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Selected as Chair in 2024. The role of the Advisory Board is to support Acterra in achieving its objectives and serve as a resource to Acterra Executive Director and Acterra staff. Chair also coordinates activities, communications, and presides at meetings.

Direct strategy and execution of all Thrive programatic activities including building the capacity of local nonprofit organizations, coordinating disaster preparedness and relief efforts of community organizations, broadening civic participation, and convening cross-sector conversations and driving action in multiple issue areas including environment & sustainability, arts & culture, children & education, and basic needs. All programming supports Thrive’s mission to promote and support the nonprofit sector in San Mateo County to enhance the economic and social health of the county, advance equity, and promote racial justice.• Founded, organized, and led the Climate Summit for San Mateo County, partnering with three environmental justice organizations and Stanford University to establish collaboration in climate equity and adaption efforts amongst community-based organizations, local government, academia, and the philanthropic sector. The summit attracts hundreds of attendees, including national, state and local elected officials.• Develop and lead trainings for nonprofit organizations in areas such as strategic planning, advocacy, and human resources.• Set strategy and lead regular cross-sector meetings in issue-specific action groups to facilitate in-depth cross-sector discussions and advocate for meaningful change.• Lead efforts to encourage and support civic participation across our diverse country through a variety of initiatives, including hosting and moderating candidate forums on local, state and national levels, and working with the county elections office and nonprofits to support voter outreach efforts in underrepresented communities.• Established and oversee San Mateo’s first county-wide COAD (Community Organizations Active in Disaster) to enhance community resilience and facilitate communication, coordination, and collaboration among nonprofit and faith-based organizations, government agencies, and the private sector during all phases of a disaster.

Developed the Advocacy & Education program, now a central part of the organization’s work.• Established and managed Thrive Action Groups to empower nonprofits to monitor, communicate, and advocate on policy issues ranging from environment to safety net. • Created and led trainings on issues such as working with legislators, lobbying rules related to nonprofits and how to increase civic participation. • Led and organized community-based organizations to conduct outreach and education on topics including the Voter's Choice Act, Census 2020, and COVID-19 prevention.

Auction Co-Chair (2 years) / Online Auction Chair (2 years)• Led annual Menlo School auction that raised over $1.7 million, including online and live auction. • Oversaw over 20 volunteers. VP Communications • Oversaw a team of five volunteer editors to produce a weekly newsletter going out to almost one thousand recipients.• Trained and oversaw seven grade-level communications volunteers and their webpages. • Grade-level Communication Lead (2 years).

Set up and ran a new program to match low-income, high-achieving students from the Peninsula Bridge summer program with mentors to help the students and their families through the process of applying to private schools.

Led efforts to make North Shoreview Montessori School, a public Montessori K-8, become one of the premier schools in the district.• Auction Founder and Chair (5 years). • PTA President (2 years); Site Council Chair (2 years); Nominating Chair (2 years); Founder and Chair, Technology Committee (4 years); Co-Chair Teacher Appreciation (4 years).• Member of district-level Montessori Task Force charged with expanding successful Montessori program.• Oversight Committee for $350,000 Federal Magnet School Grant implementation.• Service Learning Chair: Directed a program to make the school the first green-certified school in San Mateo County, recognized by a Sustainable San Mateo County award. Created and implemented, alongside staff, a school-wide service learning program for Kindergarten through 8th grade. Made and managed connections between the school and outside service organizations.

Founded and ran one of the first revenue-generating social enterprise businesses in the city, a non-profit perishable-foods program that employed graduates of DC Central Kitchen’s job training program. Revenue generated supported the nonprofit’s range of programs focused on reducing hunger, training unemployed adults, serving healthy meals, and rebuilding urban food systems. • Generated over $325,000 in revenues during an eighteen-month period, significantly exceeding revenue projections. • Responsibilities included: creating menus, costing, marketing and sales, accounting and billing, overseeing operations, and supervising employees.• Ran USDA-reimbursed Summer Food Service Program for Children, providing hot lunches daily for 1500 low-income children at 20 sites throughout the city.

Bel Air Baar, Tallinn, Estonia 1994-1995• Taught western style management and food preparation techniques.The American Club, Accra, Ghana Summer 1992 • Devised new systems for controlling food and beverage operations. Improved cuisine and redesigned menu. Nellis and Co., Los Angeles, CA Winter 1992-1993• Developed training systems and manuals for restaurant personnel.

Oversaw twelve food service operations. Facilities included healthcare units, private school breakfast and lunch programs, and corporate services such as catering and cafeteria operations for law firms and daily desk service for trading firms. • Responsible for overall operations, client relations, cost control, menu planning and production, sanitation, staff, special event planning and cash handling. • Opened four new accounts and established operational procedures adopted company-wide.

Kitchen manager responsibilities: Hired, oversaw and developed assistant kitchen managers and cooks for $2-3 million (annual sales) restaurant. Trained new managers. Maintained high standards of food quality and financial performance. Volunteer projects: Initiated, researched and conducted bilingual, corporate-wide educational programs on kitchen safety, knife use, and sanitation. Assisted in writing of training manuals for kitchen managers. Launched and taught English as a Second Language classes for employees.