Alongside is an ed-tech / mental health company with a web & mobile app that helps teens improve their mental health.At Alongside, I serve as the leader of the product department & report directly to the CEO. I've led us through multiple rounds of process improvements & led the conceptualization, design, user research & development of several of our apps most loved features, including:😄 A mood & health tracker, which instantly became our app's second-most popular feature & significantly increased repeat usage🎯 A goals page that helped users keep track of goals they set outside chat🦸 A superpowers page, which helps users to develop a wide range of mental health-related skills & earn a superpower badge after completing a chat and set of actions related to that skill🏠 A redesigned homepage that highlights our app's key features, gives personalized recommendations & drives engagement throughout the app📊 An admin dashboard that allows counselors & other admins to see what their students are struggling with and how they can support them💬 An inbox page where counselors can see chat summaries students have shared with them and share AI-generated responses🚨 An alerts page where counselors & other admins can see & take action to support students with a severe issue like suicidal ideation🌎 A discover panel that highlights & drives engagement with different topics teens can chat about with our chatbot☀️ Quotes & affirmations that can also appear as notifications that keep our app top of mind, drive repeat usage & build a positive association with our appEach summer, I also managed a team of 15 interns, serving as their mentor & guide through a product challenge where they created prototypes for features they thought we should add to our app.

Moozoom is an ed tech company that helps students develop social and emotional skills through interactive videos, games, discussions, quizzes, role playing and other activities.As Senior Product Manager, I collaborated with developers, designers and other stakeholders across the company to improve our web apps for students, teachers & admins. Reporting to the CEO, I served as the leader of our department, representing product at leadership meetings & helping our department & company improve our operations, collaboration & communication.Some of the new features I spearheaded were:📊 A new student data dashboard that enable teachers & admins to track students’ curricular progress and social & emotional skill development✨ A new activity page designed to improve usability & utilization✏️ A new social & emotional skill assessment & associated reporting✉️ An improved user invitation & validation process designed to increase registrations🔗 Integrations that enable users to log in & sync data with Clever & Google Classroom🏫 A new student page that gives teachers at-a-glance student metrics🪷 A new product (Zen Zone) that shows students how to meditate & be more mindful🧒🏻 A new product (Mini-Zoom) that makes SEL accessible to preschool to 1st grade students

Prenda is an ed-tech company that helps students direct their own learning, develop a growth mindset and unlock their potential. As Product Manager, I:- Led a team of two engineers and a UX designer in sprint planning meetings, team huddles, groomings, retrospectives and 1:1s- Collaborated with our UX designers & engineers on several platform improvements, including surfacing critical student information & improving learning tool selection UX- Led problem definition, ideation & prototyping on projects like our student data dashboard & student strengths survey, achievement badges & CBT-based chatbot- Designed, user tested & managed a student progress page that was vital to maintaining millions of dollars of funds from our charter partners- Conducted extensive QA testing & helped engineers prioritize and fix bugs- Organized & led user interviews with teachers & shared insights across teams- Compiled & analyzed hundreds of survey responses & shared insights across teams- Gathered platform usage data for students & teachers & shared across teams- Led several cross-team discussions across teams on topics like collaboration & standards- Trained colleagues on topics like best product practices & how to set effective OKRs- Acted as a primary point of contact for “early bird” teachers & triaged their concerns to appropriate team members- Recruited, interviewed & trained our UX designer- Led discussions re: restructuring our org to improve efficiency (which the CEO adopted)- Helped our team improve our sprint schedule & processes- Modeled efficient and effective meeting practices within our team and with stakeholders

Virgin Pulse is a corporate wellness software company that helps people develop healthy habits. As Product Manager, I owned the assessments and surveys that users could take within our platform. I collaborated with stakeholders across the organization to understand the needs of our clients & users, developed a clear vision for our products & worked with engineers to implement and improve them.Among my key projects was an assessment that helped members identify ways to improve their health & wellness. It was used by hundreds of thousands of users, had a 90+% completion rate, received rave reviews & was instrumental in migrating & securing millions of dollars of business.To drive projects like this to completion, I organized and ran meetings to gain context, brainstormed ideas and drove alignment across the company. I collaborated with UX designers and used software like Sketch and Invision to create prototypes. I helped run user research sessions, which allowed us to learn quickly and iterate. I delivered clear requirements to our engineers and led our team through agile sprints, consistently delivering projects on time and on budget. And I established & tracked KPI’s to continue to find ways to improve our product.

HiRoad is an insure-tech startup that helps people develop better driving habits, save money on their car insurance and reduce their risk of an accident. As Marketing & User Research Specialist, I developed our brand, voice and marketing strategy. I used software like Opal to write and design marketing content, designed & led user research sessions, created empathy maps & shared insights across the company. My work was instrumental in developing our brand awareness and helped our following, engagement & customer base grow exponentially.

RevUp is a startup investment fund and growth agency. As Growth Specialist, I worked with the startups in RevUp's investment portfolio & help them accelerate their growth. I focused mostly on helping B2B companies understand their metrics and KPI's, make their sales processes more efficient and identify untapped opportunities.

As Community Manager, I organized & hosted our events, recruited members & managed our communications & marketing (including blog posts, social media & newsletters). I also redesigned our website and managed our interns & partnerships. My efforts produced a ~3X increase in engagement on social media & email and a ~2X increase in monthly recurring revenue in just 6 months.

I started with RevUp as a Changemaker Fellow, and I was tasked with promoting social entrepreneurship throughout RI. My key project was a 1-day startup accelerator for college students that I developed & proposed. I recruited & managed volunteers, acquired funding, created our design thinking-based curriculum & hosted the event.

Over the previous 10 years, I led & supported several small companies & orgs. In that time, I:- Founded a social network that connected students with shared interests- Helped the Boys & Girls Club develop and lead a service learning program for kids- Produced a series of promo videos for Big Picture Learning (a network of charter schools focused on helping students gain real world experience)- Founded and led an organization that supported student entrepreneurs- Led a research team that helped students decrease anxiety & increase academic success by fostering a stronger sense of purpose- Collaborated on a book about problem-based learning- Helped a race-conscious toy startup build their brand and raise funding- Spoke at conferences throughout RI about student entrepreneurship- Helped locally owned businesses improve operational efficiency & revenue