Oversee grants and fundraising and collaboratively develop marketing strategy for Meristem, a program dedicated to preparing young adults on the autism spectrum for a life of greater independence and fulfillment.

Marketing and communications strategy firm serving private and public sector clients. Main client contact overseeing client project strategy and implementation.

• Proposed a selection framework for a newly established Innovation Fund benefitting California Community Colleges• Key relationship manager for state contracts and philanthropic grants (~10% of total annual revenue), oversaw contract renewals• Collaboratively drove organization’s goals to double impact and revenue• Led ideation sessions and workshops with internal senior leaders • Vetted new program ideas for market fit and organizational capacity, supported proposal development• Co-created strategy for $7M of state-funded grants given through the California Education Learning Lab, which applies the science of human learning to close equity gaps in STEM public higher education• Advised on scaling strategies for Learning Lab grantees, supported faculty community development• Mentored new resource development team members, three direct reports

• Conceived of and spearheaded an incubation unit onboarding program mergers• Advised senior leaders on capacity building, staffing plans, stakeholder management, and strategy• Founding member of Student Centered Design Lab leadership team, an in-house user research and design consultancy which identifies and removes barriers to student success within the California Community Colleges• Onboarded and integrated the Rising Scholars Network, which serves justice-involved students, and the California Education Learning Lab, which improves STEM education through grant-making into the largest non-profit in Sacramento• Secured and led three $1M technical assistance projects supporting causes like Census outreach, ed tech adoption, and programs serving adult learners• Created messaging and outreach plans to scale adoption of collectively-procured SaaS technology for colleges   • Led transition to remote work for multiple teams• Led a design sprint to redesign financial aid forms in 2020 during the rapid transition to fully-online student support• Business partner to HR team socializing our culture and leading change initiatives over a period when our total staff doubled• Supervised three teams, five direct reports

• Directed overall branding and marketing for the Foundation and its 50+ programs• Drove expansion of fee-for-service communications and outreach for state agencies in areas like climate, mental health, voter registration, ed tech adoption, and transfer preparation• Secured and oversaw programs and budgets totaling $5M • Oversaw the organization’s 20th anniversary “Foundation for” campaign• Drafted press releases, organization's spokesperson • Led emergency fundraising for college student and staff impacted by California wildfires • Supported board engagement and expanded funder engagement• Chaired employee engagement committee, lead employee-driven corporate social responsibility program• Relaunched annual impact reporting as an Innovation and Impact Report• Supervised a team of 10, five direct reports

• Relationship manager for Chancellor’s Circle corporate partners • Lead staff member for the Network of California Community College Foundations (NCCCF) responsible for member communications, events, annual membership drive, and securing event sponsorships• Conducted original benchmarking of high-performing community college fundraising• Fielded media inquiries and drafted CEO talking points for public appearances• Oversaw trade show strategy and annual sponsorship budget • Liaison to the Foundation’s diverse group of stakeholders, helping to increase awareness and develop positive relationships to support California Community Colleges

• Implemented marketing of signature events attracting 30,000 annual attendees generating 75% of total gross revenue
• Grew social media engagement for multiple event brands 3x
• Authored reports and presentations for Folsom Tourism Bureau’s TBID renewal in 2021, successfully doubling tourism bureau’s budget through hotel self-assessment tax
• Overhauled member communications from print to digital, saving $20,000 annually• Relaunched Leadership Folsom program and 
staffed Folsom’s Leading Young Professionals program
• Led redesign of six websites, oversaw media relations, communications RFPs and vendors
• Fulfilled sponsorship benefits 
• Worked directly with CEO to administer three boards of directors and support economic development initiatives• Responsible for organization's communication with members and B2B marketing offerings

• Authored grant proposals and researched prospective grants for the San Diego non-profit• Authored original research using archival materials• Supported fundraising events and community outreach• Supervised and trained 4 student volunteers