Quinn Zimmerman

Coordinate with Hawaii state government to lead a team providing interim housing solutions for households displaced by the 2023 Maui wildfires.

Coordinate with state and federal partners to lead a team of clinical and community outreach specialists addressing the behavioral health needs of survivors of the 2023 Maui wildfires.

Oversaw all logistics activities in support of MSF programs providing medical and psychological care to vulnerable migrant populations at the volatile Mexico - Guatemala border.

Oversaw all logistics activities of MSF programming across the Gaza Strip. Primary responsibilities included managing a large national team directly supporting multiple clinics and hospitals. Additional responsibilities in monitoring and acting on relevant security issues.

Consulting role providing multiple and varied levels of support to clients focused on disaster response and recovery. Regular collaboration with federal disaster response agencies and teams.

• Co-led online webinar project aimed at providing businesses and nonprofits in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with knowledge and resources to recover from natural disasters. Received universally positive feedback from attendees for all webinars.

Short-term emergency COVID-19 project in Huacho, one of the urban areas with the highest mortalities. Oversaw all aspects of logistics in support of the mission, including launching the project, hiring and training staff, identifying essential needs and gaps, and planning project closure.

• Worked in close collaboration with medical and administration project staff, as well as national leadership, to set up and run a 40-bed oxygen therapy center for COVID patients.
• Hired and… Show more

Short-term emergency COVID-19 project in Huacho, one of the urban areas with the highest mortalities. Oversaw all aspects of logistics in support of the mission, including launching the project, hiring and training staff, identifying essential needs and gaps, and planning project closure.

• Worked in close collaboration with medical and administration project staff, as well as national leadership, to set up and run a 40-bed oxygen therapy center for COVID patients.
• Hired and trained local staff that performed exceptionally and continued with MSF on other projects.
• Collaborated with project coordinator to plan all stages of project shut-down and trained my replacement to successfully close the project. Show less

Consulting position focused on helping the American small business community recover from the economic effects of the coronavirus. Regular collaboration with federal disaster response and economic development agencies and teams.

• Aided the U.S. Small Business Administration in researching, vetting, compiling, and sharing thousands of non-predatory funding opportunities for COVID-affected small businesses needing economic recovery support throughout the US and its overseas territories.

Oversaw logistics activities in support of three MSF programs in Nairobi’s Eastlands: emergency care, sexual & gender-based violence care, and mass casualty response. Led a veteran team of national staff to meet logistical needs for the project, working in-tandem with the medical and admin staff, and the national coordination office.

• Successfully strategized and finalized all logistics planning and budgets for upcoming 2020 activities.
• Collaborated with medical team for emergency… Show more

Oversaw logistics activities in support of three MSF programs in Nairobi’s Eastlands: emergency care, sexual & gender-based violence care, and mass casualty response. Led a veteran team of national staff to meet logistical needs for the project, working in-tandem with the medical and admin staff, and the national coordination office.

• Successfully strategized and finalized all logistics planning and budgets for upcoming 2020 activities.
• Collaborated with medical team for emergency intervention at Nairobi’s only cholera treatment unit during a cholera spike, bringing it up to MSF standards and lowering mortality rate significantly.
• Discovered and investigated a sensitive internal HR issue involving veteran employees and took necessary steps to solve the problem without impacting output or morale.
• Received strong end-of-project final evaluations from both direct and technical managers. Show less

Joined US Board after academic internship and assumed role of Interim Affiliate Manager for Peace Direct USA. Broad-ranging responsibilities in communications, administration, finance, and organizational strategy in support of all peacebuilding projects.

● Led the drafting of a new strategic vision for Peace Direct in the United States.
● Oversaw completion of Peace Direct USA’s first required 501(c)(3) audit.
● Raised $15,000 speaking at The Funding Network, a live… Show more

Joined US Board after academic internship and assumed role of Interim Affiliate Manager for Peace Direct USA. Broad-ranging responsibilities in communications, administration, finance, and organizational strategy in support of all peacebuilding projects.

