Staff to a state Commission charged with developing, encouraging, and executing an inclusive statewide plan commemorating the role of Maryland and Marylanders since the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

Consultant, advocate, and coach to scholarship providers, college access programs, nonprofits, and higher education institutions, solving higher education affordability, transparency, and equity problems. Expertise: advocacy, basic student needs, scholarship displacement, financial literacy.Clients: (1) Mat-Su Health Foundation (scholarship displacement awareness in Alaska)(2) Jeannette Rankin Foundation (presentations on finding and funding college)(3) The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice at Temple University (coaching community colleges on basic student needs)(4) YesSheCanCampaign (scholarship displacement, DisScholared)(5) University of California San Diego (admissions application reader)(6) International Scholarship and Tuition Services (scholarship application reader)Speaking engagements:(1) 7/2021, National Association for College Admission Counseling, Guiding the Way to Inclusion conference co-keynote(2) 9/2021, Alaska ANCSA Education Consortium, Scholarship Displacement Advocacy(3) 11/2021, Jeannette Rankin Foundation, How to Choose a College(4) 11//2021, Northern California Promise Coalition Policy Committee, Scholarship Displacement Advocacy(5) 11/2021, Jeannette Rankin Foundation, How to Pay for College(6) 11/2021, Philadelphia College Prep Roundtable, Scholarship Displacement Advocacy (7) 12/2021, Camden New Jersey College Access Network, Scholarship Displacement Advocacy(8) 1/2022, Testimony to Washington state Committee on College and Workforce Development(9) 9/2022, National College Attainment Network, National Conference, Scholarship Displacement State Advocacy(10) 10/2022, National Scholarship Providers Association, National Conference, Scholarship Displacement State Advocacy

10 years experience as second in command in an historic nonprofit serving low-income students statewide and working with the President to lead in times of growth and during COVID. In this role I:...Led a team of 4 professionals, provided executive oversight of $1M/yr scholarship and interest-free loan programs for college and career training, pilot programs, data collection, and research and implementation.…Provided financial oversight including review and approval of $1M+/yr in student payments, planning and monitoring annual $400K discretionary budget, and other administrative responsibilities such as vendor negotiations and management, employee recruitment, hiring, and onboarding, writing employee handbook, updating bylaws, and technology planning and management..…Built and led a financial education series focused on paying for college. ....Built and led an award winning state advocacy program resulting in a successful "first in the nation" bill which became Maryland state law, bringing national attention to a small nonprofit working in one small state.…Played a key "behind the scenes" role to ensure success of President and Board of Directors.NSPA speaking engagements: (1) Summer 2016: Regional conference: Scholarship award displacement(2) Fall 2016: Annual Conference: Scholarship award displacement(3) Spring 2017: Webinar: How we changed the law in Maryland (4) Fall 2017: Annual Conference, How we changed the law in Maryland(5) Fall 2019, Conference: Free college and its impact on private scholarships(6) Fall 2020, Webinar: Free college and its impact on private scholarships(7) Fall 2020, Conference: Host, Think and Drink session on scholarship award displacement(8) Fall 2020, Coffee Chat on Scholarship Award Displacement (9) February 2021, Advocacy Summit, Overview of NSPA Advocacy Initiatives (10) March 2021, Award Winning Practices in Scholarship Program Administration

Direct accountability for full scope of operations during eleven years of growth and innovation in an adult community leadership program, responsible for program planning and development, communications, evaluation, annual recruitment, interview, and selection process, volunteer recruitment and management of 40 volunteers each year, and developing and monitoring an annual budget of $60,000 with many in-kind donations. Introduced technology -- first web site, first social media presence, use of email, and alumni database. The public face of the program as seen in television, radio, and print interviews. Volunteer chair and host for annual mid-Atlantic community leadership conference, 2003 - 2011.

Transportation planner at Washington DC headquarters and Maryland division office in Baltimore.Managed partnerships with federal, state, and local government agencies, led federal review team studying Baltimore regional metropolitan planning organization compliance with federal law, served as agency liaison to the Federal Aviation Administration and Office of the Secretary of Transportation on airport ground access matters, reviewed applications and awarded federal SBIR grants (small business and innovation research). Built and led a quality improvement program in the Maryland division which won a national award and became a model for other divisions.