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Houston, Texas, Us

Represent the CenterPoint Energy Foundation throughout communities in Indiana and Ohio by managing external strategic relationships with community leaders, nonprofit organizations, and philanthropic partners. Identify opportunities to support programs that encourage connections, improve quality of life and promote inclusion to help communities thrive. Cultivate volunteer opportunities to increase employee engagement in communities while supporting company objectives.Represent the CenterPoint Energy Foundation throughout communities in Indiana and Ohio by managing external strategic relationships with community leaders, nonprofit organizations, and philanthropic partners. Identify opportunities to support programs that encourage connections, improve quality of life and promote inclusion to help communities thrive. Cultivate volunteer opportunities to increase employee engagement in communities while supporting company objectives.

Austin, Tx, Us

Create a clear enterprise strategic vision and strategy for partner engagement, conducting proactive outreach, customer and nonprofit education, and responding to inbound requests. Lead all partner agreement opportunities - developing partnership proposals and facilitating appropriate agreements. Nurture trusted executive partner relationships, building and maintaining strong partner health and retention, and expanding partner collaboration opportunities, use of the platform and impact. Advocate for the ongoing needs and goals of strategic partners internally - gathering feedback and understanding both how to meet them where they are and also how to help get them where they want to go. Serve as an escalation point for partner leadership, manage expectations and timelines for both the client and internal personnel.

Houston, Texas, Us

Represent the CenterPoint Energy Foundation throughout communities in Indiana and Ohio by managing external strategic relationships with community leaders, nonprofit organizations, and philanthropic partners. Identify opportunities to support programs that encourage connections, improve quality of life and promote inclusion to help communities thrive. Cultivate volunteer opportunities to increase employee engagement in communities while supporting company objectives.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Advance Duke Energy’s workforce priorities in Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky by building and supporting an early talent pipeline for careers and critical roles in the energy industry. Form strategic partnerships to magnify the reach and impact of workforce development activities. Accelerate training and qualification processes to build stronger talent pools by developing and supporting educational pathways with secondary and post-secondary academic institutions. Collaborate with the Duke Energy Foundation to align corporate giving with workforce development priorities. Build career awareness of opportunities at Duke Energy with K-12 students, parents, and teachers by supporting career events, energy academies, mentoring and speaking engagements at targeted schools.

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

Lead one of UWCI’s four pillars of community impact, Financial Stability, by managing a team of three and a budget of approximately $3M. Provide backbone support and management of the Centers for Working Families network in Indianapolis, an Annie E. Casey initiative that provides integrated service delivery to low income families through a coaching model. Work collaboratively with the Fundraising team to present information to companies, individual donors, and affinity groups to secure gifts to support Financial Stability initiatives. Serve as an internal and external subject matter expert on economic mobility, workforce development and community services. Lead programs and initiatives from idea stage to full implementation with an emphasis on results.

Indianapolis, In, Us

Developed, managed, and evaluated a portfolio of non-credit adult continuing education courses, including personal enrichment classes. Regularly interacted with prospective Ivy Tech students to meet their training and professional development needs. Organized community events, including small conferences, workshops, and speakers. Maintained relationships with area businesses and community organizations to provide quality training to their employees.

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

Managed and developed statewide community economic development training opportunities. Provided technical assistance and organizational development support to a membership of 200 organizations across Indiana. Wrote and secured grants at the state and federal level, including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Responsible for accurate and timely grant reporting submissions. Co-authored the Quality of Life plan for the Southeast Indianapolis neighborhood for the Great Indy Neighborhoods Initiative. Supported the Indianapolis Coalition for Neighborhood Development by implementing and providing oversight to AmeriCorps members in community development related field placements.

Msw, Social Work, Leadership Concentration

Bsw, Social Work; Interpersonal Relations