allison alstrin
Community Engagement Manager at Unite Us
passionate bridging health social care betterment people
vision casting execution : advancing purposeful organization enjoy part organization making difference life people . 15 year experience working closely senior leader organization advance partnership facilitate opportunity create exciting outcome organization . believe people organization work together serve others life world become better place . contribute analyzing organizational structure operation , creating strategy , casting vision engage people connect collaborate facilitate project value added result . purpose aim understand need others around environment , engage people opportunity solve problem , advance organization creating efficient , effective , collaborative environment . experience experience progressing leading project senior leader ( vp level ) serving executive director leading non-profit turnaround . currently designing implementing non-profit launch . work project encompass bringing diverse group together leading analysis , planning , action ensure outcome met organization advanced .
Unite Us
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Unite Us is a technology company that builds coordinated care networks of health and human service providers to address all determinants of health.  As a Community Engagement Manager I am part of a team helping to launch Minnesota and ensure as many community based organizations understand and can engage in the collective value of participation benefiting both their organization and their clients.
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
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Community Engagement Manager
Project Got Your Back
https://www.linkedin.com/company/projectgotyourback
Minnesota, United States
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Board Member
Project Got Your Back
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Project Got Your Back seeks to enhance Veteran care through connected provider communities across Minnesota. 
•Researching and advising the Board of Directors of Project Got Your Back on various program options to ensure an ideal operating structure for long term sustainability.  
•Designing and beginning the implementation of the desired solution to offer support and a collaborative tool for the MN Military and Veteran eco-system (www.MNme.us).  
•Building an integrated collaborative social service eco-system to ensure military and veterans in Minnesota find various government, private, and non-profit services and receive the holistic care they need.
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
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Project Manager Consultant
Love INC
https://www.linkedin.com/company/love-inc
Love In the Name of Christ (Love INC) of Eastern Carver County is a partnership of 25 local churches serving to transform lives and the community.  
•Casting vision to engage numerous organizational partners to understand the needs in the community and then help them to create collaborative solutions to meet the need. 
•Designing strategies and implementing them to improve outcomes in the organizations primary activities: managing a call center, supporting and equipping church ministries and events, developing volunteerism, and facilitating greater collaboration and support among churches, local service organizations, and supporters.
•Improving operations by creating a marketing and communications strategy so various audiences could see themselves in the opportunities to engage, designing and implementing a client database and reporting system, creating financial reporting tools, mitigating risk, and designing processes to reduce spending and increase office efficiency.
Chaska, Minnesota
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Executive Director
Normandale Community College
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•	Providing leadership on behalf of Normandale Community College to design, initiate and implement special projects and initiatives that align the college’s project-based priorities with the MnSCU strategic framework.
•	Leading the project to enable students to complete a bachelors degree on the community college campus by engaging senior leaders of various divisions from MnSCU, the college, and 3 university partners (Academics, Student Services, Finance, Information Technology, and Libraries) to come together to develop infrastructure and create processes and systems.
•	Aligning and mapping various processes to ensure partnership activity was supported by various divisions across the college.
•	Ensuring partners issues were resolved in a timely manner.
Bloomington, Mn
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Project Consultant for Partnerships and Collaboration
University of Hartford
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•Addressing special projects by researching, compiling and analyzing data, recommending and implementing change, and documenting changes in the form of policy and procedures. 
•Assisting seven collegiate Deans, the Chief Information Officer/Executive Director ITS, and the Director of University Libraries with financial issues and policy clarification as needed. 
•Managing the financial allocation of all Office of the Provost budgets and the Student Technology Fee.
•Monitoring all collegiate and non-collegiate unit budgets in the reporting structure of the Provost.
•Serving as a member of the University Budget Advisory Team.  
Accomplishments:
•Determined a strategy, organized, and led the financial re-organization of an under-performing college
•Balanced and then monitored the budget of an under-performing unit to ensure the elimination of a $125K annual deficit
•Proposed a strategy to eliminate $100K and balance the annual budget of a politically sensitive unit
•Created numerous tracking and monitoring processes to streamline information flow to the Provost
West Hartford, Connecticut
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Financial Advisor to the Provost (Vice President of Academic Affairs)
Loyola University Chicago
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•Conducting verification of financial assistance documents provided by students and parents to comply with federal regulations.  
•Providing customer service and assisted students and parents with their financial aid packages.  Developing spreadsheets to track walk-in and call-in data for management use.  
