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Kansas City, MO, US

Overland Park, KS

-Oversee all aspects of the City's Community Development Block Grant program-Manage the annual allocation of approx $730,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and the allocation of approx $1.5 million in CDBG funds for COVID-19 response.-Prepare resolutions and present before the City’s Community Development Committee and Council.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

-Manage contracts with area agencies funded with federal CDBG dollars-Oversee special projects, including affordable housing preservation and housing mobility-Develop and maintain division policies and procedures -Manage the housing division's performance reporting for the Citywide Business Plan

Kansas City, Missouri Area

The Cookingham-Noll Management Fellowship is a two-year professional experience that provides a top to bottom view of how Kansas City, Missouri functions. During my time in the Fellowship, I worked with DataKC, our office of performance management; the Office of Management and Budget; Parks and Recreation; City Planning; and was a part of various special.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Craft policy solutions and strategies for the 2018 Imagine Madison Comprehensive Plan update.Attend public meetings and engage with community residents to solicit their feedback.Analyze and summarize community feedback. Copy edit draft plan document.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Administer Navigating Uncertainties program, funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the HumanitiesBuild relationships with humanities and business faculty to foster collaboration between the two fieldsRecruit business undergrads to enroll in specially designed humanities coursesDevelop logic model and evaluation framework to assess program.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Draft text for neighborhood plans and public correspondenceEngage in conversations with residents and city staff to identify neighborhood needsPresent plan scenarios and details to residents and other stakeholders

Engage with high school students and families from across the country as they go through the college search and decision process. Develop relationships and maintain contact with students, parents, and high school counselors. Review applications for admission and scholarship eligibility. Met with students and families on and off campus. Assist in the.

I managed files, compiled weekly schedules, compiled survey data, oversaw a weekly study hall program, and assisted in the preparation for and execution of the many special events that are hosted by the Hendrix-Murphy Foundation.

Conway, AR

I was elected to this paid, executive position on of the Student Senate. I served as a liaison between the student body, the faculty, and the board of trustees; attended biweekly committee meetings; and served as one of the co-chairs of Senate's Student and Activities Concerns Committee.

Worked with the college staff and other students to contact alumni of the college and solicit contributions to the Alumni Loyalty Fund and the Annual Fund. Phone-a-thons took place for one week in the fall and the spring.

Master’S Degree, City/Urban, Community And Regional Planning

Activities and Societies: Wisconsin Student Planning Association

Master'S Degree, Public Affairs

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), American/United States Studies/Civilization

Activities and Societies: Inducted into the Alpha-Lambda-Psi Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, a national history honor society in Spring.

Minor, Sociology

Activities and Societies: Inducted into Alpha Kappa Delta honor society in Spring 2011

Bachelor'S Degree, American/United States Studies/Civilization