Leading the startup development and formation of a brand-new non-profit human services organization serving those in need.

Utilize innovative classroom and laboratory teaching methods to engage more than 200 undergraduate students in learning about geography by teaching a maximum of eight courses per semester. Utilize a variety of methods to reach a diverse audience in age and background to teach essential concepts. Maintain responsiveness to students’ needs in class, via email, and in office hours settings

Serving as a rabbi and teacher for the Sacramento community. Pastoral counselor and lifecycle officiant.

Manage a nonprofit senior housing and community service organization with an over $1.7 million annual budget. Supervise six full-time direct reports and a staff of 15, including a full-service kitchen and external catering business. Oversee facility, programming, finances, community development, board relations, fundraising, external relations, social services, and resident activities.

Managed robust social media presence for the entire department statewide, writing and publishing posts, responding to inquiries, and collecting and analyzing statewide statistics from 12 districts. Wrote and edited news releases, blog posts, news articles, talking points, speeches, and other materials. Monitored media and shared significant news items with senior leadership. Researched and responded to media inquiries, maintained positive working relationships with the press. As state Customer Services Officer, supported a dispersed team of 12 Customer Service Liaisons spread across districts to respond to citizen complaints.

Transformed a stagnant organization into a nationally recognized and award-winning Hillel in two years. Repaired acrimonious relationships between Jewish organizations within the community. Worked with the board of directors to expand staff to eight plus interns to align with organizational mission. Developed a welcoming and inclusive environment for college students, faculty, and community members. Provided pastoral counseling for students, faculty, staff, and community members. Collaborated with board leadership to craft the first new bylaws and board structure in decades. Built relationships with stakeholders, university administration, and Hillel International to achieve strategic vision. Founded Aggie Students Supporting Israel, which led to the unanimous passing of two pro-Israel resolutions by the TAMU student senate. Applied to foundations for grants, met face-to-face with with donors, made major gift asks, and developed annual giving campaign. Managed operations for a new 19,000 square-foot building, including rental and use by affiliated groups.

Author of hundreds of online articles and weekly email newsletter sent to 60,000 subscribers worldwide at geography.about.com. Built community and social media presence through blogging, email, Facebook, and Twitter. Hired and supervise up to six contributing writers and interns each semester. Published two books about geography.

In consultation with board of directors, plan and officiate regular and holiday services, lifecycle events, and educational sessions. Communicate with the congregation through e-newsletter articles as well as Facebook postings. Provide pastoral counseling to congregants.

Teach confirmation and adult education courses. Officiate at Shabbat, holiday, daily, and children's services as well as lifecycle events and shiva minyanim. Give sermons to the community on a regular basis. Maintain a visible presence on the synagogue campus and especially the preschool.

Served the community as their rabbi - taught classes, delivered sermons, officiated lifecycle events, provided pastoral counseling.

Utilized classroom and laboratory teaching methods to engage more than 100 undergraduate students in learning about geography by teaching one lecture and two lab classes.

Built and trained a community of volunteers to respond to disaster. Provided counseling to disaster victims locally (house fires) and nationally (major disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and 9/11). Managed disaster relief operations. Worked with board of directors and committees to develop and built programs. Developed long-range plans for growth and response. Developed communication systems to connect with volunteer community on an ongoing basis.