Collaborate with local employers, community partners, faculty, and college Career Education/Workforce Development staff to help close the skills gap between what employers need and what students are learning. Bring employment and internship opportunities to students, as well as work-based learning experiences, that lead to an understanding of career paths in high-need, high-wage occupations.

Program & team management of traditional JA middle & high school programs & JA Finance Park including ensuring these programs have real-world relevance, encourage students to plan for their futures, and provide a foundational knowledge for personal, career, & economic success as adults.Work with colleagues, school, industry, & other stakeholders to strategically grow, create, & implement programs. Support team with guidance, mentoring, & tools needed to be creative, effective, and successful.Increase participation with existing teachers and volunteers through cross selling the continuum of JA programs. Create more accessibility across the county by growing & innovating implementation models, including off-site ‘Pop Up’ events. Target disadvantaged populations to provide foundational life and career skills that bridge the equity gap. Foster the future San Diego workforce through career pathway exploration and work-based learning that connects students with industry partners from San Diego’s high-growth sectors.

Plan and coordinate Junior Achievement (JA) work-based learning, financial literacy and entrepreneurial programs to positively impact students across San Diego County. Quickly innovated and delivered virtual adaptations of JA programs to suit the new distance learning constraints of 2020-2021. Collaborate with teachers, school administration, funders, industry & other stakeholders to secure and plan student programs. Project management of multi-week educational programs for over 2000 middle and high school students (2020-2021), including recruitment, training & coordination of teachers and volunteer mentors. Event planning and execution of countywide student events, impacting over 1000 students (2020-2021), including planning, programming, volunteer and staff recruitment, logistics and school support. Moderate career panels, pitch sessions and other virtual events. Mentor colleagues on JA processes, products and tools. Created internal processes & program funding models for JA programs as part of planning team. Maintain internal records, create documentation, social media, material procurement & grant reporting. Participate in JA Engage (Blackbaud) User Group, LaunchPath ePortal User Group, East County Economic Development Council workforce committees, school district advisory boards & other committees/events.

Coordinated quality work-based learning experiences for high school students. Collaborated with teachers, schools, grant partners, industry professionals and other stakeholders to ensure that planning and preparations ran smoothly and events were meaningful for students and industry professionals.

As the office coordinator at Learning Headquarters, my professional and organizational skills helped keep this small educational consulting business run smoothly and efficiently. I coordinated inservice training events, communicated with schools and school districts, assisted in accounts payable, and researched tools and processes. Part-time.

As an integral part of this small business, I was a jack-of-all-trades doing everything that needed doing, such as taking orders, working with vendors, editing product label revisions, and working with various international customs agencies to ensure the products met the regulations of each country. Part-time.

As a team manager I was responsible for the selection and implementation of a call tracking system for Intuit's internal help desks. Successfully rolled-out call tracking at 4 separate Intuit sites, giving Intuit their first cross-site integrated internal help desk tool. We worked with each local group to ensure standardization while meeting everyone's needs. As the project manager I facilitated regular meetings for stakeholders, oversaw a team of engineers, kept the project on time and moving forward, and worked with vendors.

As Help Desk Lead I ensured quality internal customer support for Intuit employees. I managed, developed and improved help desk processes and technical content. I facilitated conflict resolution between individuals/groups and handled upgrade projects for our San Diego IT department.