Defines and manages portfolio of strategic projects expanding access and equity at top-ranked MBA program with the goal of transforming organization into a model of inclusive community and leadership development. Contributes to organization strategy development optimizing student experience and optimizing data collection efforts; advocates for critical review of current policies and practices to ensure alignment with organization goals and compliance with accrediting institutions. Leads institutional DEI Task Force spanning 3 academic programs and 4 administrative verticals, overseeing full-cycle projects impacting students, staff, and faculty- negotiates targets; manages associated budgets, implementation, and reporting. Oversees full-cycle data collection, analysis, and reporting of student KPI’s (net-promoter scores, satisfaction surveys, DEI climate surveys) from 2500+ students across three academic programs, driving a 35% response rate increase in two years and expanding statistical inference to inform decision making. Develops and facilitates DEI-related trainings available across stakeholder groups for professional development and restorative practice reaching 70% of students, and 50% of staff. Engages directly with student affinity populations (i.e., faith groups, marginalized and minoritized groups, & regional groups) regarding chronic and acute issues, and expanding impact of DEIB related events or initiatives. Consults with organizational units on best survey research best practices, including measure development, sample identification, data collection and analysis.

Developed portfolio of organizational transformation projects aimed at expanding access and equity at top-ranked MBA program. Contributed to development of institutional DEI Roadmap operationalizing organization DEI goals for representation, academic exposure, and community experience- receiving support from senior leadership team including the Dean.  Transformed student life cycle data collection and reporting of student KPI’s (net-promoter scores, satisfaction surveys, DEI climate surveys) from 2500+ students across three academic programs. Contributed to development of institutional DEI Task Force spanning academic programs and administrative units, overseeing full-cycle projects affecting 2500+ students and 140+ staff. Lead change management teams to address organizational pain points resulting in the development of electronic forms and data repositories, increasing collaboration, and revising admission process. Co-developed a suite of DEI-related trainings including content and structure, available to student groups seeking professional development accessible to 2500+ students across three academic programs. Consulted across organizational units to support strategy development and optimizing data collection efforts; advocating for critical review of current policies and practices to ensure alignment with organization goals and compliance with accrediting institutions.

Managed evaluation project on the implementation progress of State of Illinois v. City of Chicago decree to ensure compliance and risk management.  Led evaluation teams responsible with full life cycle of research initiatives determining regulatory compliance in domains of community policing and interactions with youth, internal affairs investigations, demographics of misdemeanor arrestees, emergency response timeframes, decentralized training approval, officer support programs, and training gap analyses. Counseled organizational units on empirical best practices including identification of study samples, instrument development, data collection and analysis, and conducting literature reviews. Employed statistical software to manipulate and analyze diverse data including interviews, focus groups, document analysis, service blueprinting, journey mapping, non-experimental or quasi-experimental methods such as difference in differences, and the use of natural experiments, predictive modeling, and data visualization. Developed performance audit reports documenting causes of inefficiencies and specific recommendations for improvement; regularly communicated status to leadership and prepared ad hoc reports upon request. Developed training materials and mentored less experienced personnel on methods to ensure audits conformed with best practices of Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS).

Research Management: Managed qualitative and quantitative analysis of information and evaluated data quality issues including manipulation and cleaning of complex data sets Identified science-based strategies to design and oversaw the development of survey instruments including questionnaire construction, sample design, mode of data collection, piloting, non-response reduction and evaluating data qualityCourses Taught:• Educational Psychology 255- Child Development (Instructor of Record). • Educational Psychology 363- Research Methods in Education (Instructor of Record). • Educational Psychology 363- Research Methods in Education (Teaching Assistant). • Educational Psychology 100- Introduction to Human Development and Learning (Teaching assistant)

• Managed faculty and department financial accounts.• Provided program guidance to current and prospective students.• Redeveloped department communication procedures, both intradepartmental and across various social media/ mass audience platforms. This includes management of department website and the development of various listserv communications to program subscribers.• Planned and executed guest speaker series bringing six scholars to campus. Further planned and executed additional student-centered outreach and engagement opportunities with department faculty.• Led departmental archival project to protect historical documents and render the Department paperless.

• Instructor of dance classes: Jazz, Stretch and Strengthening, Hip-hop, Tap.• Contributor of choreography for in-house competitive performance team.• Works directly with students ranging from 5-18 years of age.

• Developed and taught a hybrid section of Adolescent Development [PSY 302] as part of the Paraprofessional Teachers Program which aides Illinois teachers’ aides complete their education accreditation

Research Assistant:Research projects examine the role of media in the sexual attitudes of adolescents and emerging adults, with a specific focus on how media affects latina/o individuals. Tasks include preparing study materials as well as running study participants. When data collection is complete, I will work with Dr. Rivadeneyra to develop a coding system to analyze collected data.Teaching Assistant:Tasks include grading homework, exams, essays; maintaining the course grade book; and being available to students through office hours. Also assists the professor in developing course assignment and materials as well as co-chaperoning class fieldtrips to the Chicago area as part of a course redesign emphasizing the development urban youth, supported through the Chicago Teacher Pipeline Project.

Teaching Assistant to the Department of Psychology [12 Hrs/Wk]• Co-Instructor of Educational Psychology [PSY 215] as part of graduate-level internship.• Instructional assistant of Adolescent Development [PSY 302].Research Assistant to the Department of Psychology [12 Hrs/Wk] • Managed the execution of social science research projects and analyzed related data for dissemination at professional conferences.