*Provide Executive Leadership for the Club Operations team of 152 youth development professionals who operate 20 program sites and ensure high-quality programs and safe spaces for youth ages 5-18. *Develop and execute professional learning sessions focused on leadership development, youth development fundamentals, and safety practices for club-based staff.*Met annual Key Performance Indicators in recruitment, attendance, and community impact for the 2022-23 program year. Serving 4,000 youth daily and over 22,000 annually in metro Denver. *Provided key leadership in expansion goals by completing site visits, offering Club tours, and community outreach representing brand and impact. Resulted in a historic 25% expansion of program sites.*Partnered with the HR team to solve staffing challenges by executing a hyper-local outreach strategy with program leaders. This resulted in a decrease in the vacancy rate by 8% and a redesigned onboarding experience for youth-facing staff.*Implemented a Community of Practice learning model for Club Leaders as a foundation for quality improvement. *Created a data-driven culture to inform action plans for KPI, program quality, and safety goals. Leveraged multiple data sets from climate surveys, impact data, and engagement data to drive planning and outcomes sessions.*Prioritized a culture of safety across all sites. Led daily tactical response and documentation process for incident reports. Spearheaded the Standard Operating Procedure review enhancing operations practice.

*Created a long-term strategic plan to scale and implement the Community School framework in alignment with broader innovation priorities. Fostered lead partner with Children's Hospital and set a common vision for 72 partners framed around healthy equity and population health. *Secured and developed a braided funding model of $1.5M consisting of federal, and district budgets, and philanthropy funding to sustain the program model with an ROI of 420%. *Led key monitoring and evaluation processes of community school improvement strategies including annual goal setting, quarterly monitoring, PDSA change management cycles, and continuous learning for school leaders. Drafted and shared annual impact reports to all stakeholders.*Developed key core elements for consistency across the network including: Logic Model; Asset-based Parent Leadership curriculum; branding and marketing materials, and organizational chart with job functions.*Designed and facilitated ongoing professional learning for school leaders, community schools team, and district leaders. Co-facilitated monthly Community of Practice (CoP) for school leaders.*Authored knowledge products and shared best practices in family advocacy and community engagement to advance the field locally and nationally.

In 2013, the Crawford Community Center opened to offer space to community service providers in north Aurora to serve the needs of families at Crawford and surrounding areas. Currently, the community center partners with 24 non-profits, CBOs and individuals to support the whole family. Crawford Community Center was named a "Promising Practice" in 2016 by the Colorado Department of Education. Responsibilities included:*Conduct annual community needs analysis to identify the needs of the community*Community outreach and partnership development with local service providers *Coordinated logistics and shared space model.*Worked with school leadership to identify and develop parent leaders to enhance family engagement programming at the school.

*Designed English Language Learner teaching materials (digital and print) for various global markets*Collaborated with authors and development editors to create material that is culturally appropriate, in line with the brand, and exemplifies creativity.*Provided freelance services for Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, OKPanda, Avallia

*Led a group of graduate students to Linhares, Brazil to execute a project-based English Program.*Delivered 30 hours of online training to prepare fellows in program delivery, team development, safety and security, and cross-cultural preparation

*Coordinated school programs for refugee and asylee students in Aurora Public Schools.*Advocated for refugee students in Aurora Public School High Schools*Mentored 18 refugee students through their transition from high school to higher education*Managed 14 contract teachers, 2 full-time interns, 1 program assistant, and 10 volunteers*Worked collaboratively on a federal grant to support academic, mental health, and parent engagement*Managed federal grant budget, monitoring and evaluation, and grant reports for the program

*Oversaw and managed the Posse program for 3 university partners by collaborating with university administrators and staff to ensure that all scholars persist in college and become leaders in the community*Maintained a network of school and community-based organizations for the successful recruitment of top scholars in New York City*Managed the development and effectiveness of 2 program trainers by leading professional development workshops, weekly meetings, and critical feedback*Demonstrated attention to detail, organizational skills, and strong leadership skills to lead a team of staff to deliver a successful program

Volunteer Projects Coordinator•Cultivated and maintained relationships with community, academic and corporate partners to strengthen the volunteer base•Maintained volunteer program budget based on organizational priorities for 1500 volunteers•Established standard operating procedures for volunteer intake, placement, management and administration •Planned volunteer events for recognition, annual meetings, and training•Drafted a youth policy in collaboration with the volunteer committee and legal counsel•Various administrative duties such as drafting website content, newsletter articles, email communication and coordination of large volunteer eventsMembership and Volunteer Associate•Worked in partnership with the Director of Development and Executive Director to create annual development and membership plan•Created youth service learning program for youth and corporate groups to volunteer •Managed annual membership drive including marketing, solicitation for donations, and communications•Planned, drafted and executed direct, renewal, appeal and recruitment mailings•Managed office volunteers and two VISTA interns •Implemented new methods of volunteer recruitment, concentrating on internet-based models and targeted community outreach •Managed the design, production, and distribution of new membership brochures and other marketing materials including an outreach table display, bi-monthly newsletters and web postings

•Developed youth programming with a local secondary school•Taught 15 hours a week of English as a Second Language classroom instruction•Worked with local community leaders to revitalize a soviet sport school for youth •Co-developed and managed the development of tri-lingual educational materials for local English teachers. Included all stages of the project cycle from funding to reporting•Directed annual summer camps for approximately 500 students focusing on leadership, English language, health education, and small business management