Ari S Merretazon

Chief of Staff at Pointman Soldiers Heart Ministry

Greater Philadelphia Area

Civic & Social Organization

Pointman Soldiers Heart Ministry - 2801 Frankford Avenue since Aug 2011
Chief of Staff
Friends Rehabilitation Program - Greater Philadelphia Area Aug 2010 - Mar 2012
EPIC COORDINATOR

Southern New Hampshire University 1987 - 1989
Masters, Science of Community Economic Development University of New Hampshire-Manchester 1987 - 1989
M.S.CED, Community Econonic Development Antioch School of Law/University of the District of Columbia Law School 1978 - 1980
Legal Technician, Administrative Law

Non-profits
Community Outreach
Fundraising
Program Development
Grant Writing
Proposal Writing
Organizational Development
Public Relations
Nonprofits
Strategic Planning
Grants
Blogging

My interest is developing a reparations accord for Blacks in America.

He is a White House Honoree, President Jimmy Carter, for founding the Incarcerated Veterans Assistance Organization (IVAO) and setting up the first Office of Incarcerated Veterans Affairs in the United States. He is a decorated, honorably discharged, Vietnam War Veteran, Headquarters Recon, 3rd Brigade, 4th and 25th Infantry Divisions, U.S. Army. He is one of the original “Bloods.” The motion picture Dead Presidents, with actor Larentz Tate playing Ari’s character, was loosely based on Ari’s oral history of the Vietnam War as written in the book Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War By Black Veterans, Chapter 7,published by Random house, and Ballantine Books, New York. Ari revitalized the historical Arkansas State Press Newspaper in 1984, under the ownership of the late Daisy Bates, after its 24-year hiatus. He recently contributed to the most recent book about Daisy Bates entitled, In Her Own Words, RobinsonOmniMedia, 2007.

Philadelphia, PA

Civic & Social Organization

Friends Rehabilitation Program Aug 2010 - Mar 2012
Epic Coordinator
Pointman Soldiers Heart Ministry Aug 2010 - Mar 2012
Chief of Staff

University of New Hampshire - Manchester 1987 - 1989
Southern New Hampshire University 1987 - 1989
Masters Columbia Law School 1978 - 1980

Non Profits
Community Outreach
Fundraising
Program Development
Grant Writing
Proposal Writing
Organizational Development
Public Relations
Nonprofits
Strategic Planning
Grants
Blogging
Public Speaking
Social Media
Community Development
Social Networking
Teaching
Board Development
Program Evaluation
Event Planning
Volunteer Management
Public Policy
Community Organizing
Leadership
Leadership Development
Philanthropy
Policy Analysis
Grassroots Organizing
Policy
Non Profit Administration
Workshop Facilitation
Politics
Strategic Communications
Community Engagement
Economic Development
Government