Experience

Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies

• Philanthropy
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Officer

  • Jul 2022 - Present



Hebrew Public

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Partnerships

  • Sep 2021 - Jun 2022

• Special Advisor, External Relations

  • Jan 2019 - Sep 2021



TALMA - תלמ"א

• Israel
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Deputy Director

  • Mar 2017 - Sep 2021

  Founded as a joint initiative of the Schusterman Family Philanthropies, the Steinhardt Foundation of Israel, and the Israeli Government, TALMA is a leadership development program for teachers & an English-immersion program for low-income Israeli schoolchildren.• Lead and execute TALMA's recruitment and marketing strategy to support ambitious expansion goals and secure top talent thru creative sourcing and rapport with education networks, career hubs, universities & key influencers.• Oversee & engage TALMA's global community of 700+ alumni, 100 mentors, and 200 incoming fellows thru MailChimp campaigns, social media, coffee hours, career coaching; and social/PD/leadership/Jewish/Israel focused programming.• Successfully cultivate relationships with foundations, federations, and donors thru relationship building, content creation (i.e. annual reports, presentations), and data-driven grant-writing, reporting, and pitches.• Raise TALMA's visibility, prestige & impact thru the creation and maintenance of clear and varied communication channels resulting in growth from 60 to 1000 members, 2 to 24 summer municipalities, and 3 year-round programs. Show less

• Director Of Recruiting

  • Sep 2015 - Mar 2017

  • Led the strategy and execution behind TALMA's recruitment and communication initiatives.• Built relationships with recruitment partners such as Teach For America in order to attract top teacher candidates to TALMA's all-expense-paid summer and full year Fellowship programs.• Developed, designed and maintained TALMA's social media handles & website (talmaisrael.com) using knowledge of web development, SEO, and best cross-cultural communication practices.

• TALMA Teaching Fellow

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  • Selected from a competitive pool of Teach For America alumni to spearhead TALMA's Pilot, establishing Jerusalem's first summer English immersion program for low-income Israeli youth.• Benefitted from intensive training and professional development in educational leadership, social entrepreneurship, and innovation while learning from pioneers in the Start-up Nation.



Strategic Education, Inc

• United States
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Senior Business Associate | Strayer@Work | SEI’s Consulting Division

  • Jan 2016 - Jan 2019

  Strayer@Work, SEI’s consulting division, was founded by McKinsey and Disney alums with a focus on identifying and closing critical skill gaps between education and top US employers. • Perform market research, analyze data and lead group problem solving sessions to produce innovative education & training solutions for SEI’s internal teams, acquisitions, and Fortune 1000 clients.• Designed a solution to adapt SEI’s adult coding bootcamp assets into a B2B and B2C youth computer science spinoff in order to diversify Strayer’s portfolio; succeeded, gained a 250k initial investment, and was promoted to lead the resulting start-up, Generation Code.• Generate actionable insights for SEI’s corporate-backed seed fund through deal origination, screening, networking, and due diligence. Show less

• Director Of Operations | Generation Code

  • Jun 2016 - Dec 2018

  • Led the strategy, launch, and day to day operations of Gen Code’s B2C brick and mortar coding Lab in Vienna, VA as well as the B2B school-based pilots; responsible for all hiring, program management, grassroots marketing, and business development.• Awarded leadership of the Gen Code operation with oversight of 3 full-time staff and 50+ part-time instructors to ensure quality program delivery across 3 growing territories spanning school-based programs in the DMV and NYC as well as the original storefront.• Optimize processes and develop scalable systems for instructor recruitment, business development, program delivery, and revenue collection to enable Gen Code to successfully expand. Show less



