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Los Angeles, CA, US

Oakland, California, US

New York, New York, US

Summer Boost NYC is a $50M initiative spearheaded by Bloomberg Philanthropies and its partners to support summer learning at NYC public charter schools for appx 25,000 K-8 students.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

• Designed, implemented, and managed public policy advocacy initiatives, engaging diverse constituency of community groups and stakeholders.
• Advisor and chief of staff to Executive Director, including serving as representative to internal and external stakeholders like media outlets, community organizations, elected officials, and local authorizer.
• Formulated and delivered written communications, talking points, and presentations to convey complex initiatives to a range of audiences.
• Advanced organizational priorities by identifying and engaging potential partners, including local elected officials, policy makers, community leaders and civic and educational institutions.
• Led special projects and cross-collaborative initiatives, including re-launch of school finder and launch of unified charter application websites (400K+ visitors annually).
• Managed public-private partnerships with city agencies, including PHLConnectEd, a program created to provide free internet access to K-12 students.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

LEADERSHIP Philadelphia, founded in 1959, is a non-profit organization that mobilizes the talent of the private, government, and non-profit sectors to work on behalf of the community. Mutual alumni have found its programs to be comparable in quality to Harvard's Advanced Management Program and Penn's Dynamics of Organization Program.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

• Developed strategy for, and project managed critical cross-functional initiatives related to organizational growth, external relations, and advocacy.
• Led and executed a multi-year strategy resulting in the successful approval of four new charter agreements in a politically challenging environment, doubling the size of the region to ten schools and educating 4,400.
• Served as special advisor to the CEO and Board of Trustees on sensitive political and legislative matters; recommended actions and proposed strategies to inform short- and long-term decisions.
• Developed and executed strategy to mobilize parents of current and waitlisted students around organizational priorities; created and executed large-scale social media campaign leveraging region’s waitlist families in.
• Served as point of contact for media and external parties; responsible for responding to sensitive external inquiries and ensuring compliance with applicable laws.
• Managed multiple committees for the Board of Trustees, including the Executive Committee; prepared analysis and advisory materials (i.e., memos, PowerPoint presentations, talking points).

• Oversaw implementation of $20M K-12 federal scholarship program serving 1,600+ children annually.
• Headed program management, finance, data management, compliance, government relations, marketing, and communications.
• Supervised and evaluated ten full-time employees, including four mid-level managers.
• Advised Congressional officials on policy and legislation, including the SOAR Act and SOAR Technical Corrections Act.
• Liaised with federal agencies, Congressional staff, advocacy groups, and media; produced written and oral communication for diverse audiences.
• Designed and launched robust marketing campaigns yielding 1,500+ applications under five weeks and increasing program participation by 60%.

• Managed student eligibility and case management staff of $12.1M K-12 federal scholarship program.
• Improved efficiency by reorganizing staff structure, yielding record participation of 1,903 children.
• Monitored 60+ participating schools; provided technical support consistent with statutory mandates.
• Spearheaded redesign and implementation of SQL program database; improved data integrity and real-time access.
• Expedited processing time for eligibility determination by researching and aligning with similar federal programs.

Washington, DC, US

• Developed comprehensive review of >100 federally funded teacher training program grantees.
• Customized indices illustrating behavioral characteristics, program infrastructure, and success rates.
• Proofread and edited reports prior to publication.

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Taught 25-30 high school students participating federally funded college readiness program.
• Developed and implemented curriculum for writing, literature, grammar and college prep exams.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English

Master Of Arts - Ma, Teaching