Meredith Alcala Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California

San Francisco, California

Redwood City, Ca

• Manage the financial compliance team, which is responsible for both FP&A and compliance, including reporting, claiming, and programmatic and fiscal stewardship of $92 million in public funding across 21 schools in four regions• Analyze budget to actuals for six schools, including monthly forecasting, and subsequent reporting to authorizers, senior leadership, and the board of directors• Model financial implications of changing school drivers and communicate results to key stakeholders• Reduced findings in federal program administrative reviews by 40% in one year and serve as federal program lead for annual A-133 Financial Audit• Built systems for both federal and state financial compliance and created efficiencies and processes to ensure compliance and timely payment for sixteen schools across four states• Coordinated a successful $12.2 million application for federal Charter School Program grant• Implemented and coordinate office culture activities, such as a book club and monthly happy hours

San Francisco Bay Area

Hired as the second full-time employee to provide expertise in philanthropic education for young adults while maintaining operations. As the organization pivoted from one giving circle to several, was promoted to Program Director to develop scalable philanthropy programs and provide educational and technical support for online circle creators and members. -Recruited and mobilized more than 50 volunteers to assess organizations, manage relationships with potential grantees and perform due diligence on potential recipients for grants of $500-$15,000-Modified and scaled programs -Created a philanthropy education toolkit and led quarterly giving circle facilitation training sessions-Continued to perform Program Administrator roles, including giving circle facilitation, organization communications, grantee relationships, user outreach, event planning and financial management.

-Facilitated the Next Gen Giving Circle Working Group, a small group of volunteers, tasked with reviewing nominated organizations for grants by recruiting members, leading three calls per quarter, managing relationships with potential grantees and educating members on how to perform due diligence-Created a unique organization voice through social media & community emails-Maintained organization financials using QuickBooks and compiled bi-weekly cash flow and budget reports for an $200,000 annual budget and $70,000 in annual giving circle donations-Maintained relationships with a portfolio of over 20 grantees-Managed outreach to site users, including collecting feedback on website experience, troubleshooting technical issues and implementation of a former member survey-Planned three events per years in San Francisco, New York and Washington DC by securing food and alcohol donations, developing relevant programming, renting spaces and managing pre-event promotion-Updated organization donor database and sent thank you letters

College Park, Md

-Recruited to provide marketing and communications experience to a growing university program. Over four semesters, participated and contributed in growth of the program from one to six academic courses, five to 20 team members, and creation of an annual campus-wide philanthropy event.-Planned 3 community events per semester, including panel discussions and receptions -Wrote press releases and newsletter articles to publicize Center events to the community-Developed activities and managed grading for 30 students in an undergraduate course for which the class awards $10,000 to local nonprofit organizations

University Career Center, College Park, Md

-Planned and executed Circle of Partner's (COP), employers who chose to heavily recruit University of Maryland students, events -Maintained checklists of COPs member activities and ensured timely responses to COPs inquires and projects-Scheduled COPs meetings and follow-up calls-Assisted with hosting Employer Information Sessions when needed

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Worked as a summer intern for the Bicycle and Pedestrian Programs team.-Communicated bike and pedestrian laws to citizens by updating website copy and facilitating community meetings-Benchmarked District of Columbia efforts on pedestrian and bicycle safety against 10 peer cities -Researched and analyzed five years of bicycle and pedestrian program data to publicize progress in key areas-Tracked progress of existing policies and formulated new regulations to respond to changing needs and concerns

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Worked as an intern for the policy team.-Examined legislative issues regarding transportation policy and wrote white papers to disseminate information-Coordinated outreach to constituents in 14 districts to rally legislative support against federal budget cuts

Executed unique client projects from inception to product delivery by coordinating proofing, production and shipping between clients and vendors -Received the “Extreme Customer Service Award” for forming an exceptional client relationship during a project-Coordinated a $65,000 project by sourcing 20 unique items and managing assembly into kits for international distribution

Master Of Public Policy, Environmental Policy And Planning

Activities and Societies: Enviro Council President

Bachelor Of Science, International Business And Marketing

Activities and Societies: Club Rugby