Executive leader responsible for overseeing and optimizing institute operations—$20 million annual budget, 120 staff and faculty, 20 programs, and numerous internal and external partners.Established a centralized, high-functioning administrative services hub with specialized teams in finance, grants management, operations, communications, evaluation & data, and project management.Senior project manager for the development and submission of multiple complex, cross-disciplinary grant proposals—resulting in $65 million in new funding awards.

www.countyhealthrankings.orgSenior leader of a nationally recognized program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that uses data, evidence, and guidance to drive community health improvement.Oversaw all program operations (administration, personnel, technology, communications): $7 million annual budget, 35 staff, four program areas, and multiple contracted partners.Led strategic planning, creative development, and technical oversight of a high-profile, data-rich website. Orchestrated major site refreshes and redesigns, facilitated cross-team collaborations, and integrated with broader communications strategies (including social media). Leveraged analytics and user testing to inform future enhancements.Initiated and facilitated systems and technology initiatives that helped the team work faster and smarter while harnessing key data to inform decision making. Revamped the tools and processes used to track, report on, and learn from stakeholder engagement.

www.ctcandassociates.comExecutive leader of a technical communications and consulting firm that serves state and federal transportation research programs.- Business development and operations: Demonstrated success securing contract awards with state and federal agencies. Managed the day-to-day operations of CTC, including assigning and overseeing projects; managing production schedules and budgets; reviewing and editing deliverables for quality and content; and responding to client requests.- Research administration: Extensive experience with program and project management for state department of transportation research programs, multi-state research consortiums, and national research organizations. Included strategic planning with executive management teams, developing program plans and performance measures, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, scoping needs and budgets, developing requests for proposals, administering and overseeing contracts, implementing research results, and communicating program and project value. - Technical and marketing communications: Lead writer on numerous communication pieces for internal and external audiences for state DOT research programs, including briefs, annual reports, newsletters, synthesis reports, brochures, procedure manuals, websites, and presentations.- Outreach events, stakeholder workshops, and peer exchange conferences: Orchestrated and facilitated numerous meetings and events with agency managers to support strategic planning and shared learning on high-profile issues. - Training: Research program and project management, website maintenance, producing syntheses of best practice, writing RFPs, facilitating stakeholder workshops.

- Lead content strategist and copywriter for the aggressive redesign of American Girl’s e-commerce website in 2002, which was expected to handle $80 million in annual sales. - Produced numerous print and online marketing pieces to promote the company’s core brands and showcase new products in collaboration with art directors and marketing managers.

- Designed, authorized, and customized online help systems and companion software user’s guides for national and international rail companies. Required close coordination with software developers and client support staff, responsiveness to client requests, and assistance with usability testing.- Trained and supervised a team of technical writers to meet high standards for documentation and aggressive production schedules using the latest software and online tools.- Right-hand assistant to the president and vice president, handling invoices and payroll and overseeing office operations.