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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Program direction: Lead Program Committee comprised of staff, board members, clients, and community members; Coordinate and oversee evaluation and goal progress for all three programs; Create and lead processes for the application and selection of program partner schoolsProgram management: Manage Adopt-A-School program: liaise with sponsors and funders to create team-building activities for their volunteers, coordinate in-school assemblies with educators and sponsors; Manage and coordinate all gift-in-kind donations, including transportation

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Program management: Managed Adopt-A-School program: liaised with sponsors and funders to create team-building activities for their volunteers, coordinated in-school assemblies with educators and sponsors; Managed and coordinated all gift-in-kind donations, including transportationProgram evaluation: Created and implemented formal evaluation plans and tools for Teacher Resource Center and Adopt-A-School programs; Assisted with creation of STEAM Lending Library evaluation plan and toolsImprovement projects: Revamped website to improve navigation, messaging, and accuracy; Instituted and coordinated weekly professional learning discussions for TEP staff; With Advancement Associate, formalized TEP's internship program: created orientation process, goal-setting tools, final presentation capstone, and evaluation plan

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Program management: Managed Adopt-A-School program: liaised with sponsors and funders to create team-building activities for their volunteers, coordinated in-school assemblies with educators and sponsors; Managed and coordinated all gift-in-kind donations, including transportation

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Board Treasurer, 2022Board Secretary, January 2023-present

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Program​ ​management​: Planned and facilitated organization’s first community service projects; increased attendance at community events, range of offerings, and number of committee volunteersCommunications​: Initiated the development of an attendance tracking system to improve marketingProgram​ ​evaluation​: Developed and implemented the organization’s first evaluation plan with the aim of improving member outreach and event quality

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Strategic​ ​planning​: Led the re-visioning of the Homeless Education Network; planned and facilitated stakeholder meetings to revise and refine mission, objectives, and offerings for members

Washington, District Of Columbia

*Freelance blog writing: January 2017-June 2017Project​ ​management​: Planned and facilitated weekly DC staff meetings; created and oversaw project management systems; planned and executed public and invitation-only events and workshops; coordinated all DC staff travel; processed all DC office invoicesStrategic​ ​planning​: Conducted internal audit of communication activities and materials; used Google Analytics to create strategic plan for website redesignCommunications​: Managed editorial and production processes for Foundation blog and e-newsletterResearch​: Authored research reports, meeting summaries, and over 20 percent of all Foundation blog posts during tenure

Washington, District Of Columbia

Communications​: Managed Educator Portal website; posted announcements; created and conducted trainings for staff on maintaining departmental pagesProgram​ ​evaluation​: Revised evaluation plans for Teaching In Action and Great Teaching, Great Feedback; crafted, administered, and analyzed participant surveys; conducted qualitative interviews

Ithaca, New York

Project​ ​management​: Oversaw quality and cohesion of entire project (set of strategic plans for an instructional coaching program); managed work flows and deadlines for 20+ group members; planned and facilitated twice-weekly whole-group meetingsCommunications​: Co-produced communication plan; authored drafts and prototypes of materials (infographics, presentations, letters to the editor, memos); edited and produced entire final product

Ithaca, New York

Program​ ​evaluation​: Created the program’s first formal evaluation plan; crafted and administered surveys and interview protocols; analyzed and presented data

Denver, Colorado

Research: Co-authored report and legislative proposal for State Senator Mike Johnston on Colorado school finance, including a modified funding formula, which served as the basis for Senate Bill 13-213Research: Produced reports for Stand for Children Colorado on teacher preparation, licensure, and turn around policies; presented findings to staff

Ithaca, Ny

Research: Produced report for executive director on municipal zoning regulations in cities around the countryProject management: Coordinated a team of community representatives to produce policy recommendation based on nationwide researchCommunications: Authored press releases for community events and distributed them to local media; facilitated communication between the Downtown Ithaca Alliance, local businesses, and city officials; maintained contact databases, including a comprehensive database of over 200 downtown businesses

Gage Park, Chicago

Self-contained fourth grade class of 32 students.Strategic planning: Fostered a welcoming and productive classroom environment that emphasized love oflearning, goal-setting, family inclusion, and a college-bound mindsetProgram management: Created fourth grade curriculum, plans, and materials for all core subjects; integrated reading curriculum into the creation of monthly Family Literacy Night plans and activities for all fourth grade students and their parentsAchieved an average of 1.9 years of reading growth and 1.5 years of math growth, as measured by the NWEA educational assessment, in one year of instruction.

Little Village, Chicago

Co-taught self-contained fourth grade class of 33 students according to school’s bilingual framework.Program management: developed long-term plans for all core subjects based on Illinois curriculum standards; developed guided reading plans to invest students in setting and tracking reading growth goals; collaborated with artist in residence to develop interdisciplinary unit integrating reading and writing objectives into theater curriculumAchieving average reading growth of .48 grade levels in three months.

Mpa, Concentration In Social Policy; Focus In Education Policy, Gpa: 3.9

Activities and Societies: Pi Alpha Alpha, Public Outreach Chair of Women in Public Policy (2012)

Ma, Teaching, Gpa: 3.9

Ba, English, Hispanic Studies, Overall Gpa: 3.7; English Gpa: 3.8; Hispanic Studies Gpa: 3.7

Activities and Societies: SITES (Spanish in the Elementary Schools): Member, Grade Level Coordinator, and Mentor Teacher. OSES (Oberlin.

Translation, Hispanic Literature

Semester abroad, Programa de Estudios Hispánicos en Córdoba, Spring 2008