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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Leading AHRA projects at 12 low-income housing properties across DC to date, totaling nearly $3 million, saving over 1.1 million pounds CO2e, and enhancing tenant wellbeing through improved health and comfort and lower utility bills.Cultivate and maintain strong partnerships with local government officials, contractors, and property owners, fostering collaboration toward shared energy-saving goals by being reliable, communicative, and effective.Thrive in ambiguity including… Show more Leading AHRA projects at 12 low-income housing properties across DC to date, totaling nearly $3 million, saving over 1.1 million pounds CO2e, and enhancing tenant wellbeing through improved health and comfort and lower utility bills.Cultivate and maintain strong partnerships with local government officials, contractors, and property owners, fostering collaboration toward shared energy-saving goals by being reliable, communicative, and effective.Thrive in ambiguity including changing budgets, funding sources, and stakeholder plans through creative problem solving, excellent communication, and effective collaboration with stakeholders.Support senior staff in adapting program strategies in response to policy changes, funding shifts, and new stakeholder requirements while maintaining alignment with DCSEU’s emissions reduction and equity objectives. Show less

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Directed the development and implementation of the Alliance’s strategic initiatives, including Energy 2040 and Active Efficiency, with 88 executive-level corporate, nonprofit, and government partners and a $650,000 budget. Managed Alliance staff and contractors assigned to initiatives, ensuring high-quality, timely work and adherence to allocated hours. Engaged the Stakeholder Relations, Strategic Development, and Policy teams to reflect the needs, interests, and knowledge base… Show more Directed the development and implementation of the Alliance’s strategic initiatives, including Energy 2040 and Active Efficiency, with 88 executive-level corporate, nonprofit, and government partners and a $650,000 budget. Managed Alliance staff and contractors assigned to initiatives, ensuring high-quality, timely work and adherence to allocated hours. Engaged the Stakeholder Relations, Strategic Development, and Policy teams to reflect the needs, interests, and knowledge base of partners in key Alliance initiatives. Created, communicated, and executed detailed workplans, including budgets, timelines, and KPIs, ensuring that Alliance staff and external partners met deliverable deadlines. Oversaw technical committees, working groups, and task forces associated with Alliance strategic initiatives and comprised of climate- and sustainability-focused organizations and leaders. Promoted to role in recognition of outstanding performance. Show less

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Oversaw delivery of high-quality climate and energy education programs to over 200 schools across the country by overseeing curriculum review and design, participant recruiting efforts, and program implementation. Managed education department staff, identifying and supporting professional growth opportunities for team members, maintaining high expectations and a positive culture, and implementing equitable hiring processes. Led online platform maintenance and enhancements… Show more Oversaw delivery of high-quality climate and energy education programs to over 200 schools across the country by overseeing curriculum review and design, participant recruiting efforts, and program implementation. Managed education department staff, identifying and supporting professional growth opportunities for team members, maintaining high expectations and a positive culture, and implementing equitable hiring processes. Led online platform maintenance and enhancements, connecting program’s technical and education components, through collaboration with web developers, teammates, and end users while adhering to strict deadlines. Built data-tracking products to simplify program monitoring, allow for rapid reporting to funders, and integrate data-driven decision-making at all levels of department. Actively managed team finances, ensuring the department adhered to its $926,000 budget while earning the confidence of existing and new funders to expand the budget for the 2022-2023 school year to $1.4 million. Initiated and directed department’s processes and procedures codification to increase efficiency, standardize practices, and bolster preparedness for expected program and staff expansions. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Guided 75 schools across New Jersey and Minnesota in implementing energy efficiency curriculum by facilitating 6 trainings per year and providing ongoing support via virtual meetings, calls, and emails. Supervised program associate who successfully implemented education programs across 4 states; guided her in developing clear, consistent communication practices and shepherding participants through programs. Collaboratively created a home-facing energy efficiency curriculum with… Show more Guided 75 schools across New Jersey and Minnesota in implementing energy efficiency curriculum by facilitating 6 trainings per year and providing ongoing support via virtual meetings, calls, and emails. Supervised program associate who successfully implemented education programs across 4 states; guided her in developing clear, consistent communication practices and shepherding participants through programs. Collaboratively created a home-facing energy efficiency curriculum with team to provide students with project-based, energy efficiency-focused learning opportunities throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Show less

