Peter Banks

PETER S. BANKS SQS 315 Bloco A Apto 104 Brasilia, DF, Brazil CEP- C: -- EDUCATION: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Master in City Planning, June 2008. Concentration in Housing, Community, and Economic Development. Recipient of Merit Scholarship. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Bachelor of Arts in History, May 1998. Concentration in American History. Minor in Sociology. CURRENT POSITION: Independent Consultant, with expertise in content marketing, SEO, white paper and article creation. RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE: Global Communications Manager, Teleperformance Group, Brasilia, Brazil, May 2016-June 2019 Develop, write, and edit global marketing materials including, but not limited to white papers, blog posts, video scripts, website content and case studies for the global marketing department. Products produced for internal and external marketing campaigns. Content creation has contributed to nearly $90 million in business since May 2016 Created and implemented the first English language style guide for the company Manage team of writers and editors in the Philippines Lead planning process of yearly communication and marketing products Independent Consultant, Brasilia, Brazil. February 2015-May 2016 Heartland Workers Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA, January 2015-May 2016. Developed and implemented community assessment in South Omaha section of Omaha, Nebraska. Analyzed results of assessment, created in depth report that provided strategic analysis of crucial community issues, provided strategic organizational recommendations for future community activities. Portuguese to English Translation Services Desertification, Land Degradation and Droughts in the Brazilian Semi-Arid for The Center for Management and Strategic Studies (Centro de Gestao e Estudos Estrategicos, CGEE), Brasilia, DF, Brazil. Environmental Policy and Governance in Brazil, for Dr. Adriana Maria Magalhaes de Moura, Institute of Applied Economic Research (Instituto Pesquisa Economica Aplicada, IPEA). Climate Change and the Integration of Public Policy, for Dr. Marcel Bursztyn, Sustainable Development Center, University of Brasilia. Chief of Staff, The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness, Washington, DC,- Senior leadership for lead agency in the Washington, DC Homelessness Continuum of Care, which employed over 130 people and managed over $120 million in local and federal dollars to combat homelessness. Responsibilities included: Advising and assisting executive director in executing organizational strategy, including administrative and financial decisions Managing daily staff needs Oversight of implementation of Homelessness Continuum of Care activities Measurement of Subcontractor Performance Report writing Review and approval of financial transactions Writing and editing applications for local and federal funding opportunities Independent Consultant, Washington, DC, 1/11-4/12 The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness, Washington, DC Provided strategic management consulting. Researched and developed strategic documents for TCP community outreach. Iowa West Foundation, Council Bluffs, Iowa Developed community assessment for community transformation initiative in Council Bluffs; conducted assessment; interviewed residents and community stakeholders Created recommendations for strategic community investment opportunities and developed final report Developed planning process for community transformation initiative Sage Computing, Arlington, VA Wrote and Edited for Department of Housing and Urban Development publications Emerald Cities Collaborative, Washington, DC, 3/10-12/10 Project Manager, 6/10-12/10 Managed the development of Emerald Cities Collaborative Policy, Workforce and Community Engagement Strategies Coordinated organizational events including Community Engagement Summit Developed working documents for board and working group members Managed relationships with a diverse board of directors Special Assistant to the Chair of the Board, 3/10-5/10 Maintained relationships between Chair and Board Members Developed relationships between organization and potential partners such as the NAACP Independent Consultant, 9/08-3/10 Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Washington, DC, Assisted project proposal reviews for organizations seeking Tax Credit funding through LISC Evaluated and analyzed Tenant Purchase Investments by LISC Coordinated publication of 25th Anniversary LISC book Facilitated relationship building for LISC Sustainable Communities Project Developed LISC DC wiki for internal communication and information sharing Administered Congress Heights Community Fund Reviewed and Analyzed National and Local Legislation important to the mission of LISC Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD Enhanced presentations on Responsible Redevelopment Enhanced Concept paper on Responsible Redevelopment Developed handout for Responsible Redevelopment Resource Center Developed First Draft of Business Plan for Responsible Redevelopment Resource Center Counselor/Trainer, Housing Counseling Services, Washington, DC, 02/05-7/06 Member of Tenant Services Department. Worked under DC Department of Housing and Community Development funding to prevent the displacement of low and moderate-income renters in Washington, DC. Presented information on DC Housing law to tenants; organized tenant associations. Collaborated with various attorneys, government officials and community representatives in effort to prevent displacement. Generated monthly reports. PUBLICATION: Co-Author, The Unintended Consequences. University Press of America, Inc., Published May, 2004 Researched, wrote, and edited text of book about public and subsidized housing in the United States. Conducted numerous oral interviews with public housing residents and officials in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Pittsburgh, New York, and Newark, New Jersey. Book remains in hundreds of university libraries throughput the English-speaking world. OTHER ACTIVITIES/INTERESTS: Board Member, QUAJ Enterprises, Washington DC. 02/02- present Family owned and operated Real Estate Corporation. Writing fiction (Short fiction featured in Nuvein Magazine, Digizine.com, The Organic Literature Experiment, Cherry Bleeds Magazine, and Ken Again Magazine); The Second Sphere, available on Amazon Languages: English and Portuguese