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United States

Seattle, Washington, United States

I meet clients where they are and help them reach their goals through strategy support, internal communications, and project management.

Scottsdale, Az, United States

Coordinated revision and development of the City of Scottsdale's comprehensive financial policies as a member of a five-person executive workgroup.Revitalized weekly and monthly budget communication reports to include user-focused design and content.Redesigned internal budget department SharePoint page to be an informative central resource hub.Wrote and produced budget micro-training videos for city staff after identifying knowledge gaps in the organization. Led to increased staff competency and received positive feedback on an internal survey.Partner with divisions to manage a combined annual budget of $135 million across four city divisions.Review department budget submissions for accuracy, thoroughness, and alignment with pre-set targets and goals.Perform monthly revenue and expenditure monitoring and variance reporting.Provide budget information to residents, executive management, and staff from other cities as requested.

Scottsdale, Az, United States

Served as the city's Organizational Strategic Plan lead.Oversaw coordination and implementation of new online strategic plan dashboard. Developed monthly training materials to teach staff strategic planning principles and train on the dashboard data-entry process.Coordinated the integration of quarterly performance data to feed into and align with city's strategic plan.Designed and developed the webpage to house the public-facing strategic plan.Researched technology options and led a team from IT and legal departments to develop Scottsdale's remote public meeting process for city council and board/commission meetings in response to COVID-19.Coordinated and executed over 140 remote city meetings for public bodies over a six-month period.Recruited, supervised, and mentored city management interns, management fellows, and management associate. Oversaw training and onboarding process.

Scottsdale, Arizona

Team leader for cross-departmental organizational Performance Management Team of approximately 40 people. Crafted annual action plans, participated in monthly team meetings, and planned/oversaw multi-city trainings and conferences.Led the Performance Management Team through the Bloomberg Philanthropies What Works Cities Certification process, an evidence-based decision-making initiative. Resulted in Silver Certification in 2019 and 2020.Oversaw the conceptualization, development, and editing of annual resident-focused "Report to Our Community," which conveys the city budget, accomplishments, and goals in a resident-friendly manner.Assisted with the coordination of a community survey and interpreted/communicated the results to the city council and boards and commissions.Planned and facilitated over 30 monthly Leadership Forum meetings with over 100 city leaders and executives and coordinated a city council strategic planning retreat.

Co-authored five audit reports within expedited time frames on the Arizona Department of Child Safety.Authored multiple audit follow-up reports.Prepared succinct and well-organized working papers to document and communicate audit findings, conclusions, and recommendations.Gained buy-in on audit findings and recommendations with agency directors and deputy directors and at internal management meetings.Interpreted both federal and state laws, as well as agency policies and procedures.Interviewed a wide range of stakeholders to understand current practices.

Tempe, Az

Delivered policy research, writing, and project management support in a fast-paced environment.Identified and tracked policy issues related to the for-profit education sector and its role in providing public value.Assisted in the coordination and planning of a major university conference and school partnership event, The Institutional Design Frontiers: Higher Education Summit held in April 2015 (https://cord.asu.edu/institutional-design-frontiers-higher-education-summit-summary/).

Phoenix, Az

Researched literature and conducted phone interviews regarding public-private partnerships to identify and understand failed partnershipsSynthesized findings into information briefs utilized in a final report to update industry best practice standards.Coordinated and led interviews with over 20 city managers and program directors nationwide.Tailored unique questionnaires for each interview to ascertain opinions on failure avoidance techniques.

Phoenix, Arizona

Hired as a short-term independent contractor to coordinate and conduct interviews with over a dozen state legislators, Arizona public school superintendents, and teacher’s union representatives regarding education policy issues in Arizona. Within a three month deadline, successfully compiled and summarized interview findings into an extensive co-produced PowerPoint presentation recommending an appropriate course of action regarding future organizational expansion.

Anaheim, California

Gained valuable on-the-job customer service experience as a full-time member of the Recreation Department at the Disneyland Resort Hotels.Completed the Leadership Speaker Series and Professional Development Study courses through the Disney University, which offered experiential-learning from top company leaders.Participated in a week-long course on customer service values and company standards.

Master'S Degree, Public Policy

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Creative Writing

Management And Leadership

The Disney University is a world-wide training program for Disney Cast Members.This training program offers instruction on Disney heritage.