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San Francisco, Ca, Us

Serve as executive leader overseeing daily operations, including people and culture, facilities and IT, evaluation, data and compliance, and annual planning to forward the organization mission, vision, and strategy. Partner with CEO to lead 12-member senior leadership team and manage $14 million budget. Key responsibilities: -Lead People and Culture direction and strategy to develop and implement policies and procedures for 100 diverse staff with a commitment to JEDI throughout the employee lifecycle.-Develop strategic vision, values, and priority areas. Lead development of annual tactical plan and department goals to forward four key strategy priorities.-Lead Operations and Facilities direction and strategy to maintain safety, compliance, and beauty of child education centers (3), adult program center, and administrative building. -Lead design of continuous improvement and evaluation plan to assess program impact and organizational strategy, including performance and compliance dashboards. -Lead Data and Compliance team to ensure compliance with state, federal, and city contracts.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Served as executive leader overseeing daily operations, including programs, human resources, and facilities, to forward the organization mission and strategy. Reported to executive director, supervised 8 directors, and headed 13-member senior leadership team. Partnered with the chief financial officer to develop and manage budget of $10 million. Key contributions: -Supervised and coached 6 directors to support 65+ staff and 1,000+ volunteers to provide care navigation and advocacy for 3,200 LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and marginalized older adults. -Supervised and coached Director of Operations and Director of Facilities to ensure staff-centered, values-driven, equitable work experience. Accountable for HR compliance. Led COVID-19 response and remote/hybrid work transition. -Implemented biennial staff survey and assessment. Leveraged data to improve HR practices, including enhancing approach to hiring, onboarding, offboarding, and performance assessment.-Adjusted compensation and advancement practices to increase equity, transparency, and access. Oversaw annual compensation benchmarking and budgeted market and equity increases. -Guided partnership with (r)EDI consultant to forward strategic goal to be an antiracist organization. -Co-led team of staff through 6-month design thinking program to adopt social justice as a core value.-Collaborated with executive team, senior leadership, and board of directors to develop and implement strategic vision and annual plan.-Designed and facilitated organization and department trainings and retreats. Applied equity-centered and liberatory practices to create courageous, inclusive learning spaces.-Developed cross-sector collaboration with City of SF, tech, and nonprofit partners to match 1,500+ isolated elders with 300+ volunteers to provide COVID-19 emergency support.-Held primary oversight of local and federal government contracts ($5M+ annually). -Developed and presented reports for board of directors. Onboarded new members.

Oakland, California, Us

Directed the evaluation, grant management, and strategic planning processes to support organization's vision to "connect girls of color with resources and opportunities they need to navigate gender, economic, and racial barriers, and realize their potential". Evaluation-Developed and implemented annual evaluation and learning plan, including creating logic models, designing tools to improve data quality and collection, and reporting on program efficacy and impact. -Applied participatory and empowerment evaluation methods. -Facilitated focus groups and data analysis workshops with key stakeholders, including staff and youth. Grant Management-Managed portfolio of 40+ foundation, corporate, and government funders. -Exceeded revenue goal each year: $2.7M in 2015, $2.6M in 2016, and $3.2M in 2017. -Shifted grant writing approach to use asset-based language when sharing the story of programs and participants.-Developed and managed grant compliance system, including funding acknowledgement, contract execution, reporting on deliverables, managing project budgets, and reviewing and approving invoices.-Ensured high funder retention by hosting and preparing staff for cultivation meetings and site visits, writing effective grant proposals and reports, and organizing corporate engagement. Strategy-Applied human-centered design process to co-develop 3-year strategic plan. -Led cross-departmental team to design strategic prototypes, including adopting an intersectional approach to gender equity.Leadership-Influenced and led workplace culture, strategy development, annual planning, organizational management, and resource allocation, as senior leadership team member. Reported to COO. -Led professional development and learning, including design and implementation of new staff orientation and ongoing program department trainings. Facilitated all staff and team meetings. -Supported leadership development through coaching and mentoring of all program managers.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Led program development, implementation, and evaluation across 8 program teams (totaling 25 staff) providing youth media arts in-school, after school, and summer programming for 550 youth of color at public school and community program sites. Developed and managed departmental budget of $1.5 million. Key contributions: -Executed 2-year strategic plan to triple total staff, youth, and sites. -Designed staff-centered performance management approach, including key performance measures, 360 reviews, peer mentoring and coaching, and learning and development program.-Evolved teaching philosophy to focus on youth development, restorative justice, and trauma-informed principles and practices. Provided relevant trainings and resources for teaching staff. -Partnered with executive director and board of directors to set strategic and operational goals and plan. Served as lead internal partner for strategic planning consultant. Reported to ED. -Cultivated and maintained relationships with broad community of mission-aligned stakeholders.-Negotiated and executed contracts with core partners. Exceeded contract revenue goal by 15%.-Designed and led creative career development programming, including media industry internships, apprenticeship placements, and professional mentorship for advanced participants.-Shifted organizational internal and external communication culture to ensure asset-based and empowered language when representing the stories and experiences of youth of color. -Partnered with development team to cultivate, secure, and report on private and public funding.

