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Boston, MA, US

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Greater Boston Area

Financial Management ExperienceDirect annual $40MM budget planning process across 8 planning units and 40+ different budget owners to align financial resources to organizational prioritiesBuild 10-year financial model for 3-entity organization to manage organization's long-term financesManage finances and bank requisition process for $14MM middle school.

Greater Boston Area

Collaborated to define vision for operations department and set annual department goals and metricsDesigned, coordinated and conducted over 60 hours of professional development for 15-person operations staff, including facilities review, collaborative best-practice sharing and joint problem-solving processes, resulting in valuable knowledge-sharing and.

East Boston, MA

Managed three-person school operations team and design systems to ensure smooth and efficient daily running of the school, including staff scheduling, procurement, transportation, food service, facilities maintenance, data management, technology; school operations consistently rated the top school category on staff surveyOversaw $300K operating budget and.

Boston, MA

Created and managed Match Beyond (now Duet) orientation program for 2 cohorts of 20 studentsCoordinated Match Beyond staff and Salesforce consultants to create Salesforce data system and dashboardStreamlined HR employment verification and benefits enrollment process by creating DocuSign process for 140 employeesStreamlined operational systems across.

Greater Boston Area

Managed Director of School Operations, Dean of Students, and nine teachers to achieve character and academic growthIncreased high school staff use of school-wide behavior system by 150% through improved training and accountabilityDesigned new internal enrichment programming, providing 10 excellent course offerings for 170 students

Greater Boston Area

Greater Boston Area

Spearheaded evaluation of Match Alumni Program and formulated program and data management strategy to improve outcomes for 240 Match alumni

New Haven, CT

• Amistad High SchoolProject Management Experience:
• Founded and directed Achievement First (AF) Amistad High School service learning program that created leadership opportunities for 240 students through 40 community service events and four ongoing programs
• Designed and managed summer service learning internship program to provide service and leadership opportunities for 12 students by collaborating with three local social service organizations
• Improved student investment in school community by organizing more than 100 community-building events, redesigning student government, and expanding college ready status program
• Managed staff to implement new school physical design plan on a limited budget to improve student environment
• Selected to participate in 2011-2012 AF Leadership Fellows as one of sixteen rising leaders at Achievement FirstInstructional and Curricular Experience:

Brooklyn, New York

• Exceeded “Significant Gains” benchmark for student achievement in both years of teaching, a feat accomplished by only the top 20% of Teach For America teachers
• Raised academic performance through development of new curricula for Senior Seminar in Urban Planning, Statistics, and Engineering courses for 80 students, including an affordable housing project that students.

New York, NY

• Mentored four first-year corps members to successful completion of their first year of teaching as TFA School Team Leader

Cambridge, MA

• Developed MIT@Lawrence collaborations with MIT departments and Lawrence community groups
• Planned two MIT@Lawrence community advisory committee meetings for 30 people and presented thesis research findings

Lawrence, MA

• Organized community workshop for 30 residents to create inner-city neighborhood improvement vision
• Developed database of 200 properties to assist organization in acquiring land for affordable housing development

I have led 11 program with the Civic Education Project, working in various roles.The Civic Leadership Institute (3 week summer program):Instructor (San Francisco, CA - Summer 2009)Teaching Assistant (San Francisco, CA - Summer 2008, Summer 2006)Residential Assistant (Baltimore, MD - Summer 2005)CivicWeek (1 week program):Lead Facilitator (Chicago, IL.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business And Non-Profit Management

Activities and Societies: Yale SOM Education Leadership Conference Co-Chair, Teaching Assistant for Sourcing and Managing Funds.

Master Of City Planning, City Planning

Activities and Societies: Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston Affordable Housing Development Competition Liaison to MIT, WalkBoston Intern

Ab, Urban Studies And Engineering, Magna Cum Laude With Honors

Activities and Societies: Residential Counselor, Peer Academic Counselor, Admissions Tour Guide, Urban Studies Thesis Group Co-Chair

City Planning

High School Diploma