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Results for America (RFA) is the leading, national nonprofit organization helping policymakers at all levels of government harness the power of evidence and data to solve challenges and deliver results. Led the development of a Strategic Framework focused on aligning RFA's work and staffing to address pain points in structure and approach exacerbated by rapid growth, the effects of the pandemic and working remotely. Building RFA's first Impact & Learning Team. Leading the migration to, and expansion of, a dominant CRM data and information platform to allow the organization to make better use of technology to fulfill its mission. Centralizing data collection, powering data analysis and supporting stakeholder engagement.Developing a brand architecture strategy to enable RFA to better understand, articulate and manage its brand.

Chicago, Illinois

Member of the Mayor's Cabinet in two administrations. Led the Department of Family and Support Services, largest funder of human and social services in the city. Supported a continuum of coordinated programs and services to improve outcomes for more than 300,000 vulnerable Chicago residents. Funded nearly 400 non-profit organizations across 7 issue areas. Oversaw roughly 1,600 grants/contracts annually. Led the efforts to support Chicago's most vulnerable residents during the first year of the COVID pandemic, including launching the inaugural Chicago Youth Service Corps (https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fss/provdrs/youth/svcs/CYSC.html) in the summer of 2020, in which over 1,800 young adult leaders came together to serve their neighborhoods and communities. Worked in partnership with individuals with "lived experience" in homelessness and well as the ecosystem of non-profits, advocates, City and sister agencies and philanthropic organizations to protect homeless residents living in shelters during the height of the pandemic.Led organizational transformation aimed at greater overall impact. Overhauled the department’s approach to contracting and improving performance, embedding a focus on outcomes across all seven program divisions, encompassing over 60 program models. Leveraged grant-making and contracting processes to partner more effectively with non-profit service providers and improve outcomes for vulnerable residents.

Highest ranking local executive. Developed and implemented strategies. Designed and executed a comprehensive human and financial resource development plan. Oversaw the integrated use of training, organization, and career development efforts to improve individual, group and organizational effectiveness. Built financial resources for ongoing annual budget and long-term scale plans while increasing the site surplus. Achieved short-term operating goals while transitioning individuals, teams, and organizations to a desired future state, Selected Results:• Tripled the size of staff and corps team resulting in a ten-fold increase in the number of students impacted annually• Grew revenues by an average of 15% annually and increased organizational surplus from $125k to $4.0M• Led organizational transformation - recognized changes in the customer environment, developed the proper adjustments to the service model and won the support of key stakeholders • Developed talent for the network, providing director-level and above staff to launch multiple new City Year sites nation-wide

Established strategic communications consulting practice. Designed marketing communications strategies that focus on strengthening a company/organization brand.Key Results:• Retained by national not-for-profit to plan and manage its annual conference, an event that hosted over 10,000 participants and included 8 meal events, a concert and a gala awards show. Reduced expenses in first year by 30%.• Developed customer education strategy for statewide government agency communications campaign, developing and implementing a multi-million dollar effort to inform one million consumers about pending choices in local telephone service.• Crafted internal communications strategy for a division of a Fortune 500 printing company in conjunction with the launch of its new brand positioning. Audiences included 6,400 operations employees, 130 sales representatives and 200 corporate staff.

Certificate, Asian Studies/Civilization

Certificate, Marketing Communications Strategy

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Public Affairs