Interim Executive Director, Encore Fellow
Aspire Educational Project provides high-quality supplemental academic tutoring and support to students in K-12, standardized test prep, and leads a peer-mentoring literacy program called Community Reading Buddies. Major Accomplishments include: Overhauled integrated marketing. Developed and delivered plan spanning website redesign, print assets, and fundraising strategy to attract volunteers, clients, strategic business and community partners, and donors. Hired consultant and manager. Achieved record grant funding, tutoring revenues, and staff growth. Outsourced accounting, human resources, and grant-writing to cost-effective Bay Area and Philippines contractors. Introduced transparent performance metrics and analytics to shape common strategy. Defined program, business, and financial goals, and implemented metrics measurement to identify opportunities and gain insights into performance. Coached, developed, and led two Directors, three to five staff, and 35 part-time tutors. Strengthened marketing competencies and capabilities, led pro bono professional volunteers in technology and business projects. Pioneered growth strategy that resulted in 200+ new youth volunteers and highly skilled tutors. Combined marketing, analytics, and outreach initiatives while analyzing and optimizing program pricing and processes.aspireeducation.org