Support the delivery of virtual and hybrid meetings/events from design through production to evaluation. -Provide planning and production services for virtual and hybrid meetings and events; including Agency Learning and Evidence month for all USAID staff and partners (reaching more than 1,800 unique attendees from 106 countries and over 224 organizations)-Provide communication services; including serving as a senior communications specialist for USAID’s Leading Through Learning Global Platform -Advise on virtual and hybrid approaches, tools and platforms; for example designing collaboration activities to bring team ideas to strategic conversations -Design event materials including event agendas, facilitation guides, slides and promotional collateral-Facilitate discussions and focus groups to define objectives and goals for events and initiatives-Clients have included USAID, World Bank Group, American Chemical Society and Forest Service

Lead efforts to create online spaces and events for people with cystic fibrosis (CF) and their families that enable virtual, face-to-face interactions in real-time that are otherwise not possible for people living with CF• Lead geographically dispersed team of four organizing quarterly annual events attended by more than 3,000 collectively; achieved at least 10% growth and maintained a net promoter score above 65% for each event• Identify new technologies to host virtual events and to better serve and connect the CF community• Direct and support all community groups in the development of virtual interactive events ensuring that all events are created by and for the communities they serve• Moderated a pre-COVID panel at SXSW, “Do Online Communities Make Us Healthier?” exploring how virtual events and online platforms connect and support people with health conditions

Directed the expansion and established the strategy for the new Community Partnerships department to encompass wider efforts to engage with members of the CF community to inform, guide, and partner on all Foundation initiatives; manage team of six • Lead branding and rebranding efforts highlighting impactful programs, including emphasizing expansion of the Foundation’s mission to include focusing resources on assisting the CF community in their daily lives • Envisioned and directed the creation of the first-ever virtual interactive CF conference, aimed at reducing isolation and bringing the CF community together safely; events have continued annually, growing from 188 to 3,000+• Established the framework for CF Peer Connect, a National peer-to-peer mentoring program for adults living with CF by leading a multidisciplinary committee and overseeing implementation across the country• Executed the first CF Foundation funded grants program for non-research community grants• Designed and implemented virtual panel discussions at annual events as an innovative way to include voices of people unable medically to join conferences in person - viewership of nearly 700 per panel/annually • Led groups of up to 300 community members, charged with providing insights for and collaborating with the Foundation to optimize activities and programs for the wider community• Selected to serve on the executive culture committee (group of 6), setting company-wide values, preparing and delivering presentations and promoting cross-departmental collaboration• Contributed to the Foundation’s blog, writing on the value of technology as a tool to bridge community gaps

Supported major and individual donors and Foundation-wide strategic planning• Prepared and delivered 20+ presentations around the country about the Foundation and research• Raised $1.5+ million and hosted nearly 400 people by co-leading Adding Tomorrows with Celine Dion concert • Supported efforts to close a $175-million campaign over budget and to launch the next $75-million campaign• Provided strategy and evaluation to the Chief Operation Officer during a major five-year strategic plan effort