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Arizona, United States

Overseeing the Arizona Innovation Challenge. Running three accelerator programs. Connecting Founders, Mentors, and Funders.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Primarily responsible for the planning and execution of venture development programs and activities that position the State of Arizona as a global leader in venture creation, innovation, and development.Playing a key role in proactively engaging Arizona’s venture community and frequently serve as apoint of contact for both program sponsors and entrepreneurs. Responsible for the venture development program cycle with a focus on aligning all resources and experiences to foster sources of innovation, insights, and potential offerings to accelerate Arizona’s impact and growth trajectory.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

→ Ran one of the largest business plan competitions in the country with more than 2500 applicants and a $2.5B portfolio valuation→ Helped launch and host two cohorts of a new pandemic-era virtual accelerator for AZ founders→ Served an entrepreneur community of hundreds of serial founders and mentors→ Executed a dozen events such as program graduations and business conferences→ Assisted SVP and VP with numerous projects employing PitchBook & Salesforce

Greater Phoenix Area

→ Led cross-functional project teams from an Agile, client - service orientation → Created milestones, roadmaps, and strategies via Slack, Trello, Asana, etc. → Honed a working knowledge of cutting-edge concepts and technologies → Managed and independently designed front-end solutions for multiple sites → Planned and executed a 500+ person research conference → Negotiated IRB restrictions and best practices with multiple institutions during pandemic restrictions

Greater Phoenix Area

Colson Fellows from across the globe complete a rigorous course of study that begins each August and concludes with their commissioning in May of the following year. In this ten month program, candidates follow a daily curriculum that is carefully curated and updated each year, read 12-14 books, and attend two live webinars each month with leading Christian thinkers in which they are able to engage in a lively, free-flowing exchange of ideas.

Greater Phoenix Area

→ Troubleshooted hundreds of technical problems, wireless networks, printers, electrical, etc.→ Translated customer needs and objectives into technical solutions→ Used Wordpress, CPanel, Drupal, Mailchimp, Webflow for web design and server maintenance→ Designed webpages, graphics, banners, and adaptive landing pages→ Approached individual small business owners with the offer to redesign their storefronts, product inventory, WooCommerce configuration

Phoenix, Arizona Area

→ Led grassroots community and business outreach on the future of work in Arizona→ Contributed to research on the economic consequences of artificial intelligence→ Organized 3 public policy discussion events in collaboration w/ the ShiftLabs D.C. team

Greater Phoenix Area

→ Ran a socio-behavioral human research public experiment working with faculty → Pitched, created, wrote, edited, biweekly newsletter for the Center → Created and wrote an interactive museum display for Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Bicentennial → Assisted in the editing of two novels → Translated book of Spanish spaceflight poetry into English → Wrote philosophy of science citations for a published version of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein → Planned and coordinated dozens of events, AV, catering, etc. → Published written work at ASU Library

Tempe, Arizona, United States

→ Managed an ASU presidential campaign team for three candidates and recruited 50 volunteers→ Ran two personal campaigns and represented my College for two years→ Re-wrote the elections rules, passed the legislation→ Navigated intra-college negotiations over club funding→ Budgeted, administered accounts for hundreds of student clubs, events, research trip funding→ Partnered with professors in the Future of Innovation in Society program in writing on the intersection of law, art, and technology.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Science And Religion

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Science, Technology And Society, 4.0+

Concentration in Tech Policy

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, 4.0+

Concentration in Public Policy and Globalization

Minor, Philosophy

Minor, History

Certificate, Symbolic, Cognitive, & Linguistic Systems

Certificate, Study Of Religion & Conflict

Certificate, Political Thought & Leadership