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Leads the Rise team and manages a wide array of partners and stakeholders in bringing the program from concept to reality.Rise supports promising young people and provides them with opportunities that allow them to work together to serve others over their lifetimes. The program seeks young people ages 15 to 17 and encourages a lifetime of service and learning by providing support that includes needs-based scholarships, mentorship, networking, access to career development opportunities, and the potential for additional funding as Rise Global Winners work toward solving humanity’s most pressing problems. In partnership with the Rhodes Trust, Rise is one of Eric and Wendy Schmidt's philanthropic initiatives to foster global talent.

Directed the development and implementation of a diverse and international multimedia educational strategy, in both live and digital contexts, from content and partnership building to community engagement initiatives, including the Cultivating Genius/World Science Scholars program, World Science U, and the Verizon 5G EdTech Challenge winning Visceral Science: Grasping the Universe VR experience.The mission of the World Science Festival is to cultivate a general public informed by science, inspired by its wonder, convinced of its value, and prepared to engage with its implications for the future. The World Science Festival gathers great minds in science and the arts to produce live and digital content that allows a broad general audience to engage with scientific discoveries. Through discussions, debates, theatrical works, interactive explorations, musical performances, intimate salons, and major outdoor experiences, the Festival takes science out of the laboratory and into the streets, parks, museums, galleries and premier performing arts venues of New York City and beyond.

Led educational services division offering pathways of learning delivered through game-based programs that inspire students to understand and shape their world, such as the National STEM Video Game Challenge, Creativity Connects, STEM Mio, and Gamestar Mechanic, generating 1.5 million youth-created games, played more than 20 million times in over 100 countries. E-Line Media is a video game developer and publisher who works with leading foundations, academics, non-profits, and government agencies to harness the power of games for learning, health, and social impact; key initiatives include the ASU Center for Games & Impact, Historia, MinecraftEdu, Never Alone, Our City, and more.

Clients include Games for Change, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Joyce Foundation, Leadership for Educational Equity, Learning Links Foundation, Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Robin Hood Foundation, Teaching Channel, The Broad Center for the Management of School Systems, and others.Portfolio features domestic and international projects focused on research design, competitive landscape analysis, program innovation, and prize development in the realms of literacy, STEM education, professional development, teacher leadership, and digital learning.

Launched an independent business unit and related market analysis, content development, marketing, and sales efforts with P&L responsibility for all R&D offerings for PK-12 educators, including online courses, webinars, workshops, and institutes in partnership with experts such as Charlotte Danielson and Michael Fullan.Corwin produces books, multimedia content, online courses that range from very practical, experience-based resources to more reflective or research-based titles, and are written for a diverse set of professionals – principals, administrators, specialists, teachers, counselors, consultants, teacher educators, and collegiate-level students.

Managed a $3.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for the Progressive Insurance Automotive XPRIZE to create STEM education programs and resources that inspire K-12 students to explore and pursue careers in alternative fuels, environmental science, energy management, and advanced vehicle development.The mission of XPRIZE is to bring about radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity by creating and managing large-scale, incentivized prize competitions in education and global development, energy and environment, life sciences, and exploration that stimulate innovation and investment in research and development.

Built instructional programs for Intel’s global K-12 philanthropic initiatives that positively impacted 7 million students and teachers in 60 countries; traveled to participating countries to provide strategic and tactical program management and support, ensuring program scalability and fidelity.Institute of Computer Technology was a non-profit organization hired by the Intel Foundation and Intel Corporate to support worldwide initiatives enabling 21st century teaching and learning through free professional development, tools, and resources that helped teachers engage students with effective use of technology.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Human Development And Social Policy

Master Of Arts - Ma, Teaching And K-9 Illinois Teaching Certificate

Master Of Arts - Ma, Communications Management