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* Coaching/supporting caseload of 100+ teachers across 10 school districts in Massachusetts and Rhode Island in a project-based, action-oriented, consensus-building Civics curriculum* Empowering students to drive this curriculum, which directly engages students with local/state governments and enables them to advocate for systemic change by problem-solving root causes of their chosen policy issue* Facilitating the PPSD Civics Council to uplift student and teacher voice in providing feedback to the Providence public school district * Co-facilitating multiple 2-day professional development workshops for teachers across Massachusetts and Rhode Island* Researching, collecting, organizing, and distributing public advocacy resources on policies and current events to be accessible to classrooms

* Directly supervised school-based teams of young adults who mentored students in 1:1, small group, and whole-classroom settings, and supported teacher, full-time at a public elementary school * Set a clear vision with team goals & expectations, built a culture of inclusivity & excellence, enforced policies, coached team members’ professional development, delivered feedback, managed performance evaluations, facilitated regular team meetings and individual check-in's* Worked with school to support numerous projects and events each year, including: coat drives, after-school seasonal events for family engagement, outdoor recess painting projects, attendance initiatives, diversity & appreciation initiatives, spirit weeks, SEL videos, & morning programs; school climate & culture improved from 69% in 2019 to 83% in 2023 in RIDE teacher surveys; family engagement improved from 26% in 2019 to 40% in 2023 in RIDE family surveys* Tracked student data to report to for AmeriCorps grant and school district contract purposes, elaborating on the teams’ tier-2 support for at least 3,000 student interventions per year on ELA/Math/SEL/Attendance for about 3-6 classrooms per year; ARC assessments reported >1 year of growth on average for school by March, highest in the Providence public school district, and City Year partner classrooms were higher than the school average* Collaborated with school partners on initiatives: for students’ mental health & social-emotional learning, and for school staff’s professional development; student belonging improved 54% in 2019 to 67% in 2023 in student surveys* Led site-wide projects, including: redesign and coordination of site's 3-week Team Leader training program; owned the recruitment/interview/selections process for senior corps; co-led Impact Operations workgroup to streamline, update, & reorganize systems online* Collaborated in various workgroups with HQ, including the National Equity Advisory Council

Providence, Ri

* Led high-impact team of 9 AmeriCorps VISTA members, whom managed administrative functions of a clinic that provided over 8000 free quality healthcare visits for 2000+ low-income and uninsured Rhode Island adults* Championed and streamlined recruitment cycle for VISTA positions: strategic redesign of job descriptions, online job marketing, job fairs, screening 60 applicants, interviewing 20 applicants, hiring and on-boarding for 9 positions* Designed and implemented 10-day on-site orientation/training plans for incoming VISTA members* Prioritized ongoing training, mentoring and support for team, including: designing and facilitating workshops, team meetings, individual check-in’s, resume guidance, timesheet tracking, and navigating challenges* Supported and improved impact of the individual VISTA members’ projects, such as the annual fundraising gala and opening the dental clinic; and helped systematize new internships, fellowships, partnerships, training modules, policies and systems* Adapted, due to key staff departures, to become coordinator of IT partner relations & projects, and other logistical projects* Partnered with state office of the Corporation for National & Community Service (CNCS), to provide resources and support to 50 other VISTA members in the state through: new Google Group forum, event preparation and support, networking opportunities, and shared resources

Pawtucket, Ri & Providence, Ri

* Supervised classrooms, designed and implemented lesson plans, in grades K-12 in Pawtucket and grades K-5 in Providence

