Provide leadership and direction to a youth service agency with an annual budget of $1.3million dollars. • Research, write and monitor federal, private and local proposals and reports to funding sources. • Secured over $3 million dollars in grant funding for afterschool program to provide programs in the last five years. • Work with the Board of Directors on a special event luncheon that raised $160,000 for organization.

• Developed and submitted federal and local grant proposals and reports to funding sources.• Cultivate individual, business, church and foundation donors through one-on-one interactions and meetings.• Planned and coordinated agency presentations to foundations and business. • Worked with Board of Directors to plan and implement agency special events and fundraisers.

Provided professional assistance and coordinated projects for UCAN’s External Affairs Department to ensure effective department operations (Diversity and Government Relations). • Successfully managed multiple projects with varying time frames and priority levels. • Compiled reports and maintained data related to program activities and initiatives. • Compiled data created executive summaries and composed ancillary materials related to the initiatives of the Office of External Affairs. • Participated in the planning, production and evaluation of major events annually. • Coordinated multiple complex appointment schedules, calendars and completed expense reports. • Worked with the Vice President of Violence Prevention in logistical planning related to the organization’s role as lead agency in The Peace Hub, a collaborative of more than 30 youth serving organizations to leverage underutilized services addressing violence in Chicago.