Manage charitable grant portfolio through the entire grant life cycle process including internal fiscal approval, proposal review, financial due diligence, execution of legal agreements, and grant payments with collaboration from internal and external stakeholders domestically and internationallyManage domestic and international grant administrators to ensure timely payment of charitable grants in adherence to company forecastServe on annual Disney Conservation Fund granting committee to review, analyze, and provide recommendations for grant proposals Manage the auditing and payment of employee-facing matching gift and volunteer grant programs; ensure all requests support properly vetted organizations comply with program guidelinesConsult with stakeholders across various business segments to design systems and processes to collect and track impact of charitable programs, ensure compliance with charitable giving guidelines, and improve grant proposalsStrategize ways to improve efficiency and productivity of procedures and people by monitoring, tracking, and evaluating charitable giving processes and workflows and collaborate with CyberGrants systems development teams to design and implement solutionsProvide data-driven insights and reports in support of strategic decision making across charitable programs, employee program engagement, and volunteerismManage company-wide data collection, validation, and auditing for charitable donations and volunteerism for annual citizenship report including performance relating to DEI and social justice commitmentsDesign and implement training for grant managers globally to ensure compliance with charitable giving guidelines and effective utilization of CyberGrants system

Maintain domestic and international charitable granting portfolios. Manage relationship managers, both domestic and international, to ensure accurate and timely payment of charitable grants. Oversee payments relating to Matching Gift, Disney VoluntEARS Grants, and Disney Conservation Fund Annual Grants. Lead data collection, analysis, and reporting process for the Annual Giving Report.Review grant proposals for Disney Conservation Fund annual grants.

Design and implement surveys to assess suppliers and licensees adherence Disney's paper policyCollect and analyze emission and water data for Disney's various business unitsDesign and create content for bi-monthly newsletter

Designed web pages featuring news and events on the official Bren School website Wrote press releases and articles that highlight faculty and student achievements Managed social media campaigns to increase awareness of the Bren School and relevant environmental issues

Developed environmental education, monitoring, and certification pilot program for 1,850 dealershipsCollected data, conducted quality control, and calculated standardized emission factors for GHG inventory Monitored the progress of environmental initiatives for Toyota’s 2014 North American Environmental ReportProduced new labeling and training documents for HazMat wasteWrote press releases and profiles showcasing various environmental initiatives

Produced and hosted an environmental, public affairs talk show called The Eco LoungeDiscussed various environmental issues with industry experts in a format accessible to a broad audience

Created and delivered educational and research presentations to guests on microphoneAssisted with dolphin cognition research sessions and data collectionRecorded diet and behavioral data of West Indian manatees and Atlantic bottlenose dolphins