Washington, Dc

Supported the Council of Governments’ building energy benchmarking analysis and progress towards organizational goals using EnergyStar Portfolio Manager.Researched and identified best practices to support updates to the Metropolitan Washington Regional Climate Action Plan and the Regional Electric Vehicle and Infrastructure Adoption Plan.Calculated a regional recycling rate to track progress towards member communities’ joint goal of recycling 50% of all waste.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Directed implementation of school-wide attendance and enrollment programs and tracked progress towards school goals. Managed two front office staff members, aligning their projects and tasks to key school initiatives.Designed and implemented multiple school-wide organizational systems, streamlining leave requests, procurement, emergency response planning, event logistics, and technology management. Communicated with stakeholders at all levels of the organization regarding policy… Show more Directed implementation of school-wide attendance and enrollment programs and tracked progress towards school goals. Managed two front office staff members, aligning their projects and tasks to key school initiatives.Designed and implemented multiple school-wide organizational systems, streamlining leave requests, procurement, emergency response planning, event logistics, and technology management. Communicated with stakeholders at all levels of the organization regarding policy implementation.Managed the approximately $150,000 school budget which included forecasting for planning purposes, expense reconciliation, and spending analysis Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Guided over 30 DCPS leadership teams through a collaborative data analysis and strategic planning process to create, monitor, and make evidence-based adjustments to strategic plans twice annually.Initiated and drove creation of a new student performance metric for DCPS requiring extensive research and modeling of the metric’s outcomes, distillation of technical concepts into succinct, user-friendly documents and presentations, and collaboration with leaders from across the district. The… Show more Guided over 30 DCPS leadership teams through a collaborative data analysis and strategic planning process to create, monitor, and make evidence-based adjustments to strategic plans twice annually.Initiated and drove creation of a new student performance metric for DCPS requiring extensive research and modeling of the metric’s outcomes, distillation of technical concepts into succinct, user-friendly documents and presentations, and collaboration with leaders from across the district. The metric is now a DCPS staple for principal planning and accountability due to my clear communication throughout the process and organized rollout. Designed innovative individualized student data profiles, produced with a VBA script, empowering school leaders to monitor initiative impacts on students and support effective tailoring of intervention plans. Created annual business rules document clarifying accountability metric calculations and rationale for school leaders. Built and maintained strong relationships in challenging circumstances with school staff and Central Office colleagues by being reliable, trustworthy, and effective. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Developed and executed a detailed project plan to compile over 1,000 metrics for the US Department of Education’s Civil Rights Data Collection.Crafted extensive documentation to improve efficiency for the next Civil Rights Data Collection for the US Department of Education.Improved organizational access to and literacy of data by training new staff and providing teams with nearly 300 reports to support their work.

Syracuse, New York

Assisted with state and local government budget research.

Bethesda, Md

Conducted site visits and created research tools for the first national study of promising career pathways programs for adults from low-income householdsWorked with innovative adult training programs across the country to determine characteristics that provided enhanced career opportunities to adults with low education levels and income

Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.

Explained the Congressman’s policy positions to constituents through written and oral communication, and assisted legislative staff with policy and issue research.

Nairobi, Kenya

Contributed to Kenya’s five-year education plan through conference participation and editing policy documents.

Master, Public Administration

Activities and Societies: Graduate Assistant, Education Policy Inquiry Club (EPIC) Secretary

Bs, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Pi Sigma Alpha: Political Science Honor Society, Community Service Committee Earned a certificate in Educational.