Lead communications and strategy for a growing portfolio focused on increasing bachelor’s attainment for students from marginalized communities.Develop and implement a communications strategy to establish CEP’s leadership on increased college access and community college transfer, including earned media, organic social media, and executive speaking engagements.Manage the continued progress of the American Talent Initiative, a collective of 140+ colleges with the highest graduation rates in the country, in close conjunction with Bloomberg Philanthropies.Created and launched the Transfer Scholars Network in 2021, an initiative now propelling hundreds of community college students to the nation’s most selective colleges and universities.

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Oversee overall project portfolio for Media & Engagement Practice Area, approximating $2 millionLead related business development efforts, including traditional media and public relations projects, student-centered learning initiatives, fiscal mapping efforts, and strategic planning engagementsSpear-head media relations, content creation and writing projects, which include communications plans, press releases, op-eds, talking points, speeches, key messages, and social media campaignsSupported development and launch of major initiatives, including City Year's Continuous Improvement hub and the Council of Chief State School Officers' Student-Centered Learning Framework

Experienced communications and strategic planning project manager for clients such as University of Virginia's School of Education and School of Engineering; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine; Foundation for Excellence in Education; Arizona Science Center; Georgetown University Edunomics Lab; and National College Access Network (NCAN)Skilled writer and content strategist, penning press releases, talking points, messages, and op-eds on behalf of clients that have run in CNN, the Washington Post, the Hill, Scientific American, Houston Chronicle, Denver Post, and assorted education trade publications. Media relations expert that has developed relationships with local, state, national, and education trade reporters across the country, regularly pitching and placing stories that have appeared in NPR, the Atlantic, Washington Post, New York Times, Education Week, New York Daily News, the 74 Million, and Chronicle of Higher EducationLed strategic financing and sustainability planning technical assistance on behalf of the US Department of Education and Jobs for the Future, supporting 15 federally designated communities through fiscal mapping and strategic planning processes.Co-created a industry-leading federal fiscal mapping tool with nine different agencies (including ED, Labor, HHS, and Justice) to inform effective investments in disconnected youth

Managed analysis, advocacy, and communications efforts for all bills in education and infrastructure/transportation portfolios during 2016 legislative sessionCurated & continually updated a legislative database to identify and build key relationships with state political officialsSupported rigorous benefit-cost analyses and qualitative research for a wide variety of public health, transportation and licensure initiatives.Developed strategic communications and sustainability plans, featuring bench-marked best practices, to ensure long-term sustainability of the agency

Led research, stakeholder engagement, and strategic planning work for private, non-profit, and regional clients in assorted fields that include: education, public health, conservation and public safety.Advised and guided CEO through internal and external re-branding initiatives to expand firm’s reachAssisted in devising long-range, strategic growth plans with client organizations' key stakeholders and boards of directorsThe Capacity Group was formed with the goal of building the capacity of foundations, nonprofits and government agencies to better serve their communities. We have worked with a broad range of clients on projects including business planning, organizational development, program development, foundation strategy development, policy brief creation, strategic planning, outcome measurement, market research, needs assessments, fund development and sustainability.

Compiled continual strategic research & benchmarked analysis to inform a set of executive-level recommendations that bolster trans-Hudson rail system's performance & visibilitySupported development of innovative, cost-saving and revenue-generating policies that resulted in $6 million for assorted departments: Operations, Management & Budget, the COO's Office, & Human ResourcesConducted initial program evaluation to develop and expand contract administration training program for construction and engineering contracts valued at $3 billion.Crafted agency-wide communications plan to increase engagement from bi-state employee base

Served on a five member research team for Brown University's Applied Social Economic and Regulatory Analysis (ASERA) GroupConducted cost-benefit analyses & compiled strategic research to analyze merits of de-regionalization for Bristol-Warren Regional School District Delivered report and policy recommendations to key state-level stakeholders from the Rhode Island Department of Education

Oversaw digital and traditional media relations operation, doubling social media reach and coordinating placements in online & televised forums that include: New York Business Journal, Huffington Post & Time Warner Cable's NY1Networked to expand and maintain a ScriptEd community that includes corporate partners, key stakeholders, volunteers and associated New York City schoolsConducted a long-range research analysis of the City University of New York computer science curricula and presented findings of key skills and lessons at the college level that will be integrated in high school programs throughout New York City. CodeNation is a non-profit organization that aims to equip students in under-resourced schools with the fundamental coding skills and professional experiences that together create access to careers in technology.

Produced web stories & press releases for professional website and all social media accountsPrepared advertising kits and media research to promote graduate school to a global audience Tripled social media reach through engaging with entities such as the United Nations, Harvard Business School and various advertising providersCollaborated on public relations strategy, roll-out and design for re-branding effort that highlighted International Business School's unique approach to social responsibility and sustainability

Managing Editor - April 2013 - April 2014Associate Editor - November 2012 - April 2013 Sports Editor - November 2011 - November 2012Supervised weekly production of a top-tier Boston-area collegiate/community newspaper, overseeing development of major investigative pieces and editorialsServed as liaison with the NHL Boston Bruins, establishing a three-year relationship to work in the press corps to report on various games at T.D. Garden.Negotiated and established partnership with a new digital website provider to expand advertising base, increase digital reach and create revenue-generating opportunities

Selected to manage analysis of an Immigration and Justice constituent portfolio that, on a daily basis, received 1,000+ highly sensitive pieces of correspondenceDrafted casework and coordinated policy responses with the Departments of Homeland Security, State, and JusticeTrained volunteers in VOICE by Simplicity and managed phone calls on the White House Comment Line Coordinated and organized data in project to expedite agency response times to White House correspondents

Conducted research and submitted drafts for Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proclamations & messagesAssisted in social media & outreach efforts for city programs: NYC Change by Us and NYC VotesProcessed the Mayor’s schedule of events and drafted casework for New York City constituents