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New York, New York, United States

Achieved 110% Attainment in FY24, Nonprofit DIBS Lead

New York, New York, United States

Advise LinkedIn's nonprofit partners on how to best leverage LinkedIn's tools to achieve their missions.Achieved 139% Attainment in FY22Achieved 102% Attainment in FY23, promoted to EnterpriseNonprofit DIBS Lead

New York City Metropolitan Area

Promoted to manage high school and college partnerships, data workflow, and overall program results. Coached 6 direct reports and led 14-person team. Served as regional team lead for New York chapter, owning fee-for-service revenue (4.5M), program growth (17x), and student outcomes (highest college enrollment + persistence across org).

Greater New York City Area

Promoted to lead and coach partnerships team of 3, continuing to own portfolio of largest school accounts. Developed training modules that served as proof of concept for org-wide roll out of expanded offerings to school partners. Secured multi-year partnerships with the NYC DOE and NYSED.

Greater New York City Area

OneGoal is a national non-profit that works to get low-income, first-generation high school students to and through college. I launched partnership and sales functions for OneGoal’s third region as Founding Director of School Partnerships in nation's largest school district. Tripled number of school partners, grew number of students served by 5x, and set.

Greater Nashville Area, TN

As graduate student, selected for competitive Education Leadership Fellowship to work with elected school board member Elissa Kim, drafting policy proposals and owning digital communications to constituents.

Nashville, TN

Increased family engagement amongst diverse population at local charter school by collaborating across teams to create opportunities for parental involvement and connect families to community organizations.

Greater New York City Area

Consulted for education advocacy organization focused on teacher tenure reform. Ranked states by potential for reform, conducted due diligence, and drafted white papers, resulting in launch of New Jersey and Minnesota Supreme Court cases.

Nashville, TN

Applied learnings while earning a Master's Degree in Ed. Policy by working with TN State Edu Dept. to create strategies and actions for absenteeism, school choice, and extended learning time for Tennessee Commissioner of Education’s four-year strategic plan. Led to state-wide revised definition of chronic absenteeism.

Nashville, TN

As graduate student, researched and authored “Starting Strong: Best Practices in Starting a Charter School,” a nationally circulated report commissioned by the Georgia State Charter Schools Commission and featured as a chapter in The Charter School Principal: Nuanced Descriptions of Leadership (Bickmore, 2017).

Greater New York City Area

One of 450 Fellows selected from 7,000 top graduate students for summer fellowship. Networked with leaders in education sector, participated in extensive professional development, and worked in NYC DOE's Office of Teacher Effectiveness cataloguing best practices and coordinating city-wide professional development events.

New Orleans, LA

Stayed on as classroom teacher after Teach for America commitment, designing and executing 4th grade reading curriculum and achieving the highest state test scores among all testing grades and departments. More importantly, helped students fall in love with reading and founded + coached after school flag-football league.

New Orleans, LA

Launched my career in the most meaningful way I could have ever imagined, working with special education students and teaching 6th grade writing at Emily C. Watkins Elementary in LaPlace, LA. Students grew an average of 1.7 years in reading level.

Greater Nashville Area, TN

During college, applied my learnings as freelance writer, publishing 20+ articles in nationally circulated magazines

Master'S Degree, Public Policy In Education, Cum Laude

Ba, English And American History, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: General Activities Board (Co-President), Sigma Alpha Epsilon (Secretary)