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Boston, Ma

- Manage customer experience for thousands of adult hockey players across a variety of leagues and programs- Develop and maintain relationships with players in a variety of settings- Maintain relationships with rink staff and personnel- Assist new players and teams in finding the appropriate levels and locations for their skillsets and needs- Manage schedules for referees- Assist players via email, text, and phone as needed- Help people new to adult hockey figure out how to start playing and learn the game- Connect teams and players with the best hockey experience for their situation

Greater Boston Area

Program Management - Oversaw six elementary out-of-school programs and one pre-K out-of-school program - Launched three new OST sites the summer of 2019 - Participate in Leadership Council meetings with principals, department directors, and superintendents - Ensure standards and best practices consistent across sitesRelationship Building - Help maintain relationships with building principals and school staff - Work with multiple district departments to develop and facilitate forward thinking programmingStaff Development - Hire and manage training for staff across all seven sites - Intentionally and thoughtfully build skills and capacity for Program Coordinators - Create and deliver trainings for both Coordinators and direct line staffBudgeting - Budgets for seven before and afterschool sites, plus two summer programs - Supplies, staffing, field trips, family outreach

Greater Boston Area

Manager level duties across multiple sites including:Program Management-Billing, scheduling, and primary contact point for all families across multiple sites-Cultivated extremely positive and supportive relationships with parents, students, and school-Met educational and recreational needs of students with diverse learning and behavioral profiles-Grew the program roughly 10% over 3 years, plus a wait-list of families eager to enter the programStaff Management and Development-Designed daily and long term staffing schedules-Trained and supported staff in positive behavior management techniques-Conducted interviews for staff at multiple sites-Managed staff paperwork, training hours, and timecards-Under my mentorship, staff have repeatedly progressed into leadership roles within the companyRelationship Management and School/District Partnerships -Collaborated with school leadership in implementing new behavior management techniques-Cultivated frequent and ongoing communication with teachers, guidance counselors, social workers, and principals to maintain behavioral supports and homework needs-Facilitated regular collaboration meetings with district regarding families’ needs and school/district expectations

Greater Boston Area

Greater Boston Area

Directed a team of crew supervisors who each oversee a crew of high school students-Developed and facilitated week long crew supervisor training-Redesigned and supported the implementation of environmental education and work skills curriculaProject management across a variety of sites-Managed project progress to ensure on-time completion-Resource and tool delivery and inventory-Youth behavior management support-Youth payrollRelationship management with site partners-Designed site specific work projects-Facilitated resource deliveries-Provided project progress updates

Greater Boston Area

Designed, developed, and taught work skills curriculum for 8th grade studentsCultivated and managed key relationships, including Apprenticeship Site Partners, Schools, and FamiliesEnsured students had positive and meaningful experiences at their apprenticeships

Pittsburgh, Pa

Designed program delivery for a year round out-of-school program - Trained staff and volunteers to work with at-risk youth from urban neighborhoods - Adjusted national program models to suit situations unique to Pittsburgh and HomewoodEnsured that center experience is engaging and inviting for middle school youth - Trained and mentored staff and volunteers in positive youth development techniques - Created fun, relevant activities for studentsHelped grow Higher Achievement as a recognizable name in Pittsburgh out-of-school programming - Built and sustained relationships with community partners, organizations, schools and families

Pittsburgh, Pa

Assisted students in selecting and scheduling classes to meet degree requirements and personal aspirationsTracked students’ grades, attendance, classroom activities to help ensure educational successBalanced a heavy student load that included: - Making sure current students are on track to achieve graduation goals - Following up with students on a weekly basis to address personal and educational needs - Helping process transfer credits for students who have taken classes at other universities - Assisting non-active students in returning to class

Pittsburgh, Pa

Developed and managed an Urban Sustainability Internship collaboration between three environmentally oriented non-profit organizations: Grow Pittsburgh, Tree Pittsburgh, and G.T.E.C.H.Directed three supervisors; each led a crew of students in completing manual labor for the aforementioned organizationsPlanned day to day work, including: - Meeting work needs for each organization - Coordinating with individual staff members - Organizing weekly educational field trips with green and career oriented educational relevance - Operating within a budget to secure transportation, food, supplies and clothing from local vendors

North Huntingdon, Pa

Created and adapted lessons and assessments for students with a variety of support needs and learning stylesHelped facilitate district-wide inclusion initiativesCo-taught and planned with classroom teachers to create differentiated lessons to reach a wide audience of students with varied backgroundsUsed various Microsoft Office programs to create unique and memorable lessonsMade mainstream education possible for students who would otherwise be sequestered in a support classroom:- Special needs students who struggled in other Social Studies classes were frequently moved to classrooms where I taught, where grades and behavior improved

Master Of Public Administration, Public & Non-Profit Management

Activities and Societies: Pi Alpha Alpha, Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership, University of Pittsburgh GSPIA Council of Scholars

Certification, Secondary Education And Teaching

B.A., History