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Johanna

Director Of Program Quality, Training And Assessment

Girls Incorporated Of Alameda County

U of A, Tucson and UC Santa Barbara
Holy Names University, MA ESL

www.linkedin.com/in/johanna-masis

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Johanna Masis, has over 20 years of experience in youth and staff development, training, and advocacy across the out-of-school time (OST) field.

Education

Operations and Project Management

Humanities

Immigrant

Transfer Student

Student Athlete

Q1Career path

Non-profit

Working with Youth

Career Development

3:50

"religious studies is actually what kept me sane while I was taking that heavy science load"

Q2Main responsibilities

Project Management

Compliance

Training and Development

3:25

"Compliance is not sexy. I get it. However, I have some work trauma from having been at an agency where that happened. And I would never want any, anybody in this field to ever go through what I went through, which was having to close doors to about 800 families and trying to find somebody else to be at service to them. So, compliance is very close to my heart because of that."

Q3Day in the life

Data Analysis

Project Management

Communication

2:04

"It really ebbs and flows that way."

Q4Most important skills - role

Project Management

Communication

Teamwork

2:24

"Top of the list: time management. If I do not manage my time, it affects a lot of other people."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Problem-Solving

Overcoming Challenges

Executive/Leadership

1:57

"'cause the educators, you don't do it for the money, you do it for the love of young people and providing education to them"

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Teamwork

Communication

Project Management

1:09

"It's really hard if the chain reaction like, ends with them and I can't do my job until they do theirs."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Mentorship

Program Management

Youth Development

2:03

"What I enjoy the most is that it allows for adults to be mentors, to be allies, um, to be a voice, um, for those who can't sit at the table."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Asset-Based Thinking

Resourcefulness

Flexibility

2:25

"I am the epitome of plan A, B, and C. I have a plan for my plans and plans. That's how deeply rooted that practice of flexibility is with me."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Resilience

Overcoming Challenges

Executive/Leadership

1:26

"Fighting institutions is really hard. Change doesn't happen overnight, or in a couple of years; it takes a long time."

Q10Entry-level positions

Program Leadership

Instructional Skills

Youth Development

1:09

"share your passion. You never know. You never know who you're gonna spark interest in."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Value Alignment

Career Goals

Mission Alignment

1:26

"Find the one that matches, um, so that you understand what the end game is for yourself."

Q12College ideas for success

Self-Discipline

Time Management

Prioritization

1:06

"Learn to say no to your friends; if you can say no to your friends, you can say no to anybody."

Q13How identity impacted career

Youth Development

Program Management

Training and Development

1:57

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