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Boulder, Colorado, United States

Oversee a portfolio of wildfire mitigation, disaster relief, and human services grants in the Intermountain West.Ensure grant performance is aligned with the Argosy Foundation values and strategic goals.

Washington D.C.

Provided strategic direction and subject-matter expertise to wide array of programmatic and research initiatives aimed at protecting access to healthcare during emergencies for a national nonprofit organization.Directed over 15 national and regional healthcare and community preparedness and response capacity-building programs. Specific expertise in programs focused on: fostering public-private collaboration; strengthening health security, and; increasing access to medical care in historically underserved communities. Established and executed policy research agenda in alignment with organization’s mission and anchored in identifying scalable best practices. Managed a diverse project portfolio, including government and philanthropic grants, federal and local awards, and unrestricted funds. Cultivated and/or directly maintained over 200 strategic partnerships within healthcare and philanthropy aimed at developing and implementing initiatives to protect access to care for underserved populations during crises.Built over 50 new and strengthened dozens of existing partnerships with government agencies at the federal, state, and local levels.Co-led, with Executive Director, disaster response support to healthcare facilities and public sector partners to all hazard events, including COVID-19 and historic 2017-2018 hurricane seasons. Helped to coordinate donation of 15 million pieces of PPE, triaged 500+ requests for assistance from patients, government agencies, and industry partners. Acted as critical liaison between government and industry before and during events, developing impact analyses and advising on coordination efforts.Provided subject-matter expertise to working groups, including HHS’s Critical Infrastructure Protection Program, FEMA’s National Business Emergency Operations Center, and the National Council of Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs).

Washington Dc

Conducted homeland security and counterterrorism research and analysis activities in support of Obsidian client projects. Key projects supported: - FEMA National Preparedness Assessment Division: Analyzed 1.5 billion dollars’ worth of historic preparedness grant program data to discern funding trends to measure grant effectiveness. - FEMA National Exercise Division: Supported planning, execution, and evaluation of over 100 discussion-based and operational exercises for government agencies and private sector entities, developing specific expertise in evaluation and after-action reporting. - Amtrak: Served as evaluation lead for Amtrak’s national preparedness and emergency management exercise series in 2013-2014, developing national evaluation plan, criteria, and documents; tailoring exercise objectives and scenarios, evaluating exercises across the U.S.; and authoring a comprehensive program after-action report and improvement plan.

Analyzed summarized scholarly works examining the Internet’s affect on political engagementEvaluated relevance academic literature has for potential future undergraduate course offering, presenting findings to presiding professor

Assisted in compilation and editing of Annual Nonappropriated Funds Report to Congress, report detailing the allocation of $400 million to 45 different Morale, Welfare, Recreation projects at bases worldwide

Master Of Public Policy (Mpp)

Ba, Political Science; English

Activities and Societies: Notre Dame Band of the Fighting Irish (Marching Band); Student Manager at Waddicks' Cafe; Notre Dame Equestrian.

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