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Code Nation equips students in systemically under-resourced high schools with the skills, experiences, and connections that together create access to careers in technology.In this role, I led all internal organizational functions, including operations, finance, and HR, and provided strategic executive management of our regional offices across the country.• Create and implement effective measurement tools to gauge the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the organization• Assess the overall direction of the organization and plan new strategic initiatives to advance the company’s progress, efficiency, productivity, compliance, and profitability

• Led organizational public partnerships strategy and implementation across 21 states, 29 cities, 52 school districts, and 330 schools, including leading contracting with school districts and government agencies, resulting in more than $40 million in revenue per year - a 61% increase in revenue over the past 5 years• Oversaw creation and management of City Year’s District Engagement Center of Expertise, including providing advisory and coaching support to staff across 29 markets in developing and executing against a public stakeholder engagement strategy, resulting in the highest rated support service department in the organization• Led all aspects of organizational COVID-19 pandemic response, including policy development and implementation, identifying and utilizing vaccine management software and systems, and analyzing internal and external data• Continuously enhanced district partnerships through innovation, improvement, assessment of competitive landscape, identification of new positioning and funding opportunities, and updates to partnership strategy, materials, and value proposition• Managed district, school, and other public funding budgets, forecasts and changes over time – within year and year-over-year• Led organizational adoption and change management for upgrade and scaling of new enterprise-wide technology solution for student data collection, management, and visualization, including alignment with federal and state data laws• Identified, collected, analyzed, and made meaning of publicly available data to increase organizational value proposition to external stakeholders and funders

Develop and deliver presentations for national education conferences, current and future funders, and key federal education and school district stakeholders on topics including federal funding, partnerships, and data security. Future of Privacy Forum: K-12 Privacy LeadersData Sharing with Afterschool ProgramsWebinar (April 2021) America Forward Advocacy Institute TrainingIncoming Federal Relief Funds: Working with SEAs & LEAs to Maximize ImpactWebinar (March 2021) New Jersey School Boards Association: Workshop 2020Equity: The Digital Divide, The Pandemic, & Student LearningWebinar (October 2020) National ESEA Conference (formerly National Title I Conference)The Power of Data: Making Data Useable and Relevant to Drive School Achievement Philadelphia, PA (February 2018) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Healthy People 2020: Social Determinants of HealthWho’s Leading the Leading Health Indicators? Increasing Graduation Rates in Our Nation’s Public High SchoolsWebinar (July 2017) Every Student, Every Day National ConferenceUsing Data and Cross-Organizational Collaboration to Decrease Chronic AbsenteeismArlington, VA (June 2016)

Asked to be the Acting Vice President, then promoted into the Vice President role.• Led creation and management of City Year’s Center of Expertise, provided routine support to staff across 29 markets.• Developed & executed public stakeholder engagement strategy, resulting in the highest rated department in the organization.• Developed and delivered presentations for national education conferences, funders, and federal school district stakeholders.• Co-created and co-led the organization’s inaugural anti-racist learning series for white staff members

• Led the strategic planning, fundraising and budgeting for Diplomas Now, a national school transformation collaboration between City Year, Johns Hopkins University and Communities In Schools• Oversaw all aspects of Diplomas Now implementation, professional development, and outcomes, including managing the largest and longest randomized control trial of secondary schools in U.S. history • Managed the implementation, budget, and reporting for a $30 million federal Investing in Innovation grant• Supported school and district relationships and programmatic implementation in 40 schools in 14 districts• Conducted financial and strategic analysis for senior executives at City Year, Johns Hopkins University and Communities In Schools• Led a multi-year, multi-million dollar fundraising strategy, including grant writing and reporting• Provided data analysis and technical assistance for executives and school-based staff

• Managed grant writing and reporting, which directly contributed to over $16 million in organizational revenue• Documented and evaluated the impact of services provided through surveying, report writing and data analysis; presented results to organizational staff, board members, funders and external partners• Collaborated with City Year national and local leadership on the development and direction of evaluation systems and impact service model • Managed planning and logistics for a $2 million national conference, which was attended by members of the Presidential Cabinet, heads of Fortune 500 companies and international celebrities

• Designed and facilitated professional, leadership development, and diversity trainings for up to 200 AmeriCorps members, including: Effective Communication/Feedback, Leadership/Working Styles and Diversity• Managed 45 diverse AmeriCorps members, monitoring performance and progress of programs, and making recommendations for skill development• Built and maintained organizational relationships and communication with corporate partners, as well as administrators and staff at five inner-city schools• Responsible for the overall management of team based operations and the achievement of City Year's service mission with children and youth at schools; each team exceeded benchmarks• Supervised AmeriCorps members toward successful completion of School District of Philadelphia, AmeriCorps and City Year organizational goals

· Led a team of young adults in tutoring, curriculum development, service learning and college/career prep for elementary school aged and high school aged students · Served as communication liaison between school faculty and administration, direct supervisor and other City Year staff members, and corps members · Worked on culturally diverse team to improve school climate and culture