Development of external partnerships that align with strategic priorities across Race Forward's GARE program, designing an overall partnership strategy, in collaboration with other program teams to enhance GARE’s impact, and working deeply with programmatic staff to identify partnership opportunities and deepen partner relationships.

Developed curriculum and assignments for Human and Organizational Development department courses including Philanthropy and Social Change and Small Group Behavior. Evaluated student performance, created content, presented relevant lessons, provided coaching and guidance. Taught modules related to program evaluation and critiques of Philanthropy.

Worked directly with Sarah Suitor, Director of Community Development and Action on program-related projects and student engagement projects including event planning, presentations, social media management, and blog content creation.

Worked directly with the executive director and board of directors. Sat on management and fundraising committees. Managed College and Career Pathways initiative, Community Gallery, and other special projects including several high-profile events such as Make Music Pasadena and the Earth & Arts Festival.

Established a local exchange network designed to help people trade services with each other to promote economic justice and build community; collaborated on successful initial funding proposal; created operational and programmatic budgets; managed grants; initiated grassroots fundraising efforts; organized first California Federation of Time Banks Conference; built organization’s regional infrastructure; networked with nonprofits interested in community sustainability across the country.Accomplishments include:Increased organization‘s membership to over 1200 members across 12 communitiesLed organization’s strategic planning process that resulted in a 5-year sustainability planLed grassroots fundraising efforts that resulted in seed funding for Community Revolving Loan Fund