602-7235 • Epenn03@live.c

EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER – DENVER, CO – MASTERS OF SOCIAL WORK
Concentration: Leadership for Community and Organizational Practice
MERCYHURST COLLEGE – ERIE, PA – BACHELOR OF ARTS – SOCIAL WORK
• NASW Student Social Worker of the Year
• Service Honors Society Inductee
• Sigma Alpha Pi, Leadership Society, Inductee
June 2010
May, 2009
March 2009
April 2009
March 2006
EXPERIENCE
INTERN
COLORADO COMMON CAUSE – DENVER, CO AUG. 2009 TO MAY 2010
• Developed and implemented training program for a federally funded fellowship pro
gram to engage college students as poll workers in the 2009 and 2010 election.
• Prepared policy analysis on voter registration reform that would allow for prere
gistration of 16 year olds.
• Assisted in fundraising by reviewing grant applications, planning and staffing e
vents, and tracking member donations.
INTERN
MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA – ERIE, PA JAN. 2008 TO SE
P. 2008
• Aided mental health consumers by serving as agency representative to city and st
ate coalitions while assisting in program development and execution.
• Researched, developed and submitted grant proposals totaling $38,000 with 50% su
ccess rate.
• Coordinated volunteer activities and led Wellness Recovery Action Plan group ses
sions.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
MARION SHANE MULTICULTURAL CENTER, MERCYHURST COLLEGE – ERIE, PA SEP. 2006 TO MAY
2009
• Provided administrative support to new Director of Multicultural Services while
implementing culturally exploratory programs and workshops on multicultural issu
es, leadership and budgets.
• Coordinated and oversaw a staff of three to four student employees and volunteer
s.
ACTIVITIES AND LEADERSHIP
PRESIDENT:
SOCIAL WORK CLUB – MERCYHURST COLLEGE – ERIE, PA
AUG. 2008 TO MAY 2009
• Researched, developed, and implemented the Empty Bowls fundraiser for local food
banks providing more than $15,000 in donations.
DIVERSITY 101 – MERCYHURST COLLEGE – ERIE, PA
MAY 2006 TO APRIL 2008
• Led student organization through transformation into an administrative office: t
he Marion Shane Multicultural Center, while rewriting charter to establish new s
tudent led multicultural organization.
• Coordinated cultural experience events and managed a budget of $20,000.
STAND – MERCYHURST COLLEGE – ERIE, PA
MAY 2008 TO APRIL 2009
• Developed the Sudan Divestment and Darfur Advocacy Initiative to educate the cam
pus and community on divestment tactics through letter drives and campus events.
COMMITTEE CHAIR – MERCYHURST STUDENT GOVERNMENT – MERCYHURST COLLEGE
MAY 2006 TO APRIL 2009
• Chaired committee charged with constitution revisions and Student Government rec
onstruction.
• Managed budget of $5,000 to institute programs and events to bolster and maintai
n school spirit such as student rallies.
• Assisted in the development and construction of new school mascot.
ORGANIZER – SIGMA ALPHA PI LEADERSHIP SOCIETY – MERCYHURST COLLEGE
SEP. 2005 TO MAY 2009
LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
• Participated in and organized seminar series with workshops dedicated to leaders
hip styles, financial innovation and management skills.