Michael Omenazu

Director of Community Engagement

2024 - Current

A pivotal role in shaping public image, community engagement, and stakeholder relations for the team as it prepares to commence play in the NWSL in 2026. Leading external affairs efforts for the club, with respect to not only the renovation of historic White Stadium in Franklin Park but also the exciting debut of Boston’s newest professional sports team. • Developing, maintaining, and enhancing relationships with key elected officials, community boards, civic groups, influential community members, and the public through high-level communication and coalition building. • Designing and implementing community engagement opportunities to involve the public in and provide information about both the White Stadium renovation project and the soccer club. • Continually improving and overseeing systems to track, analyze, and disseminate information learned from community feedback. • Organizing and leading special press and community events, including construction milestone ceremonies and neighbor engagement opportunities to showcase the progress of the White Stadium renovation and build excitement for both the stadium and club. • Managing all aspects of membership in local community and business groups, including performing a comprehensive inventory of relevant membership opportunities. • Developing and executing social responsibility initiatives in partnership with club stakeholders that align with the organization’s values and contributing positively to the surrounding community. • Collaborating with other departments, including marketing and partnerships, in the planning and execution of all activities. • Actively communicating with internal and external stakeholders regarding activities.

Investor

2023 - 2024

Vice President

2021 - 2023

Visible Hands is a venture capital firm with a 14-week, virtual-first accelerator on a mission to highlight and invest in the limitless potential of overlooked founders. At the earliest stages of company-building, we provide meaningful funding, personalized support, and social capital through our accelerator, helping our founders build exceptional technology startups.

Partnerships Lead

2020 - 2021

Outreach Director

2018 - 2020

Today more than 450 school systems serving five million students use Panorama to ensure that each child is getting the support they need, so that more students succeed in school, graduate, and go on to college. Panorama helps educators monitor how students are doing across academics, attendance, behavior, and college readiness, and then coordinate action to support each child. Panorama’s platform also helps educators get data about non-academic factors that are key to each child’s success in school and in life, such as social-emotional skills, safety, teacher-student relationships, and family engagement. We're a team of 95, with $32mm in funding led by Emerson Collective as well as Spark Capital, Owl Ventures, SoftTechVC, and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. We're building a team of diverse people who have a common passion for improving education through intuitive tools and unparalleled services. Please check out our careers page to learn more about opportunities to join us!

Director of Growth and Operations

2016 - 2018

This role supports the Executive Director by building the internal capacity of FII—Boston, the local site of a national network, in pursuit of ambitious growth and organizational goals including managing a $2M dollar budget. Key initiatives include: •Operations •Partnership Development •Fundraising Support (in conjunction with National) •Strategic Growth •Staff Management Responsibilities include: •Partnering with the Executive Director to review family nominations and determine enrollment •Managing staff performance and overseeing their leadership of functional areas •Coordinating the application process for and allocation of funds from our Resource Hub •Improving workflow systems for journal audits •Leading staff meetings and supervisions •Processing staff invoices •Overseeing office management •Building and executing a comprehensive strategy to diversify revenue generation •Responding to inquiries regarding prospective partnerships •Facilitating geographic expansion including: recruiting new families and stewarding key donor relations •Delivering trainings and technical assistance on our platforms including: Uptogether; InvestCloud; and Analytics4 •Analyzing data collected from partner families via our platforms •Presenting insights internally to FII team and externally to key thought leaders and influencers •Support fundraising efforts in conjunction with national as needed •Assisting in advisory board management •Engaging new organizational advocates as a part of efforts to build individual giving program

Special Projects Manager (contract)

2016 - 2016

Provided support and leadership to a variety of key projects in: •Fundraising and development •Political organizing and public awareness •External partnership management. Partnered with the CEO and the Senior Management Team to advance efforts in each of these key areas to further the mission of MMP. Helped manage complex initiatives that require strong attention to detail and the need to work independently and take initiative to keep all projects moving forward. Responsibilities and accomplishments: •Worked on regional fund raising efforts in targeted communities of Boston, Cape Cod and Hampden County •Solicited 5-figure gifts via foundation and corporate relations and event sponsorship •Stewarded key relationships with funders and donors •Managed volunteer committee for signature 2016 Champions of Mentoring event which raised $200K+ •Participated in initial planning for 25th Anniversary Gala event to be held in January 2017 •Coordinated partnership management with Boston City Hall and My Brother's Keeper's efforts •Maintained communication with key partners in Western Massachusetts •Supported Mentoring Matching Grants line item advocacy at State House

Recruitment Manager

2012 - 2016

• Actively develop and build networks and partnerships that bring exceptional talent to Commongood Careers, including conducting extensive research to identify high-quality talent throughout the country • Manage cutting-edge social networking tools and strategies to build and engage a community of candidates • Partner closely with Commongood Careers Search Consultants to manage relationships with nonprofit organizations and provide a high level of client service • Lead presentations about building a career in the nonprofit sector for partner organizations, undergrad groups, MBA programs and Americorps cohorts • Manage Commongood Careers participation in targeted networking events in Boston and nationally in order to continually cultivate a network of nonprofit professionals and stay up-to-date on trends throughout the sector • Partner closely with the Vice President of Recruitment in order to continually build, sharpen and innovate our recruiting strategies • Conduct informational interviews and provide advice and career guidance to professionals interested in working in socially entrepreneurial organizations in order to evaluate their potential fit with positions being managed by Commongood Careers

Civic 50 Qualitative Evaluator

2012 - 2014

Bloomberg, in partnership with the National Conference on Citizenship and Points of Light, groups that promote civic engagement, identified the companies that best use their time, talent, and resources to improve the quality of life in their local communities and beyond. The result is the Civic 50, a scorecard for America’s most community-minded companies. http://www.civic50.org/

Recruiter

2011 - 2012

AmeriCorps Ambassador of Mentoring (yearlong service position)

2010 - 2011