Responsible for leading a talented and passionate team of professionals to drive the mission of JA while managing a local cross-collaborative JADC Experience Team of 5-10 individuals by overseeing the coordination of all onsite operational and programmatic implementation, ensuring a high standard of quality assurance and program fidelity for the JA Discovery Center. In charge of setting the tone for building and maintaining a solid team culture and overseeing the experience of all stakeholders who enter the space. The driver of strategic partnerships with participating schools and school district constituents while supporting the stewardship of our corporate and community stakeholders.

PRESENTLY:Manage three of Metro Atlanta’s largest school districts (APS, DeKalb, Fulton) that impact a total of 38,000 middle school students each year.Oversee over 70 public and private middle school accounts encompassing over 210 educators.Lead the pivot and implementation of our first virtual middle school programs in three major Metro-Atlanta school districts (DeKalb, Fulton, Clayton) aiming to impact over 18,000 students by 2022.Develop and facilitate over 12 virtual educator training with over 100 educators.Supervise the curriculum implementation of two high-impact, experiential, nationally-recognized programs in Metro Atlanta known as JA BizTown and JA Finance Park.BEFORE COVID:Supervised the program implementation and educator experience at three JA Discovery Centers impacting over 87,000 middle school students, which grew 32% since its inception in 2013.Hired, trained, and lead a hybrid team of 4 responsible for managing 129 middle school partners in Metro Atlanta and North Georgia.Co-developed, and maintained over 14 high-level school district partnerships in Metro-Atlanta and North Georgia.Evaluated program effectiveness encompassing 15 teachers and 500 students.

Facility Management: -Accountable for the overall quality and effectiveness of JA BizTown and JA Finance Park capstone programs for students, teachers, volunteers, funders and community partners. Constituent Management: -Worked with all public and private middle schools on curriculum implementation, scheduling visits, material distribution, securing permission slips, conducting teacher and volunteer training, and managing daily simulation activities. -Delivered a “raving fan” experience for every student, volunteer, educator and guest that comes through the Discovery Center on a daily basis. Project Management: -Worked with Program Directors to secure 20 volunteers a day to facilitate scheduled simulations. -Tracked data associated with constituent experiences, and student impact. Team Coordination: -Supported the team during all "on-site visit" days. -Proactively developed and provide options and answers during unexpected obstacles. -Continually maintained an attitude of resourcefulness, enthusiasm and adaptability.

Managed and supported the logistical implementation of Junior Achievement's core programs that focus on educating youth about work readiness, financial literacy and entrepreneurship in the Metro Atlanta area, with a goal of impacting 42,000 students.-Trained, supported and retained volunteers at the community level (parents, nonprofits, NGOs, universities, associations, high school students).-Coordinate the implementation of our Core Programs at the elementary and middle school level.-Managed community partners and assist Director of Programs in reaching fund raising goals.

2022-2023 Amerian Express and Luminary Fellow.Nominated for 2022 Entrepreneur of the Year by the Latin American Association.Granted the 2020 Latino Small Business Resilience Award by the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.Recognized as the Most Engaged Bizpreneur of the Year in 2020 by R.J.Pierce Law Group.Bestowed an award by Mama Magazine for our mission to elevate the voices of artists of color.

Secured a total of $8,291 in private grants and $2,300 of publicly raised funds online via Peace Corps Partnership Program for development projects.Coached a women’s artisan cooperative comprised of 6 micro-entrepreneurs on business management skills, including planning (work plan development), operations, marketing, networking, and financial management.Educated 5 organized groups about how to mobilize local resources to improve their economic conditions and local infrastructure.Advised local micro-finance bank to improve the entity’s financial management practices such as policies and procedures, standard bookkeeping practices, appropriate controls, management of debt and cash flow, monthly reporting, and communication with national partners.Taught individual computer classes to 10 local youth and adults using personal resources to teach basic skills such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Publisher as well as internet navigation and email management.Educated 5 community members on how to use a camera for business and educational use such as how to take photos of artisan products.Helped over 20 local micro-entrepreneurs how to use social media to increase their online presence by helping them create product albums, Facebook pages, and email accounts to manage product orders.Trained 8 community youth about entrepreneurship using Junior Achievement’s hands-on 18-week business program where they created a hand-made jelly business and earned Best Manager and Product Fair Stand Award as well as a scholarship for business training from a nationally-renowned university.

Performed administrative work in English and Spanish for Diplomats and high-level officials. Assisted in the coordination, preparation, and development of internal and external technical meetings.Prepared agendas, compiled and assembled background information for documents, publications, and final reports, and performed support functions.