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United States

Responsible for the experience of hiring managers and other staff at partner organizations through the four phase Signature Search process. Coordinate a team of an operations staff person, designer, sourcing consultant and candidate screener/evaluator to meet client’s hiring and capacity building needs.

Minnesota, United States

Reporting to the SVP of External Relations and with an annual budget of $5.1M. Led a team of +/- 30 fulltime staff and 60 Americorps service members, with +/- 5 direct reports. Responsible for overall site management (HR, IT, facilities management, purchasing, budgeting, and finance/accounting), fundraising and donor development ($5 M), instilling and.

• Reporting to the SVP of Growth and Sustainability and with an annual budget of $16.3M, led a staff of 7 regional Executive Directors with 104 indirect reports, and 246 Americorps and VISTA service members. Advised and.
• Increased fundraising across sites from $6.3M to $7.1M during the pandemic.
• Increased effectiveness and impact across regions resulting in an increase in students served in our flagship program from 14,072 in FY20 to 16,600.
• Develop/monitor progress metrics for measurement and monitoring of key success criteria.
• Ensure National office is delivering high-quality support to sites through implementation of a shared-service model.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

This highly competitive and prestigious paid fellowship provides grant funding and other resources to community leaders to increase their effectiveness and ability to impact the region. Self-directed programming includes executive education, international travel, and executive coaching. Specific focus of fellowship on social entrepreneurship as a tool for.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Reporting to the CEO and with a budget of $4M, recruited to this new position to oversee all programs and services for the organization. Services included high level business consulting to our clients (financial, strategy, access to markets and HR). In addition, managed the growth of the loan fund from $14M to $20M. Led a staff of 6-8 direct and 20.

Reporting to the SVP & Corporate Secretary, oversaw nine philanthropic programs of a combined $14M+ in total giving. Managed a staff of six grant managers and technical staff across four states.

Reporting to the VP Programs and serving on the organization’s leadership team, managed a team of four staff in the internal grantmaking operations and evaluation department.

Reporting to the CEO and serving on the Executive Committee, responsible for a 5-person department conducting research, evaluation and planning.

Reporting to the President, responsible for a five-person research and evaluation team and the design and development of large, complex research projects and program evaluation. Managed $2M federal research grant funding from the Department of Justice.

Coordinated evaluation and training activities of 47 community non-profit agencies participating in a state and federally funded program to coordinate care for low income women and their families.

San Antonio, Texas

Utilized Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to provide individual and group psychotherapy to adults participating in alcohol and drug addiction treatment research. Conducted psychological and neuropsychological screening and follow-up evaluations for study participants.

Developed a statewide protocol for recruiting and retaining clients, their families, and mental health providers to participate in the TennCare Partners Quality Study.

Fund Raising

Executive Program In Social Entrepreneurship

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Educational Psychology

Dissertation: Cognitive Distortions in Adolescents with Substance Use Disorders. Advisor: Kevin D. Stark, Ph.D. Thesis:Establishing a.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology