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Seattle, Washington, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

Owned cross-functional GTM for nonprofit product solutions while leading business development strategy for nonprofit customers

Oakland, California, Us

Developed culture and practices to support rapid growth at an organization using P2P SMS campaigns for civic engagement. Improved business processes and CRM adoption across teams. Refined scaling strategy and implemented cross-departmental performance management via OKRs. Built cross-functional management structures and communication processes. Served as interim manager of sales team.

Built the world’s first civic crowdfunding platform and coaching program, which has raised almost $20M to support the implementation of nearly 4K community-led and -funded projects, while training over 30K neighborhood leaders across the US. ioby has been nationally recognized and awarded for its mission, model, and results. As COO, I owned several core functions: product, customer success, people ops, finance, and admin. My most important responsibilities were refining our product/services strategy and improving our internal operating system. I helped lead the organization through growth milestones from piloting to replication to scaling.

New York, Us

Developed strategy, curriculum, and launched Urban Sustainability track for honors fellowship. Taught four cohorts of students in year-long, graduate school-style seminar on urban systems and social science research methods. Coached teams on community-based research projects and mentored individual thesis writing.

Member of Next Generation Engagement Project. Developed and implemented a scholarly agenda on civic engagement initiatives aimed at students, faculty, and scholars in higher education working with community groups and civil society institutions. Co-authored two book chapters and two articles about the scholarship of engagement and promoting public-oriented scholarship, especially from outside the academy.

Libertyville, Illinois, Us

Developed and implemented communications strategy across four regional offices, including goal setting and outcomes measurement. Helped guide organization through executive leadership transition, budget analysis, and long-term planning. Managed project planning and development for civic and academic projects in NYC. Team member on several research and writing projects, including water scarcity, climate change, and international biodiversity conservation. Managing Editor of electronic journal.

Led program development, evaluation, and strategic planning. Achieved institutionalization of programs by creating university-wide center. Created and facilitated university partnerships for civic engagement. Co-authored two book chapters and three articles. Gave national and international conference presentations and workshops on service-learning, higher education reform, and innovative engagement pedagogies. Served on Executive Leadership Team and External Advisory Council.

New York, Ny, Us

Developed strategic opportunities for research and outreach across 30 research centers and academic programs. Helped launch new research centers on climate and water. Managed the development, implementation, and coordination of all programmatic activities associated with environmental research. Supported analysis of scientific and policy issues. Served as primary institutional liaison to internal and external constituents.

Guided strategic planning and created project plans for environmental education programs through university partnerships with New York City public schools. Coordinated independent reviews and conducted assessment of programming and partnerships. Infused education, training, and programming with best practices in inquiry-based pedagogies.

Developed national strategy to begin transition to sustainable energy. Advised the Ambassador on environmental and sustainable development issues. Reported to the Mission on UN matters of interest by attending committee meetings, and voted in the General Assembly.

New Haven, Ct, Us

Coordinated interns and volunteers for daily operations. Liaised with community groups for project support and capacity building. Wrote and edited foundation reports, technical programmatic documents, and public relations materials.

Master Of Science - Ms, Social And Political Ecology

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Double Degree: Bs In Biology; Bs In Political Science