Feinberg Consulting

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services

• Independent Consultant

  • Jun 2014 - Jan 2016

  Summary: Expanded knowledge of economic & cultural views while serving in paid and unpaid Fellowship and consulting roles with non-profit and for- profit companies in resource-limited settings spanning East Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East. Highlights include: Development Consultant | Gabriel Project Mumbai, Mumbai, India & Remote 1/15-1/16 • Facilitated a successful partnership with GPM & Doctors For You leading to the creation of the first free-of-charge medical clinic in Mumbai, India’s Kalwa slum: The Shravan Health Center; continue to support fundraising efforts. Instructional Designer| Eritrean Women’s Community Center, Tel Aviv, Israel 4/15-7/15 • Collaborated with Amnesty International to create an English as a Second Language curriculum for asylum seekers. Development Consultant | The Pygmy Project, Lake Bunyonyi, Kabale, Uganda 2/15-4/15 • Promoted the efforts of project director Francis through the HungryFoolishDeb platform to raise awareness and create sustainable funding sources for the project. Cross-Cultural Trainer | DFA Intercultural Global Solutions, Mumbai, India 11/14-1/15 • Partnered with the Global Adjustments Intercultural Learning Academy to provide cross-cultural trainings to mid-level employees and international assignees of Fortune 500 companies such as Owens Corning, India. Show less



Gabriel Project Mumbai

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fellow with the JDC Entwine Global Jewish Service Corps

  • Oct 2014 - Jan 2015

  • Collaborated with the Indian NGO REAP & the Israeli NGO Gabriel Project Mumbai to bring an informal education program to underprivileged youth in the Kalwa slum; assisted in program development, delivery, and outreach. • Pursued a curriculum that included workshops on: Social Justice in the Jewish Tradition; Responsible Volunteering; Jewish Communities & The Diaspora; International Development & Global Poverty as well as Spoken Hindi/Marathi. • Collaborated with the Indian NGO REAP & the Israeli NGO Gabriel Project Mumbai to bring an informal education program to underprivileged youth in the Kalwa slum; assisted in program development, delivery, and outreach. • Pursued a curriculum that included workshops on: Social Justice in the Jewish Tradition; Responsible Volunteering; Jewish Communities & The Diaspora; International Development & Global Poverty as well as Spoken Hindi/Marathi.



Teach For America

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• 2012 Teach For America and AmericCorps Corps Member

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2014

  Summary: Selected from a competitive pool of more than 48,000 individuals to join a national teacher corps of recent college graduates and professionals who commit to two years of intensive training while teaching in an under resourced public school. HORNETS NEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER (August 2012- August 2014 Charlotte, North Carolina • Taught higher order thinking skills, global citizenship & character education to multiple blocks of 22-32 students; designed and implemented creative Common Core aligned & data driven lesson plans. • Founded an entrepreneurship course to teach students financial literacy through project based learning culminating in a team of students pitching a business proposal to Warren Buffett as finalists in his Grow Your Own Business Challenge. • Advocated for students by providing after school mentorship and tutoring, creating close relationships with students and families through regular home visits, participation in community events and writing grants that provided students with thousands of dollars in educational resources and pathways to opportunity. Show less



True Care Medical Center

• Miami, Fl

• Patient Care Coordinator

  • May 2010 - Feb 2012

  • Served as a patient ambassador between the medical, pharmaceutical and insurance sectors of the patients' health care; assisted uninsured & underinsured patients in researching affordable solutions. • Managed an in-house dispensary; responsible for purchasing and controlling inventory, dispensing medications, coordinating refills, collecting payments, and maintaining records for audit. • Evaluated the appropriateness and medical need of health care services through regular and effective communication with physicians, insurance companies and MSOs. Show less



Pacific West Fishing, Pty. Ltd.

• Cape Town, South Africa '09-10 and Remote '10-12

• Brand Representative and E-Marketing Consultant

  • Aug 2009 - Feb 2012

  E-MARKETING CONSULTANT (April 2010-February 2012), Remote • Assisted Pacific West in designing e-marketing tools such as promotional sales materials as well as national company newsletters. • Developed a value added e-marketing campaign that features product based recipes and images of plating ideas to inspire chefs to add Pacific West products to their menus. • Revolutionized the way Pacific West achieves product visibility by creating an e-mail database to target hundreds of clients and potential buyers at once as opposed to individual sales calls. BRAND REPRESENTATIVE, (August 2009 - April 2010), Cape Town, South Africa • Oversaw sales of sixteen telesales staff and fourteen sales representatives at two distributors, set sales goals, prepared reports and analyzed sales. • Created incentive programs & challenges for the staff; led to sales tripling those of the year before. • Strengthened client relations and procured new business by increasing product visibility through creation of successful product launches and strategic cook ups for clientele, particularly geared to those catering for the 2010 Soccer World Cup. Show less