Previous roles: Housing and Community Developer, AmeriCorps VISTACommunity Stakeholder Engagement:- Engages elected officials, grantmakers, and other stakeholders on housing & community development initiatives- Designs and writes organization and stakeholder reports and other materials- Implements and advises on planning goals- Develops and coordinates project and community timelines Project Management, Administration, & Operations: - Oversees, administrates and facilitates organization-wide projects - Engages and coordinates with Real Estate Development, Homeownership Services Team, & Finance Department- Analyzes and reports on project and program performance - Manages and maintains organizational documents, policies & proceduresBoard Governance & Organizational Strategy:- Creates and coordinates presentations - Conducts programmatic & financial analysis and strategic planning- Trusted with the handling of confidential and sensitive information relating to management and Board practices- Develops resolutions, agendas, and dashboards with CEO and Board of DirectorsResource Development:- Implements and refines the organization’s resource development plan, including sustaining grant maker relationships, analyzing metrics for greater impact, and strategic planning through focused brainstorming & funding analysis- Secured over $15 million in government and local grants to support low-income housing, homebuyer education, and technical assistance around land acquisition and infrastructure development

As part of the conscious company incubator, Fledge, I advised TayaSola (formerly Learning Lights) on developing a business model to teach low cost, healthy ways for people in Kenya to light their homes at night. TayaSola has since been selected as a volunteer activity in Autodesk University 2014. What if everyone knew how to generate their own clean sustainable energy?​ Imagine the possibilities...

I completed my MBA in Sustainable Business (Bainbridge Graduate Institute at Pinchot) in June of 2012, developing business models around community economic development, social justice, systems analysis, and entrepreneurship. BGI at Pinchot integrates the quadruple bottom line (profit, people, planet, and purpose) throughout a business curriculum, including finance, marketing, operations, and management.

After nine weeks of intensive Zarma language immersion and technical training in Natural Resource Management, I served for two years in a small rural community with no electricity or running water. Development projects included:• the construction of a grain bank and the training of a women’s cooperative in its management; • the creation of a school garden and an English language club;• training villagers on the benefits of organic fertilizer and pesticide;• workshops on HIV/AIDS education. I extended my contract for a third year as a Peace Corps Volunteer Leader providing support to a regional team of twenty-four volunteers. Support included acting as a liaison between staff and volunteers in the areas of safety & security, medical, site development, bookkeeping, logistics, swear-in and installations, training, and peer support. I served for one year on the Volunteer Advisory Committee and as a Volunteer Assistant Trainer.

• Assisted community-based non-profit organization in developing a Green Business and Recycling Program to help local small businesses improve their overall environmental impact;• Facilitated outreach to strengthen partnerships with local neighborhood organizations and provided general support to the organization’s land and river programs; • Managed a database of volunteers for the organization’s invasive vine removal campaign along the Saw Mill River, and attended trainings on invasive vine removal sponsored by the New York State Department of Transportation and the Westchester County Parks Department;• Conducted research to help launch a Computerized Neighborhood Environmental Tracking (COMNET) program in South Yonkers, and assisted with the organization’s weekly environmental education programs at local public schools and the Andrus Retirement Community in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.

Research assistant for organization devoted to protecting the rights of the peoples of the Amazon Rainforest.• Wrote content for their website and researched prospective foundations for grants to fund new programs.