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Mountain View, California, United States

Oakland, California, United States

Drove the launch of a new, nonpartisan fiscal policy and leadership skills program for university students on a 4 month timeline. Developed and managed the project plan, oversaw marketing launch and campaign, triaged the application process, and ran logistics for a two-day, in-person event with 89 attendees and 14 speakers.Revised the FY24 grant proposal for the Up to Us program, including budget projections and programs proposition. Led monthly and quarterly reporting for FY23.Developed the lead FY23 innovation proposal, defining goals and KPIs to improve the Net Impact jobs board and career resource suite.Managed/Managing the Making a Path (MAP) program for Net Impact chapters in FY22 and FY23; overseeing the marketing and systems rollout, managing communications with participants, and triaging technical challenges.Managed the FY22 “Regenerative Economy” virtual event series; developed project plans for 8 events, coordinated between systems and marketing teams to garner 2,410 registrants (resulting in 1,326 attendees). Led monthly event evaluations to improve events throughout the series, resulting in participant satisfaction increasing from 88% to 94%.

San Francisco, California, United States

Taught 23 students 8 times a week in business and project management fundamentals, including KPI’s; intermediate Excel; and management of scope, budgets, schedule, and risks.Designed a final project in collaboration with technology instructors that could be delivered virtually and exposed students to technology-based project management before starting internship.Leveraged a dozen virtual tools, including Zoom, Prezi, YouTube, Planning Poker, Kahoot, and Jamboard, to maintain engagement in the virtual classroom and improve long-term retention of topics.

San Francisco, California, United States

Designed project plan, critical path, stakeholder analysis, and Asana boards for launch of a new Year Up office.Utilized Asana boards and Slack to assign RASCI to each stakeholder and keep everyone informed in a timely manner.Coordinated with community college partner to secure facilities and define SOW for collaboration.Informed internal and external stakeholders of project progress by aligning all communications with a unified message, preparing PowerPoint decks for all-staff meetings, and drafting communications to be sent by launch leadership.Facilitated strategic discussions between regional teams to assess viability of a site launch and in-person events in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

San Francisco Bay Area

Developed Year Up’s National Fair Chance Hiring initiative over 3 years, coordinating and scaling local efforts across the organization’s 25 cities to develop tools for advocacy, improve data collection, and distribute resources to key internal stakeholders, ensuring equitable access to internship opportunities for court-involved young adults.Leveraged Trello to support HR in hiring and onboarding 2 Executive Directors and a National Site Director; onboarded and trained 5 Executive Assistants.Designed and facilitated multiple workshop series including a 6-week inclusion program around identity, community, and the challenges that individuals face in their work as well as the organization's first transgender cultural competency and advocacy, delivered 5 times annually to over 400 staff and students.Co-facilitated bimonthly California Cabinet meetings, incorporating team building and collaborative inquiry to align organizational leadership and advance a statewide strategy.Organized the first annual Year Up Bay Area Board Retreat; designed an agenda for national executives to engage the board on the organization’s 5 year strategy, managed logistics for a full day working session with 25 people, and supported the accompanying dinner event for 50+ guests which included board members, corporate partners, donors, alumni, and volunteers.Designed and created the "Year Up in California Story" using Prezi, an interactive piece of collateral to support Year Up’s externally-facing California teams in fundraising, corporate engagement, and policy efforts.Coached 4 – 12 students annually by providing weekly feedback, tracking program progress, and directing toward additional resources as needed.Supported a cohort of 40 students twice each academic year as a member of a Year Up Learning Community through session facilitation and weekly feedback.

San Francisco Bay Area

Utilized Salesforce reports and dashboards to manage internal and external stakeholder relationships as liaison for the Bay Area Executive Director.Organized and executed special projects as needed including: onboarding for newly hired national and senior leadership as well as managing select publicity opportunities for the organization including: a piece featured in CNN Money, preparing conference presentations, and ghost-writing articles.Managed the Executive Director's finances, travel, and schedule using Concur and Microsoft Outlook.Coached 4 – 12 students annually by providing weekly feedback, tracking program progress, editing resumes, preparing for interviews, and directing toward additional resources as needed.Facilitated professional skills trainings 10 – 15 times to 80 students annually as a Learning Community member.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Coordinated all 20 MLK Day of Service events serving unsheltered LGBTQ youth across the country—building community-specific tool kits for each partner, providing logistical support, and creating promotional materials.Developed and facilitated diversity workshops and trainings for Human Rights Campaign volunteers.Analyzed the impact of HRC’s Women in Leadership Retreat in a program quality and impact report.Managed communications between HRC staff and volunteers using Google Suite.Represented HRC at conferences (like MBLGTACC) and staffed leadership retreats.

Washington D.C.

Organized a series of vigils / press tour with 7 regional volunteer groups and local Catholic organizations.Conducted interviews and research for resource guides and blog posts.Processed monthly expense reports for the Diversity Team using Navision.

Monticello, Ia

Worked seventy-five to one hundred hours a week supervising and serving campers with intellectual, physical, psychological, and behavioral needs.Proficient in personal care, behavior management, communication with individuals of all capability levels, and leading a variety of outdoors-oriented activities for campers with mild, moderate, and severe or profound disabilities.Served as Head Resident of the Multi Staff Dormitory for Summer 2013, which required accessibility to new staff adjusting to the demands of the job, management of any maintenance issues that came up in the building, and enforcement of residential rules.(Also employed from May 2011 - August 2011; volunteered summer 2012.)

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

Responsibilities included delegating tasks to members of the executive board, organizing the annual MUSE Undergraduate Literature Conference, semiannual department colloquia, the annual spring Bookclub, and oversight of the chapter's annual literary journal, The Delta. Also managed the turnover of the chapter's executive board for the following year.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Religion/Religious Studies And English-Writing, 3.85

Activities and Societies: Sigma Tau Delta International English Honors Society, Alpha Eta Pi; Chapter President, 2012-2013 Phi Beta Kappa.

Transfer Credit, India National Identity And The Arts, 3.85

Activities and Societies: Independent Study, April 2011Study abroad semester, spring 2011. Completed a National Identity and the Arts.