Member of the Executive Leadership Team charged with building the company's first strategy and analytics department, with the goal of providing business intelligence and strategic planning support as a shared service across all facets of the company.

As co-founder and chief executive, I lead a team that oversees the daily operations of the cidery, including production, supply chain, sales, finance, human resources and strategy. I spend the majority of my time owning our strategic plan, comprised of our cash flow forecast, business analytics, and revenue growth plan, which all focuses on saturating our current market footprint while seeking out opportunities for growth into new markets in collaboration with our distribution and retail partners.

Wise Bird Cider is a small, family‐run business committed to crafting small‐batch traditional-style ciders made with a focus on tradition and quality from the best apples we can get our hands on. We believe that great apples make great ciders and we source as many apples as we can from Kentucky. We are committed to our community, to Lexington, and to Kentucky. We believe in staying as local as possible for as much as possible. We believe in being good people, hiring good people and that giving back to our community makes our world a better place.

Manager on the International Government and Public Sector team within the Advisory Services practice of Ernst & Young LLP. I supported the team’s efforts to grow a global portfolio of services in public financial management, financial risk transformation, private sector development, gender equality, power sector reform and monitoring and evaluation for clients in government and international financial institutions. I am recognized as a Subject Matter Expert for the group’s compliance/performance evaluation, fiduciary risk analysis and gender equality work streams, working for clients such as the Export-Import Bank of the United States, Inter-American Development Bank, World Bank Group, US Agency for International Development and Millennium Challenge Corporation.

Research cross-border economic impact of traded industry clusters in the San Diego-Baja California mega-region with UCSD political scientists and COLEF (Mexico) economists. Assisted in the development of a first-of-its-kind cross border, regional input-output matrix to determine the mega region's comparative advantage in international trade. Edit and write a policy memo on research findings for policy-makers and business leaders.

Led business development, client relations and general operations of a 3-person team. Wrote two successful grant proposals to design and implement monitoring and evaluation projects with non-profit organizations in the San Diego region. Designed the evaluation methodology and conducted descriptive and inferential data analysis. Projects included:1) Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis of survey data for Project Concern International’s evaluation of Say and Play, an early childhood development tool that enables adults to provide psychosocial support to young children in Zambia. 2) Impact evaluation of Mid-City CAN's Youth Opportunity Pass (YOP) Program that provides bus passes to 1000 at-risk youth at four high schools in the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD). Created and implemented baseline and endline surveys, oversaw data capture, and conducted data analysis.Strategic Community Consulting (SCC) was founded in 1995 at the University of California, San Diego’s School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS). SCC utilizes the specialized skills of IR/PS graduate students by providing nonprofits, NGOs, development organizations and local governments with quality, affordable and individualized management solutions that enable them to better serve their target communities.

Regional Directors (or REACs) foster international student mobility between the United States and the rest of the world through EducationUSA, a global network of more than 400 advising centers supported by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) at the U.S. Department of State. EducationUSA centers actively promote U.S. higher education around the world by offering accurate, unbiased, comprehensive, objective and timely information about higher education institutions in the United States and guidance to qualified individuals on how best to access those opportunities.As the REAC for Canada, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean working out of the Institute of International Education's Office for Latin America, I oversaw a network of 40 EducationUSA advising centers in 22 countries. I provided daily information and guidance to Advisers, organized multi-day workshops and training programs, and conducted comprehensive evaluation and follow-on to centers. I provided leadership and expertise on issues related to U.S. higher education to myriad stakeholders including U.S. Embassy Public Affairs sections, foreign government agencies, U.S. and foreign universities, and Fulbright Commissions. I contributed research and analysis on international student mobility and regional educational systems to quarterly publications, newsletters, and websites, and represented the region at regional, national and international conferences like NAFSA, AMPEI, OACAC, NAGAP, AACRAO and the EducationUSA Forum.

I oversaw nine Fulbright programs with approximately 70 grantees and a US $1 million budget annually; organized a four-day Arrival Orientation and Mid Term Symposium; assisted with the implementation of grant projects, visa procedures, and in-country logistics at a national level. I coordinated the Mexico phase of application competitions, peer review, notification and post-selection processes.

Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), Fulbright Specialists Program. First line of contact for general program inquiries from the public and cooperating agencies. Primary responsibilities included online application management and peer review processes. Assisted in grants administration, disbursement of funds, budget management, and database entry.

Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, Western Hemisphere Unit.Daily contact with Embassies and Commissions in 23 countries in Latin America & the Caribbean. Facilitated exchange program with approximately 200 scholars per year. Coordinated application process, peer review, notification of awards, and post selection services.