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Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Oversees talent operations and HR programs and practices for a team of 100 FTE that advances access to high-quality eduction in 20+ LAUSD schools. Responsibilities include:• Manages Home Office Talent team responsible for talent acquisition, onboarding, off-boarding, and HRIS management• Provides staffing support and guidance, partnering with executive leadership to design roles that are sustainable, strategic, and impactful• Develops and oversees performance management for home office, community, and school staff, built on organizational competencies and strategic organizational goals• Leads learning and growth, including fostering a growth-oriented culture, monthly management trainings, and learning pathways for early career individuals• Supports compensation, promotion systems, and benefits administration • Oversees talent policies and employee handbook• Implements equity and inclusion practices across all talent systems

Greater Los Angeles Area

Co-created the art education programs Art+Story and Art+Rhyme for visiting classes in grades 3-12 for16,000+ students since inception. Responsibilities include:• Oversees the development of writing curriculum• Supports management and training of visitor experience associates implementing programs• Provides ongoing coaching for museum staff members on program strategy, outreach, and evaluation

Greater Los Angeles Area

Developed and implemented HR programs and practices for a team of 16 FTE that implemented arts-based programming in LAUSD schools. Responsibilities included:• Led all talent acquisition for staff and interns, onboarding ~18 people in 2 years• Created and led performance management aligned with organizational goals and values of equity,accessibility, and connection• Facilitated strategic planning and annual planning with multiple cross-functional teams• Created staffing expansion plans, and grew FTE headcount from 9 to 16 FTE in three years• Led compensation study and design• Managed employee experience through an organization culture of inclusivity and belonging, that led to a two-year staff retention rate of 156%• Coached and managed teams of directors, managers, and specialists• Supported Board of Directors management, structure, growth, and redesign• Led leadership team to implement diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging practices org-wide

Los Angeles, Ca

Led education department of small-but-mighty nonprofit organization, and strategized national expansion of programs. Responsibilities included:• Coached and managed remote team of curriculum writers• Developed and facilitated trainings for national educators of all experience levels• Oversaw online education platform accessed by over 4,000 educators representing 1.5 million students nationally• Established outreach efforts on a national level and developed educator community• Created and oversaw survey and data collection, analyzing and implementing changes based on results

Echo Park, Los Angeles, Ca

Designed and implemented people-focused operations systems across sites and teams, enabling team of 24 to provide writing and tutoring programs to 10,000+ LAUSD students per year. Responsibilities included:• Created and facilitated HR systems, including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and training and development• Built and implemented org-wide annual planning, including facilitation of strategic planning process• Oversaw programs and site operations in Echo Park location with 2,000+ visiting students per year• Coached and managed team while supporting individual accountability, success, and wellness• Championed organizational culture of collaboration, communication, and connection for cross-functional teams, including executive leadership• In partnership with national parent organization, led the creation of HR, evaluation, and program practices

Echo Park, Los Angeles, Ca

Managed team of program and volunteer staff with a focus on successful writing and tutoring programimplementation for 2,000+ LAUSD students each year. Responsibilities included:• Created and implemented HR policies and practices, including talent acquisition and performancemanagement• Supported annual and strategic planning across three sites and multiple teams• Provided training and professional development to fundraising, communication, program, volunteer, and executive teams• Managed innovative programmatic partnerships with organizations, volunteers, and community members

Los Angeles, Ca

Partnered with K-12 LAUSD teachers to facilitate writing-based lessons and workshops based on state and national standards for 2,000+ LAUSD students per year. Responsibilities included:• Managed summer English Language Learner camp for students in grades 1-5 and 6-12, and led team of associates in standards-based curriculum and lesson creation, classroom management, and teaching• Created and led high school Youth Advisory Board for high school students• Managed volunteers for educational projects and outreach events on a daily basis• Coordinated events and outreach opportunities in the Los Angeles literary and volunteer community

Los Angeles, Ca

• Collaborated with staff to create newsletters for 826LA’s public base• Content writing for 826LA website and blogs• Helped carry out writing and tutoring programs for elementary, middle, and high school students

Los Angeles, Ca

• Worked closely with Communications Manager to assist with creative writing needs• Content writing for LiNK website• Currently working to redesign LiNK blog and viral marketing needs

Greater San Diego Area

• Assisted with before- and after-school programs for elementary students• Helped plan and carry out activities for students• Worked with team to supervise students and achieve goals of the YMCA

Greater San Diego Area

• Performed administrative duties for entire office• Dialogued with donors and supporters over phone to help assist with management of donations• Customer service duties with valued supporters

Greater San Diego Area

• Member of four person speaking and traveling team, motivating youth involvement in social change• Introduced history of the war in Uganda and its impact through media and speaking engagements • Helped facilitate social networks and fundraising activities for social action

Greater San Diego Area

• Dialogued with hundreds of supporters through phone conversations • Discussed and strategized with staff for future national events

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