Paul Ang 292 Mill Rd, West Seneca, NY 14224

Tel: 716 8169281 paang@syr.edu

OBJECTIVE To be an effective and conscious educator, and advocate, for social justice; specifically regarding issues of gender-based violence and inequity, and healthy masculinity.

SUMMARY • Planned and facilitated bystander intervention education programs trainings, and curricula. • Focus in engaging college men in dialogues about masculinity and gender-based violence. • Experience in crisis response and direct support for victims/survivors of recent sexual assault. • Facilitated batterer’s intervention programming. • Collaborated with students, faculty, staff, and community resources to increase awareness about sexual and relationship

violence, and to foster a community of active bystanders. !EDUCATION M.S. in Cultural Foundations of Education, C.A.S. in Women’s and Gender Studies May 2015 Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY GPA: 3.849 !M.P.S. in Geospatial Information Science and Engineering May 2013 State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY GPA: 3.506 !B.S. in Environmental Resources and Forest Engineering, Cum Laude May 2011 State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY GPA: 3.325

EXPERIENCE Digging into the Roots: Masculinity & the Cause of Domestic and Sexual Violence & April 2015 Where Do You Stand?: Healthy Masculinity, Domestic Violence Prevention, & Bystander Intervention Men Can Stop Rape, Olean, NY Two-day training for domestic violence professionals and offender managers examining effective strategies to help men identify unhealthy masculinity as the root cause of both domestic and sexual violence and strategies to promote healthy masculinity. !Coaching Boys Into Men Train the Trainer Training March 2015 Futures Without Violence/NYS Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Batavia, NY Coaching Boys Into Men (CBIM) equips coaches to talk with athletes about respect for women and girls and promotes the notion that violence doesn't equal strength. CBIM can be used with middle & high school age athletes to positively influence how young men think and act with regard to masculinity, dating & violence. !Program Facilitator, Alternatives/Steps, November 2014-May 2015 Vera House, Inc, Syracuse, NY Alternatives/Steps is a batterer’s intervention program coordinated through the community domestic and sexual violence agency, Vera House, Inc. Alternatives is the men’s program, Steps is the women's program. The 15 week long program involves planned facilitation of dialogues with court mandated, and/or self referred men and women. !Consultant, Masculinity and Violence Prevention, November 2014-May 2015 Fraternity and Sorority Affairs Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY Developed and facilitated a 1-hour masculinity and violence prevention workshop for IFC fraternities. The goal of the program is to engage fraternity men in conversations about healthy masculinity and their role in ending gender-based violence. In addition, a 5-week curriculum has been developed and facilitated for fraternity men. !Sexual Assault Volunteer Advocate, October 2014-May 2015 Vera House, Inc, Syracuse, NY Completed 40-hour, NYS Dept. of Health Certified, Rape Crisis Counselor training. Advocates respond to local emergency rooms to support victims of a recent sexual assault, and to provide non-judgmental support and information during this time of crisis. Advocates are present during the medical exam and evidence collection process, and help the patient keep track of medications,

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as well as the instructions for their follow up care. They also assist with paperwork that can pay for expenses related to this crime for the victims' lifetime. !Graduate Assistant, Office of Health Promotion, Division of Student Affairs, Fall 2014-Spring 2015 Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY Main responsibilities have included facilitation of various Office of Health Promotion sexual and relationship violence prevention and education programs for students, staff, and faculty, completing various tasks delegated by the Health Promotion staff, serving as a Staff Trainer for the Mentors in Violence Prevention program, and providing direct advising and mentorship for A Men’s Issue and its executive board, as well as the MVP Peer Facilitator group. !Co-Chair Planning Committee, White Ribbon Campaign, Spring 2012-Spring 2015 Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY Planned and coordinated various efforts to raise awareness about domestic and sexual violence and the White Ribbon Campaign on the SU campus and in the greater Syracuse community. !Contributing Blogger, MasculinityU August 2012-Present MasculinityU is a coalition of individuals working together to bring change to our communities, colleges, states and country. The point of MasculinityU isn't to define masculinity; its to free men up to define it for themselves. !Chair, Planning Committee, Take Back The Night, Syracuse University, Spring 2011-Spring 2015 Syracuse, NY Responsibilities include facilitation of individual sub-committee and full planning committee meetings, and the coordination and delegation of various tasks associated with the event. !Graduate Assistant, The Advocacy Center, Division of Student Affairs, Fall 2013-Spring 2014 Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY Facilitated of various Advocacy Center prevention and education programs for students, staff, and faculty, completing various tasks delegated by the Advocacy Center staff, serving as a Staff Trainer for the Mentors in Violence Prevention program, and providing direct advising and mentorship for A Men’s Issue and its executive board, as well as the MVP Peer Facilitator group. !Facilitator, Mentors in Violence Prevention, October 2013-April 2014 Vera House, Inc, Syracuse, NY Helped plan and facilitate weekly MVP meetings at a Syracuse, NY area high school, as part of a year long program for 9-12th graders involved in the program. At the beginning of the program students go through a half day curriculum, focusing on gender-based violence; the majority of the weekly meetings focus on developing leadership and planning an awareness week/campaign for their peers. !Assistant for Violence Prevention Outreach and Peer Advising/Mentoring, Fall 2011-Spring 2013 The Advocacy Center, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY Provided direct advising and mentorship for A Men’s Issue and its executive board, guidance and leadership for the Advocacy Center volunteers, attended weekly staff meetings during the academic year, and served as a Staff Trainer for the Mentors in Violence Prevention program. !Laborer, Carrier Dome Game Operations, Syracuse, NY Spring 2009-Spring 2013 Performed tasks involved in preparing the facility for basketball, football, or lacrosse formats, as well as special events such as convocation. !Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Train the Trainer Training May 2012 Participants practice facilitating the MVP curriculum and create MVP implementation plans. The MVP curriculum is broken into four educational units:  battery, gender roles, alcohol and consent, and sexual harassment. Upon completion of the 16 hour training, participants utilize MVP with their direct service population. !Graduate Teaching Assistant, ERE Department, SUNY ESF, Syracuse, NY Fall 2011-Fall 2012 Performed various duties, including lab demonstrations, field instruction, recitation planning and facilitation, and grading. !Resident Advisor, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY Fall 2008-Spring 2011 Worked to achieve a high level of health and safety in the residence halls. In the final year, I acted as the head of the RA staff in the building, along with the associated responsibilities of a resident advisor. Created and maintained the duty schedule, attended weekly meetings at the Office of Residence Life central office, and conducted staff training sessions. !Laborer, Sterling Fire Hose Testing, Buffalo, NY Summer 2004-Summer 2009 Performed tasks including inspection of fire equipment and fire hose and operation of the water pressurization system.