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Dallas, Texas, United States

Managing Director of Phillips Foundation and Chief of Staff of Phillips Enterprises.

• Oversaw the distribution of over 80% of the Food Bank’s food (over 66 million meals), and a team of 13 staff
• Oversaw organizational impact measurement efforts including the development of logic models, results frameworks, and impactmonitoring and evaluation strategies.
• Responsible for building strategic growth strategies and initiatives for the Food Bank to fill the hunger gap in North Texas
• Oversaw the Food Bank’s Capacity Grant process which grants >$1 million annually to partnering food pantries

Dallas, Texas

• Oversaw all organizational aspects including fundraising, donor relations, HR, operations, finance, program delivery, and monitoring and evaluation
• Led an international cross-cultural team of 10 staff and 20 trainers
• Represented and spoke on behalf of Akola for events, conferences, investors, nonprofit partners and donors

Dallas, Texas

• Responsible for all of Akola’s social impact through women’s economic empowerment including: (i) international development strategies, practices and analytics; (ii) mission-centric vertical supply chain; (iii).
• Redesigned Akola’s Dallas-based programs for improved outcome using learnings from Uganda-based work and restructuring the Dallas-based team
• Led cross-cultural team of over 40 staff and 700 beneficiaries (who earn an income through Akola’s supply chain)
• Managed 2 million dollar budget and external relationships with wide-ranging portfolio of external stakeholders

Jinja, Uganda

• Accomplished a diverse range of major multi-year projects including rural land acquisition and ownership resolutions, business acquisitions, construction of vocational centers and access roads, PR and marketing.
• Managed all aspects of Akola’s work in Uganda including lean manufacturing, women’s empowerment programming, finances, HR, international import/export, government relations and compliance, safety and risk management.
• Founded Akola Academy, Akola’s suite of holistic programs that transitions mothers from extreme poverty to self-sufficiency and has now replicated in Dallas. Akola Academy’s success led to it incorporating as a.
• Led organization through 400% growth in revenues, donations, staff and programs

Jinja, Uganda

• Responsible for coordinating and overseeing supply chain for all Akola Project jewelry and textile products including material orders, efficiency, inventory, standard operating procedures, product orders, quality.

Dallas, Texas

• Co-taught undergraduate class on social innovation, guiding students through gaining a general understanding of the social impact landscape and creating and pitching a social enterprise concept of their own

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

• Managed Dr. Goodall’s Tanzanian properties and personal projects; coordinator and host for Dr. Goodall’s guests
• Representative of the Jane Goodall Institute for collaborative projects with the United Nations, Right to Play and others
• Managed team of staff and projects for Dr. Goodall’s youth advocacy program including monitoring thousands of youth clubs, managing bilaterally-funded community development projects and expanding the international.
• Travelled across Tanzania to speak at hundreds of primary and secondary schools

Arusha, Tanzania

• Head correspondent, host and communication strategist for large donors; managed portfolio of thousands of active donors
• Developed grant proposals, newsletters, reporting templates, fundraising strategies, marketing campaigns and donor appeals

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

• Founded the Jane Goodall Institute’s girl empowerment program in Tanzania called Fahari ya kuwa Msichana (Pride of being a Girl), which is still active. The program pairs Tanzanian girls with peer mentors, creates an.
• Supported grassroots youth-led environment and community advocacy projects through Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots Program

Sudbury, Ontario

Sudbury, Ontario

Master Of Arts - Ma, International Development

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Major: Wildlife Biology // Minor: Environmental Studies