●Unanimously selected by the Chicago State Foundation Board of Directors to assume the full duties and responsibilities of Executive Director until a permanent Executive Director is named.●Accountable to the Chicago State Foundation Board of Directors for key performance indicators across all major bodies of work - board relations, individual giving, alumni relations, major giving, corporate/foundation giving, special events and business/financial operations●Supervise a cross-functional team of three employees to improve performance in fundraising, project management and operations

● Drive priority-setting, budgeting and project management activities for Chicago State Foundation across all fundraising disciplines – board relations, corporate/foundation giving, annual giving, and major giving – to facilitate exponential, rather than linear, growth of revenue.● Ensure organizational alignment to all board-approved financial and business operations policies to reduce the Foundation’s audit risk and increase the donor base’s trust in the Foundation● Provide key thought leadership and counsel to the Foundation’s Executive Director by connecting the day-to-day work of the Foundation to the strategic goals, mission and vision of the organization.● Serve as a trusted source of information and decision-making related to Foundation activities for the Board of Directors, external partners, donors and vendors.● Rated “Role Model” in Leadership, Compliance & Integrity, Communication and CollegialityAccomplishments: Increase in annual revenue from $2,500,000 in FY2020 to $3,500,000 in FY2021 despite challenges created by COVID-19 pandemic; FY20 audit report with no findings; Digitized system for business and financial operations to meet challenges created by full-time remote work; Database health screening score improved from C+ in FY19 to A- in FY21.

● In a start-up environment, created processes and procedures to establish operational efficiency including an annual operating plan, performance standards, budget tracking tools and business operations policies● Strengthen the engagement of a newly empaneled Board of Directors by creating a job description, committee charters, contribution reports, agenda/meeting minute templates and recruiting/vetting/onboarding process.● Project managed the RFP process to identify a new banking partner, including developing the call for applications, interview questions, and convening a selection panel, which resulted in lower annual fees and reduced audit risk. ● Established a content calendar and employed appropriate communication tools to consistently deliver quality content to alumni, donors, community champions, and prospects.Accomplishments: Achieved the ambitious goals of the first annual Chicago State Foundation Strategic Plan, increasing annual revenue goal from $700,000 in FY2019 to $2,500,000 in FY2020; Systematized and documented board meeting processes including a roles and responsibilities document, contributions and attendance reports; Promoted to Deputy Directory after first annual performance review

Outcomes: A re-designed annual operating plan process and template tailored specifically to the organizational priorities outlined in the Ounce of Prevention Fund’s ambitious 2018-2023 Strategic Plan. Created a protocol and template to speed and improve hiring practices. Designed an Issues-Actions-Decisions tracker to proactively manage priorities for division leadership in Smartsheet .• Oversee the strategic operations of the Educare Learning Network division by constructing an annual work plan, planning division retreats, tracking progress towards goals, crafting a yearly budget narrative and monitoring expenditures, • Employ Smartsheet to project manage multiple operations initiatives including project design, selecting and supervising an Education Pioneer Summer Graduate Fellow annually, hiring new staff and developing a job protocol for and reporting• Proactively advise and support the Executive Director of the Educare Learning Network in program and relationship management by preparing presentations, crafting division-wide, organization-wide, and external communications.• Communicate the successes, challenges, and opportunities of the Educare Learning Network team in reports to the Ounce Board of Directors, and funders; including drafting language for successful grant applications submitted to the Buffett Early Childhood Fund,W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation• Co-lead the organization’s Advancing Racial Equity Task Force• Rated as an Organizational Role Model in “Getting Work Done,” “Adaptability/Flexibility,” and “Organizational Savvy”

Outcomes: More focused grassroots advocacy work with a dramatic increase in email subscriptions, social media followers & engagement, and website views; Stronger network of state and national early learning leaders working to secure new investments for early learning• Operationalized a social media strategy that increased our combined follower count from 1,800 to 6,600 between May, 2012 and October, 2013• Managed Invest In US, an interactive advocacy campaign designed to illustrate the benefits of high quality early learning• Drafted advocacy communications on Head Start, Early Head Start, and the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge

• Assessed Teach For America's support services for teaching alums through interviews and focus groups• Created guidelines for modeling desired behavior on TFANet and in social media• Wrote memos and a consulting report for the Teacher Leadership Initiative; presented to the National Alumni Affairs team in August 2011.• Presented a final report to the National Alumni Affairs team in August 2011.• Attended 5 project management and education policy workshops.

• Managed multiple programs including school open houses, 8th grade placement tests, Vikings Visitor Program, and new student registration.• Developed a strategy for marketing to middle school students and their parents, which featured direct mailing, advertising, and public presentations• Controlled a $7,500 budget • Sat on the President's Staff, assisting in development and alumni office functions