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United States

• Lead team in planning and execution of research initiatives focused on representation of marginalized groups in children’s media; themes include: race and ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, females, and individuals with disabilities.

·​ Lead and contribute to collaborations around content policy, strategy, and development for kids & families.·​ Collaborate with leadership to define and deliver on initiatives focused on maintaining and growing key partnerships, content strategy, and product enhancements. This includes leading and contributing to brainstorming sessions, drafting proposals, and creating presentations for internal and external stakeholders.·​ Lead teams responsible for managing B2B partnership, focused on content moderation, that has continued to result in expanded business opportunities and revenue growth. ·​ Oversee 140+ team members.·​ Serve as product owner for short-form video feature on Sensical (free kids' streaming app) mobile app. Partnered across teams to develop and launch on iOS and Android with limited resources.

·​ Collaborated across teams to create guidelines and frameworks related to policy, strategy, and content development for kids and teens. ·​ Developed and led virtual workshop series focused on best practices for short-form content development for kids & families.·​ Worked with content creators and editors to produce engaging short-form cross-platform video content. Handled licensing agreements for content distribution across various platforms and socials.·​ Managed 120+ part-time contract employees (content moderation team, developers, and video editors) to effectively deliver on partnership and company KPIs.·​ Developed training resources and led training calls to ensure team's accurate application of internal and partner trust & safety policies.·​ Introduced cost-benefit analysis and assessment processes to streamline operational workflows.·​ Defined product roadmap and led development of innovative vertical video mobile application feature on Sensical.·​ Reviewed marketing emails, and worked closely with marketing team to define social media strategy.

·​ Fulfilled existing managerial role while taking on additional leadership responsibilities during supervisor's maternity leave.·​ Produced an Implicit Bias training video to promote cultural competence and awareness among review team.

Greater Chicago Area

·​ Led development of comprehensive Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) framework for national elementary math program (K-5 Reveal Math). Managed highly efficient implementation process that included leading 30+ internal team members, freelancers, and vendors. Served on cross-functional team guiding strategic planning for integrating SEL across products and disciplines. Contributed to development of additional SEL resources (Virtual Care Package).·​ Managed editorial style guide (adhering to Chicago Manual of Style), and developed content based on user-centered design principles. Created prototypes, manuscripts, and pre-production designs for interactive digital components, short-form animations, and print materials. ·​ As a member of McGraw Hill’s School Equity Council, contributed to development of sustainable action plans and an external Equity Advisory Board to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Greater Chicago Area

New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

·​ ​Researched, edited, and generated content for newsletters and educational resources for educators and families; topics included adverse childhood experiences, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and military family transitions.·​ Facilitated distribution of resources of multi-platform outreach initiative reaching millions of children and families at the local and national levels. ·​ ​Gained experience in project management, research, and content development processes for educational children's media.

Greater New York City Area

·​ ​Designed and conducted research study assessing children’s cognitive stimulation and engagement in preschool television program. Examined children’s perceptions of school and classroom engagement and their implications for curriculum design. Assessed toddler and elementary aged children’s domain development.·​ ​Designed and led developmentally appropriate lessons in infant-toddler, kindergarten, and 2nd grade classroom settings, including an integrated collaborative teaching environment. Lessons were informed by play-based pedagogies, addressed CCSS, and helped children achieve IEP goals. ·​ ​Worked one-on-one with children with disabilities and designed lessons with differentiated instructional elements to create equitable and inclusive classroom environments.

Greater New York City Area

·​ ​Assisted in planning and implementing curriculum centered around fostering social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development for 20+ children ages 3–4 yrs.

Orange County, California Area

·​ ​Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop and launch the RED Educational Program, then served as program manager.·​ ​Contributed to development of the “Shot on RED” Student Film Festival that received 300+ submissions. ·​ ​Facilitated activities at REDucation (production and post-production training courses) and Camp RED (video production camp for kids). ·​ ​Provided service and support for over 800 client accounts.

Orange County, California Area

·​ ​Assisted in research study investigating competence in an online social environment.

Orange County, California Area

·​ Cared for and taught children ages 2–5 yrs at Children's Center (preschool) at UC Irvine.

M.A. In Curriculum And Teaching, Early Childhood Education And Special Education

Studies focused on play-based pedagogies and designing engaging, developmentally appropriate, and equitable educational content.

B.A. In Humanities And Arts, Film & Media Studies And Video Production

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi FraternityMinors in Educational Studies and Political Science