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• Identify and frame the most critical strategic and organizational issues facing nonprofit and philanthropic clients • Develop and manage team workplans to ensure the highest quality, data-driven analyses and client interactions, and implementation-ready solutions and ensure on-time execution of key deliverables,• Effectively manage the formal and informal professional development of team members through skill planning, coaching, and performance feedback• Build and maintain strong, collaborative senior client relationships with nonprofit and foundation leaders • Facilitate client decision making using all modes of communication: formal and informal; written and verbal (1-on-1, small group, large group presentation)

San Francisco, California, United States

San Francisco, California, United States

San Francisco, California, United States

Oakland, Ca

• First Talent Development hire, charged with initiating and building out programs within this sub-department of the People Ops team.• Designed, facilitated, and executed learning and development program, training over 60 staff with over 90% employee satisfaction.• Project manager for College Track's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work, resulting in an organizational philosophy and multi-year plan.• Rolled out, implemented, and continuously improved performance management and evaluation for all staff.• Lead compensation benchmarking, including managing our external consultant, confirming data with leadership team and CEO, and implementing the rollout of new salary bands.• Analyzed part-time staffing model and created proposal for resource allocation to improve the part time staff experience.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Project managed the initial resource development for Summit’s employee learning platform, including design, quality control, and initial rollout to over 1000 users in summer 2016.• Supported educator professional development by creating content and facilitating workshops for our 100+ teachers. • Co-lead Summit's efforts on cultural responsiveness, diversity, and equity, bringing together 40+ staff members from across the organization in cross-functional working groups to improve our organization; efforts resulted in a formalized organizational commitment to diversity and equity. • Other projects as needed, including curriculum development, recruitment, and knowledge management.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Selected from highly competitive applicant pool to participate in a full-time leadership development program that places top-tier professionals in strategic leadership roles with education organizations.

• Designed and facilitated curriculum for 60 participants focused on creating change in their schools and communities through working in partnership with their school administrations and teachers.• Co-led recruitment for youth programs.• Managed program relationships with city stakeholders and government agencies, including partnering with the Department of Education’s Office of School Design to facilitate the inclusion of youth voice in the culture plans of 9 new schools. • Recruited community volunteers provide skills-based workshops, participate in program activities, and attend presentations and events.• Led hiring for part-time program facilitators.

• Facilitated recruitment process for two programs through communicating with candidates, planning events, updating marketing materials, and evaluating applicants.• Conducted organization-wide evaluation of the recruitment process for the 5 sites of the Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs. Research resulted in a national rebranding effort and a 25% increase in applications at the New York site in 2015.• Cultivated relationships with 20+ high-level stakeholders in the public and private sector to support weekly volunteer speaker series for the Coro Fellows Program.• Maintained Coro’s Salesforce database, running reports, tracking events, and documenting partnerships.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Created and implemented five weeks of engaging, challenging lessons for eighth grade students.• Organized program-wide events attended by students and their families.

• Recruited potential applicants and their families through events including daily student visits, open houses, and interview days, representing the school to 2000+ yearly visitors. • Acted as a liaison to parents, responding to inquiries, hosting meetings, and supporting their admissions process in order to recruit them into the school community. • Communicated with schools and non-profit organizations to gain additional information on applicants and make strategic admissions decisions.• Conducted research on the admissions practices of similar schools to align our work with regional norms.• Evaluated and participated in determining admissions decisions of 700+ applicants to yield a class of 116 students.

San Francisco, Ca

• Developed and delivered daily lessons for third and fourth grade students in concert with the needs of daytime teachers. • Managed a team of 5-10 part time staff and volunteers in supporting lesson delivery and working with high-need students. • Supported parent engagement through monthly events to further “college going culture” and strengthen school-community ties. • As site liaison for Girls on the Run of the Bay Area, trained new coaches and supervised adult volunteers; led school recruitment efforts, doubling the number of girls served yearly from 2011 to 2012.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History

Senior thesis received departmental distinction.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Sociology And Education, Policy Concentration