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Alameda, CA, US

San Francisco, California

• Direct portfolio-wide government funding for new affordable homeownership developments; manage over $40M in local, state, and federal grants & loans
• Secured $36.7M in public funding for new construction and home preservation projects; Manage $40M+.
• Achieved 81% success rate in government grant & loan funding requests.
• Successfully moved three new construction projects through the California Department of Real Estate’s Public Report approval process, including 100% approval of Final Public Report upon first submission.

Oakland, California

• Implemented information board to clearly communicate daily coaching coverage to staff and clients.
• Maintained consistent staffing for all activities by coaching and counseling employees.

Pleasant Hill, CA

• Secured and managed over $400K in program grants; scheduled sports competitions; oversaw program-wide reporting of participation data.
• Achieved 46% grant funding increase over three years; formulated/submitted applications, planned/monitored budgets, compiled data, and prepared monthly reports.
• Supported Santa Rosa school district in arranging sports competitions; gathered/input data, maintained inventory levels, and initiated supplemental inclusion activities.
• Designed and implemented first-time, six-week summer Young Athletes Program series, including recruiting volunteers/participating families, collaborating with community partners, volunteers, and participants, assisting.
• Created school-based Special Olympics activities customized data collection template and processes in Microsoft Excel to enter/aggregate quantitative/qualitative information on program participation.

Pleasant Hill, CA

• Coordinated sporting events for students across San Mateo County; improved/streamlined program participation reports by developing new procedures for data collection and analysis.
• Scheduled competitions, registered participants, reserved facilities, recruited and trained volunteers, set up equipment, and collected event data/evaluations.
• Supported department-funding growth by preparing regular grant submissions and program participation reports on a monthly, seasonal, and annual basis.
• Managed awards and resource inventory for the Northern California and Nevada school programs.

Pleasant Hill, California

Worked in conjunction with school districts to provide Special Olympics sports programs to special and general education students of all ages.

Oakland, CA

Inspire kids to be smart, strong & bold. Sharing my passion for the sport of gymnastics.Bay Island Gymnastics (2018–2019)Encore Gymnastics (2012–2017)West Coast Olympic Gymnastics Academy (WCOGA) (2008–2010)San Diego All-Star Gymnastics (2005–2008)

Division Of Research, Oakland, CA

• Managed multiple research projects; ensured adherence to timelines, recorded progress, prepared shipments of 6,000+ data records for analysis, and performed quality control.
• Championed improved patient care through growth in understanding of kidney disease; recruited, screened, and established relationships with new research participants.
• Sustained accurate, detailed documentation of Institutional Review Board applications/approvals, created/regularly updated manuals of procedures, and distributed daily progress reports for simultaneous research studies.
• Composed comprehensive descriptions of research datasets and produced online presentations, using MS Word, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, to augment collaboration among colleagues.

Division Of Research, Oakland, CA

• Gathered and verified information from electronic medical records for large Cardiovascular Research Network (CVRN) studies.
• Sustained strong working relationships with cardiovascular care staff across Northern California.
• Prepared shipments of 600+ anonymized records according to pre-agreed upon timeline; ensured records were printed accurately, collating several thousand pages, and packaging for shipment.
• Created set of FAQs and Usage Instructions available on cvrn.org and cvrnmembers.org to assist collaborators in reviewing documents, navigating websites, familiarizing themselves with CVRN, and adding/editing files.

Pleasanton, CA

• Prepared test materials and administered sensory testing on consumer products.
• Improved resource allocation by automating/streamlining data collection and analysis methods for sensory product samples; moved evaluations from paper-based to electronic system.
• Trained/moderated/led panel of 20+ sensory testers to evaluate samples, follow procedures, and record results.
• Inputted/analyzed data and wrote reports summarizing key findings; downloaded, updated, and compiled information for product testing.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology

Activities and Societies: National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Secretary of Cultures of the World Club

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biology: Ecology, Behavior, And Evolution

Activities and Societies: National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Secretary of Cultures of the World Club

Interior Architecture And Design, Graduate Level Studies

Attended for three semesters where I learned sketching, perspective drawing, drafting (both computer and by hand), design theory, and how.

Workshop

The team USA Internship Fair and Career Development Symposium, put on by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), occurred 6/16-28/2014.