Grantmaking and Funder Collaboration• Created Pennsylvania-based democracy portfolio, growing to ~$4M in annual grants.• Led strategic planning for new Democracy & Civic Initiatives program• Developed pooled funds and collaborative initiatives to advance the Foundation as civic leader. • Built partnerships with grassroots organizations, local- and state-based funders, and national intermediaries and affinity groups.• Managed rapid expansion of the WPF Fund, a flexible portion of the grantmaking budget.• Additional grantmaking in arts, journalism, benefits coordination/access, and nonprofit capacity building/technical assistance, among others.Program Operations and Governance• Manage internal communication channels and flow of information between Executive Director, Board of Directors, and staff.• Champion organizational DEI initiatives.• Facilitate staff learning through co-design of monthly all-program meetings.• Set and monitor workflows for grant development, ensuring timely review and smooth handoffs between departments.• Assistant Secretary of the Board of Directors, preparing minutes and talking points for Board and Committee meetings.

Initial director of a Model A fiscal sponsorship program serving arts & heritage programs. Responsibilities included:• Operationalizing vision by establishing policies and processes• Management of a portfolio of 40+ organizational clients in disciplines including performing and visual arts, journalism, fiction and poetry, arts education, film, festival production, and services to nonprofits.• Fundraising and grants management • Nonprofit financial management and annual audit for a complex sub-trust structure• External relationships and business development

• Producer and casting director for Cal Shakes’ main stage season of four plays.• Liaised with artist labor unions, negotiated contract terms..• Collaborated with marketing team to ensure consistent and accurate program messaging• Supported donor cultivation and institutional fundraising.• Supervised artistic office staff, interns, and seasonal temporary staff.

• Managed in-school residency program serving 50 classrooms per semester at 12 unique school sites and juvenile justice center.• Implemented new evaluation system for in-school programming.• Systematized invoicing and payroll schedule to improve teaching artist satisfaction while streamlining tasks for the finance department staff.