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Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania, United States

• Grant management support for 5 service-based ministries focused on substance abuse recovery and fighting local hunger
• Raising grant funds by identifying funding sources, crafting and submitting grant proposals and reporting on grants received
• Pursuing unique funding during the COVID crisis through transition of existing programming into fundable projects
• Creation of efficient, program specific evaluation tools
• Coordination of organizational strategies to promote growth and ensure long-term program sustainability

Camden, New Jersey, United States

• Managed timelines and deliverables for a diverse catalog of 20+ federal, state and non-profit funded grants across five departments of the Housing Authority
• Responsible for grant application process: crafted specific grant language, creation of detailed budgets, continuous analysis of existing outcomes
• Vetted potential funding sources; developed new and stewarded existing community/resource partnerships
• Increased efficiency through the use of an innovative database to track funding

Coatesville; Kennett; Oxford; Pheonixville School Districts

• Managed department of eight professionals delivering college access programming to a diverse population of over 500 economically disadvantaged and historically underrepresented students in grades 7-12
• Developed and directly implemented STEM curriculum, scaffolding real-world competencies critical to sustaining post-secondary success
• Realigned data collection for meaningful assessment and specific grant requirements
• Led collaborative project planning and management of large-scale events, including College and Career Expos, STEM enrichment camps and family/adult volunteer training sessions for up to 300 participants
• Exceeded organizational goals by significantly expanding mentoring program, focused on providing additional academic and personal support for 40+ students matched with professional adult volunteers
• Stewarded strong educational partnerships between school districts, state universities and private colleges, including Penn State, Stanford, St. Joe’s, Temple and West Chester Universities as well as local.

Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States

• Effectively facilitated comprehensive case management for cohort of 25 students
• Promoted effective communication between school staff, supportive service partners and families
• Exceeded job expectations by developing and establishing hands-on, career exploration and job training programs for students interested in culinary or skilled trade jobs after high school. Self-directed initiation of.

West Chester, Pennsylvania & Coatesville, Pennsylvania

• Led expansion of Out-of-School-Time (OST) leadership programs for 75+ middle and high school students
• Piloted “Build Your Own Garden” project for 50 middle school students in collaboration with local township resources focusing on sustainability initiatives
• Directly implemented weekly life-skills programming to a diverse group of economically disadvantaged students and families, including critical management of referrals to local service providers

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba) History / Minor In Professional Education, Secondary Education And Teaching

Secondary Education And Teaching

History Teacher Education