Responsible for advancing Ally's commitment to social responsibility by developing and managingemployee philanthropy programs. This role involves strategizing, planning, and executinginitiatives that empower employees to engage in meaningful community service and align withthe company’s CSR objectives.

Detroit Speaks inspires school-aged students in Metropolitan-Detroit to increase their social awareness and responsibility, as well as community involvement.The vision of Detroit Speaks is to acknowledge the accomplishments of young Detroiters and provide our youth with the resources to excel in their personal endeavors. Detroit Speaks seeks to give young people the opportunity to find their voice, amidst all of the pressures that comes along with making college and/or career decisions.

• Responsible for devising and activating corporate and community volunteer engagement strategies for United Way of Greater Atlanta. Develops and maintains year-long calendar of United Way community-wide activities. • Provides thought leadership on volunteerism for United Way and serve as a key speaker at events, conferences, and meetings representing United Way’s vision for community impact and corporate philanthropy.• Develops and delivers training on employee engagement, volunteerism and leading social impact initiatives.• Implements innovative virtual corporate volunteerism strategies that safely adapt to community needs, ensuring scalable and measurable impact.• Manages budgets and pricing models for volunteer engagement activities and sponsorships.• Develop and prioritize annual goals for volunteer engagement for United Way including corporate volunteerism, individual volunteerism, community partnerships, and signature events.• Maintains all responsibilities held under Senior Community Engagement Manager role.

• Responsible for the coordination, management, implementation and evaluation of United Way signature volunteer projects such as Shoebox Project, Day of Action, Holiday Care Package Project, HoliDAY of Service, Project Overcoat and Monday Reading Program.• Spearheads nonprofit partner selection for events; plans and leads meetings for those large-scale event partners to ensure the corporate partner’s focus areas and values are achieved. • Executes webinars and informational sessions regarding volunteer engagement for United Way Worldwide and other United Way affiliates. • Partners cross-departmentally to ensure that projects align with the organizations Child Well-Being agenda.• Completed over 400 corporate and community volunteer projects individually, engaging over 11,000 volunteers equating to 33,000 volunteer hours while managing and supervising team and interns. • Partners with the Office of Development to ensure that all corporate sponsorship agreements are upheld for events.• Responsible for implementing volunteer recruitment and retention strategies for the United Way of Greater Atlanta.• Create, organize and drive various CSR initiatives. Responsible for creating impact reports and measuring outcomes of CSR and Employee Engagement efforts.• Managed 2 direct reports, tracking and reporting all data in CRM; directly responsible for over $450,000 in revenue for the Volunteerism department since 2015; has secured over $2.5 million dollars in in-kind donations since 2016.

• Responsible for organizing Street-to-Home Outreach, Celebrating Success, Trivia/Dinner with the Vets, and promoting signature events to volunteers and donors.• Managed logistical details related to scheduling, speaker preferences and awards for over 250 participants at the RCOH Social Innovation Forum 2014 & 2015. • Implemented Art for Veterans program to engage formerly homeless Veterans in therapeutic activities with volunteers.• Developed and implemented successful post event follow-up and feedback strategies; responsible for working with the Office of Development to track engagement via CRM. • Implemented a Social Enterprise internship program designed to increase the skillsets of formerly homeless Veterans.• Assisted clients experiencing homelessness with locating affordable housing, and obtaining security and utility deposits. Tracked and reported results from programs supported by the Regional Commission on Homelessness.• Responsible for obtaining success stories and securing in-kind donations for events and programs.

• Cultivated and managed community partnerships in order to spread awareness and identify development opportunities. • Coordinated all volunteer appreciation events; restructured community and volunteer outreach strategies for the Southeast district.• Managed a volunteer database of over 1000 volunteers in the Southeast. Conducted volunteer recruitment and training.• Scheduled volunteers for marrow drives, in-office support and fundraising. Tracks, records and reports volunteer hours. • Proficiency in Hands on Connect, Salesforce and Volgistics databases. Cultivated strong relationships with volunteers in order to heighten retention rates.• Supported the National Volunteer Coordinator with developing rules, regulations and guidelines for the Be The Match Ambassador Program. Co-lead trainings and meetings via Webex.• Managed communications projects related to the 2014 “Cupid for the Cure” gala/auction and the annual 5K Walk/Run.• Created newsletters, sponsorship packets and identified grant opportunities.• Served as an assistant to six staff members in various states. Develops weekly reports, schedules marrow drives, manages social media outlets, creates marketing materials and orders supplies.

• Events & Community Engagement: Scheduled and chaperoned various educational fieldtrips and outings, including college tours. Implemented weekly mentoring program with Indian Creek Elementary School. Created a positive learning environment through student awards, work stations and assignments. Established a rapport with parents, teachers, and counselors. • Youth Program Management - Participated in the strategic planning and expansion of the educational division. Collaborated with leadership team in determining program, curricula, fundraising and grants. Developed daily lesson plans and activities for a group of culturally diverse at-risk Clarkston High School students. Assisted with college and career exploration and application advisement. Coordinated age appropriate music lessons, poetry sessions, and theatrical arts lessons. Oversaw homework and provide tutoring services.

Program Management - Supported Program Director with interviews and paperwork for over 100 HIV positive individuals in need of housing and/or financial assistance. Assisted with special training sessions and programs Assisted with granting over $50,000 in housing vouchers provided by the Greater Washington Urban League

•Events & Community Engagement - Contributed to various community engagement projects and the management of the Vital Voices Global Leadership Council. Compiled event guest lists, monitored event budgets, and prepared event materials for meet and greets, conferences and interdepartmental meetings. Responsible for supporting the Development and Engagement Coordinator with execution of 11 Vital Voices events related to recognizing women leaders across the world.• Volunteer Management - Managed global volunteer database of over 200 individuals using SalesForce.

•Events & Community Engagement - Visited the community sites of Ford Motor Company to further knowledge on the communal impact of Ford. Attended press conferences and performed major research to assist with Ford’s upcoming community projects and events.•Project Management: Attended weekly staff meetings, handled domestic and international phone calls and attended briefings on Capitol Hill. Prepared briefings on over 30 congressional representatives for the lobbyist of Ford Motor Company. Provided a comprehensive compilation of automotive initiatives being implemented across the world. Performed over 25 hours of time sensitive legal research for automotive lawyers using Westlaw.

• Clerical and Administrative - Distributed faxes, prepared outgoing mail, and retrieved incoming mail. Performed secretarial duties, filed and labeled criminal records and other confidential records. Prepared court records for trials and observed hearings. Handled phone calls for the court records office.

• Worked weekly community service events throughout Detroit, Michigan. • Attended workshops focused on youth empowerment and community development.• Attended weekly meetings to discuss potential community service projects in Detroit.