Bio

Levin Sibley-Schwartz

17 No. 6 Road
 Leverett, MA 01054
 www.levinschwartz.com
 413-977-5045 (Cell)
 413-549-1810 (Fax)
 levinschwartz@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE:
 A career that requires dedication to social justice, multiculturalism and promotes positive social change.

EDUCATION:

Smith College, Masters of Social Work, Summer 2009 – Current

University of Connecticut (STEP programs Social Work), 2004 – 2005
University of Massachusetts, Amherst Winter 2001
 Certificate of mediation and conflict resolution

University of Massachusetts, Amherst 1996 – 2000
 BA: Individual Concentration (“performing arts & community development”)

School for International Training, Fortaleza, Brazil Fall 1999
 “Culture, Development and Social Justice”

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Musician and Educator
 Private Instructor, The Fretted Instrument Workshop, Amherst MA 2002 – Current

  • Teach 20-30 private music lessons a week
  • Mentor and empower each student to meet their personal goals as aspiring musicians
  • Host two recitals a year, on-line blog, and create opportunities for student performances

Musician, The Amity Front, LLC, Amherst, MA 2004 – Current

  • Founding member of 5-piece music ensemble
  • Responsible for all managerial obligations including:
    • Publicity, media and fiscal responsibilities
    • Liaison for all legal, licensing, royalties and third party involvement
    • Coordination/facilitation of other group member tasks’
    • Group mediator

Head Teacher, CAPACIDAD: Music & Arts Camp, Amherst MA 2002 – 2005

  • Created and facilitated the music for three summer performances focusing on multicultural and social justice education themes
  • Worked with children using conflict resolution, bias intervention, behavior management, creative leadership and educational/cultural group facilitation skills

Head Musician, Amherst College Theater Department Fall 2004

  • Marat Sade: director (Manu Mukasa)

State Leader, Americorps* VISTA 2001 – 2002

  • Worked with Campus Compact to design and facilitate the training of all MA Americorps*VISTA members. Workshops included:
    • Building sustainable community partnerships; Advising, supervising and mentoring; Bringing social justice home; Making change happen: being a change agent in higher education
  • Public speaker for higher education service learning programs at national conferences
  • Coordinated student, faculty and service learning relationships with community partners
  • Supervised recruitment of future Americorps* VISTA members and coordinated student volunteers for community partner organizations

Community Service Learning Dept (CSL), UMass 2001 – 2002

  • Increased the students participation by 33% and student programs from two to five
  • Served as a consultant to faculty and an advocated for CSL
  • Infrastructure development
  • Leadership trainings created to meet the needs of CSL student teachers:
    • Diversity and inter-cultural communication
    • Facilitative and Situational Leadership
    • Service-Learning Theory and Practice

Program Coordinator, (U-ACT) UMass, AMERICORPS*VISTA 2000 – 2001

  • Systematically developed the infrastructure for a new academic organization: UMass Alliance For Community Transformation (U-ACT), Anthropology Department UMass
  • Class facilitator “grassroots community development” Anthropology 397 4cr Honors
  • Designed and coordinated the development of educational curricula and training materials for class facilitators
  • Facilitated group meetings, coordinated all logistics for program events

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

Berkshire Hills Music Academy

  • Work one-on-one with a student who has Williams Syndrome
  • Coach student on performance technique and composition
  • Perform at Best Buddies fundraising events

Grassroots Community Development

  • Work with residents to improve family housing

Inter-Religious Project

  • Tutor elementary children in their school systems

TRAINING:

  • Grant writing, HTML and M.S. Professional
  • Extensive diversity training
  • Highlander Research Educational Center, New Market TN: Leading learning circles

ACTIVITIES:

  • Musical instruments: guitar, mandolin, voice, percussion
  • Styles: jazz, bossa nova, delta & piedmont blues, folk, rock, old time, bluegrass, Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian percussion
  • Soccer, cooking, hiking, yoga, writing, reading and composition
  • Collecting used oil for my GREASE CAR