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Oakland, Ca

Alameda, Ca

-Taught indoor cycling classes twice a week to a diverse, community-based gym.-Taught circuit-based fitness class for children ages 4-11.-Obtained fitness and CPR certifications to best prepare for dynamic environment.

Oakland, Ca

Oakland, Ca

-Work collaboratively with key stakeholders to ensure successful planning and implementation of the Oakland Promise, a cradle to career initiative with the vision that, as a community, we will ensure that all Oakland students graduate high school with the expectations, skills, and resources to complete college and be successful in a career of their choice. -Regularly engage with key stakeholders and constituents to ensure community involvement and input in educational initiatives. -Develop strategies and implementation plans for key initiatives that support the Oakland Promise vision.

Oakland, Ca

-Created holistic fitness program incorporating movement, social emotional learning, skills development, and health in an innovative school model incorporating blended learning, design thinking, and project-based learning -Developed program allowing all students, regardless of background, to feel comfortable and confident as they improve health/wellness and become athletes by choice -Supported the development of a new school model in its founding year serving a diverse group of students in Oakland, CA

San Francisco Bay Area

KidFit works with schools and teachers to promote healthy lifestyles, enhance academic achievement, and improve school culture through purposeful fitness education. KidFit transforms the school day, incorporating structured physical movement breaks at strategic moments throughout the day. These 10 minute activity brain breaks not only get kids moving but also create smooth transitions and better prepare students to learn. Our cost effective, innovative program provides virtual tools to teachers and school leaders to seamlessly integrate KidFit Academy into nearly any school environment.

-Recruited, screened, interviewed and hired graduate and undergraduate students to participate in the Philanthropy Fellows program. -Assisted with various special projects such as the development of curriculum for an innovative course teaching social change and entrepreneurial thinking. -Served as a Teaching Assistant for the Global Philanthropy Study Abroad course to Israel and Jordan, assisting with a rigorous application process and trip logistics in addition to teaching responsibilities.

College Park, Maryland

-Assisted Director with the planning and implementation of the undergraduate Philanthropy class, coordinating proposals, phone interviews, and site visits with potential grantees of the class’s $10,000 fund. -Developed fundraising strategies for large individual donors in collaboration with the Center staff. -Developed and wrote grant proposal resulting in a multimillion dollar gift to launch a global philanthropy program.

Bethesda, Md

-Researched and developed educational strategy recommendations for the foundation, collaborating with staff and local educational stakeholders. - Reviewed, analyzed, and wrote summaries of grant proposals for the bi-yearly board meetings, making recommendations for funding. -Analyzed and assessed foundation’s grantees in the field of education. -Regularly attended meetings discussing D.C. education reform strategy with leaders in the region.- Utilized grants’ management software to increase effectiveness of grants and the foundation’s database. - Participated in professional development through Maryland’s School of Public Policy and Washington Region Association of Grantmakers exclusive partnership.

Greater Denver Area

-Researched and developed founding documents, including a development plan, health and wellness integration plan, and community engagement calendar, for Academy 360, a Denver charter school focused on health and wellness.-Developed proposal for a web-based platform integrating social services and nonprofit partnerships in order to streamline human services enrollment in the state of Colorado.-Participated in weekly professional development seminars with topics ranging from community organizing to personal leadership style.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Assisted with the preparation and implementation of nonpartisan policy forums for new congressional staff members on school turnaround and online learning.-Researched and wrote policy brief about Texas’s use of extended year graduation rates reporting for an advocacy campaign. -Developed personal leadership goals through Teach for America’s Policy and Advocacy Fellowship program.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Designed and implemented DC standards-based writing curriculum utilizing elements of the KIPP World Class Writing Project.-Taught ninety students of multiple abilities, including special needs, in an extended day public charter school in Washington, DC.-Advised elected student leadership team, devising and implementing events to increase a positive grade wide culture.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Developed and implemented standards-based, public policy-integrated curriculum.-Taught fifty seventh grade scholars of multiple abilities, including special needs, in a diverse, public charter school in Washington, DC.-Founded and advised a student government consisting of four executive board officers and twenty classroom representatives.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Developed and implemented a five-week summer school curriculum for students in Philadelphia, PA.-Served as a Content Team Leader, supporting a team of approximately twenty-five first and second year Teach for America corps members in developing and implementing a rigorous middle school English curriculum. -Served as a Transitional Team Leader, mentoring six incoming corps members throughout their first year of teaching.

Masters Of Public Policy, Education Policy, Nonprofit Management And Leadership

-Founding member of the Nonprofit Management and Leadership specialization student board that organized professional development, social.

Mat, Secondary English

B.A., English, Sociology

Activities and Societies: Chorale, Residence Hall Association, Alpha Kappa Delta Sociology Honor Society-Senior Honors Thesis:The Role.