1. AMY ROSSMAN
26 Do Jan Drive Pottstown, Pennsylvania 19465 arossman@eastern.edu 484-467-9387
OBJECTIVE
To maximize my ability as a change agent building upon the social capital, leadership, and public speaking skills, I
have attained in eight years working for the Pottstown Cluster of Religious Communities, emphasizing collaboration
and inclusion in building a sustainable community for everyone, built upon compassion for both the privileged and
marginalized in creating a model community
SKILLS
-Ally for social justice and inclusion -Effective communication skills across economic divides
-Certified Lifetime Trainer Bridges out of Poverty -Self-motivated
-Certified Facilitator Getting Ahead in a Just-Gettin’-By World -Racially literate
-Creative, community organizer -Purposeful social/human capital builder
-Empathic, asset-based viewpoint -Advocate for empowerment
EDUCATION
May 2017* Eastern University, Wayne, Pennsylvania
Masters of Arts in Urban Studies, Community Development
*Anticipated Graduation
1998 Western Maryland College (renamed McDaniel College), Westminster, Maryland
Bachelors of Arts, Major: Sociology`
WORK EXPERIENCE
Pottstown Cluster of Religious Communities (PCRC), Pottstown, Pennsylvania
February 2009- February 2017
Community Engagement and Education Advocate,October 2015-February 2017
- Provide oversight to the Getting Ahead in a Just-Gettin’-By World curriculum and Ruby Payne’s Bridges out of
Poverty work, including trainings both within PCRC and the community and building the infrastructure for the
facilitation and support to investigatorworkshops
- Provide oversight,training and ongoing support to the 59 graduates of the UP3 (Understanding Poverty to Plan and
Persevere) Initiative, providing primary ongoing supportive contact and leading regularly scheduled graduate
support meetings
- Represent PCRC in community collaboration opportunities as they relate to PCRC’s UP3 Initiative and Bridges
out of Poverty, including cultivation and retention of volunteers for the UP3 graduate support meetings
-Responsible for the oversight of the UP3 grant budgets
-Assist with grant writing for program funding to casework/UP3 needs
-Participate in ad hoc program committees as they relate to UP3/Bridges Initiatives
Community Outreach Manager,November 2014-October 2015
-Supervision and management of the casework program, including provision of program and emergency financial
assistance,program development, and identifying client services consistent with the PCRC mission and Bridges out of Poverty
-Responsible for the oversight of the grant budgets for casework and the UP3 Initiative incorporating Bridges out of Poverty
and Getting Ahead in a Just-Gettin’-By World
-Provide oversight to the UP3 program, including trainings both within PCRC and the community, through building the
infrastructure, facilitation, and support to the current participants and graduates
Programs Director, January 2011-November 2014
-Oversee the day-to-day operations within the Cluster Outreach Center
-Staff member in command in the absence of the Executive Director
-Supervision and management of the Financial Assistance/Supportive Services program, including supervision of casework
staff and student interns working within the program
-Supervise Food Services Manager, Dry Goods Manager/Volunteer Coordinator and oversee maintenance issues
-Certified Lifetime Trainer for Bridges out of Poverty promoting mutual respect and empathy among professionals,
volunteers,and community members to understand their neighbors living in economic poverty struggling to survive in

2. AMY ROSSMAN
26 Do Jan Drive Pottstown, Pennsylvania 19465 arossman@eastern.edu 484-467-9387
the “tyranny of the moment” using mental models from the Getting Ahead workshops
-Certified Facilitator for Getting Ahead in a Just-Gettin’-By World, a sixteen-workshop curriculum
for under-resourced community members living in economic poverty investigating the effects of poverty to create a
future story emphasizing stability with additional support,tools,and resources provided in the workshops
Caseworker,February 2009-January 2011
- Provide initial contact for new clients to the Cluster Outreach Center and provide support to ongoing clients
-Assess the client’s needs and make appropriate referrals both within the Cluster and the Pottstown community
-Conduct individual counseling to clients meeting their needs as identified
-Oversee the Emergency Funding Program and successfully managed three times the amount of funding in 2009
than had been received in previous years
Community Services Group, (CSG), Mountville, Pennsylvania
Assistant Program Director, April 2003-August 2006
-Responsible for the overall administration and management of community residential programs for individuals with
mental disabilities
-Supervise and work closely with the Residential Program Supervisor to ensure that clients are provided with quality
living conditions and programming in accordance with the principles of normalization, CSG policy and local, state,
and federal regulations
-Develop, implement, and maintain the appropriate services required to meet the needs of the client; an understanding
and support ofclient rights
-Monitor completion of clinical paperwork for accuracy and timeliness
-Review financial documentation and perform on-site audits of client’s funds and petty cash funds
-Responsible for the supervision of all direct care staff in the completion of their job responsibilities
-Assist in the recruiting, interviewing, and hiring of staff
-Ability to assist,support,and aid in the ongoing professional growth of individuals supervised
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Pottstown Downtown Improvement District Authority (PDIDA), Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Intern, Urban StudiesCommunity Development Leadership Practicum, May 2016-August 2016
Board member, August 2016 – Present
-Borough of Pottstown Citizen Leadership Academy graduate
-Hobart’s Run Initiative, The Hill School, Pottstown,PA
-PCRC’s delegate assembly (former member)
-Committee for the Nameless (Homeless), Pottstown,PA
-Pottstown Area Health and Wellness Foundation’s Trauma-Informed Steering Committee for the Pottstown
Community (former member)
-YWCA Women EXCEL
-TCN (Tri-County Community Network)