CURRICULUM VITAE 1.Personal data: Family name: Risso First names: Alessandra Date of birth: May 18, 1961 Nationality: Italian 2.Education: University of Trieste (IT), Training Sciences Faculty Date: 05 July 2000 Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained: Doctor in Social Service University of Genoa (IT), Literatures and Philosophy Faculty Date: 07 March 1997 Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained: Doctor in History University of Genoa (IT), Literatures and Philosophy Faculty Date: 09 December 1984 Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained: Doctor in Literatures 3.Language skills: (Mark 1 to 5 for competence) Language Reading Speaking Writing English 5 5 4 Spanish 4 1 1 French 3 1 1 Italian 5 5 5 4.Other skills: - Windows, Microsoft Office, Internet use 7. Key qualifications: Qualified as Social Worker (Social Service graduate) Master in European Projects and Training Project Manager Master in Family Mediation Special training on networking, on team building and team management 1
Human resources development, services organisation and management, European projects development and management, case work, community work and network issues: 1) training and qualification, as teacher and coach, of Third Sector, public health services, suburban social districts personnel 2) teacher at Genoa University, Law Faculty, Principles and basis of Social Service Course, since 2003, at present 3) teacher of European Projects Policies and Methods at Master in European Projects, Political Sciences Faculty, University of Genoa 4) seminars, as teacher, at Genoa University, Political Sciences Faculty, on immigration policies, from 1997 to 2003 5) participation, as speaker, at international, national and local events on the issues above International and European networks active participation as formal representative and member (Eurocities.) Management of international and EU programmes and projects as senior project manager Management complex organisational processes ( Social Regulating Plan) as senior project manger 8. Professional Experience Record: Date: Location: Position: Description: November 2005 at present Genoa, Italy Genoa Municipality, Mayor s Cabinet Senior officer, responsible for the coordination of the City European Projects Coordination of all the European projects of the City, of all processes and activities connected to that issue, according to connected to the City Strategic Plan and to the City strategic and planning tools (teams management, promotional activities, training, events, found raising activities management) Date: 2004 October 2005 Genoa Municipality, Citizen Services Department Position: Senior manager in the Social Regulating Plan Office 2
Description: Management of parts of the process connected to the Plan development at the Municipal and city level (teams management, promotional, training, events, found raising activities management) Date: 2003 2004 Institution Genoa Municipality, Citizen Services Department Position: Head of European Projects Office - Management of European investment projects; - Development of project proposals; - Coordination of the activities concerning the EU policies and connections with the municipal level; - Participation in EU Regional Programmes Description: - responsible for internal and external training sessions, for promotional and marketing activities Date: 2001 end 2002 Genoa Municipality, Citizen Services Department Position: Responsable for the European Projects project of the Social Sector of Citizen Services Department Description: Project manager (social European projects development and coordination) in charge of one of the five planning offices of the Social area of the Department Date: 2000 2001 Genoa Municipality, Citizen Services Department Position: Technical officer at the Health Policies Office of the Social sector od Citizen Services Department Description: Project manager of social projects connected to the health issues (drug addition.) Date: 1995 2000 Genoa Municipality, Citizen Services Department, Cornigliano Social District Position: Social worker 3
Description: Technical officer in charge of case and community work Date: 1994 1995 Location: Ronco Scrivia (Ge), Italy Municipality of Ronco Scrivia Position: Head of the Municipal Social District Description: Responsible for the consortium of n.3 Social Districts Date: 1992 1994 Location: Genova and Rapallo, Italy Municipality of Genoa, Municipality of Rapallo Position: Social worker (temporary worker) Description: Technical officer in charge of case and community work Date: 1988 1992 Location: Genova, Italy ITIS A.Gastaldi, Public Secondary School, Genova Position: Philosophy teacher (temporary worker) Date: 1987 1988 Location: Genova, Italy Civico Museo dell Attore, Genova Position: Responsible for the Museum archives Pubblications - Donne musulmane a Genova: una migrazione dalla tradizione alla modernità, in Lo Stato Civile Italiano, Rivista dei Servizi Demografici, Minerbio (Bo), nn.9,10 del 2000, pp. 702-704, 790, 791; n.2 del 2001, pp.156-157 - Sport contro droga, Atti della Conferenza Europea, Roma, 5-6-7 luglio 2000, Roma, Comitato Italiano Sport Contro Droga, 2001, pp.222-228 - La mediazione e il Servizio Sociale, in La professione sociale. Rivista di studio, analisi e ricerca, Bologna, Cooperativa Libraria Universitaria Editrice, Bologna, 2001, pp.17-19 - Partecipazione locale. Una sfida non solo tecnica, in Mondo sociale, Anno 7, n.10, ottobre 2001, IGER, Roma, 2001, pp.32-33 4
- La dimensione europea come connessione e continuità tra welfare locale, nazionale ed europeo. L avventura della partecipazione nella progettazione europea, in Lo Stato Civile Italiano, n.12, dicembre 2001, pp.972-973 - Il convegno La progettazione europea nell esperienza della città di Genova : la tappa di un percorso, in Infopoint Europa Genova, Newsletter n.4/2002, Genova, Erga Edizioni, 2002, pp.26 27 - Il caso di A.e B.: una mediazione nella mediazione, una mediazione di genere, Atti del Convegno Mediazione sistemica: i contesti e le strategie dell intervento sui conflitti, Riccione, 29-30 settembre 2001, in corso di pubblicazione - La dimensione della terza età tra solitudine e vitalismo : la memoria come continuità tra passato e presente, in GUERCI A, CONSIGLIERE S. (a cura di), Vivere e curare la vecchiaia nel mondo, Atti della 3a Conferenza Internazionale di Antropologia e Storia della Salute e della Malattia e 3 Corso di Antropologia Medica, Genova, 11-16 marzo 2002, Cd-rom, Genova, Erga Edizioni, 2002, in corso di pubblicazione - Metafore della progettazione europea, in CRESCENZI M. (a cura di), Manager e management Non Profit. La sfida etica, ASVI, Roma, 2002, sez.iv, Management dell europrogettazione e della progettazione partecipata, 442-461 - (B.CARPANINI, A.CELLA, C.COSTANZI, S.CONSIGLIERE, G.COSTA, C.GATTORNA, E.GROSSI BIANCHI, D.MORTELLO, D.POGGI, A.RISSO (a cura di), The relationship between urban space and the health and welfare of citizens: the experience of the home ability project, progetto INT.E.R.A.C.T., report n.1, caso studio n.1, Direzione Servizi alla Persona, Meeting di progetto, Genova, 22 24 gennaio 2003, Comune di Genova, febbraio 2003. - Many articles about Civil Society and Citizenship participation in democracy processes, in collaboration with the University of Genoa Genoa, 11 th of September 2007 (ALESSANDRA RISSO) 5