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-Manager of the Public Education Team responsible for the budgets of all public education state agencies-Led seven member team that provided relevant analysis and information to Legislators and their staff -Testified and served as a resource to the Texas State Legislature on all aspects of the public education budget, including the school finance formulas, the grants and administration of the Texas Education Agency, and teacher retirement and healthcare-Drafted, reviewed, edited, and approved public education-related fiscal notes

-Primary budget analyst for the Foundation School Program -Supervised three public education data analysts-Oversaw the development of school finance formula entitlement estimates -Estimated the total cost to the state of the Foundation School Program-Lead budget and policy analyst responsible for testifying in public hearings, providing trainings to the Legislature and their staff on school finance, writing budget riders, and editing the state budget with respect to school finance-Led trainings on school finance, performance based budgeting, strategic planning, and reconciling the budgets of state agencies

-Primary budget analyst for multiple state agencies, in various functional areas of the state budget including Public Education, Natural Resources, and Business and Economic Development -Served as primary contact for legislative and agency staff on issues concerning agencies’ budgets -Assisted the Texas State Legislature in preparing the biennial state budget by testifying in public hearings, writing budget riders, providing information on specific agencies, and editing the state budget with respect to budget assignments -Authored the multiple reports and primers on public education

~Worked as a consultant to a mayor of a small village in Moldova~Organized, developed, and conducted trainings on various organizational development topics including Stakeholder Analysis, SWOT Analysis, organizational planning and communication~Assisted in the development of two large projects that brought natural gas to the village for the first time, a Biomass project to bring heating to the local school, and a local fish hatchery~Created a group of local residents to regularly address the needs of the village~Organized, designed, and conducted English-language lessons for local youth

Mpa, Public Administration With A Concentration In International Public Service And Development

Bachelor Of Arts, Mathematics

Member of the Texas A&M Cross Country and Track Teams