Pawtucket, Ri

* Worked full-time as a school-based programming development VISTA in a pilot program created to serve all High School Seniors and Juniors from Pawtucket public high schools through Career & College Counseling* Designed, facilitated, and supported workshops that reached over 877 students during or after school on: career exploration, college access, financial literacy, internship opportunities, college & job applications* Provided outreach to develop partnerships and service projects for Pawtucket youth, creating a 6-week summer volunteer program at Slater Park and an Earth Day service project with 40+ student volunteers* Initiated planning and coordination for summer, including an approved federal grant and finding partnerships* Recruited for the program and co-led job interviews* Planned a training program for new members, and led team reflections throughout the year * Coordinated data collection, through interviews and surveys with over 240 High School Seniors, on their post-graduation plans * Organized spreadsheet data on student interventions for evaluation summaries and presentations * Supported the Pawtucket School Department, Pawtucket Boys & Girls Club, Serve Rhode Island, and other partners

Mcclellan, Ca

* Worked full-time, lived alongside, and led a team of 10 young adults to assist community-identified needs across the Pacific Region in the areas of environmental stewardship, infrastructure improvement, and summer programming for elementary school children* Collaborated on and implemented five 4-10 week projects with partner organizations: Easter Seals Camp Harmon in Boulder Creek, California, Campfire Columbia Camp Namanu in Sandy, Oregon, and Hearts Landing Ranch in Granite Bay, California to improve their infrastructure; with Johnson Creek Watershed Council in Milwaukie, Oregon and Bear Yuba Land Trust in Grass Valley, California to assist in restore their natural habitats and prevent fires; and with the Boys & Girls Club of Mason Valley in Yerington, Nevada to assist their summer programming and supervision of over 300 children* Evaluated work performance and supported member professional development, served on the Member Development committee, created specialty positions on the team such as the Diversity Coordinator, mediated and resolved conflicts, counseled team members on personal and professional issues* Supervised team at work and housing sites, fostered team development, created team schedules, held regular team meetings, facilitated daily briefings and debriefs, prepared weekly progress and project completion reports, took initiative to create lesson plan applications for specialty meetings and to create rubric for 1:1 meetings* Managed and accounted for $13,218.50 in federal government funds, and efficiently managed these resources to save $4,345.89, a 33% savings rate

Providence, Rhode Island

* Worked full-time at Pleasant View public elementary school in the Providence Public School District to keep students on-track for graduation and success, by providing whole-class support and small-group interventions to a 5th grade class of 26 students, alongside a strong teacher partnership * Exceeded the 15-hour intervention time-tracking goal: delivered over 28 hours of tutoring with each of the 7 literacy focus list students and over 20 hours of tutoring with each of the 5 math focus list students* Facilitated advisory meetings to mentor 12 students in social-emotional skills for 10-20 weeks each* Conducted regular phone calls home to families, and created reward initiatives with students, to encourage attendance throughout the school year* Surpassed role expectations to assist substitute teachers with lesson planning and classroom management* Collaborated with team to support a variety of engagement & improvement initiatives, including an afterschool partnership with the local YMCA* Co-led service-learning & arts initiative for 10 K-1 students, in which they designed & built teddy bears to donate to local children's hospital

Pawtucket, Ri

* Co-led historical & environmental tours of the Blackstone River Valley on organization’s tour boat * Managed supervision of people's safety and the organization's equipment* Supported grant-writing for the organization* Delivered, and assisted in designing, marketing materials* Assisted with fundraising events, and research

Kingston, Ri

* Dispatch in Tyler Hall and Front Desk at 210 Flagg Road * Monitored operations of university computing systems* Assisted supervisors and guided professors with OMR scantron grading sheets

Pawtucket, Ri

* Intern at Pawtucket headquarters for primary campaign, after Representative Kennedy retired* Gathered petitions, created and delivered signs, mailed postcards, participated in rallies* Delivered relevant and concise information on the issues during voter contact* Compiled, sorted, and entered data to create accurate maps of voter support* Conducted 80+ phone calls a day for voter outreach and polling

Master Of Public Administration (M.P.A.), Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: Magna Cum Laude; URI Honors Program; 2010-2011 Anna Phelps Award (presented by the URI Political Science Dept..

High School Diploma, N/A (High School Diploma)

Activities and Societies: Rhode Island Honor Society; Honor Roll; Earned AP & EEP college credit; 2006 SAINTS Boys Cross-Country Coach's.