Devan Taylor, Mpa Email & Phone Number

United States

San Francisco Bay Area

Oakland, California

Impact Evaluation & Grant Consultant• Created a mixed funding strategy and completed an industry analysis to maximize programmatic impact in the East Palo Alto community.• Successfully developed a grant application and received a $1,000 grant to fund student meals during aftercare programming at local churches.• Innovated a communication strategy within the board, existing agencies, and local churches.• Served as a Strategic Advisor to the Executive Board.Children of Mexico International, Strategic Advisor• Developed a change strategy to improve the client service-learning program for the students.• Completed program evaluation of Guadalajara impact, and reported opportunities to create strategic partnerships.• Served as a Strategic Advisor to the Executive Board.

Redwood City, California, United States

Bloomington, Indiana

• Developed an adapted survey methodology for student experience utilizing SAS. This was designed to increase student and staff satisfaction.• Collaborated with the Office of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Office of International Services, and local departments to monitor immigration policy changes that impact current international students, applicants, and external partners and organizations.• Reformed the graduate assistantship compensation structure by establishing more inclusive merit aid packaging. Optimized the allocation of $3.5 million dollars of merit aid funding.• Implemented restorative and trauma-informed strategies to better support graduate students.• Established an advisory board comprised of administrators and student leadership. The goal of the board is to improve collaboration, communication, and engagement in the community.• Coordinated collaborative student engagement programming and research opportunities with the School of Education, the School of Public Health and the School of Global & International Studies.• Amplified policies utilizing restorative practices to create a grievance committee that includes faculty, staff, and student perspectives.• Advocated successfully for diversity, equity, inclusion initiatives, and student pay increases.• Implemented student group circles designed to lessen mental, social, academic, and other anxieties of students. • Presented "Restorative Change: A Mechanism for Healing, Inclusion, & Progression" at the 2019 American Association of Blacks in Higher Education National Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Watsonville, California

• Created strategies to develop and expand existing customer sales, which resulted in a 6% increase in monthly sales. • Directed and supervised three employees engaged in sales, inventory, and cash reconciliation. • Created a positive customer experience by providing technological solutions and resolving customer complaints in a timely manner.

Oakland, California

• Coordinated and conducted analytical studies to measure program effectiveness and improve intradepartmental programmatic operations and interdepartmental resource leverage.• Reviewed language, drafted comments, and researched issues to provide analysis on potential legislation that impacts CCEB’s priorities and community initiatives.• Built creative partnerships with key leaders, associations, community partners, and advocacy groups. Engaged them in collective efforts to support the local Richmond/Oakland communities.• Collaborated with the immigration legal team and refugee services team to organize and execute outreach campaigns. The purpose was to inform community members of key policy changes.• Oversaw a project budget of $70,000 while working with a cross-functional senior leadership team to draft project schedules.• Innovated plans to develop a Call Center that streamlined program referral and partner cooperation.• Completed a diverse range of management task and projects in operations, quality, and human resources.

La Punta Cana

Completed MPA Capstone with Timmy Global Health on a cross-functional team comprised of colleagues in the program.• Developed a change management plan to improve chapter communications, impact measures, and program medical mission implementation including an audit of their electronic health record system.• Worked closely with Community Health Promoters and local physicians to identify more informed, cultural. Established a process to implement our recommendations based on priority and internal capacity.• Coordinated internal and external partners between countries and time zones to make sure all information was delivered on a timely basis, keeping all parties informed.

Bloomington, Indiana

Organize electronic file transfer of previous and existing doctoral candidates.Generate spreadsheets for doctoral applicants and incoming candidates.

Ankara, Turkey

• Monitored key countries in the Middle East & North Africa region for policy issues at the intersection of security, technology, and social media.• Collaborated on USAK’s advocacy priorities, positions, and strategies.• Published $10,000 grant proposal for clarity, accuracy, and qualification requirements.• Publications to Turkish Weekly and USAK website book review composition.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Master Of Public Affairs (Mpa), International Development & Economic Development

Activities and Societies: Graduate Student Association, Graduate and Professional Studies Association, Students for Equity in Public Affairs

Bachelor’S Degree, Political Science: Ethnic Conflict And Comparative Politics, History, Spanish

Activities and Societies: Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Glee Club, Unidos Por Sangre, and Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies