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Book Harvest, a children's literacy nonprofit, works to remove barriers to book access & ownership & support literacy from birth. Education/Learning Partnerships Mgr., 2018-2021; AD, Learning Partnerships (Jan 2022); AD, School & Family Engagement (2023); Director, School & Family Engagement (2024); Sr. Director, Family & Community Engagement (2025). Cultivate a culture of literacy: creating & sustaining partnerships with child/youth-serving organizations & families while leading a team in… Show more Book Harvest, a children's literacy nonprofit, works to remove barriers to book access & ownership & support literacy from birth. Education/Learning Partnerships Mgr., 2018-2021; AD, Learning Partnerships (Jan 2022); AD, School & Family Engagement (2023); Director, School & Family Engagement (2024); Sr. Director, Family & Community Engagement (2025). Cultivate a culture of literacy: creating & sustaining partnerships with child/youth-serving organizations & families while leading a team in building & providing information to a parent-to-parent network; planning & implementing high quality programs to engage families in our Family Space, collaborating internally & externally; planning & implementing the Books on Break-Durham program at elementary schools, providing free, high quality books for summer reading & to stock home libraries; managing the partnership development, site selection, and installment of Book Box book hubs in Durham; leading the implementation of federal, state, & local grants for school-age programs; supporting parents of PreK & K children in accessing programs & navigating systems; guiding the Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors initiative, ensuring books are culturally relevant & inclusive; facilitating literacy workshops at conferences & events; hiring, supervising, & evaluating staff, writing program reports, & budgeting; Advisory board member, NC Center for Afterschool Programs; Fellow, EPFP Fellow; NASM Fellow; Contributor: The Heartbeat of the Youth Development Field: Professional Journeys of Growth, Connection, and Transformation, part of the series "Current Issues in Out-of-School Time," Georgia Hall, Jan Gallagher, & Elizabeth Starr, editors Show less

Carried out all of the administrator level duties required to lead the department in operating the district’s seven state licensed, five-star rated elementary afterschool programs and the district’s three middle school afterschool programs, as well as the elementary summer camp programs, middle school specialty camps, and the district’s multi-site Young Scholars elementary afterschool tutoring program, including but not limited to interviewing, placing, training, supervising & evaluating office… Show more Carried out all of the administrator level duties required to lead the department in operating the district’s seven state licensed, five-star rated elementary afterschool programs and the district’s three middle school afterschool programs, as well as the elementary summer camp programs, middle school specialty camps, and the district’s multi-site Young Scholars elementary afterschool tutoring program, including but not limited to interviewing, placing, training, supervising & evaluating office and site staff, budgeting, approving payroll, ensuring adherence to licensure & ERS (Environmental Rating Scale) standards, conducting regular site visits, collecting & reporting data, providing high-quality professional development opportunities, acquiring human and material resources, creating and sustaining partnerships, serving on the district’s leadership team & various community-based committees, and representing the district at conferences, workshops, and community events at the local, state, regional and national level Show less

Used a prescribed curriculum to conduct small-group social and emotional skills sessions with children at elementary schools during the school day and in afterschool programs, as well as planned and led activities during summer camp, which were designed to provide participants with the necessary skills to avoid future drug and alcohol abuse

Led the day-to-day operations of the department’s nine middle school afterschool programs, handling all administrative aspects, hiring, training, supervising, and evaluating staff, conducting professional development sessions for Department and District staff, monitoring site budgets, completing payroll, ensuring compliance to program standards, purchasing program supplies, creating & submitting reports, establishing community and business partnerships, identifying and contracting with outside… Show more Led the day-to-day operations of the department’s nine middle school afterschool programs, handling all administrative aspects, hiring, training, supervising, and evaluating staff, conducting professional development sessions for Department and District staff, monitoring site budgets, completing payroll, ensuring compliance to program standards, purchasing program supplies, creating & submitting reports, establishing community and business partnerships, identifying and contracting with outside resources for the programs, representing the department at meetings, workshops, and conferences on the local, state, and national level, & handling all aspects of planning & implementation of the SAT Prep Program for 9th-12th grade students and working jointly with faculty at NCCU to offer the annual Legal Eagle Law Camp Show less