My Professional Resume

Michael "Cabbie" Caban, MA

Mobile: (202) 492-1499, Email: MACaban110@gmail.com

Professional Philosophy and Goal

The artist, educator, and activist function simultaneously. Art is a tool of analysis that allows for the learning of multiple truths; reciprocal education allows for intellectual and experiential participation in a changing world. Both are the catalysts for activism and positive social change.
My goal in the field of socio-economic empowerment and development is to find an organization that allows the marriage of arts, education, and activism to collaboratively work towards social change.

Skills and Qualifications

Advanced fluency in spoken and written Spanish (Beginning abilities in Swahili and American Sign Language) * Excellent project management skills * Outstanding written and oral communication skills - ability to effectively communicate cross-culturally * Superior skills in intercultural training design and facilitation with special attention to ethics * Strengths in program planning including assessment and evaluation * Excellent interpersonal skills and heightened cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity

Education

Master of Arts: Social Justice in Intercultural Relations
School for International Training Graduate Institute, Brattleboro, VT

• Concentration: Intercultural Training and Non-Formal Education, Youth Program Leadership, and Art and Social Change.
• Coursework: Training Design for Experiential Learners, Ethics in Intercultural Training, Intercultural Communications, Youth Program Leadership, Program Planning and Project Design, and Organizational Behavior
• Capstone: Student Engagement Curriculum for the Philadelphia Gay Men's Chorus

Bachelor of Arts: Theater Dance: Minor in Music and Drama (2006)
Queens College of The City University of New York, Flushing, NY

• Concentration: Choreography, Music Theory, and Music History

Experience

Senior Program Facilitator - 06/2010 to 03/2018

World Learning International Youth Leadership Programs - Brattleboro, VT

• Designed and delivered curriculum for Social Justice, Peacebuilding, and Arts classes 
• Designed and facilitated workshops in leadership and activism skills building and global issues groups 
• Traveled to Istanbul, Turkey and Mexico City, Mexico to co-facilitate pre-departure orientations for incoming program participants 
• Traveled with students to U.S. host city to participate in community service and leadership opportunities and community events – Brazil Youth Ambassadors, Mexico Jovenes en Accion, Argentina and Chile Youth Ambassadors, Nobel Laureate Peace Program 
• Coordinated non-profit organization visits in Brattleboro, VT and Boston, MA for the Mexico Jovenes En Accion Program 
• Organized and implemented outdoor activities for program participants in and around the Brattleboro area

Program Associate-Youth Programs - 05/2014 to 10/2016
World Learning Inc – Washington, DC

• Responsible for creative design for prominent Youth Ambassadors Programs in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, and Peru
• Worked directly with development, monitoring & evaluation, and procurement units as well as the United State Department of State to achieve successful international youth program implementations
• Researched and updated all required materials needed for program implementation and wrap-up
• Obtained documents, clearances, certificates and approvals from federal agencies. Translated documents into Spanish language when necessary
• Supported program officer with daily administrative and operational functions

Administrative Assistant - 02/2012 to 05/2014

The World Bank - Middle East and North Africa Region

Operations & Strategy and Development Effectiveness - Washington, DC

• Coordinated meetings and events for managers, directors, ambassadors, and ministry officials including managing international video and audio conferences 
• Organized individual and group travel accommodations for headquarters and international staff 
• Assisted in developing, coordinating, and implementing workshops, forums, and lectures for unit trainings 
• Processed diplomatic passports and visa acquisitions for national and international World Bank employees 
• Managed emails, calendars, and documents on Lotus Notes 8 software 
• Performed additional administrative functions as needed including preparing classified and confidential documents, international shipping, filing, answering phones & routing calls, and message delivery 
• Managed office supplies 

Seasonal Recruitment Specialist - Fall 2008 and Fall 2009

International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership (IPSL) - New York, NY and Portland, OR

• Promoted IPSL programs and recruited participants from study abroad, career, and non-profit fairs throughout the United States
• Matched undergraduate and graduate students with appropriate IPSL programs
• Collaborated with management team to improve marketing strategies for IPSL programs. 
• Managed potential participant follow up strategies
• Streamlined data entry procedures and data management products for the IPSL database of over 3,000 prospective students and alumni
• Liaised to universities to discuss IPSL programs, to explore partnerships, and provide support to faculty and advisors
• Created and managed expense reports for projects and travel expenditures

International Volunteer - 07/2008 to 09/2008

Cross-Cultural Solutions - Bagamoyo, Tanzania

• Designed and implemented English language lessons for adult at The Baobab Art Studio
• Choreographed and designed lessons in Hip-Hop, Modern, and Latin Ballroom dance for the members of The Baobab Art Studio and the Bagamoyo Youth Information Center
• Choreographed a Hip-Hop dance piece and directed skits focused on HIV/AIDS awareness for the East Africa Unity Festival
• Mentored and assisted new CCS volunteers during the initial and ongoing cultural adjustment periods
• Organized a fence-building project for the Imuma Orphanage and Primary School

Intern 08/2007 to 11/2008

Cross-Cultural Solutions - New Rochelle, NY

• Created advertisement for college visits and information sessions for Partnerships department. 
• Performed outreach for and assisted with information sessions throughout the United States. 
• Researched and compiled spreadsheets for BSW and MSW faculty and staff in colleges and universities throughout the United States and Canada. 
• Created and managed spreadsheets to document travel expenses of trips and recruitment events. 
• Managed and clarified data in Sales Force to streamline searches and reports. 
• Answered phones, assisted clientele, and handled dated mailings

Teaching Artist/Counselor - 09/2006 to 06/2008

El Puente Leadership Center - Brooklyn, NY

• Designed and implemented curriculum in Human Rights and Social Justice through the lens of dance
• Choreographed dances focused on human rights and social justice for school and community events
• Collaborated with teaching artists to produce main stage productions as well as community and touring events
• Facilitated workshops on STI’s/STD’s, gender issues, and leadership. 
• Organized and assisted with leadership conferences, college tours, and recreational trips and activities
• Provided college counseling and assisted with application processes and scholarship opportunities
• Coordinated outreach advertisements to promote programs and events. 

