Develop strategy and create objectives for overall influencer engagement to advance LEAP’s vision, Social Change Model, platform communications.Develop, lead and manage planning and execution of the annual summit event. Stage events to engage key influencer target organizations.Execute integrated marketing programs in conjunction with LEAP leaders, PR teams, issue platforms and digital efforts to engage influencers and bring them along the lifecycle.Maintain and grow LEAP’s reputation with the City of Chicago and State of Illinois leadership.Develop and execute individual influencer/partnership strategies for long term ecosystem engagement.

Led strategic initiatives to assist new and expanding charter school operators with navigating the Chicago education landscape, building and sustaining authentic community relations support and collaborating with families on school choice decisionsCo-designed and executed a citywide community engagement process in partnership with Chicago Public Schools to ensure community input on new school proposal decisions impacting Chicago communitiesManaged logistics for large scale advocacy events by managing vendors, developing materials; led grassroots activities and community festivals and executed regional and citywide school fairs such as the New Schools Expo which attracted thousands of Chicago families looking for high-quality school options

Multicutural communications, strategic planning, media relations, event planning and coordination, healthcare and consumer marketingClients: UniRush Financial Services, Chicago United, Disney Interactive Studios, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Johnson & Johnson, Centers for Disease Control