Responsible for engaging and instructing K-8 students in chess and other strategy-based games.

Provide customized chess instruction to Eclipse Academy students

(Consulting for non-profit, corporate and business · strategic planning, advising, recruiting and training)· Facilitated arts-based teacher training, community building and youth empowerment workshops· Wrote analysis of market conditions and advised on marketing strategy for major beverage company seeking to improve market share in Jordan· Moderated panel on youth employment strategies for Sister City initiative between Somerville, MA and Tiznit, Morocco· Provided strategy and communication consulting and training to non-profit and for-profit organizations· Leveraged extensive contact network to facilitate mutually beneficial business opportunities for interested parties

-Supported ongoing development and implementation of Signal Success, CommCorp's comprehensive work-readiness/career development curriculum.-Provided program-related technical assistance to statewide networks of program partners and individual organizational partnerships. These partners include public school teachers and counselors, workforce development practitioners and youth workers involved in youth employment programs.

- Managed 30+ part-time Scholastic Instructors: oversaw recruitment and hiring, training and certification, classroom observation, and performance reviews.- Managed team of 3 Full-time Scholastic Coordinators: led collaboration on developing action plans to achieve program goals, delegate leadership of special projects. share meeting agenda creation and editing.- Maintained relationships with 90+ schools in which the CCSSCL offers chess programming- Ensured all programs met the CCSCSL's standard of excellence with regards to fidelity of instruction, issue resolution and exceeding donor expectations- Developed new relationships to further grow the CCSCSL's scholastic program- Provided data and other insights to the Development and Finance Departments as it related to grant applications, reporting and budgetary oversight- Coordinated efforts with the Research Department to collect and maintain classroom and student data- Prepared content on a regular basis for publication on the CCSCSL website, newsletter, and other outlets- Maintained and grew other scholastic initiatives such as the Boy Scouts of America Chess Merit Badge program, CCSCSL summer chess camps, field trips to the CCSCSL and World Chess Hall of Fame, community partnerships, and the Certified Chess Coach program

- Full-time chess teacher at Success Academy's flagship elementary school and largest middle school.- Recruited and coached a 13-player squad that placed in the top third of the draw at the 2013 NY States Championship in Saratoga.- Led squad to a 2nd place finish in the K-6 unrated section at the 2013 SuperNationals tournament in Nashville, TN.- Coached my middle school squad to a 2nd place finish in the K-5 Elementary Reserve Section at the 2014 NY States tournament.- Led my middle school squad to placing in the top quartile of the 2014 K-9 National championships in Atlanta.- Trained several assistant teachers to take on full-time lead teaching roles.- Ran weekly chess club for the elementary school including in-house club tournaments.- Led initiative to incorporate open source chess database and analysis applications for the chess faculty.- Led initiative to implement ChessKid technology in order to track chess performance and growth in chess skills of the student body.

Project Manager for Muslim World Music Day, a live online attempt to identify and catalog all the Islamic music in the world, in one day.(Recruited to establish base of support in the Middle East/North Africa region for a global arts-exchange project)· Led “Muslim World Music Day” (MWMD) project efforts in Jordan and the region· Built partnerships with major stakeholders such as research institutions and policy centers· Identified vendors for various logistical and material needs such as public address systems and event planning firms· Created content and wrote proposals ranging from one-page overviews to five-page business plans· Secured funding pledges from major donors including one of the largest five banks in Jordan· Outlined communications campaign for MWMD in the Middle East/North Africa region

(Brought in to assist with the selection and screening of elite candidate pools)· Conducted average of ten hour-long interviews with references of candidates for executive level positions in higher education, non-profit and mission-driven organizations· Analyzed emerging themes in candidates’ profiles and documented reference material in a transcript style report· Researched and assembled candidate pool for Executive Director position at the University of the Middle East Project

· Single-handedly managed customer retention & re-contracting initiative· Managed Top-Five Reseller program and Major Accounts in the New England region