•Reviewing admission applications to award scholarships.  
•Handling other financial analysis projects as requested.  
•Designing print materials.
Special Project: Assisted the Dean and Associate Dean of the Business School to prepare a business plan for the Undergraduate School of Business.  Organized and facilitated focus groups, built a marketing proposition, and gathered market segmentation data.
Accomplishments:
•Determined trends in financial assistance awards for special circumstances appeals through the analysis of raw data.
•Provided superior customer service to students, parents, and university constituents.
Chicago
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Graduate Assistant Office of Financial Assistance
Northwestern University
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Organizing an on-line survey to determine student satisfaction with services provided by the Student Financial Services area.  
Coordinating the administration of the survey with the Information Technology Department.  
Wroting survey methodology.  
Preparing and analyzing the data to be presented to committee and senior administration.
Accomplishments:  
•Facilitated team consensus of a diverse multi-office committee to gain support for the survey.
•Led the survey project from inception to completion, met all deadlines, and completed the project within the established timeframe.
•Generated beneficial base line service satisfaction data from a sample size of 6,447.
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Internship Office of Change Management
Clemson University
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Monitoring and maintaining university budgets through analysis and reconciliation of organizational units and fund balances.  
Assisting in preparing the university budget.  
Participating in Budget Summit hearings to restructure the universities budgeting process with senior leadership.  
Preparing summary reports used to review, analyze, and manage university activities.
Accomplishments:  
•Quickly grasped organizational structure and concepts with regard to the university budget process.  
•Presented and conveyed budgeting procedures and processes for the new PeopleSoft financial system to high-level budget center officers.
•Revised and automated spreadsheets and other reports to create more useable and accurate information.
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Budget Analyst
Masters
Higher Education Administration
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Loyola University Chicago
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Mini Masters
Project Management
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University of St. Thomas
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BS
Finance, General
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Drake University
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Brooklyn, NY
Mark White
Your New Best Friend
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St Paul, MN
Alexandra De Kesel Lofthus
State Network Director at Unite Us
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Topeka, KS
Luis Humberto Estrada
Community Engagement Manager at Unite Us
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Milwaukee, WI
Kyle Ashley
Connector | Community Advocate | Glue Guy | Relationship builder
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Arlington, VA
Shandy Guharoy
Chief Technology Officer at Unite Us
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Provo, UT
Kylan Humpherys
Student at Utah Valley University
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Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Matt Ullom
Licensed Journeyman Electrician. SFC/E-7 at Minnesota Army National Guard
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Indonesia
Bang Jay
kolektor BFI finance
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Inver Grove Heights, MN
Alexis Weis
Student at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
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Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area
Max Morton
HelpDesk Specialist at Primary Residential Mortgage
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Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Michael Baker
COO, United Healthcare Provider Operations at UnitedHealth Group
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Middletown, MD
Nubia Rivera
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Greater Seattle Area
Lillian Mireles
Team Coordinator at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
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North Salt Lake, UT
Lourdes P.
Clinical Research Associate at IQVIA
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New York, NY
Sabrina Fong
Program Associate at Ford Foundation
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Le Center, MN
Angela Christian
Director of Nursing at South Central College
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Chicago, IL
Therese (Theresa) Weber
Customer Solutions Manager at Unite Us
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Minneapolis, MN
Paul Saarinen
Builder / Maker / Arcade Owner / Scifi Junkie
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Minneapolis, MN
John Kormah
Student at Anoka Technical College
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        Allison is a fantastic worker--high energy, smart, and committed to solving problems.  She worked closely with the Normandale leadership team to build out baccalaureate partnerships, coordinating work across multiple units to provide a more seamless experience for our students.  She also analyzed new business opportunities, helping the leadership team make decisions on new programs and partnerships.  In doing this work, Allison used her strong financial background, organizational skills, and grit to push the institution forward. Donna Randall
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        Allison was a superb financial advisor.  She quickly understood the strategic needs of the organization, conducted detailed research, offered insightful recommendations, and executed all changes flawlessly. Her ability to think creatively and strategically, while having a deep command of detail and finances, added great value to the organization.
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MN Crossroads Career Network
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Minnesota Change Management Network (MNCMN)
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Events Supporting the Military & Veteran Community
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The Leadership Development Group www.theLDG.org
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) & Sustainable Development (Sustainability)
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National Women Veteran Cohort (NWVC)
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Drake University Alumni
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Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP)
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