Executive Director
CurrentVisionary leader who builds effective staff and board teams to achieve impact.Inspires, motivates, plans and leads organization which envisions a community where children are loved, valued and respected and families are supported to reach their highest potential.IVYP mitigates the effects of poverty, racism and trauma by providing high-quality, trauma-informed childcare, comprehensive, culturally-sensitive, family support, and visionary community leadership.• Manages a budget of $4+million.• Set strategic direction for this place-based organization• Leads organizational anti-racism and DEIJ work, ensuring that these values are explicit and are integrated at every level. • Manages, develops, and empowers a staff of 50• Developed a strength-based team• Ensures compliance with licensing requirements and quality standards.• Initiated Goleta Valley Partnership Network• Communicates regularly with local elected officials• Builds and deepens partnerships with community partners including, schools, health care, law-enforcement, and other non-profits.