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Twisp, Washington, United States

▪️ Lead regional advocacy for rural economic and cultural development via programs and collaboration in the arts, healthy economy, and education▪️ Manage team 8-21 staff executing mission-driven and operational work on 6.4 acre campus with 30+small businesses▪️ Drive strategy, vision, and physical masterplan work within TwispWorks, and with community engagement▪️ Facilitate local investment network--$3.17M invested locally to date▪️ Represent TwispWorks on regional councils and boards in the arts, education, and economy▪️ Develop strategic plan, and tie board and staff outcomes to the plan▪️ Design policies and culture to be inclusive of diversity, and advance programs with an equity framework ▪️ Manage $1.5 USD budget, and spearhead fundraising ▪️ Collaborate with regional, state, and federal organizations and agencies to improve rural economic and social outcomes

▪️ Lead editor on Methow Valley Climate Action Plan▪️ Design and implement an organizational approach addressing mitigation and adaptation w/consistent framework used for planning, evaluating progress on the regional Climate Action Plan▪️ Develop strategies and policies for mitigation and adaptation communication and collaboration; emphasis on equity and inclusion▪️ Convene local government leaders and agencies to adopt Climate Action Plan ▪️ Develop a grant and funding resource library applicable to multiple aspects of the Climate Strategy-lead grant applications▪️ Develop and maintain a resource library with tools and information to facilitate organizational growth and success

Twisp, Washington, United States

▪️ Develop project proposal, management, and evaluation tools▪️ Develop program evaluation tools▪️ Research and present shared leadership models, including staff roles and wage equity across the organization▪️ Create board engagement strategy▪️ Design tools and strategy for advocacy

Espoo, Finland

▪️ Developed an evaluation and strategic plan to localize the Sustainable Development Goals for the City of Espoo, Finland (the most sustainable city in Europe)▪️ Coordinated policy-level assessment with leadership of the Sustainable Development Department of Espoo▪️ Planned for a phased transformational city change in the strategic plan including innovative results-based management framework for SDG development process ▪️ Developed final report was research-based to provide an evidence-based platform for other cities to localize and implement the SDGs as quickly and efficiently as possible

▪️ Outcomes of this consulting project were presented at the Dal Lake Restoration Conference by an ADB Director. ▪️ Developed suite of multi-scalar projects to restore Dal Lake, Kashmir to mitigate and adapt to climate change▪️ Proposed hard and soft infrastructure projects including environmental, economic, and social projects▪️ Initial request for multi-scalar projects was for $200 million USD, after reviewing the proposal the ADB recommended creating a program and proposing a budget of $1 billion USD▪️ Created strategic engagement plan, design and monitoring framework, and initial budget▪️ Aligned proposal with current policy, and development plans at regional, local, and national levels

Twisp, Washington, Usa

▪️ Wrote founding policy and board development documents and tools for this affordable housing trust▪️ Managed first board of directors, and facilitated hiring of first Executive Director ▪️ Developed policies and procedures for the board of directors, HR, finance, and organizational structure▪️ Researched and wrote both internal organization and homeowner-oriented policy including: refinance and rentalmanagement; occupancy verification; monitoring, support and enforcement of regulations▪️ Wrote press releases for local and regional news sources▪️ Represented the Housing Trust at conferences and regional meetings including on panels and brief presentations▪️ Coordinated, established, and set up initial office space▪️ Developed and maintained partnerships with local and regional housing, social service, economic development agencies, and city planning departments▪️ Assisted with budget and finance decisions

Consultant evaluating programs and conducting evaluation quality assessments of UN programs▪️ Evaluation Quality Assessment (EQA) of UNFPA program in Venezuela completed early March 2019▪️ Conducted EQA of program in Venezuela, written entirely in Spanish; composed EQA response in English▪️ Responded to further questions and comments to provide program evaluators with greater clarity and pinpoint examples for improvement in future program cycles

Sümeg, Hungary

Independent Fulbright Fellow conducting research on rural social innovation in the Balaton Uplands region. ▪️ Researched rural social innovation methods and successes in collaboration with a local economic development group and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Institute of Economics; analyzed international research on social innovation, social enterprises, and rural patterns of change▪️ Éltető Balaton-Felvidék (the local rural economic development agency) intern. Attended local and regional meetings about youth and elder inclusion, economic development, and building cross-sector relationships; visited local businesses requesting grant funds; and presented information about US rural development policies▪️ Presented Fulbright research at the Rural Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, July 2018▪️ Presented ‘Social Entrepreneurship in Rural Washington State’ at the Agricultural Research and Economic Development International Economics conference in Budapest 2017 hosted by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences▪️ Attended European Union and Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development international conferences focused on economics, innovation, and social policy, in Brussels, Luxembourg, Scotland, and Hungary

Twisp, Washington, Usa

▪️Led board and staff to grow the organization within the mission, supported the community in times of natural disaster, and served as an ambassador for the incredible work being done at Room One to benefit the entire community.▪️ Guided Room One through budget growth from $170k to over $600k to provide wrap-around social services, teen pregnancy prevention programs, mental health services, aging support, and domestic violence prevention programs▪️ Led board-level strategic planning, and theory of change development, in conjunction with professional facilitators and staff including▪️ Led board through critical decisions around mission expansion, and disaster recovery after the largest wildfire in Washington State destroyed homes and livelihoods in the community▪️ Designed and executed annual performance reviews for Executive Director and Board Members▪️ Advised Executive Director in personnel management, program, and financial management decisions▪️ Designed and executed evaluations for program efficacy and strength, and organizational leadership for programs and the entire organization with executive team▪️ Addressed audiences of 5-350 people at annual fundraisers and critical events on a regular basis▪️ Transitioned the board from a working board to a governing board▪️ Planned and ran monthly board, executive committee, and ad hoc committee meetings▪️ Organized annual retreats for board members and staff

Carlton, Washington, Usa

▪️I owned and operated my own small-scale produce farm. I maintained wholesale and retail accounts as well as marketing at the farmer's market and providing a farm subscription service.▪️ Grew and marketed produce for wholesale, retail, and subscription service▪️ Managed accounts, finances, and employees

Master'S Degree, Public Administration

Activities and Societies: ▪️ Capstone project: Sustainability in the Galápagos Islands: A Systems Thinking approach reveals the need.

Bachelor'S Degree, Sociology, 3.93 Gpa Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: ▪️ Phi Beta Kappa Society