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Apex, North Carolina, United States

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

Led the organization's local and regional initiatives with a focus on achieving the state's 2030 educational attainment goal. Efforts included the launch of 15 local educational attainment collaboratives in partnership with ncIMPACT, representing 38 of the state's 100 counties. Led multiple statewide topic-focused collaborative networks including the FAFSA.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Led the transition of the American College Application Campaign (ACAC) to ACT's Center for Equity in Learning. ACAC is a national initiative designed to increase the number of first-generation students and students from low-income backgrounds who apply to and enroll in postsecondary education. Engaged national leaders, state officials, and high schools to.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Directed the American College Application Campaign (ACAC), a national initiative designed to increase the number of first-generation students and students from low-income backgrounds who apply to and enroll in postsecondary education. Engaged national leaders, state officials, and high schools to assist in the development, implementation, and expansion of.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) is a federally-funded grant program designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education.- Wrote, awarded, and implemented a seven-year $28.6 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education serving 22,000.

New York, NY

- Responsible for providing an informed recommendation regarding the appropriate processes and scope for obtaining implementation and outcome data from districts.- Managed the establishment of data relationships with select districts to gather efficacy evidence for College Board’s K-12 programs.- Conducted research for K-12 programs including managing data.

Reston, VA

Supported the following local and federal government clients in large teams to achieve the successful implementation of technical functionality and new business processes.Transportation Security Administration (TSA)- Collected and analyzed data for Orlando International Airport including passenger arrival rates, security line waiting times, bag check and.

Washington, D.C.

Graduate Fellow, Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs: May-August 2000- Top Secret clearance, economic analyst for the region - Identified events important to the intelligence community and presented these events in a daily briefing to senior U.S. government officials.- Researched intelligence “hot topic” and compiled findings into an.

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science

Master Of Public Policy

Awarded Thomas Jefferson Fellowship for Graduate Study National Academy of Sciences, Consultant, Graduate Student Policy Research Seminar.

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