Todd A.

Goodman
1523 11th St., Apt. I, Santa Monica, CA 90401
(518)469-2603 * tg9583e8@westpost.net
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE
* Retail Sales * Small Business operations and management
* Office administration * Statistical an
d quantitative analysis
* Project management *Professional and
academic research
* Computer and graphic design * Dispute Resolution

EDUCATION
M.A., 2005 Josef Korbel School of International Studies: University of Denver, D
enver, CO
* International Development, Concentration: Socio-Political Analysis
B.S., 2000 University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
* Environmental Studies, with Concentrations: Philosophy, environmental
ethics/justice and international affairs
* Study Abroad: National Outdoor Leadership School, Kenya, 1999
* Study Abroad: University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 1997
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
OWNER/ OPERATOR Mar 2009 - Present
TAG DESIGNS, Santa Monica, CA
* Design apparel and jewelry
* Manager of retail sales and marketing
DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST Jan 2010 - Mar 2010
FRIENDS OF JEWISH RENEWAL IN POLAND, Santa Monica, CA
* Research, develop, and maintain relationships with donors through effec
tive communication strategies including personal meetings, phone and email corre
spondence and solicitations
* Event planning and scheduling
RESEARCHER, WEB DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT Jan 2007 - Aug 2008
PROCON.ORG, Santa Monica, CA
* Developed content for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict website, resulti
ng in the top three highest trafficked months in the sites history with over 10,
000 page views per day
* Wrote, directed and produced ProCon.org's video-logs for CNN/YouTube Pr
esidential Debates
* Solicited VIP content contributors, including Ambassadors, leading acad
emics, elected officials, and industry leaders
CONFLICT RESEARCHER AND ANALYST Jan 2006 - May 2006
CARTER CENTER, Atlanta, GA
* Wrote and edited analysis reports to shape policies adopted by the Prog
ram Director and President Carter
* Developed Emory University Law School curriculum for conflict negotiati
on simulation
CONSULTANT, RESEARCHER Oct 2005 - Oct 2006
ABRAHAM PATH INITIATIVE (Harvard University), Cambridge, MA
* Led principal research for web and print based guidebooks detailing his
tory of the Prophet Abraham's travels through Ancient Middle East, also used in
content of organizations White Paper
* Created security advisory counsel for Israel/Palestine/Jordan/Syria
WEBSITE COORDINATOR, RESEARCHER Jan 2005 - Mar 2005
GENEVA INITIATIVE, Tel Aviv, Israel
* Developed website content and initiated a website launch promoting the
Geneva Initiative
MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR Jan 2003 - Jul 2003
DEVEREUX CLEO-WALLACE CENTER, Westminster, CO
*Supervised and counseled patients (ages 8-21, male and female) with seve
re mental health issues

VOLUNTEER AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Explore Corps, Los Angeles, CA; Tel Aviv, Israel; Gaza City, P.T. Oct 2008
- Present
* Manager of Development, Outreach, and Peace Building
* Design and implement peace building programs for teens living in pover
ty and armed conflict zones
Muslim-Jewish Text Study Program, Los Angeles, CA May 2009 - Aug 2009
* Islamic and Judaic study program to promote cultural understanding and
promote communication
NewGround Fellowship, Los Angeles, CA Mar 2008 - Dec 2008
* Progressive Jewish Alliance and Muslim Public Affairs Council program
engaging professionals in an innovative community-building process of education
leadership training, and civic engagement
Santa Monica Boys and Girls Club, Santa Monica, CA Oct 2008 - June 2009
Brit Tzedek V'Shalom, Los Angeles, CA and Chicago, IL June 2007 - Ju
ne 2008
* Volunteer website and education committee consultant

CONTINUING EDUCATION
Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA Jan 2009 - Present
* Courses in Business Accounting and Graphic Design
University of Colorado, Boulder, CA Summer 2003
* Course in Political Science