Charlene Croft

Current

• Data Analyst at Community Action on Homelessness
• Volunteer Executive Director at The Society of Artists for Autism

Past

• Administrative and Research Support Personnel at Dalhousie University
• Research Coordinator at Atlantic Centre for the Study of the Information Society
• Teaching Assistant at MSVU

• Research Assistant at Equity and Technology Research Alliance
• Book Trader at Self-employed (Sole Proprietorship)

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Education

• Mount Saint Vincent University

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Connections

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Industry

Non-Profit Organization Management

Charlene Croft’s Summary

My experience is broad and I tend to dabble in a bit of everything.

My Expert Skill Set includes:
Survey design
Statistical analysis of social data sets
Grant writing and preparation
Data organization
People organization
Graphic design
Photography
Web 2.0 Marketing and Promotions

My 1-year goal has me setting up and laying the groundwork for the Artists for Autism non-profit organization
My 5-year goal has me administrating the Artists for Autism Non-Profit organization.

Charlene Croft’s Specialties:

Virtual ethnographer,social statistics analysis (SPSS), survey design, decoding culture, visual design and conceptualization, academic liason, public relations, promotions, conceptual deconstructionist

Charlene Croft’s Experience

• Data Analyst

  Community Action on Homelessness

  (Public Policy industry)

  February 2009 — Present (10 months)

  Supervising data analysis for The Report Card on Homelessness and the 2009 Halifax Street Health Report

• Volunteer Executive Director

  The Society of Artists for Autism

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  January 2009 — Present (11 months)

  The Society of Artists for Autism is an emerging non-profit with the mandate to support and promote art and recreation therapy for persons living on the autism spectrum in the Province of Nova Scotia.
  
  SAFA is currently under construction,

• Administrative and Research Support Personnel

  Dalhousie University

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  May 2008 — January 2009 (9 months)

• Research Coordinator

  Atlantic Centre for the Study of the Information Society

  (Research industry)

  March 2007 — April 2008 (1 year 2 months)

  Coordinating research and dissemination for the Centre; designing and implementing social media and research assistant workshops; conducting research, publishing and presenting social web related knowledge; ACSIS virtual research community manager; consulting individuals and organizations in virtual community design and promotion.

• Teaching Assistant

  MSVU

  (Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Education Management industry)

  February 2007 — April 2007 (3 months)

  Teaching and tutoring graduating sociology and public policy students in SPSS and understanding social statistics.

• Research Assistant

  Equity and Technology Research Alliance

  (Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Research industry)

  July 2005 — March 2007 (1 year 9 months)

  Managing, coding and analysing project data sets (over 3000 surveys in total); writing reports for partners; organizing, facilitating and hosting workshops; communicating with collaborators; coordinating Public Outreach of findings; training and supervising research assistants.

• Book Trader

  Self-employed (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Retail industry)

  February 1997 — July 2005 (8 years 6 months)

  Have owned and operated three used Bookstores. Buying and selling used/collectable books. It was how I subsidized my income while getting a formal (and expensive) education.

Charlene Croft’s Education

• Mount Saint Vincent University

  BA , Sociology/Anthropology , 2002 — 2008

  Received Senate Medal of Academic Achievement in the Arts

Additional Information

Charlene Croft’s Interests:

autism arts, recreation therapy, painting, photography, policy, social capital, virtual capital

Charlene Croft’s Groups:

The Society of Artists for Autism, Dalhousie University, Autism Society Nova Scotia

•    Autism Advocacy
•    Autism Awareness
•    Autism Researchers Link

Charlene Croft’s Honors:

MSVU Senate Medal of Academic Achievement in the Arts

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