Graphic Artist and Administrative Assistant - 10/2000 to 06/2004

Student Life CUNY Queens College - Flushing, NY

• Coordinated and assisted with administrative procedures scheduling, data entry, research, and outreach
• Collaborated with student organizations and other offices to coordinate and implement special event 
• Created flyers, posters, and other advertisements for organization and campus events
• Trained and supervised college assistants and interns
• Provided support as needed to the director, assistant director, and accountant

Special Projects

• Hudson River Playback Theater - Actor 
• Dutchess County Arts Council - Panelist for the NYSCA Arts-in-Education Grant 
• Collision Theory Performing Arts Collective - Founder and Artistic Director 

References Furnished Upon Request

Recommendations

To Whom It May Concern;

I am writing this letter on behalf of Michael Caban. I am at present the Chairman of the Drama, Theatre and Dance Department at Queens College.

Michael was an excellent student. I have known him for over four years and each year I've watched him grow as a student, as an actor and as a dancer. He has exhibited strong leadership abilities and the energy with which he tackled each of his projects, both in and out of the classroom, has been exemplary. Michael was an active member of the Theater Guild and Theatre-Dance Union and was always a reliable student when important tasks needed to be accomplished.

Michael is also an excellent dancer/singer/actor. He has been cast in many roles at Queens College and each time succeeded in creating characters that were truthful to the play and rich in texture. He is always appealing on stage. Michael is highly self-motivated and very articulate. In fact, I have just asked him to assist me on the college’s up coming production of Cinderella.

It is with great pleasure that I write this recommendation letter for Michael Caban.

If you have any further questions please feel free to contact me.


Sincerely yours,
Charles Repole [Chair; Drama Theatre and Dance]
718 997 3092

Coming Soon...

CHOREOGRAPHER'S CANVAS

Genre: Dance, Musical
Director, Justin Boccitto

The Choreographer's Canvas is a one-night event featuring dance pieces from New York's cutting-edge choreographers including Bullet, Michael Caban, Ginger Cox, Jessica Danser, James DeForte, Geoffrey Doig-Marx, Dana Fisch, Joanna & Ryan Greer, Alison Otto, Mary Ann Penzero, Becca Snow, Tracie Stanfield, Kate Swan, Justin Boccitto and Michael Blevins. This mosaic evening of movement will encompass all dance styles - jazz, modern, hip-hop, tap, ballet, lyrical and theater dance in concert at Manhattan's historic Connelly Theater

About the Company: The Group Theatre Too, LLC
The Group Theatre Too hopes to encourage diversity and the exploration of the human experience through theatre-dance-music performances and arts education programs that will require youths and adults to be active participants an d advocates for others; aware of their surroundings and their ability to mediate and effect change. Through the celebration of artists and the art of entertainment, GTT hopes to communicate the fact that as many ways as we humans are different we share common bonds and can connect with everyone on some level bringing new understanding and compassion to our lives.
Open: 03/02/08
Close: 03/02/08

Schedule: One Performance Only!
Sunday, March 2nd, 7pm Theater: Connelly Theater

Address: 220 East 4th Street
New York, NY 10009 Show Map

Phone: 212-982-3995
Location: East 4th Street between Avenues A and B
Directions: Closest subway: 6 to Astor Place. Walk south to 4th Street, east to theatre

Cost:$20 at the door, $17 on TheaterMania.com

Buy Tickets Online or Call: TheaterMania at 212-352-3101

Dance Photographs

Fosse's Steam Heat


State of Play by Susan Matthews

Student Feedback and Gratitude

In early 2007, I was involved in a production of the musical Cats in Floral Park, New York. The show ran from January through March, and through these months, I had the great opportunity of working with my choreographer, Michael Caban aka Cabbie, every Tuesday evening and Sunday afternoon. I was able to learn so much from Cabbie as a choreographer and teacher. He helped many of the more experienced dancers including myself to challenge themselves in ways they never had before, with new styles and techniques. Cabbie also encouraged those who had little dance experience to have confidence in themselves and to accept challenges as a way to learn. Cabbie was an excellent choreographer and helped to transform a group of talented teenagers into a cast of young adults that were well-taught and confident enough to put on a successful show. I personally am extremely grateful for the opportunity to work with Cabbie, as I feel I was able to learn so much from him, especially appreciation for different dancing styles and self-expression through dance. Cabbie was a wonderful choreographer and dance teacher and his involvement in Cats was crucial to the success of the production.
~~Kristen Schuber, Floral Park, NY

In January 2007, I was asked to assist a new choreographer for Our Lady of Victory's production of CATS. My first experience with Cabbie was watching him teach a series of dance steps during one of the later audition sessions. I remember saying to myself that Cabbie was a very creative choreographer and conducted himself in a very professional manner. I was amazed at how he commanded the attention of so many kids, most of whom never had any formal dance training. I worked with Cabbie several days a week for the next 3 months and helped him teach the choreography to the cast and assisted him in choreographing other dance pieces. In working with him for those few months, I knew that my first impressions were correct. I enjoyed working with Cabbie and learned a great deal from him about the process of choreography. I also think he is a very talented dancer!
~~Dana Santomenna, Floral Park, NY