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Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

I manage the strategy, operations, partnership engagement, multi-cultural communication, fundraising and donor relations of ICLEI World Secretariat's Climate Action team.

Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

I am the program manager for ICLEI as part of the Global Platform to support UrbanShift, funded by GEF-7. I provide strategic direction for our capacity building work in India, Indonesia, and China and for our multilevel action work through National-Local Dialogues in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

I lead marketing and communications initiatives globally, collaborating with 53 regional offices, funders, and partners to support project and advocacy work promoting low emission, nature-based, equitable, resilient, and circular development for local and regional governments.

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

- Recruited students for workforce development program in data analytics field.- Sought financial support for program from state, non-profit, and private sources.

Columbus, Ohio

I developed, managed, and executed project plans for outreach and engagement activities for 8 projects funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation Smart City Challenge grant.Accomplishments:- Managed unforeseeable risks related to COVID-19 impacts to deliver eight projects that met or exceeded goals on time and on budget.- Exceeded recruitment goal for Connected Vehicle Environment project with 311 participants over 4 months.- Created a receptive environment to pilot a self-driving shuttle in the Linden neighborhood that delivered 130,000 meals.- Launched six public real time information displays through an existing partner contract that reduced project costs by an estimated $600k.- Led engineering, software, technical, and research teams to study and launch on-demand transportation app for expectant women on-time and under budget. Responsibilities: -Used project management methodologies to manage all stages of the project lifecycle from inception through monitoring and closing to deliver eight projects.- Managed end-user engagement process to define user needs for successful go-to-market strategy.- Owned daily project plan components, including task estimation, resource allocations, and new work requests.- Lead internal and external status meetings: clearly captured notes, assigned action items to team members, and owned all necessary follow-up.- Developed key collateral including one-pagers, presentations, talking points, press releases with subject matter expert input.- Managed $3.4M budget; including quarterly reporting and directly supervising ten staff. Awards & Recognitions:- 2021 Smart 50 Awards - Smart Cities Dive- 2020 Finalist - Automotive Industry - SABRE Awards- 2019 PRISM Award - Smart Circuit - PRSA Central Ohio- 2018 City of the Year - Smart Cities Dive

Columbus, Ohio Area

I developed, managed, and executed a communication plan to expand reach and market share for newly rebranded org.Accomplishments:- Increased brand awareness resulting in 3x more new patients, 16% increase in overall revenue, and 13% increase in filled prescriptions at Equitas Health. - Established a new work management system that improved team efficiency by 32%.Responsibilities:- Developed of Equitas Health’s communication strategy, directly managing communications activities that promote, enhance, and protect the organization's brand reputation. - Managed a broad range of public relations activities relative to the strategic direction and positioning of the organization and its leadership.- Served as an ambassador and spokesperson for the organization at public meetings and in the media.- Managed varied and integrated communications programs and services including: annual report, website, social media, emails, videos, blogs, podcasts, etc.- Used project management methodologies to lead projects that supported nine service areas and directly supervised five staff. - Led project kick off meetings to develop project plans and resource allocations.- Set deadlines for incremental goals, allocated budget and worked across technical and executive teams to ensure all individuals were properly consulted, informed, and held accountable.- Coached team members and other departments on PM approach and lessons learned.Awards & Recognitions:2017 Columbus CEO – Healthcare Achievement AwardsHealthcare Trailblazer of the YearVolunteer of the YearPathway to Population Health Award – FinalistExecutive of the Year Award – FinalistLifetime Achievement Award – FinalistPractitioner of the Year Award – Finalist2017 Aspire - Non-Profit Sustainability Award for Equitas Health Pharmacy - Social Enterprise of the Year Awards2017 Bronze level winner - Integrated Media Category - Healthcare Marketing IMPACT Awards2016 Five Nonprofits to Watch - The Columbus Foundation

Columbus, Ohio Area

I managed the organization’s external communication strategy which included branding, marketing, material development, maintaining social media and website, and communicating messages through the website, media, staff members, e-communications, periodic, quarterly, and annual publications, and other online initiatives.Accomplishments:- Developed “ladder of engagement” resulting in 23% more engaged constituents.- Updated mission, vision, values, and messaging platform in line with the organizational strategic plan.- Worked with "Healthy Ohioans" coalition to pass Medicaid Expansion in Ohio.- Defended the Affordable Care Act by issuing action alerts and sharing consumer stories.- Educated the public on the impact of the Affordable Care Act through speaker trainings.Responsibilities:- Led overall organizational strategic communication plan development.- Executed organizational and project-based communication plans including deliverables and metrics.- Researched state and federal legislation to inform advocacy agenda.- Developed presentations, newsletters, blogs, policy briefs communicating complex public policies to lay audiences.- Implemented cultural humility practices through work with W.K Kellogg Foundation Racial Healing project.

Coached Lincoln Douglas and Policy debate.Accomplishments:2013: Policy Team Heft/Murphy pre-qualified for states, qualified for nationals at the state tournament2014: Policy Team Heft/Murphy pre-qualified for states, qualified for nationals at the state tournament.

Groveport, Oh

Main goal: Hiring and retaining 2000+ associates for Peak Season (Sept-Dec)Responsibilities:-Interviewing-New Hire Paperwork-Orienting-Maintaining time card system (Kronos)-Administering Corrective Actions-Issuing Bonuses-Invoicing-Payroll-Terminations

Columbus, Ohio Area

- Creating Call Sheets- Updating NGP- Researching New Donors- Calling Current Donors- Planning Fundraising Events

-Organized a semester long leadership workshop program for select first-year students, recruited faculty, staff and, community facilitators-Developed workshop topics and interactive activities-Planned fall and winter retreat including an off-campus low-ropes course-Developed and maintained a budget for the program-Collaborated with Student Activities professional staff-Attended weekly update meetings with Assistant Director of Greek Life and Leadership Development-Managed and developed recruitment campaign for the program-Planned and executed semester-end recognition banquet-Developed evaluation techniques for the program-Logged evaluations from each workshop-Created a weekly, monthly, and semester report of the program-Re-evaluated the mission, goals, and purpose of the program on a yearly basis adjusting for the feedback from the previous year-Remained educated on leadership theories and developments in student activities and leadership development

-Organized a full-day Leadership Conference for 200 students including inviting outside schools to attend, preparing weekly meeting content, recruiting speakers, choosing session topics, reserving and organizing onsite facilities, requesting grant money, and coordinating the budget -Managed four other student staff members-Maintained and updated social networking sites -Composed weekly service newsletter

-Collected data via Internet, journals, and data bases-Compiled data and wrote briefs based on findings-Presented findings to the team at weekly meetings-Researched topics such as nuclear policy, ocean policy, agricultural subsidies, and health care-Worked independently, without supervision

-Developed informational power point presentations about health care reform for community meetings-Interviewed individuals about their experiences in the health care system-Organized town hall meetings and community events about health care reform-Researched and wrote policy briefs on provisions of health care reform-Attended Ohio Health Care Coverage and Quality Council meetings

-Researched current legislation such as climate and health care -Attended Congressional Hearings and wrote briefs about the hearings-Compiled and distributed a daily news headlines email-Interviewed and recommended summer interns-Researched grant and financial opportunities for various clients

-Aided lawyers in research projects involving computerized data bases-Participated in client meetings and recorded minutes regarding the discussion-Handled and transported confidential documents between departments-Filed TSCA (8) adverse incident reports-Prepared correspondences and PowerPoint presentations