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Aaron Bos-Lun Application PackageBos-Lun Aaron NAME: Last Name First Name Middle Initial 741 6 Street #105W Miami BeachHOME ADDRESS: Apt No.Home No./Street City United States 33139 State Zip Code 3056099632PHONE: Home Work aaron.boslun@gmail.com Email Address Miami Street 8325 NE 2nd Ave. Ste 200 City Florida State 33138 Zip Code Address: Position:Business Name:Engage Miami Pursuant to City Code section 2-22(4) a and b: Members of agencies, boards, and committees shall be affiliated with the city; this requirement shall be fulfilled in the following ways: a) an individual shall have been a resident of the city for a minimum of six months; or b) an individual shall demonstrate ownership/interest for a minimum of six months in a business established in the city. YesƔ5HVLGHQWRI0LDPL%HDFKIRUDPLQLPXPRIVL[PRQWKV Ɣ'HPRQVWUDWHDQRZQHUVKLSLQWHUHVWLQDEXVLQHVVLQ0LDPL%HDFKIRUDPLQLPXPRIVL[PRQWKV Ɣ$UH\RXDUHJLVWHUHGYRWHULQ0LDPL%HDFK Ɣ3OHDVHcircle one): I am now a resident of: Ɣ,DPDSSO\LQJIRUDQDSSRLQWPHQWEHFDXVH,KDYHVSHFLDODELOLWLHVNQRZOHGJHDQGH[SHULHQFH3OHDVHOLVWEHORZ Ɣ$UH\RXSUHVHQWO\DUHJLVWHUHGOREE\LVWZLWKWKH&LW\RI0LDPL%HDFK" No Yes South Beach No Yes. LGBT youth advocacy, education, education policy, community organizing, MDCPS teacher, recruiter of teachers, Harvard Please list your preferences in order of ranking [1] first choice [2] second choice, and [3] third choice. Please note that only three (3) choices will be observed by the City Clerk’s Office. (Regular Boards of City) Choice 1: Choice 2: Choice 3: LGBTQ Advisory Committee No2. Present participation in Youth Center activities by your children Note: If applying for Youth Advisory Board, please indicate your affiliation with the Scott Rakow Youth Center: 1. Past service on the Youth Center Advisory Board: No Years of Service: ages, and which programs. List below: if yes, please list the names of your children, their CITY OF MIAMI BEACH BOARD AND COMMITTEE APPLICATION FORM * Board members are required to file Form 1 – "Statement of Financial Interest" with the State. If you seek appointment to a professional seat (e.g., lawyer, architect, etc.) on the Board of Adjustment, Design Review Board, Historic Preservation Board or Planning Board, attach a copy of your currently-effectively license, and furnish the following information: Type of Professional License_______________________________ License Number ______________________________ License Issuance Date ___________________________________ License Expiration Date _______________________ NoƔHave you ever been convicted of a felony:If yes, please explain in detail: ƔDo you currently have a violation(s) of City of Miami Beach codes:No If yes, please explain in detail: ƔDo you currently owe the City of Miami Beach any money:No If yes, please explain in detail: ƔAre you currently serving on any City Boards or Committees:No If yes, which board? ƔWhat organizations in the City of Miami Beach do you currently hold membership in? ƔList all properties owned or have an interest in, which are located within the City of Miami Beach: ƔI am now employed by the city of Miami Beach:No Which department? The following information is voluntary and is neither part of your application nor has any bearing on your consideration for appointment. It is being asked to comply with federal equal opportunity reporting requirements. MaleGender: Physically Challenged:No White Race/Ethnic Categories What is your race? Mark one or more races to indicate what you consider yourself to be. Other Description: Are you Spanish/Hispanic/ Latino? Mark the "No" box if not Spanish / Hispanic / Latino.No NOTE: If appointed, you will be required to follow certain laws which apply to city board/committee members. These laws include, but are not limited to, the following: o Prohibition from directly or indirectly lobbying city personnel (Miami Beach City Code section 2-459). o Prohibition from contracting with the city (Miami-Dade County Code section 2-11.1). o Prohibition from lobbying before board/committee you have served on for period of one year after leaving office (Miami Beach Code section 2-26). o Requirement to disclose certain financial interests and gifts (Miami-Dade County Code section 2-11.1). (re: CMB Community Development Advisory Committee): prohibition, during tenure and for one year after leaving office, from having any interest in or receiving any benefit from Community Development Block Grant funds for either yourself, or those with whom you have business or immediate family ties (CFR 570.611). Upon request, copies of these laws may be obtained from the City Clerk. “I hereby attest to the accuracy and truthfulness of the application and have received, read and will abide by Chapter 2, Article VII – of the City Code “Standards of Conduct for City Officers, Employees and Agency Members.” I Aaron Bos-Lun agreed to the following terms on 3/12/2019 9:40:29 AM Received in the City Clerk's Office by: Name of Deputy Clerk Control No. Date AARON BOS-LUN , Ed.M, M.S. Ed aaron.boslun@gmail.com 305-609-9632 [cell] PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Recruitment Manager, Teach for America: Miami, FL and Gainesville, FL; July 2017-January 2019 ▪ Designed and executed recruitment strategy; managed team of 5 and expenditures of $102,000 ▪ Elevated University of Florida to #3 most recruits nationally (of 800 