Carmen M Colon
26 Rochester Avenue       Brooklyn, NY 11233
Phone:  [Send email to request phone number] 71-3836
Email: [Send email using form at bottom]  
Professional Network Profile: http://linkedin.com/in/carmenmcolon
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EXPERIENCE
Assistant Engineer/Draftsperson and Computer Support
1992 -Present		National Grid-KeySpan Corp/Gas Systems Control		Brooklyn, NYC 
	Maintain online network maps for NYC territories. 
	Conduct complex analysis to support and inform the effective
implementation of Standard Operating Procedure Application and Initiative
including qualitative and quantitative analysis to gather information on current
practices related to mapping and main installation planning. 
	Propose confidential policy recommendations of improved efficiency and
effectiveness of operations and functions. 
	Develop and implement programs for supporting the many different
systems and applications in creating a common thread among them and implementing
a reporting mechanism that can be web-based for outside support purposes.
Education Research Analyst for Senator Velmanette Montgomery Part-Time
2006 -Present		NYS Senator Velmanette Montgomery				NYC & Albany
	Provide summaries of education policies and organize community events
surrounding education issues.
	Represent the Senator at community functions.
	Provide options for possible solutions to education questions based on
results of townhall feedback from the community.
	Organize townhalls and youth conferences in the Senator?s district.
	Knowledge of all the schools in the 18th Senatorial district, their
administrators and parent leaders.

Education Activist / Administrator of various non-profits
2006 -2007		Independent Commission on Public Education				NY, USA
	Founder, administrator and website designer of an online clearinghouse
for female executives and minority women.
	Creating online links between directors so they can run their own
businesses by networking and bartering.
2004 -2006		Association of NYC Education Council	New York, NY
	Co-founder and administrator of the Association of NYC Education
Councils, an independent parent group that trained over 500 parents in 18 months
with donated funds from the parents themselves  and assists, supports and
advocates for parent leaders.
	Create parent leaders conferences at no cost to the parent and provide
simple hands-on exercises to assist them in their terms.
	Create and develop workbooks, visual manuals and handbooks, palm-card
guides and ?cheat-sheets? as well as web-based videos showing step-by step
options to assist them in their individual positions? goal and the missions of
the various parent groups.
	Develop and coordinate outreach strategies with central, regional and
local parent support staff to increase public awareness and understanding of the
various parent leader positions, their functions and responsibilities.
	Link community based organizations as resources that included targeted
strategies to reach non-English speaking parents and parents with special needs
during their volunteering terms as parent leaders.
	Assist in developing and coordinating training/professional development
programs to support the parent leaders. 
	Serve as liaison with central education advocacy agencies to support
all administrative matters for the parent leaders. 
	Serve as liaison with elected officials of New York State for key
resources for the citywide parent initiatives.

2002 - 2004		iCOPE, the independent Commission on Public Education	Brooklyn, NY
	Co-founder and website developer of the independent Commission on
Public Education of NY, the formation of an independent task force of parents,
community members, students, teachers, principals, policy-makers, elected
officials, scholars and business leaders that is free of political partisanship
and control to shape a new common vision for our schools based on human rights.

 
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

CUNY instructor for the New York City Summer Youth Program, Open Doors Program,
Gear Up for Success Program & ACCESS FOR WOMEN Role Model, lecturer and
instructor
Co-founder of the Association of New York City Education Councils 
Co-President of School District 15's Presidents Council 2002-2003 
member of the CPAC Legislative Strategy Committee 2002-2003 
President of the Community District Education Council in District 13 in
2004/2005. 
Brooklyn Borough Appointee to the CDEC13 - 2004/2005

GROUPS AND ASSOCIATIONS

Member of The New York Community Media Alliance (formerly indypressny.org) 
Public Speaker for http://www.africanamericanrolemodels.com/ 
member of the Brownstoners of Bedford Stuyvesant, INC. 
former member of the Board of Directors for the BTHS Alumni Foundation 
LGBT Pride at KSE/NG, Communication and Outreach Chair & GLAAD 
member of Hispanic Leadership Organization and LatinaPAC
member of Member of Asian Leadership Association of National Grid - NYC 
former Secretary & Web Administrator of the New Brooklyn Leadership PAC
Member of Women for Hire and Downtown Women’s Club
Member of major online social networks, myspace, facebook, newsvine, linkedin,
etc.

EDUCATION

1990 - 1992	New York City Technical College 	Brooklyn, NY
				AAS - Mechanical Engineering Technology
1981 - 1983	Brooklyn Tech High School		Brooklyn, NY
				Mechanical Engineering Technology
REFERENCES

Jan C. Childress, Director of Investor Relations 
Consolidated Edison, NY 4 Irving Place, New York City (212) 460-6611 
childressj@coned.com
			
Coraminita Mahr, Vice President of Local 1199, 
NY's Health & Human Services Union, NY, NY
310 W. 43 Street, New York City (212) 603-1735  
coraminitam@1199.org

Francis H. Byrd, Vice President, 
Moody's Investors Service, New York, NY 
250 Greenwich Street, New York City  [Send email to request phone number] 30-3305  francis.byrd@gmail.com