It is OPG’s mission to create a better world – one rich with a spirit of abundance, innovation, compassion, and respect. Our work is designed to facilitate deep human connections that form the basis of thriving workplaces and communities. Using our own office as a laboratory, we work alongside our clients to create extraordinary work cultures and to build momentum toward our common goal of a better world.

• Project manager, facilitator, researcher, and analyst on a variety of client projects including strategic planning, organizational health and culture assessments, management and leadership trainings, team building initiatives, and retreats. • Manage team of Associate consultants • Write, edit, and prepare reports and presentations for clients.• Develop tailored proposals for clients in higher education, healthcare, the arts, nonprofits, and more.• Co-lead OPG’s 3-day Mastering… Show more • Project manager, facilitator, researcher, and analyst on a variety of client projects including strategic planning, organizational health and culture assessments, management and leadership trainings, team building initiatives, and retreats. • Manage team of Associate consultants • Write, edit, and prepare reports and presentations for clients.• Develop tailored proposals for clients in higher education, healthcare, the arts, nonprofits, and more.• Co-lead OPG’s 3-day Mastering Group Facilitation program.• Manage and implement Abundance Leadership 360 assessments using Qualtrics.• Contribute to OPG’s continuous development as a laboratory for extraordinary work culture, and provide internal leadership on intellectual property management, analytics projects, and pilot initiative design. Show less

Served as senior manager of two national flagship programs – produce incentives and produce prescription programs – for $6MM national nonprofit with a mission to increase affordable access to healthy food. Developed and implemented organizational strategies for large-scale, multi-sector programs focused on impact, capacity-building, and sustainability.• Managed and mentored eight highest-performing statewide produce incentive programs, resulting in 70,000 individuals reached… Show more Served as senior manager of two national flagship programs – produce incentives and produce prescription programs – for $6MM national nonprofit with a mission to increase affordable access to healthy food. Developed and implemented organizational strategies for large-scale, multi-sector programs focused on impact, capacity-building, and sustainability.• Managed and mentored eight highest-performing statewide produce incentive programs, resulting in 70,000 individuals reached with increased access to healthy food in 2017.• Developed and implemented trainings for nonprofit USDA grant applicants, leading to more than $10 million in awards. Led development of highest-rated proposal for a $4.6 million statewide project.• Secured and managed $800,000 Ohio Department of Health contract to design, implement, and evaluate healthy food access programs across Ohio. Created active stakeholder network to unify disparate programs and communications triggering a 153% increase in program impact over one year. • Established three national working groups, attracting 80 highly-engaged topic leaders and innovators. Facilitated discussions to generate best practices and replicable approaches that have informed national models to scale, measure, and sustain healthy food access programs.• Supervised matrix-style team of five to ensure project goals and deliverables were met within budget and on time with optimal results. Show less

• Managed national network of nonprofits, research institutions, state agencies, and health care organizations, providing training and technical assistance on programs while strengthening a virtual community of practice.

• Created and implemented national network expansion strategy, leading to growth in number of member organizations from 60 to over 300. • Played leading role in securing $7.4 million USDA grant. Developed and formalized 32 sub-grantee relationships in under five months and managed program re-grants totaling more than $1.5 million.

Developed, implemented, and evaluated pilot initiatives using principles of lean methodology, minimum viable products, and design thinking. Assessed for replicability and made recommendations for scaling.• Designed, implemented, and evaluated successful pilot program with University of New England SNAP-Ed, and authored practical toolkit for educators, adopted in multiple states and published on the USDA’s website. Trained 100+ service providers at Washington, D.C. WIC/SNAP-Ed meeting.… Show more Developed, implemented, and evaluated pilot initiatives using principles of lean methodology, minimum viable products, and design thinking. Assessed for replicability and made recommendations for scaling.• Designed, implemented, and evaluated successful pilot program with University of New England SNAP-Ed, and authored practical toolkit for educators, adopted in multiple states and published on the USDA’s website. Trained 100+ service providers at Washington, D.C. WIC/SNAP-Ed meeting. • Selected by CEO to serve on 5-year strategic planning team to represent department and peers. Show less

• Organized resources and contacts for Northeast colleges to prepare for inaugural Food Day.• Built relationships with key representatives and organizational leads to coordinate events on campuses.

• Conducted research and developed report on structure, roles, and responsibilities of food policy councils, aggregating best practices to inform launch of New London Food Policy Council in 2011.• Analyzed active food policy efforts in Connecticut and identified opportunities for policy development.

• Worked as a resident counselor for international high school and college students participating in Tufts University Summer ESL Programs. • Mentored students, assisted them with learning English, and led educational excursions around Boston.