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Washington, Dc, Us

Co-design, deploy, and manage comprehensive continuous quality improvement (CQI) services to advance positive youth development and racial equity for a range of youth-serving organizations and systems including local and statewide out-of-school-time (OST) networks and national youth development organizations.Strengthen and expand collaborative client relationships with youth program and system leaders by delivering impactful technical assistance and fostering collaborative partnerships.Design and facilitate customized technical assistance sessions for regional stakeholders, including Executive Committees and Steering Committees, to help system leaders build responsive continuous quality improvement systems for their communities.Leverage qualitative and quantitative data from training and program quality assessment tools to identify strengths, areas for improvements, and opportunities for system enhancements with clients. Deliver engaging workshops on Building Racial Equity intended to advance racial equity in youth serving quality improvement systems to a national audience as a Forum representative at the 2024 National Afterschool Association Convention. Collaborate with the training design team and colleagues to develop and deliver custom training aligned to client needs, managing all logistics and communications between clients and trainers, and directly contributing to enhanced client satisfaction.Led the delivery of Building Racial Equity workshops at the 2024 National Afterschool Alliance Convention, centered on delivering system- and program-level strategies for advancing racial equity in youth-serving systems.Interface with internal services, accounting, field consultants, and clients to ensure timely tracking of contracts, audits, and invoices.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Led a team of 11 full-time staff, 4 part-time staff, and volunteers. Oversaw all aspects of program activities for 12 after school programs, 2mentoring programs, and 4 summer programs throughout DC, MD and VA. Standardized program implementation across three regions by developing guidance procedures on enrollment, partnerships, youth safety, data collection, hiring, and performance management.Enhanced performance management to reflect youth-centered practices by incorporating youth feedback in performance evaluations, goals, and program reports and implementing training emphasizing positive youth development methods, youth safety, curriculum design, and facilitation.Synthesized data to convey program impacts to staff, board members, key stakeholders, and community members; to secure grant funding across fiscal years; and inform program improvements.Managed local and national partnerships, budgets, and grants.Achieved over ninety percent youth program satisfaction annually in the areas of increased knowledge on Asian Pacific American culture, identifying similarities between cultures, and developing healthy peer support networks.

Silver Spring, Md

As Maryland (MD) Programs Manager, led a dynamic and committed team providing new opportunities for low-income and underserved Asian Pacific American youth in the DC metropolitan region. Responsible for leading direct-service staff in the successful implementation of programs focused on helping youth grow in AALEAD’s three outcome areas, managing regional budget, collecting and analyzing program performance data, implementing performance management strategies to improve program delivery, and facilitating community partnerships to strengthen youth resources.

Silver Spring, Md

Managed all aspects of high school programs for the Maryland region including designing and implementing curriculum and events to impact AALEAD's 3 outcome areas of Identity Development, Leadership Opportunities, and Educational Empowerment; implementing ongoing program recruitment efforts with youth and program site liaisons; managing budgets and grant reporting requirements; leading year-round programming for Montgomery County High School youth through after-school summer programs.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Led after-school enrichment programming for elementary age youth grades 2-3; developed and led lesson plans impacting AALEAD outcome areas of Identity Development, Leadership Opportunities, and Educational Empowerment; and provided mentorship and guidance to youth, individually and in groups, supporting them to work through obstacles and identify their personal strengths.Implemented developmentally appropriate structure to create and maintain a safe and supportive environment for youth at all times, ensuring the physical and emotional wellness of students throughout program duration.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Perform confidential HIV counseling, testing, and linkage to care (CTLC) services, including mobile testing, at SMYAL Youth Center and Community Outreach Events.• Collaboratively develop and perform youth outreach and recruitment strategies for the HIV CTLC Program at SMYAL, including street outreach initiatives.

Williamsburg, Va

• Serving as the building’s primary point of contact for police, emergency response units, and clients.• Implementing immediate emergency response procedures in the event of natural disaster, fire, medical emergencies, or security threats. • Accountable for the supervision of all building employees and ensuring the security of buildings on a nightly basis.• Providing a diverse pool of clients with impeccable customer service, including coordinating with clients holding events, performing technical troubleshooting and devising creative solutions to respond rapidly to issues.

New Haven, Ct

• Formulating, piloting, and implementing two distinct primary research studies in developmental psychology with children ages 5 to 13.• Conducting intensive secondary research in the field of developmental psychology and applying this research to study design and methods formulation, including creating visual and oral stimuli.• Developing and delivering formal oral reports to developmental research team members, supervisors, and faculty on research findings and implications.• Recruiting participants for studies and managing the completion and documentation of all informed consent, debriefing, and related study forms.• Currently continuing authorship contributions to the related research publications.

Williamsburg, Va

• Managing the intake and administrative needs of the Eastern Virginia AIDS Network office• Receiving and assessing incoming emergency hotline calls• Providing referrals for direct services• Maintaining regular data entry of testing information• Implementing two campus-wide HIV testing events at the College of William and Mary, contributing to organizational outreach and education quotas.

Williamsburg, Va

• Collaborating with thesis student and faculty advisors in conducting EEG studies with adult participants. • Recruiting lab participants through SONA Recruitment Systems.• Completing all intake, informed consent and debriefing procedures and leading participants through study instructions.• Fitting electrode caps on participants and calibrating electrodes for accurate data collection.

Williamsburg, Va

• Leading a team of three research assistants in a Flavor Preference study with children ages 5-12. • Serving as the primary researcher with children and guardians participating in the study.• Conducting thorough training of research assistants and ensuring proper preparation of all lab materials.• Developing experimental methods, recruiting participants, and performing data entry.• Running an adult Eating Behavior study, guiding adults through extensive spoken survey interviews.• Managing data of study including recording response data during interviews, coding participant responses, and data entry.

Graduate Certificate, Executive Certificate Of Nonprofit Management

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Psychology

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa Society, Psi Chi International Psychology Honor Society, Eating Behavior & Child Development.