universities; increased by 211% ▪ Ran interviewing and hiring processes for Teach For America Corps and campus staff ▪ Conducted 1,080 1:1 prospect meetings; 77% of met prospects applied - #1 rate nationally ▪ Externship with Marketing and Communications team, researching brand health of Teach For America Harvard Graduate Fellow, Hyams Foundation: Boston, MA; spring 2017 ▪ Compiled educational equity report for Executive Director and Senior Staff to inform funding strategy for $5.4 million annual grants ▪ Trained in-person by top-tier leaders (such as Boston’s Mayor) in weekly racial/economic justice topics ▪ Reviewed grants for funds and conducted site visits for potential and past grantees Urban Leaders Fellowship: New Orleans, LA; summer 2016 ▪ Researched economic impact report of LCMC hospital management chain (5 New Orleans hospitals) to inform lobbying strategy towards Louisiana Secretary of Health ▪ Drafted housing policy for Speaker Pro Tempore of State Legislature Instructional Coach, Miami-Dade County Public Schools: Homestead Senior High, FL; 2015-2016 ▪ Managed, guided professional development, and trained 15 Homestead teachers overseeing 800 students ▪ Increased literacy department test scores by 13% and social studies by 17% Teach For America: Homestead Senior High School; 2012-2015 ▪ Accepted (13% acceptance rate) into Teach For America 2012 Corps ▪ Taught 96% low income high scho ol; designed 8 curricula with students from remedial to most advanced, Freshmen through Seniors; average student made 2.7 years of growth/year ▪ Sponsored Yearbook, Newspaper, Gay Straight Alliance, Student Government, Youth In Government ▪ Published multiple op-eds in Miami Herald and Miami New Times on equity, teaching, and LGBT youth ▪ Florida winner for Sue Lehmann Excellence in Teaching Awar d; national top 20 of 5,000 contestants ▪ 2014 SAVE Luminary of LGBT Equality Winner for LGBT youth advocacy ▪ 2014 Teach For America Diversity Award Winner ▪ Certified Justice Teaching Fellow (Florida Supreme Court) and Freedom Writer Teacher by Erin Gruwell Amy Biehl Foundation, Fellowship(s): Cape Town, South Africa; summers of 2009 and 2011 ▪ Implemented HIV/AIDS peer education program at five afterschool centers affecting 1,300 kids; “Walk and Talk” outreach program continues to run to this day; wrote/received grant for 80,000R ▪ Generated 55 page HIV handbook for Foundation with 8 training modules City Year Washington, D.C.: 2007-2008 ▪ Served 2,250 hours in DC public schools; ran Young Heroes service-learning program for 30 DCPS middle schools; awarded Long Walk Award for #1 most service hours completed COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP Chair of the Board of Directors: Engage Miami: July 2017-present ▪ Manage organization with 8 full-time staff and annual operating expenses of $600K; work closely with all Board members, Executive Director and staff leadershi p; hired new Executive Director July ‘18 ▪ Collaborate for fundraising and grant writing with senior leadership ▪ Conduct bi-monthly 1:1’s with all staff and board members to guide organizational strategy ▪ Liaise with external stakeholders, including national Alliance for Youth Action and local/national funders AARON BOS-LUN , Ed.M, M.S. Ed aaron.boslun@gmail.com 305-609-9632 [cell] Nyah Project Advisory Board: 2018-present ▪ Mentor Fellows (inner-city Miami youth sent abroad fully-funded) & Chair the Impact Review committee ▪ Collaboratively fundraise $25,000 /year New Leaders Council/Miami’s Next Leaders: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 ▪ ‘15: Selected as one of Miami’s 20 top young civic leaders; trained in civic/political entrepreneurship ▪ ‘16: Elected Curriculum Chair, coordinating program and bringing dozens of speakers (County Commissioners, State Legislators, Mayors, nonprofit executives etc.) and ensuring Fellows’ development ▪ ‘18-‘19: Direct Capstone Projects, coaching Fellows’ social impact initiatives Political Involvement ▪ New Politics 2016 Fellow: Harvard Kennedy School: “national service leaders” ▪ Miami Beach Democratic Club Board of Directors: January 2019-present ▪ Executive Vice President and LGBT Liaison, Miami Dade Young Democrats 2013-2016 o Managed Outreach, Get Out the Vote, and Community Service ▪ Co-increased membership 156% along with leadership team ▪ Executed 6+ annual events and monthly membership meetings Miami-Dade Gay Straight Alliances (GSA): 2013-2016 ▪ Founded GSA and expanded program to 4 additional urban public high schools. Fundraised $17,500; ran 4 city-wide events; recruited 15 LGBTA speakers into schools (incl. Federal Judge) EDUCATION Harvard University [3.7 GPA] Cambridge, MA 2016-2017 ▪ Master’s: Education Policy & Management ▪ Coursework: Education Budgets and Finance, Communication, Family Engagement, Systems Leadership, Education Policy/Politics, Education Sector Nonprofits, Leadership/Entrepreneurship, Negotiations University of Miami [4.0 GPA]: Coral Gables, FL 2013-2014 ▪ Master’s: Education and Social Change. Award of Academic Merit ▪ Coursework: Diversity in Education, Higher Education, Special Education Wheaton College [3.81 GPA] Norton, MA; 2008-2012 ▪ BA: Political Science; History and African-American Studies. Phi Beta Kappa, Magna cum laude, 3.81 GPA ▪ Conducted 41 interviews in-country 2011 in Bhutan for senior thesis on transition to democracy REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST