‣ Lead team of 2 Program Coordinators, Events Coordinator & Curator in partnership development & program execution.‣ Build arts education programming with 25 teaching artists for 20+ school districts by fostering partnerships with arts organizations, schools, artists, & businesses to address community needs and identify opportunities for exhibitions, projects, and performances.‣ Develop the annual work plan, collaborating with the Executive Director, to build from 2019 adopted strategic plan focused on "advancing social equity through the arts" including increasing access to BIPOC community, securing funding, establishing budgets, & program design.‣ Lead growth of program department by scaling earned revenue from $50K to over $900K annually; scaled team from 1 to 3.‣ Manage five grant-making programs for individual artists and community partners ranging from $25,000-$225K funding pools.‣ Head contract development and execution, including consulting attorneys on contracting language, contract negotiations, and facilitating signatures from schools, organizations, and artists.‣ Monitor metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) such as closed contract rates and revenue projections to develop monthly reports and inform strategic plan development.‣ Oversee event planning and management of 25+ events annually with budgets ranging from $5k-15k and 25-500 attendees; coordinate panelists, artists, and speakers to establish community relevance.‣ Expand ArtWorks, affordable artist co-op space to work and collaborate, from 1 to 3 sites leading lease negotiations, quarterly curatorial gallery plan, events, and marketing.‣ Hosted and co-produced a monthly Facebook show titled “Artist Spotlight” - guest identification, rehearsals, video content production, & social media strategy; 33 shows interviewed 50 artists & arts organizations.‣ Liase with government officials to execute 5+ large-scale public art projects in collaboration with cities and organizations.

‣ Supervised sales support and administrative assistant staff to liaise with high-net-worth clients, initiate new business relationships, manage current client relationships, and execute ongoing projects.‣ Drove sales pipeline development by creating marketing, branding, and business development assets and collateral to support client acquisition and secure new revenue.‣ Produced press releases, developed a social media strategy, and pitched the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Wealth Channel to source new clients.‣ Monitored a pipeline of Investment Management and Trust business, facilitating transactions from inception to completion while fielding client inquiries and account management.

‣ Implemented arts education programs spearheading partnership development, proposal creation, and budget estimates; coordinated complex scheduling across various stakeholders.‣ Executed program expansion strategies by cultivating new and existing relationships across LA County school districts and businesses; leveraged program metrics to identify improvement opportunities.‣ Coordinated with artists and teachers to drive program development informed by community need; increased and improved art education facilitation by reestablishing programming during and immediately following the recession.‣ Tracked program data and service level agreements (SLA), including teaching artist assignment, student reach, site expansion, and more, to assess program and project impact.

‣ Established and sustained literacy programs in 63 elementary school libraries.‣ Organized volunteer training and trained over 700 reading partners; cultivated key relationships with school administrators and trainers.‣ Developed and oversaw implementation for new and established programs, including budget management.‣ Served as the lead event manager and facilitator for professional development workshops and annual fundraisers.

‣ Coordinator for family art education grants; managed dance education residencies; organized special departmental events for board members and school administrators.‣ Evaluated the in-school workshops led by professional dance company members: Alvin Ailey II, Martha Graham Dance Company, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Farruquito/Flamenco Festival.‣ Coordinated student performances with 2,500 public school students; recruited and managed volunteer staff; created and edited YPDS curriculum and professional development materials.

‣ Served as a publicist for exclusive fashion & beauty clientele in New York, Paris, and London.‣ Clients served: I-IMAN Makeup, Gerard Yosca Jewelry, FREE LANCE Boots, Natura Bissé, FACE Stockholm, and more.‣ Produced effective press strategies securing national print media and TV coverage.‣ Managed seasonal events between creators, magazine editors, and sales reps.

‣ Secured feature articles in ELLE, VOGUE, and Marie Claire for fashion company and designer.‣ Designed & distributed press kits for the flagship store and new collections.‣ Collaborated on press events between internal sales/marketing teams, sales divisions from the major NYC department stores (Macy’s, Bloomingdales and more) and all fashion publications (Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire,Cosmopolitan, Essence and more)