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Worcester, Massachusetts, Us

Program Management:• Serve on the Foundation’s leadership team, and as a liaison to the Board.• Supervise program staff – oversee their work as project managers and community representatives.• Oversee special projects for the Foundation.• Oversee all of the Foundation’s competitive granting programs ($2.8M combined granting annually), and its college scholarship program ($750K annually).Community Engagement:• Serve as the Foundation’s lead representative to a broad range of community coalitions, committees, and project working groups; represent the foundation at community meetings and forums as needed.Special Projects of Note:• Oversee the “Creative Worcester County Initiative”, the Foundation’s effort to elevate arts & culture sector – in close partnership with the Barr Foundation of Boston, the lead funder.• Oversaw the distribution of $2.1M in Federal Community Development Block Grant funds for capacity building in food security.• Oversaw the distribution of $2.5M in State relief funds to undocumented immigrant households; engaged a team of culture broker nonprofits to direct benefits to their clients.• Work with groups of nonprofit leaders on multiple projects, including (but not limited to): affordable housing availability; behavioral health workforce development; public health efforts centered on the social determinants of health; early childhood sector workforce and access; community school development; digital equity; and, the development of an online community data dashboard.o In collaboration with the Coalition for a Healthy Greater Worcester, helped Worcester win a Culture of Health Prize from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.• Oversaw all of the Foundation’s pandemic-response grant making.o Represented the Foundation on nonprofit teams responding to the evolving crisis.o Worked in partnership with United Way of Central Massachusetts to disburse over $10M in grants under the auspices of the Worcester Together Fund.

Worcester, Massachusetts, Us

Program Management:• Serve on the Foundation’s senior leadership team, and as a liaison to the Foundation’s Board.• Supervise a team of three program staff – oversee their work as project managers and community representatives; run regular team meetings and individual supervision sessions.• Oversee special projects for the Foundation.• Oversee all of the Foundation’s discretionary granting programs ($2.8M combined granting annually).• Serve as the Foundation’s “health programs officer”, running two health grant cycles annually ($525,000 combined granting annually).Community Engagement:• Serve as the Foundation’s lead representative to a broad range of community coalitions, committees, and project working groups; represent the foundation at community meetings and forums as needed.

Worcester, Massachusetts, Us

Program Management:- Oversee 6 major grant programs - 2 general discretionary, 2 arts & creativity, 2 health ($2.8M combined granting) - assure equitable access; evaluate proposals (350+ annually); facilitate decision-making with 5 different volunteer committees; manage communications.- Coordinate and staff site visitors program, 40+ visits annually.- Assist in database management with focus on data quality and analysis.Community Engagement:- Cultivate relationships with leaders of local non-profit organizations; provide advice and coaching on grant writing and other development activities.- Deliver informational presentations and grant writing sessions to agency groups and university classes.- Serve as Foundation representative to coalition of local immigrant & refugee-serving organizations.- Represent the foundation at other community meetings and forums as needed.- Review Emergency Services Grants (ESG) for the City of Worcester.Special Projects of Note:- Serve as lead staff for “Creative Worcester Initiative”, Foundation effort to elevate arts & culture sector.o Primary liaison with project funder the Barr Foundation, interfacing with leadership team and projectconsultant; work collaboratively in a learning cohort with representatives from other foundations.o Coordinate development and implementation of a Cultural Plan for the City of Worcester; work closely with outside consultant, interface with City representatives & leaders, and arts & creative sectorprofessionals and lay leaders; coordinate focus groups, forums, and more.o Staff and facilitate a learning cohort of arts organization leaders; coordinate technical assistance,provide one-on-one coaching.- Serve in an advisory capacity to Coalition for a Healthy Greater Worcester; provide input and review grants for resource & development sub-committee; advise and coach Mental Health Working Group.

Waltham, Ma, Us

Visionary Leadership:- Provided an "outside perspective" to a project experiencing mission drift.- Focused project vision and goals.- Developed strategic, business and fundraising plans.Personnel Management:- Supervised six-person project team.- Operationalized project; implemented year-round work plan.Organizational Management:- Stewarded relationships with 35+ agencies and foundations from across North AmericaMarketing & Communications:- Created and launched marketing and communications plan.

Visionary Leadership:- Directed dynamic organization that annually served 500+ children & young adults thru summer programs, and 1,000+ individuals thru year-round retreats.- Forged innovative programs (recreational/educational) & program models.Organizational Management:- Cultivated relationships w/lay & professional leaders from 50+ community-based organizations across 6 state territory.- Collaborated w/camp committee & range of sub-committees; engaged 125+ volunteers.Personnel Management:- Hired, trained, supervised year-round staff of 8, seasonal staff of 90+ annually.- Presided over crisis management system; responsible for lives of everyone on site.Marketing & Communications:- Recruited families through phone, mail & email contact; in-home visits, parlor meetings, group presentations; recruiting programs, site tours.- Designed & implemented marketing & communications plan, including all collaterals, website design, social media strategy.Facility Management:- Managed 267 acre facility w/36 buildings, outdoor facilities, and grounds.- Oversaw in-house utility systems - water, sewage.- Supervised food service, housekeeping, hospitality operations.Fiscal Management:- Administered $1.8M annual budget.- Expanded fundraising: grew annual giving from $60K to $250K; executed $4M capital campaign; launched planned giving program; implemented multiple pop-up campaigns.Special Projects:- Guided volunteer leadership & fundraising for Dream Street, 5-day sleep-away camp annually serving 65 children with special needs, 75 teens counselors, 40+ program staff.- In response to Hurricane Katrina, launched Jacobs’ Ladder Project; distributed 3M+ pounds of relief supplies with support of 100+ volunteers and 100+ local organizations.- In service to national organization, served on numerous committees (e.g. Presidential Transition Team; played major role in planning & production of multiple national conventions (ranging from 1,000 to 5,000 attendees).

New York, Ny, Us

Developed training modules and delivered training nationally for what was then a brand new initiative.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

- Served on a team of organizational professionals who developed the Institute's "Uniting Congregations for Youth Development" initiative.- Worked in a freelance capacity delivering the training program in several settings.

New York, Ny, Us

Visionary Leadership:- Oversaw launch of national Youth Initiative to re-vision organization’s program delivery model.- Developed curricula and print resources for national training programs and program initiatives.Personnel Management:- Hired, trained, and supervised 21 regional staff.Organizational Management:- Managed and coached national teen board.- Provided staffing and direction to national youth committee; collaborated with staff and lay leaders from other committees and national organizations.- Delivered 60+ training sessions to teens and organizational leaders across North America.Fiscal Management:- Administered $2M+ annual budget.Special Projects of Note:- Oversaw planning of three national teen conventions, and the organization’s first two national youth worker conferences.- Spearheaded development of graduate program for congregational youth workers; worked with faculty at Hebrew Union College, and several key national experts.

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Master Of Social Work (M.S.W.), Social Work

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Religion

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High School