● Led the drafting of a new strategic vision for Peace Direct in the United States.
● Oversaw completion of Peace Direct USA’s first required 501(c)(3) audit.
● Raised $15,000 speaking at The Funding Network, a live crowdfunding event in New York. Show less

Managed international and domestic programming partnerships with humanitarian agencies and donors. One year contracted position with fieldwork in Malawi and the United States.

USA (6/2015 – 1/2016):
● Secured initial funding and programming partnerships with Habitat for Humanity and the United Way for a long-term flood recovery in Georgetown County, South Carolina.
● Built partnerships with local government and community groups to support immediate needs (housing, food, medicine)… Show more

Managed international and domestic programming partnerships with humanitarian agencies and donors. One year contracted position with fieldwork in Malawi and the United States.

USA (6/2015 – 1/2016):
● Secured initial funding and programming partnerships with Habitat for Humanity and the United Way for a long-term flood recovery in Georgetown County, South Carolina.
● Built partnerships with local government and community groups to support immediate needs (housing, food, medicine) of victims of flash floods in rural eastern Kentucky.

Malawi (1/2015 – 6/2015):
● Launched AHV’s first Africa program, in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), conducting data collection of 206 IDP camps housing 162,000 flood survivors in southern Malawi for IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix.
● Met all deliverables for IOM as their implementing partner while coming 7% under budget and preparing follow-up partnership providing shelters to returning IDPs. Show less

Provided direct support to Haiti Head of Mission in developing a child education project aimed at Haitian youth via a popular Haitian comic book character and radio programming, addressing the topics of gender-based violence, domestic violence, disaster risk reduction, and cholera prevention. Simultaneously created rich PR and media content (written, visual) for the CCR Prague HQ.

● Leveraged Creole language skill as point person in all communications with government and local… Show more

Provided direct support to Haiti Head of Mission in developing a child education project aimed at Haitian youth via a popular Haitian comic book character and radio programming, addressing the topics of gender-based violence, domestic violence, disaster risk reduction, and cholera prevention. Simultaneously created rich PR and media content (written, visual) for the CCR Prague HQ.

● Leveraged Creole language skill as point person in all communications with government and local officials.
● Wrote dozens of long-form and short-form PR pieces published on the CCR website.
● Conducted 20+ video interviews with staff and beneficiaries for use at fundraising events. Show less

Contributed to fundraising and relocation efforts benefiting refugees from Afghanistan, Cuba, Iraq, and Myanmar arriving as asylum seekers in New York.

● Personally aided dozens of asylum families relocating to New York with banking, medical care, benefits, housing, and job placement.
● Staffed organization fundraising events to ensure they were well-executed and profitable.

Supported the Director of Public Relations as her only employee, working to garner media attention for the organization and its events. Responsibilities included writing press releases and on-air radio spots, conducting telephone outreach, managing media at events, and administrative upkeep.

● Managed radio and television press at high-profile events featuring prominent speakers, including Gov. Schwarzenegger, Secretary of State George Shultz, and celebrities Katie Couric and Anthony… Show more

Supported the Director of Public Relations as her only employee, working to garner media attention for the organization and its events. Responsibilities included writing press releases and on-air radio spots, conducting telephone outreach, managing media at events, and administrative upkeep.

● Managed radio and television press at high-profile events featuring prominent speakers, including Gov. Schwarzenegger, Secretary of State George Shultz, and celebrities Katie Couric and Anthony Bourdain.
● Collaborated with the IT department to redesign and optimize departmental databases. Show less

Led fundraising teams in support of social and environmental causes in two key West Coast cities. Responsible for employee training and management, campaign and fundraising strategy, and office administration.

● Recognized as one of the five most effective Field Managers in the country.
● Set all-time fundraising record upon completion of first assignment.
● Instrumental in successfully passing the Washington Clean Cars Act of 2005.