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Denver, Colorado, United States

- Revamped Operations : Redesigned systems and processes for logistics, vendor negotiations, and client communication, enhancing overall efficiency.- Financial Leadership : Partnered with executive management on financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, P&L, and inventory management.- Process Optimization : Streamlined organizational operations, integrated digital solutions like ClickUp and Google Shared Drives, and maintained Traction EOS since early 2022.- Exceeding Targets : Surpassed annual goals for revenue, children served, and nonprofit income for two consecutive years.- Team Expansion : Identified staffing needs and expanded the team from 7 to 14 employees, plus 2 contractors, from 2022 to 2024.- Financial Growth : Drove organizational growth, increasing total bank accounts from $500K in Sept 2022 to $1.13M in May 2024.- Staff Management : Administered payroll and managed a team of 12 direct reports.

Denver Metropolitan Area

In this role, I managed day-to-day operations, including team management, finances, organizational process and strategy, human resources and oversight of logistics, events, and sales and marketing.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

- Returned to manage the launch of the 2023 VV GROW Fellowship business accelerator program application and support the program redesign to engage social entrepreneurs and purpose-first businesses. Leading the application launch including partner research and outreach, social media marketing strategy, and participant selection.- Support the Leadership and Social Impact (LSI) Team in managing and implementing a number of their programs, including the Google.org Social Impact Challenge.- Supported the organization in improving internal processes and collaboration opportunities.

Denver, Colorado, United States

- Executed US-based activities with the Executive Director including organizational growth and fundraising initiatives. Managed logistics, social media, and administration in campaigns, raising over $170K.- Created a culturally sensitive course curriculum for US teenagers to use in preparing to spend time in Uganda and with the Ugandan employees.- Led team in transition of utilizing digital tools including Airtable, Monday.com, and Calendly, integrating such tools into day-to-day operations, streamlining and elevating processes, especially in tracking participants through program involvement.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

- Managed of program communications, technology platforms, general logistics, and admin for the VV GROW Fellowship, a year-long business accelerator for women business owners of small and medium sized enterprises.- Lead logistics and vendor coordinator for 60 person, $160K international conference event with program participants, staff, partners and donors traveling from multiple in attendance.- Lead sourcing and creation of an online event platform to replace in person programming at a result of COVID-19. Managed all technology inputs and programming for a 3-day virtual conference with program participants, staff, donors, and partners. - Developed external communications materials incorporating expertise in graphic design including social media postings, donor reports, program materials and proposals.- Built relationships and liaised with partners, donors, program participants and alumnae. - Lead Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship team communications strategy to develop frequent and effective communications content across four separate programs to enable a cohesive messaging.- Lead organization-wide proposal and strategy to create a paid internship program that was presented to senior leadership for approval.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Lead and oversight of programmatic content and provides support on communications and logistics support on the VV GROW Fellowship, a year-long business accelerator for women business owners of Small and Medium Enterprises around the world.

- Conducted a comprehensive political economy analysis and literature review to identify political and economic factors supporting and hindering women’s participation in the planned activities of Together for Sustainable Landscapes and Livelihoods Project covering households in the Tiyo & Hitosa woredas in Oromia region.- Created a Gender Analysis Toolkit to serve as a framework to support Caritas AU and MCS staff in conducting Focus Group Discussions and Key Informant Interviews. The express aim of the Toolkit is to enable the TSLL project staff to gain information specific to the political, social, and economic drivers influencing participation in the TSLL project, gauge potential for the inclusion of women, and determine how the barriers to inclusive participatory management of natural resources can be addressed.

Kampala, Uganda

- Oversaw 10-person national staff, promoting cross-cultural learning, and administering monthly payroll. - Revitalized women’s empowerment program building connections with community to understand local needs and create innovative solutions- Orchestrated and piloted two partnership programs with national NGOs to expand opportunities for the organization.

Aspen, Co

Following a disruption in staffing, I stepped in to take over lead coaching position of the Alpine U12 Development ski group. This program was available for young athletes aged 9-11 years old who wanted to give competitive alpine skiing a try without committing to as rigorous of a schedule of the Alpine U12 Competitive program. Development athletes trained only on weekends and competed in local races and the goal of the program was to inspire a love of skiing and an introduction to competition.

Aspen, Colorado

The Alpine U12 Competition Program is available for young athletes aged 9-11 to compete in alpine racing competition, train multiple times a week, and develop the skills necessary to advance their skiing carrier. My role as coach required: - management of more than 60 young athletes' schedules and information- communication with parents about scheduling, trips and their child's progression- organization of practice and training opportunities and venues- the provision expertise and insight on improving athletes' skiing abilities- leading training and ski days and supervising children

Cusco, Peru

While participating in an immersion program taking intensive Spanish courses in Cusco, Peru, I also volunteered daily at an after school program for children in a village down the valley called Corazon de Dahlia.

Greater Denver Area

- Work on ICAST ResourceSmart Project- Designed marketing strategy for green energy renovation of community buildings for campaign in Weld County, Colorado.- Completed targeted research to determine which public facilities were in need of a green renovation and assisted the organization in creating an action plan to pitch ICAST and partner services.- Created an internal report outlining public opinions on fracking and planned an event to increase public awareness of fracking in Weld County

Greater Denver Area

- Researched and generated reports for implementation of Project Sunlight and YES (Youth Entrepreneurial School) in a proposed company expansion in Tunisia.- Contacted relevant organizational and governmental actors in Tunisia, the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region, and the international system to propose collaboration.- Continued research into crowd funding opportunities with the TBL Fund.

Eldora Mountain Resort, Colorado

Alpine Race coach for athletes aged 12-14-provided knowledge from personal ski racing career and experience within the ski racing world-helped athletes to progress in their skiing abilities and dreams-acted as representation for athletes at competitions -provided communication to athletes and parents about skills progression and athletic opportunitiesCertifications:USSA Level 100 (2014)Competition Official/ Referee (2014)

Eldora Mountain Resort, Colorado

Alpine coach for athletes aged 10-12-provided knowledge from personal ski racing career and experience within the ski racing world-helped athletes to progress in their skiing abilities and dreams-acted as representation for athletes at competitions -provided communication to athletes and parents about skills progression and athletic opportunities

Dakar, Senegal

Relevant Courses: International Law and Crisis Management in Africa, Colonization and Decolonization of West Africa, Senegalese Society and Culture, Wolof, Advanced FrenchThis program allows students to live and study in a French-speaking West African country, and immerse themselves in French and Wolof languages. Coursework in English and/or French, engages in topics concerning Africa, and Senegal, so students understand the issues facing Senegal and its multilingual society.Courses are taught in both English and French by Senegalese professors, most of whom also hold faculty appointments at Université Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD).

Master Of Arts - Ma, International Development Studies

Specialization: Agricultural and Community Development, Environmental Impact Projects: Capstone: Together for Sustainable Landscapes &.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), International Affairs

Activities and Societies: USCSA Alpine Racing TeamAfrica and the Middle East Geographic Area of Study Minor: French Relevant Courses.

Study Abroad Program

Sister Cities Aspen-Chamonix High School Exchange Academic Year 2008-2009