• Establish goals, milestones, and a strategic plan for IES communications based on the IES mission • Serve as a member of the executive leadership team providing guidance on strategic priorities for communications• Serve as head of the Communications Management Office, which is responsible for all IES-wide communications• Coordinate with staff in the Department of Education on shared communications efforts and priorities• Build relationships with external federal and non-federal organizations to coordinate communications• Lead the IES digital modernization, a large-scale IT initiative to improve the functionality and user experience of IES’s website • Ensure that IES’s research, statistics, assessment, and evaluation activities are clearly and accurately representedPlan and execute research presentations and briefings for internal and external audiences• Develop and maintain templates and review processes to ensure consistent editorial standards• Collaborate with centers and staff to align and streamline communications priorities and activities• Manage social media outputs and comments for IES programs, including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube• Write and edit communications content, including news releases, newsletters, and blogs• Plan and lead major communications efforts for grant awards, publications, and strategic priorities• Coach IES staff in effective strategies for writing and speaking on scientific education research and statistics• Build relationships with media professionals to respond to inquiries and promote IES leadership and key priorities• Develop procurement materials (including the statement of objectives) for digital and communications modernizations• Oversee approximately $15 million in contracts for digital and communications modernization work • Supervise diverse contractor staff in IES’s digital and communication modernization activities, including strategic work

• Establish goals and milestones for IES communications, and work with IES leadership and staff to implement such plans successfully• Ensure that IES’s research, statistics, assessment, and evaluation activities are clearly and accurately represented within the Department and to the public, and are disseminated in a timely way• Plan and execute research presentations and briefings• Develop and maintain templates and review processes to ensure consistent editorial standards for IES publications and products• Coach IES staff in effective strategies for writing and speaking on scientific education research and statistics• Lead ongoing effort to upgrade and improve the content and functionality of the IES website• Lead ongoing effort to use social media as a dissemination tool• Lead effort to reach out to press and respond to press inquiries• Provide team leadership in: identifying, distributing, and balancing workload and tasks among employees in accordance with established workflow, skill level and or/occupational specialization; making adjustments to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities to ensure timely accomplishment of assigned team tasks; and ensuring each employee has an integral role in developing the final team product• Monitor and report on the status and progress of work, checking on work in progress and reviewing completed work to see that priorities, methods, deadlines, and quality have been met

• Oversaw and coordinated all of UCRHI’s research and programming communications• Coordinated and managed WordPress website redesign and maintenance• Managed social media outputs for all UCHRI projects and programs• Administered public-facing communications on critical interventions in the humanities• Contributed to substantive program development and administration of current and upcoming UCHRI programs

• Conducted primary and secondary research on a variety of educational topics• Analyzed data from the National Center for Education Statistics, the United States Census Bureau, IMPLAN, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics to conduct market scans, labor market analyses, and economic impact studies• Drafted reports within 3-5 days using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint• Created customized infographics and fact sheets based on original research using Adobe Illustrator and InDesign• Edited researcher projects, PowerPoint presentations, and other materials• Led researchers in custom research projects• Co-coordinated Higher Education Breakfast Meetings on a variety of education topics

• Conducted primary and secondary research on a variety of educational topics• Analyzed data from the National Center for Education Statistics, the United States Census Bureau, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics to conduct market scans and labor market analyses• Drafted reports within 3-5 days using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint• Edited researcher projects, PowerPoint presentations, and other materials• Led researchers in custom research projects• Co-coordinated Higher Education Breakfast Meetings on a variety of education topics

• Contributed content for website and social media• Coordinated with content providers• Maintained Drupal-based website functionality• Updated website with content from UCDC faculty, staff, and students

• Executed a three-month project creating a Drupal-based internship database• Coordinated with internship coordinators for relevant information• Managed and oversaw student worker• Built and maintained relationships with existing contacts

• Assisted in teaching a general research course for UCLA students interning in Washington, DC• Mentored students in drafting reports based on original research

Courses Taught: • Western Civilization (from prehistory to the present)• History of Medicine• World History