LAWRENCE M. LADUTKE
SUMMARY
Highly adaptable professional with over ten years of experience in advocacy, policy analysis, program management, and fundraising. Excellent research, writing, and presentation skills with a history of proven results in nonprofit organizations and higher education. An effective leader and creative problem solver who works well in teams as well as independently. Experience working with a wide range of individuals and groups on all levels.
EXPERIENCE & AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Leadership &
Management
• Mobilizes grassroots activists in support of human rights
legislation and related initiatives.
• Educates Amnesty members and the general public about
human rights issues.
• Trains volunteers to engage in human rights advocacy.
• Managed the Political Science office at the CUNY Graduate
Center and the Children’s Studies office at Brooklyn
College.
• Coordinated the monthly CUNY Human Rights Seminar Series
and Human Rights for the Twenty-First Century, an
interdisciplinary conference at the CUNY Graduate Center.
• Taught and mentored diverse groups of students. Subjects
included Comparative Politics, Latin American Politics,
Democratization, Freedom of Expression, U.S. Politics, and
Political Theory.
• Developed new classes with a grant from the Program for
Enhancing Teaching Effectiveness (PETE).
• Supervised internships and independent study projects.
• Led a student organization at Rutgers University.
Recruited and trained volunteers and members.
Communication
• Wrote and edited reports, correspondence, and other office
documents.
• Created outreach/publicity plans and materials for
activist organizations, academic programs, special events, and my
book.
• Wrote Freedom of Expression in El Salvador: The
Struggle for Human Rights and Democracy (McFarland &
Co., 2004) and other academic publications.
• Created and delivered professional presentations.
• Served as a spokesperson and represented organizations in
coalitions.
• Delivered lectures and led classroom discussions.
• Improved students’ written and verbal skills through
assignments and feedback.
• Communicated in Spanish through advanced speaking,
reading, and writing abilities.
Interpersonal Skills
• Develops relationships with congressional offices to
advance human rights legislation and related initiatives.
• Worked with various levels of complex bureaucracies and
resolved problems for faculty and students.
• Collaborated with a wide range of groups and individuals
on human rights projects.
• Demonstrated understanding and sensitivity while working
with people from diverse cultures.
• Interviewed vulnerable individuals, including human rights
victims.
• Secured support for my research projects from key
professionals and organizations.
Research
• Designed and implemented a major research project
involving five months of fieldwork in El Salvador.
• Interviewed journalists, public officials, activists,
victims, and scholars in English and Spanish.
• Analyzed a decade’s worth of media coverage of human
rights issues in El Salvador.
• Supervised graduate students’ research projects on
constitutional law and human rights in Latin America.
• Taught basic quantitative and qualitative methodology.
• Performed quantitative analysis of survey data in the
areas of politics, marketing, and public relations.
• Assisted senior faculty members with their research
projects.
Computer Skills
• Proficient in MS Office applications. Certified Word and
Excel Specialist 2/8/05.
• Obtained a wide range of information from the internet for
academic and administrative purposes.
• Created and maintained web pages for the Human Rights
Committee at the CUNY Graduate Center and the Children's Studies
Program and Center at Brooklyn College.
• Provided software support to faculty and staff.
• Familiar with academic software such as Banner and
Blackboard.
• Able to learn new applications quickly.
Fundraising & Development
• Identified and secured funding for research and human
rights projects.
• Collected and organized information on Political Science
alumni for fundraising drives.
• Served on the Dankwart A. Rustow Memorial Fund Committee.
• Raised money for humanitarian projects in El Salvador
through walkathons, phone banks, parties, etc.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Amnesty International USA
New Jersey Legislative Coordinator (volunteer), 2005-Present
Temporary Agencies (Tuttle, OfficeTeam, and Temporary Staffing by
Suzanne), New York, NY
Various positions in the private and nonprofit sectors,
2004-2005, 2006-Present
The City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY
Coordinator of Children’s Studies (Higher Education
Assistant) at Brooklyn College, 2005-2006
Special Assistant to the Executive Officer of Political Science
at The Graduate Center, 1995-2000
Adjunct Instructor of Political Science at John Jay College and
City College, 1994-1998
University of Richmond, Richmond, VA
Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, 2002-2004
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Political Science,
3.80 GPA, 2002
CUNY
Graduate Center, New York, NY
Inaugural recipient of the Athena Pollis Human Rights
Dissertation Award
BA Cum Laude, Political
Science (with a minor in Spanish), 3.80 GPA, 1991
Rutgers University (Rutgers
College), New Brunswick, NJ
Phi Beta Kappa and Pi Sigma Alpha (the Political
Science honor association)
Student leader, the Rutgers University Committee in Solidarity
with the People of El Salvador (RUCISPES)