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-Promoted to a position with more leadership responsibility to manage internal grant processes and lead our program change project in addition to my program management duties -Designed a stakeholder-engaged research plan to clarify our unit goals, understand how we are and are not meeting goals, define measures of success, and implement ongoing evaluation practices. I have led the team through brainstorms, user journeys, done user testing with our program website, and conducted interview and focus groups-Synthesize data for our internal team and frame recommendations to Council Members

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

-Manage program improvement projects, including instituting an annual survey sent to all applicants and regular focus groups with applicant teams. This has resulted in higher levels of satisfaction with the application process, greater application accessibility, and meeting our goals of increasing the diversity of our applicant pool. -Designed and led a division-wide design thinking program to instill different research methods and approaches to problem solving. Eleven staff completed the program and reported a better understanding of design thinking principles and new approaches to framing questions. -Led the team as Acting Manager for six months during the search for a new manager

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

-I designed strategic communications and materials for the organization -I managed business development programs and policy initiatives to support economic development. This included interviewing business owners to better understand their needs and making recommendations to organization leadership.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

-Researched examples of arts-based planning and how project impacts were measured and evaluated. -Interviewed planners around the state to understand their interest in arts-based planning practices and how they earn their required continuing education credits. -Supported creating an arts-based planning curriculum for the American Planning Association based on research findings.

St. Paul, Mn

-Designed surveys and research questions in partnership with city staff in order to best meet their engagement goals -Facilitated conversations with residents and in-person survey completion in partnership with project leads.-Created visual representations of project impacts for pollinator education project and managed two interns conducting the pollinator project engagement.

-Research current practices for climate change mitigation and adaptation and interview city staff and University faculty to determine the barriers to planning for climate change-Synthesize student reports into usable sustainability tools for Minnesota cities -Use qualitative data to analyze survey results and present key findings

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

-Chair Student Engagement committee for the Health Equity Work Group-Assist with developing and implementing work group initiatives -Update work group website and event promotion outlets

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

-Recruit employers to offer Nice Ride memberships to employees as a benefit or wellness program component-Encourage ridership amongst employees registered for memberships through their employer using behavior change methods -Design a survey to better understand rider behavior and present recommendations to marketing and communications based on those fundings.

Atlanta, Ga

-Observed current department operations to develop baseline understanding of process. Worked with consultants to improve department business operations using Kaizen methodology. -Document department processes to ensure consistency in operations and customer service. -Work directly with customers to process requests for birth and death records. Adhere to regulations and guidelines required for issuing official certificates.

Atlanta, Ga

-Process Paternity Acknowledgement forms for hospitals and Department of Family and Child Services -Abstract birth certificates into the Georgia VEIS database-Locate and process birth records

Greater Atlanta Area

-Create promotional marketing material to recruit donors and guests to monthly fundraising dinners-Manage website by updating information and writing basic html code-Develop sales package and pitch to promote loose-leaf tea sales in commercial outlets

Athens, Georgia Area

-Assist with website development and social media promotion -Work at various community gardens -Assist in organizing fundraising and promotion events

Master'S Degree, Public Health Education And Promotion, Urban Planning

Activities and Societies: Health Disparities Work GroupGraduate Assistant for Health Disparities Work Group, 2014 Strong interest.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Geography, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Amnesty International, Gamma Theta UpsilonStudent Coordinator on the executive board of University of Georgia's.