Bret Carr

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I've packed a lot of professional experience into my 15 year career. I feel that by…

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Volunteer Experience

  • Peoria Zoo at Glen Oak Park Graphic

    Volunteer Zookeeper

    Peoria Zoo at Glen Oak Park

    - 1 year 10 months

    Environment

    Supported staff zookeepers in daily responsibilities which included preparing diets for animals, cleaning and rearranging exhibits, creating animal enrichment activities, educating visitors and supporting the veterinary staff with annual physicals

  • City of Boston Graphic

    Homeless Census Volunteer

    City of Boston

    - 2 years 2 months

    Social Services

    Conducted surveys with people living on the streets to understand their needs and provide resources where they could receive support.

  • Re-food 4 Good Graphic

    Kitchen and Distribution Volunteeer

    Re-food 4 Good

    - 11 months

    Poverty Alleviation

    Volunteering in the kitchen preparing meals, accepting deliveries, and distributing meals to beneficiaries

Honors & Awards

  • Employee of the Month : January 2017

    Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco

    This is a monthly award that goes out to one staff per month acknowledging their outstanding performance.

  • James Skall Nominee

    United Way of Massachusetts Bay

    This internal award is equivalent to "employee of the year" for United Way of Mass Bay. Out of 120 employees there were 8 nominees.

  • Speaker: Harvard Undergrad Women Intercollegiate Business Convention

    Harvard Undergrad Women in Business

    Every year, Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business hosts the globally-recognized Intercollegiate Business Convention (IBC), a unique opportunity for driven leaders from around the world to explore careers interests and opportunities, expand their network of peers and mentors, and learn from the experiences of top female business leaders.

    IBC attracts over 1,000 outstanding women from over 100 campuses every year. Past keynote speakers have included: Marissa Mayer (Google), Diane von…

    Every year, Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business hosts the globally-recognized Intercollegiate Business Convention (IBC), a unique opportunity for driven leaders from around the world to explore careers interests and opportunities, expand their network of peers and mentors, and learn from the experiences of top female business leaders.

    IBC attracts over 1,000 outstanding women from over 100 campuses every year. Past keynote speakers have included: Marissa Mayer (Google), Diane von Furstenberg (fashion designer), and Bobbi Brown (Bobbi Brown cosmetics). We are excited to announce that this year's exclusive keynotes are Donna Karan and Sarah Robb O'Hagan!

  • Distinguished Guest Lecturer: Northeastern University's Social Enterprise Institute

    Northeastern University

    The Social Enter­prise Lec­ture Series is a once a monthly recur­ring series at North­east­ern Uni­ver­sity that serves to inform the gen­eral pub­lic of the dif­fer­ent inno­v­a­tive enter­prise solu­tions in the local com­mu­nity. To date, we have hosted speak­ers from Root Cap­i­tal, FACE AIDS, Part­ners in Health, the Insti­tute for Health­care Improve­ment, AIDS Action Com­mit­tee, Ashoka Youth Ven­ture, ACCION USA and Accion Inter­na­tional to speak to stu­dent and pro­fes­sional…

    The Social Enter­prise Lec­ture Series is a once a monthly recur­ring series at North­east­ern Uni­ver­sity that serves to inform the gen­eral pub­lic of the dif­fer­ent inno­v­a­tive enter­prise solu­tions in the local com­mu­nity. To date, we have hosted speak­ers from Root Cap­i­tal, FACE AIDS, Part­ners in Health, the Insti­tute for Health­care Improve­ment, AIDS Action Com­mit­tee, Ashoka Youth Ven­ture, ACCION USA and Accion Inter­na­tional to speak to stu­dent and pro­fes­sional audi­ences. We co-host our monthly series with the NetIm­pact Under­grad­u­ate Chapter.

  • Speaker: Harvard Social Entrepreneurship Summit: Igniting Innovation

    Harvard College

    The second annual Igniting Innovation Summit is one of the first and largest undergraduate-led events devoted to the topic of Social Entrepreneurship. Hosted by the newly established Harvard College Social Innovation Collaborative, the conference will bring together leaders from across sectors to explore, engage, and incubate interest in the field. Because the Summit is intended for those with and without prior knowledge of Social Entrepreneurship, it is designed to present a diversity of…

    The second annual Igniting Innovation Summit is one of the first and largest undergraduate-led events devoted to the topic of Social Entrepreneurship. Hosted by the newly established Harvard College Social Innovation Collaborative, the conference will bring together leaders from across sectors to explore, engage, and incubate interest in the field. Because the Summit is intended for those with and without prior knowledge of Social Entrepreneurship, it is designed to present a diversity of perspectives through a dynamic series of TED style speeches, interactive panels and action-oriented workshops led by top experts.

  • Speaker: World Youth Peace Summit

    Institute for International Sport

    The inaugural World Youth Peace Summit, which included the World Scholar-Athlete Games, was held in Hartford, Connecticut from July 1-4, 2011. The World Youth Peace Summit's mission is to develop scholar-athletes and scholar-artists from around the world as well as other interested individuals or groups into successful peace advocates. By providing the opportunity to study peace policies through an intensive series of lectures and workshops, the Summit furnishes participants with practical…

    The inaugural World Youth Peace Summit, which included the World Scholar-Athlete Games, was held in Hartford, Connecticut from July 1-4, 2011. The World Youth Peace Summit's mission is to develop scholar-athletes and scholar-artists from around the world as well as other interested individuals or groups into successful peace advocates. By providing the opportunity to study peace policies through an intensive series of lectures and workshops, the Summit furnishes participants with practical knowledge of how to develop and implement their own peace initiatives successfully in their home communities. The full program and speaker list can be found in the 2011 World Youth Peace Summit Program.

Languages

  • French

    Full professional proficiency

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Portuguese

    Limited working proficiency

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