Oakland, California, Us

Led program development, implementation, and evaluation across 5 program teams (totaling 65 staff) providing gender-equity, youth development after school and summer programming for 800+ K-12th grade youth of color at 20+ public school and community sites. Developed and managed departmental budget of $2.5 million. Key contributions:-Developed department wide and individual program logic models to create continuum of service model of program engagement from K-12th grade. -Co-created cross-departmental plan to prioritize culture of equity and inclusion. Shifted tools, mindsets, and practices to ensure shared values for hiring, training, and promoting diverse staff. -Completed 9-month leadership development series, including modules in change management, conflict resolution, coaching and feedback, emotional intelligence, and situational leadership.-Influenced and led workplace culture, strategy development, annual planning, organizational management, and resource allocation, as senior leadership team member. Reported to COO.-Promoted culture of professional growth and learning through succession planning, coaching, mentoring, and leadership development. Designed and led staff orientation and ongoing training. -Partnered with grants team to write, monitor, and report on grants, contracts, and subcontracts.-Collaborated with development team to promote and market programs to major donors.-Scaled literacy program to 4 Girls Inc. affiliates, reaching an additional 1,500 girls annually.

Oakland, California, Us

Managed program development, implementation, and evaluation of gender-equity, youth development after school and summer program with 15 staff serving 150 girls of color at 5 public middle schools. Managed budget of $750K. Key contributions:-Led program expansion- doubling participants, staff, and school sites.-Designed hiring and advancement practices committed to diversity. Cultivated an equitable and inclusive culture to support and retain team members. -Co-created IT design and career readiness program. Scaled nationally to reach 3,500 more youth.-Selected to co-design and pilot two Girls Inc. National programs to scale across Girls Inc. affiliates nationally.-Cultivated and maintained partnerships with public schools, nonprofits, corporations, and funders. Negotiated terms of contracts and subcontracts. Reported on deliverables and budgets.

Oakland, California, Us

Coordinated program development and implementation of gender-equity STEM program with 5 staff serving 200 girls of color in 4th-7th grade at 10 public schools.

Oakland, California, Us

Coordinated grant writing and reporting process to secure and sustain grants from private, corporate, and government sources. Researched, identified, and vetted new grant opportunities. Developed and maintained grant compliance system and produced quarterly and annual funding reports. Partnered with program staff and Associate Executive Directors to ensure grant language and deliverables accurately reflected program goals and direction.

Berkeley, Ca, Us

Served as development and fundraising generalist. Secured foundation revenue through grant writing, reporting, and prospect research. Coordinated monthly sustainer program, including transitioning and appreciating donors and processing monthly payments. Implemented donor acknowledgment process. Supported planning and hosting of annual event.