Contribute to and lead efforts that yield a diverse pipeline of equity-minded innovators.Design and implement a diligence process that centers equity and results in high-quality, mission-aligned investments.Source, design, and lead an Equity Advisory Board (EAB) that provides timely and critical field insights and perspectives to shape investment strategy.Provide robust coaching to venture leaders and meaningfully contribute to team-wide management assistance efforts.Cultivate, lead, and support opportunities to position NewSchools as an education entrepreneurial thought leader and trusted resource for innovation.

Design and facilitate leadership trainings and seminars focused on digital literacy program and policy development across K12 and higher education spaces. Act as thought partner to doctoral candidates, early-career scholars, and seasoned higher education faculty in shaping, clarifying, and translating their research ideas across multiple channels to ensure broad impact and accessibility. Engage in personalized, substantive, and collaborative editing with clients working on dissertations, manuscripts, articles, op-eds, and fellowship applications.

Contribute to the development and design of a nationally recognized digital citizenship curriculum as an expert advisory panel member. Provide expert feedback on data collection instruments focused on digital citizenship, such as instrument and focus group protocols, observation protocols, and measures of student learning.

Serve as advisor to the Chief of Staff to launch and implement a strategic social media communications plan for EdCentro across LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Partner with the Chief of Staff to design and facilitate virtual convenings focused on educational leadership and digital citizenship for the Latinos for Education network.Engage, cultivate, and manage the EdCentro discussion board by generating personalized weekly content, responding to member inquiries, and highlighting local partner opportunities relevant to Latino/a education leaders.

Led and managed system-level projects that require policy design and development, cross-division collaboration, and change management strategies. Crafted executive communications that reflect the director’s vision and voice across board informatives, briefs, leader messaging, presentations, and talking points for internal and external use. Identified and coordinated opportunities that position the director as a thought leader in the instructional technology space, such as conference keynote invitations, podcasts, op-eds, blogs, magazines and more. Served as the director’s trusted representative in attending and contributing to executive leadership meetings that impact organizational efforts. Translated ideas into comprehensive, research-based organizational reports that inform local, regional, and national instructional technology program development and implementation.Coordinated and facilitated cross-functional working groups to align and integrate instructional technology initiatives and efforts district-wide. Managed the content and production of all multimedia assets to ensure alignment in executive messaging across multiple platforms and for diverse stakeholders, such as board members, school site educators, external partners, and families. Served as liaison on behalf of the director amongst key community partners, board members, senior management, and other stakeholders.Cultivated and managed research-practice partnerships that result in co-authored and/or co-developed media outputs, such as journal articles, white papers, and impact statements.

Researched and analyzed best practices centered on social media education and policy development to inform the Social Media Task Force per Board Member Galatzan’s Preparing Students and Employees for Social Transformations in the Digital Age (Res-075-13/14).Co-developed and authored L.A. Unified’s 1st Social Media Policy for Students (BUL-6399.0) to support district-wide efforts toward digital engagement for all students and staff. Updated LAUSD’s Social Media Policy for Employees and Associated Persons (BUL-5688.0) to include guidelines on using social media for instructional purposes.Partnered with ITD leadership to include stakeholder voice in revising and refining the Responsible Use Policy (BUL-999.13) to serve as an instructional tool in facilitating conversations focused on digital citizenship practices.

Co-founded and co-developed a mobile start up focused on mapping college access assets within the greater Los Angeles community to connect LA youth to the resources they need. Founded through the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab via the CRUNCH Incubator. Start-up selected as 1 of 50 Voto Latino (VLInnovator) Semi-Finalists.

Reviewed, analyzed, and coded qualitative data regarding ethics and student affairs using Nvivo 10 under the direct supervision of Dr. Jonathan O'Brien.

Engaged in qualitative research practices, such as interviews and observations, and managed data sets for a variety of projects from developing digital literacy to assessing the role of technology in college access and success; conducted literature reviews to inform research project design, methodological approach, and analysis; generated reports, blog posts, and manuscripts for publication to communicate with internal and external stakeholders.

Taught a 1-unit, graduate level course focused on developing students' digital literacy and cultivating their digital presence as education leaders; discussed the impact of digital/networked technologies on how we teach, learn and engage with one another; facilitated students' digital skill development by having students learn a new digital tool and demonstrate it via a classroom presentation and activity.

Researched and evaluated a range of online tools, video games, and apps across multiple platforms for possible educational use within the classroom; organized and classified a video game database that would serve as a hub of educational tools and resources.

Implemented uAspire Boston's (formerly ACCESS Boston) first company-wide social media initiative to develop and sustain mentorship relationships between advisors and students; designed social networking content and engagement strategies to increase awareness of uAspire Boston services on a national scale.

Oversaw sponsorship, outreach, and programming efforts for the Latina Empowerment and Development (LEAD) Conference for February 2011; fostered leadership, visibility, and community for underrepresented female minorities through the Latinas Unidas de Harvard organization; provided mentorship and advisement to Latinas Unidas de Harvard members.

Provided college, career, and financial aid advice to low-income families of the Greater Boston community through ASA College Planning (formerly TERI College Access); worked with first-time freshmen and transfer applicants on scholarship applications and financial aid forms.

Researched current literature and focus group findings on morals and ethics within video games and the potential influence on adolescents; provided actionable advice to inform game development for distribution within a mainstream market.

Counseled and mentored students from geographically and culturally diverse backgrounds; supervised students on mandatory and optional activities, excursions, and dormitory floors; provided counseling support to domestic and international students when faced with a problem or illness.

Provided assistance and information in Spanish and English to students, parents, and staff regarding financial aid, career resources, private and public universities, community colleges, and assessment scores; developed and carried out the district’s first Senior Survey online to assess Senior plans after high school graduation and receive feedback regarding our services and support; coordinated on-campus visits, assessment tests, field trips, informative sessions, and school-wide student events.

Provided individualized guidance in discussing each student's objectives and options for undergraduate admissions; assisted each student in identifying “best-fit” colleges according to their strengths, characteristics, and career goals; developed and delivered group lectures on time management, interview strategies, and provided resources for independent college research.

Counseled and mentored students from geographically and culturally diverse backgrounds; supervised international students on mandatory and optional activities, excursions, and dormitory floors; provided counseling support to international students when faced with a problem, illness, or insecurity.

Managed qualitative market research projects involving the Latina/o, Asian, and African-American market on a national scale; analyzed and conceptualized multicultural research data through presentations and reports; maintained budgets and billing for our Fortune 500 clients such as Telemundo, Wells Fargo, and Coca-Cola.