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Responsible for positioning Active Minds as a thought leader in the field through rigorous, data driven, and innovative measurement and evaluation. Support Active Minds’ existing evaluation portfolio to expand Active Minds’ expertise in mobilizing youth and young adults to be mental health champions. Support measurement initiatives from Active Minds.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

• Oversee monitoring and evaluation process for adviser activities promoting college access for under-represented students. Communicate results and recommendations to executive leadership and external partners.
• Create and implement evaluation plans, including quantitative data collection and analysis.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to build dashboards and reports to synthesize impact of advising work in high schools across 15 states.
• Build data driven culture internally and with partners through training, reporting and presentations.

Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Health Policy and Management teaching Data Visualization to graduate students.

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

Research, update and present data indicators of child and family wellbeing with an emphasis on racial equity.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Create statewide inventory of suicide prevention groups and policies, including an environmental scan of programs. Conduct analysis and create data visualization of programs and existing relationships between groups.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Conduct research and qualitative analysis to evaluate telehealth initiatives implemented during pandemic; contribute to recommendations on how to utilize telehealth long-term to improve healthcare access to underserved populations.

Chapel Hill, NC

Self-employed consultant providing strategic development and analytics services to nonprofit clients.

Initially joined start-up company as a lead consultant and then promoted to newly created role following organizational restructuring. Lead team of consultants and associates developing solutions for up to 15 engagements at any one time. Work closely with clients to understand business issues, develop and implement solutions. Serve on senior executive.

Promoted to newly created position as the first analyst in the company’s start-up consulting business. Played key role in shaping client solutions, working closely with lead consultant and clients; analyzed a wide range of data and developed narratives and powerful visual aids to explain trends and results. Built financial models and led client meetings.

Led team of 30 across 15 markets to recruit volunteers for peer-to-peer fundraising events. Played key role in creating marketing campaigns, led all recruitment initiatives, and analyzed results to maximize performance.

Led team of 11 to manage chapter operations, HR and fundraising, working closely with Board of Directors. Challenged to lead turnaround for declining organization that had been without leadership for some time.

Established and led field office for NYC breast cancer event, raising $17.8M in two years; built and managed team of 18 and helped to establish procedures for 17 field offices.

Master Of Public Health, Health Policy Analysis

Bachelor Of Science With Honors