Caitlin Kelly Email & Phone Number

Charlottesville, Va, Us

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

• Manage services for over 300 students experiencing homelessness, coordinating with division teachers and community members to provide effective support.• Spearhead efforts to build division-wide capacity to serve homeless students, including creating professional development opportunities.• Provide support with federal grant applications to ensure continued funding for programs.• Liaise with division leaders to ensure alignment of services with the needs of families.

Brooklyn, New York, United States

• Led multiple teams of eight teachers in order to ensure high levels of student learning across subject areas• Instructed over 100 middle school students daily and facilitated learning experiences considered among the best in the multi-state network• Created and effectively implemented data plans across the school to enhance student learning

Greater New York City Area

• Taught 180 students daily, facilitated debate and exchange of ideas among students to drive learning as cornerstone of instructional strategy, led team of four other science educators to do the same• Utilized data to foster student achievement and to motivate team of teachers. 100% of students passed their end of year assessment. Third grade students ranked the highest in the charter network and overall science performance placed school in the top 1% within the state• Recipient of organization’s annual ETHOS Award given to recognize engagement, tenacity, and commitment to students

Lawrence, Ma

• Planned and executed school-wide and community events, hosting up to six hundred people• Managed and coached team of teachers and operations managers, worked with team to increase parent engagement, including 100% of parents attending parent-teacher conferences (average is 62% for comparable communities)• Designed and executed motivational framework for math program that led to significant and learning outcomes for students (an average growth increase of 12% per student in first month)

Mexico City Area, Mexico

• Developed program concepts and accompanying budgets. Wrote successful program grant applications for amounts ranging from USD 20,000 to 1.2 million, managed program finances.• Initiated and fostered partnerships with organizations such as Siemens International and the Dalio Foundation• Effectively liaised and managed partnerships with organizations such as the United Nations and the O.E.C.D., won award for donor engagement from Dell Global Giving• Worked as a member of complex teams in the office including board members, organization leadership, and project managers as well as with remote internal and external team members or partners

Greater New York City Area

• Investigated maternal health and HIV/AIDS prevention and care in developing countries, provided reports to researchers publishing on the issue• Examined the role and meaning of institutions in international development, created literature reviews for primary researchers which were then utilized to guide investigations

New York, New York

• Created surveys and focus group materials to assess impact of healthcare-focused programs in the context of homelessness, facilitated focus groups• Conducted literature reviews and interviews with homelessness and healthcare experts across the country• Recommended process and policy improvements and issued formal policy impact reports

Greater New York City Area

• Analyzed primary source and third-party data on gender and HIV/AIDS issues affecting developing nations• Issued impact reports for United Nations conferences and departments

Mexico City Area, Mexico

• Conducted outreach initiatives with government officials and developers in Mexico to explore new business opportunities.• Researched market trends and identified potential partnership opportunities to drive company growth.• Assisted in scheduling meetings, managing budgets, and developing strategic plans for business expansion.

Saint Paul, Minnesota

• Oversaw components of political research project resulting in writing of 200-page document summarizing issue trends by legislative district and legislator demographics and priorities, and campaign strategies• Monitored legislative committees and bills regarding voting rights, local tax levies, marriage equality, statewide K-12 educational standards, and statewide budget deficit management. Wrote briefs for legislators on particular areas of interest• Worked across teams and alongside lobbyists, party leadership, legislative assistants, and representatives

St. Paul, Mn

• Researched various legislative issues, wrote briefs• Monitored legislators and committees, reported takeaways to Governor and appropriate policy advisors • Briefed Governor on education and health policy trends, legislative committee negotiations and political navigation of various legislators especially pertaining to federal funding of state health care

St. Paul, Mn

• Spearheaded research for a lobbying and advocacy organization• Participated in coalition-building processes and assisted in community organizing efforts• Analyzed and tracked statewide education policy, participated in working group for Minnesota’s application opting out of No Child Left Behind• Planned and executed the “I am a public school graduate” public relations initiative resulting in eight published interviews with the education commissioner, an astronaut, scientists, explorers, and a Nobel Prize winner

• Developed and implemented summer-long leadership training curriculum for at-risk youth• Created and implemented metrics to discern program effectiveness• Created an outdoor living skills curriculum focused on self-reliance, leadership and team-building

• Worked with team of researchers to evaluate the implementation of the Right to Education Act and Right to Food Act, particularly as it pertained to migrant workers in the State of Rajasthan • Analyzed area non-profits’ operations and policies, issued recommendations for organizational improvement• Co-managed the planning and logistics of campaign events and community meetings with participants throughout the country

Guatemala

• Oversaw and participated in healthcare research project on Guatemalan healthcare policy• Coordinated patient care and travel when necessary• Created organization’s first electronic database of patient records• Assisted in logistics management of visiting surgeons

St. Paul, Mn

• Planned fundraising events including annual gala• Procured and managed donations• Researched for organization’s grant writers• Volunteered as a big sister

Minneapolis, Mn

• Coordinated courses for a campus of 40,000 students• Served as liaison between students and faculty• Doubled course enrollment from previous year• Managed $22,000 budget and contracts as well as multi-level marketing campaigns

Master'S Degree, International Policy And Management

Bachelor Of Arts, Global Studies

Activities and Societies: Gamma Phi Beta, Public Relations Vice President Women's Advocacy Council Study Abroad Participant