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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

responsible for leading and the development and implementation of new place-based strategies to promote inclusive economies in smaller cities and towns and rural New England, to improve economic outcomes for lower-income residents.

Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Area

• Advise a wide range of clients on strategic planning, grantmaking, and integrated capital strategies to create more equitable communities. • Work with clients that include donors, foundations, and philanthropy support organizations.• Create and implement comprehensive major and principal gift strategies to advance client goals.• Devise, implement, and manage practical, creative, and original strategies designed to individually and systematically interest, engage, and secure a wide range of key prospects to meet or exceed divisional, departmental, and institutional goals.• Shape significant institutional and development related messages through the direction and preparation of proposals, solicitation letters, and other materials for prospects and donors; ensure that they are persuasively communicated to target audiences.• Assure operational excellence by following best practices, keeping abreast of current trends, and recommending innovative strategies and tactics.

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

• Spearheaded the New Mexico Impact Investing Collaborative and managed relationships with funders, committees, and community stakeholders to build a robust investment deal pipeline and expand the field of community development.• Coordinated place-based COVID-19 pandemic recovery efforts and integrated capital strategies for statewide philanthropy response.• Manage the Impact Investing Collaborative, a program designed to educate philanthropy about impact investing, encourage deal flow, and attract new capital to the state.• Work with a team of consultants to manage the collaborative investment portfolio.• Serve as the program lead on the Zone Grant Collaborative, responsible for building a platform that drives multi-sector collaboration across the areas of economic security health, opportunity youth, agriculture, and the environment. • Leveraged more than $1.5M in three years to support various non-profits, positioned to contribute an additional $500K in 2021.• Steward a portfolio of existing and prospective donors, communicating regularly, and adding new donors and prospects to that portfolio often.• Develop and track relevant fundraising and engagement metrics to monitor the program and manage the collaborative's progress towards goals.• Contribute to development strategy, budget and campaign development, event planning, and operations to best meet both donor and organization needs.• Develop and expand comprehensive, cost-effective programs that encompass annual giving, capital campaigns, major gifts, planned giving, and corporate/foundation grants.

Northampton, Massachusetts, United States

• Directed and oversaw the inclusive economies grantmaking portfolio, including a mix of C3 and C4 activities.• Advanced programmatic goals by designing and implementing national and place-based grantmaking strategies, including pilot projects in four states and integrated capital strategies to maximize small business development and community impact.• Leveraged over $5M in direct and aligned grantmaking to support inclusive economy portfolio grantees.• Established and launched a capacity building program across five states to drive the expansion of social justice organizations' digital and narrative capacity working on climate mitigation and adaptation. • Cultivated and maintained partnerships and networks within philanthropy, supporting grant partners to deepen program impacts and better connect strategically across the community development ecosystem and broader social justice movements.• Reviewed and evaluated proposals; monitored and tracked ongoing grants and initiatives, including assessing and reporting to the board on performance; resolved legal, financial, and technical issues as needed.• Served as a foundation representative and provided thought leadership on various committees and affinity groups, such as the Funders Network on Smart Growth, Asset Funders Network, Neighborhood Funders Group, Economic Opportunity Funders, Environmental Grantmakers Association.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Supported the implementation of health equity initiatives by developing programming with county-based health and human service systems.• Offered comprehensive technical assistance to county officials related to health and human service programming. • Researched, summarized, and distributed findings and best practices on health innovation and financing strategies.

Rockville, Maryland, United States

• Produced timely research reviews and analyses related to rural health issues from delivery system reform, substance misuse, Medicaid issues, child poverty, and the social determinants of health.• Directed and managed partnerships with 60+ health foundations and trusts.• Conceptualized detailed strategies to support cross-sector community-level development to advance health equity in rural areas.• Enhanced leadership and health equity competencies among foundations partners by designing technical assistant packages.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Worked as a Two-Generation Economic Support Specialist and collaborated with the White House Rural Council to design and implement Rural IMPACT, a two-generation anti-poverty demonstration program across communities.• Organized a federal inter-agency team spanning HHS, USDA, DOL, E.D., and the Corporation for National Service to deliver technical support and resources across ten states.• Designed, developed, and deployed a $4M child poverty telehealth pilot spanning four states.• Tasked with overseeing and managing grants that supported research related to anti-poverty demonstrations.• Produced various communications and press materials for senior department leadership.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Headed the recruitment and staffing of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services.• Interfaced with Committee Members, Senior Department Leadership, and the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, providing strategic policy analysis on important health and human service priorities.• Analyzed statutory authority and program rules of health programs and their impact on underserved communities.• Boosted family empowerment and self-sufficiency across a range of human service, anti-poverty, and economic support programs through research and analysis of program rules and guidance.• Coordinated and organized committee site visits.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Employed standard research methods, interview more than 60 participants, conducted site visits, analyzed, and coded over 150 pages of field notes.• Generated a qualitative evaluation summarizing the implementation and learnings of the first year of a federal inter-agency initiative.• Presented findings at the White House.

Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

• Conducted legislative research, supported staffers, and communicated with constituents in the first district of Massachusetts. • Specialized in workforce, unemployment, and economic development issues.• Monitored and managed a high-volume workflow of constituent service cases.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Conducted legislative research, supported staffers, and communicated with constituents statewide. • Managed education and child-welfare constituent matters.• Orchestrated and organized townhall and media events.