Closing the educational equity gap by leading the organization through a strategic phase of growth, including:* Almost doubling the number of historically underserved students we serve each year.* Ensuring the organization's growth does not compromise our highly individualized program excellence and fidelity, or our commitment to equity and access by keeping our programs no-cost to families. * Expanding strategic partnerships so we can do more together.* Right sizing our… Show more Closing the educational equity gap by leading the organization through a strategic phase of growth, including:* Almost doubling the number of historically underserved students we serve each year.* Ensuring the organization's growth does not compromise our highly individualized program excellence and fidelity, or our commitment to equity and access by keeping our programs no-cost to families. * Expanding strategic partnerships so we can do more together.* Right sizing our staffing model and investing in staff retention and development to ensure our team is whole, represents the communities we serve, and can provide the support our students and families deserve. Show less

Helping social good organizations in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors achieve real and sustainable impact, while living by the values they want to see in the world. I combine the science of strategy, vision, and planning (the what) with the art of values-led leadership, decision making, and implementation (the how) so you can fulfill your mission (the why).

Participated as a Leadership Center for Excellence Fellow to develop a diverse network of established leaders empowered with the knowledge and commitment to transform and support our community.

Grew a new nonprofit by building highly successful programs and engagement strategies, taking the organization from ideas to pilot project to national and scalable success, including: • Managed a successful merger to incorporate Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) within Sandy Hook Promise’s framework, expanding to 3,000 + youth clubs within three years and incorporating the Youth Advisory Board of diverse youth leaders who contribute to program evolution and youth… Show more Grew a new nonprofit by building highly successful programs and engagement strategies, taking the organization from ideas to pilot project to national and scalable success, including: • Managed a successful merger to incorporate Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) within Sandy Hook Promise’s framework, expanding to 3,000 + youth clubs within three years and incorporating the Youth Advisory Board of diverse youth leaders who contribute to program evolution and youth engagement.• Created and grew programs for gun violence prevention in consultation with subject experts; implemented in 8,000 schools in all 50 states, training 12M+ individuals within 5 years. Built Train the Trainer program to develop over 60 diverse trainers for school districts across the country.• Recruited, developed, mentored, and motivated a team of 50 remote and geographically dispersed, multicultural, cohesive, and high performing staff. Established a positive and successful work environment, earning the recognition of managers, peers and team as a “people leader” and “natural leader”; led anti-racism efforts to evaluate programs and policies through an anti-racism lens• Cultivated strong relationships with educational and nonprofit partners to garner $6.2M in federal funding Show less

The Billions Institute Fellowship is a two-year community of practice for social change leaders designed to strengthen leaders ability to lead large-scale change in their sector.

Designed and managed innovative advocacy, community engagement, and strategic growth campaigns for nonprofit organizations and donor collaboratives across three continents, multiple time zones, and cultures, including:*Assessed strategic opportunities and obstacles for launching advocacy and community engagement campaigns. Navigated clients, including organizational leadership, community leaders, and board members, to align for launching and implementing successful campaigns.*… Show more Designed and managed innovative advocacy, community engagement, and strategic growth campaigns for nonprofit organizations and donor collaboratives across three continents, multiple time zones, and cultures, including:*Assessed strategic opportunities and obstacles for launching advocacy and community engagement campaigns. Navigated clients, including organizational leadership, community leaders, and board members, to align for launching and implementing successful campaigns.* Designed community engagement strategies to guide clients in achieving their grassroots goals.* Designed creative mobilizing and communications plans, including story-telling and social media to grow organizational and funding support and empower community members. Show less

Led nationally recognized $5 million health systems program to improve community health from the ground up • Organized 15+ public dialogues and events that built relationships and established a definition of health that represented the collective cultural beliefs and values of the area’s diverse communities, including African Americans, Latinx, and one of the largest Urban Indian and Somali populations in the US. Engaged these communities in crafting their vision• Built consensus around… Show more Led nationally recognized $5 million health systems program to improve community health from the ground up • Organized 15+ public dialogues and events that built relationships and established a definition of health that represented the collective cultural beliefs and values of the area’s diverse communities, including African Americans, Latinx, and one of the largest Urban Indian and Somali populations in the US. Engaged these communities in crafting their vision• Built consensus around a vision among hospital leadership, private and nonprofit sector leaders, and cultural communities, resulting in an official document: “The Backyard Definition of Health”• Coached the project’s grantees to develop and implement locally led initiatives that met the agreed upon definition of health and increased citizen engagement• Guided a team of eight employees and contractors in the creation of new community initiatives, including research, proposal development, budget management, compliance, and project design• Led a committee of health care leaders and community members in charge of tracking progress and use of funds, analyzing proposals and budgets, prioritizing opportunities and monitoring performance• Chaired the funding and operational execution of grantees’ initiatives Show less

Built and managed a diverse client portfolio at a start-up grassroots organizing and advocacy consultancy firm• Built and executed over 40 campaigns that resulted in building robust advocacy networks that contributed to the successful passage of civic engagement initiatives and legislative and electoral victories including smoke-free workplace legislation, funding for cancer treatment and health disparities, and increased voter participation rates for marginalized communities• Developed… Show more Built and managed a diverse client portfolio at a start-up grassroots organizing and advocacy consultancy firm• Built and executed over 40 campaigns that resulted in building robust advocacy networks that contributed to the successful passage of civic engagement initiatives and legislative and electoral victories including smoke-free workplace legislation, funding for cancer treatment and health disparities, and increased voter participation rates for marginalized communities• Developed and managed company’s internship program that launched young female organizers and organizers of Color; informed examination of racial equity within client work• Designed, facilitated, and led civic empowerment and advocacy training and Train the Trainer programs in the areas of media advocacy, civic engagement, grassroots lobbying, strategic planning, digital advocacy, coalition building, communications, and storytelling initiatives• Oversaw advocacy projects for various nonprofit, advocacy, political, foundation, and corporate clients Show less