• Assertive advocate creating opportunities for child and family success. • Leader and effective team member working with staff, families, and community agencies to promote individual growth. • Skillful in assessing environments, consultation, and coordinating with special education and student at risk programs.

• Successfully secured and managed multiple grants, nearly $800,000 over 7 years from regional and state foundations & governmental agencies. • Designed a strategic plan, built infrastructure, a non-profit board, volunteers and staff that lead multi-component projects to successful outcomes. • Pro-actively identified issues, implemented and designed sustainable youth and community programs, i.e.: Bike Fest, Youth Triathlon, Middle School Fitness Expo, and Middle School 5K Fun Run, Walk to School Week, Bike to School Week, Neighbor’s Day, City Beautification. • Doubled active transportation behavior in 4 years of Safe Routes to School programming and earned regional Golden Shoe & Silver Spoke awards.