Experience

Harvard Carr Center for Human Rights Policy

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Feb 2023 - Present

  • Assisting the development of a new strategic vision with the Faculty Director and members of the advisory board, which includes an emphasis on fundraising strategy. • Overseeing the operations of the Center including managing the budget and finance, human resources, event development and production, fellowship processing, and communications. • Collaborating with other Centers across the Kennedy School on high-impact events covering current events, including the “Spotlight Series on Afghanistan.” • Managing relationships with donors and board members through calls and meetings and the upcoming advisory board trip to Birmingham and Montgomery, Alabama, and helping the Faculty Director onboard three new board members. • Managing the fellowship programs and developing relationships with Carr Center faculty and other key stakeholders across the Kennedy School. • Managing six full time staff members. Show less



Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Director of Communications & Development

  • Nov 2021 - Jun 2023

  • Established a new contributing External Advisory Board and drove growth of the Center’s annual operating budget from $2M to $7M+ on a combination of current-use and sponsored funds, leveraging an annual fundraising budget of $50,000.• Raised nearly $500,000 in gifts via direct solicitation from our donors and board members to date in FY23.• Member of the Leadership Team for the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics and manage a team of four reports and assorted interns as needed.• Manage the visual identity, external communications, and media presence of the Center for Ethics, partner with the Office of Communications to connect faculty and fellows with media outlets and maintain a successful external presence with an annual communications budget of $4,000.• Strengthened the Center’s position within the university by building strong collaborations with colleagues at the Kennedy School, Medical School, Business School, Law School, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, T. H. Chan School of Public Health, and Graduate School of Education. • Record of high impact partnerships with Center faculty affiliates, including the launch of a new international ethics center in Cameroon.• Support the writing of fellow and faculty grant applications; co-produce Center grant applications for specific projects. • Interviewer or hiring manager in over a dozen successful staff hires from entry level through leadership, taking a formative role in employee onboarding, mentorship, and professional development for staff at the Center. • Led a Center renaming in 2021 and a full brand refresh for the Center, including new logo and website.• Produce all Center publications including fellow profiles, white papers, annual reports, Center brochures, and select Director’s communications. • Doubled event attendance by leveraging relationships with partners across the university. Show less

• Manager of Communications and Development - Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics

  • Jul 2015 - Dec 2021

  In concert with the Faculty Director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, I cultivate and strengthen existing development relationships while establishing new opportunities and connections for future support from individuals and foundations. I am responsible for developing the strategic direction, promotion, implementation, expansion and assessment of all philanthropic avenues to increase charitable support and organizational awareness; building, implementing, and growing a comprehensive fundraising program; and establishing strong relationships with stakeholders at the University and beyond. I have helped the Center grow from a $2M operating budget to a $5M operating budget, establish a new contributing External Advisory Board, and build out an infrastructure for raising donations from individual donors. I also manage the complete communications strategy for the Center for Ethics, which includes the design and creation of all internal and external communications, graphic design, and executing the social media strategy in order to maximize awareness of our programming. In 2017 I led a full brand refresh for the Center, culminating in a redesigned website and printed materials that have raised our profile across campus. Show less



Harvard University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Managing Editor

  • Jul 2015 - Sep 2016

  Coordinated production of Transforming Anthropology, the flagship journal for the Association of Black Anthropologists, from submission to publication; Managed social media marketing for the journal to generate subscriber interaction; Recruited and managed team of five graduate student interns; Managed and supported production of the journal’s website and affiliated podcast; Solicited submissions from prospective authors

• Administrative Fellow

  • Jul 2015 - Jun 2016

  2015-2016 AFP Fellow



Harvard University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• ABD

  • Aug 2007 - May 2015

  - Designed and implemented multi-year archival research project culminating in dissertation on the Cuban Children's Program- Implemented small-scope research projects- Built reputation for expertise in childhood studies and 20th century U.S. history.

• Administrative Assistant, Charles Warren Center Global American Studies Symposium

  • Jun 2014 - Nov 2014

  - Organized conference panels for American Studies one-day conference- Identified and recommended co-sponsorship opportunities for symposium- Drafted conference schedule for optimal conference flow

• Administrator, 20th Century Dissertation Group

  • May 2011 - May 2012

  - Responsible for all scheduling and facilitating monthly academic workshop- Solicited and distributed peer papers for review- Coordinated peer reviews and comments

• Teaching Fellow

  • Sep 2009 - May 2012

  - Designed and implemented weekly discussion sections for 7 different undergraduate courses in the departments of Art History, History, the Program in General Education, and the Women and Gender Studies Program- Established relationships with nonprofit employers to create internship opportunities for students in a creative social work course in African and African American Studies- Evaluated student work and advised approximately 180 students in the classroom- Assisted faculty with course design and curriculum development, - Received three prestigious Derek Bok Center Certificate of Distinction in Teaching awards because of excellent student evaluations Show less

• Course Assistant, American Studies Colloquium

  • Aug 2010 - Dec 2010

  - Collaborated with professor on course design and administration- Managed course programming and solved course-related issues as they arose- Coordinated schedules and provided oversight on course budget for the transportation and housing needs of visiting lecturers- Scheduled and facilitated lunch events with students and visiting lecturers

• Library Coordinator, Dan Aaron Library

  • Feb 2008 - Feb 2009

  - Catalogued new library acquisitions- Organized and categorized texts- Created digital card catalogue for the library



Tufts University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

  - Designed and taught a seminar on 20th century childhood studies at the Experimental College to Tufts undergraduates - Developed innovative learning opportunities, including an optional creative final project in which students were able to produce short films, songs, paintings, and other art - Evaluated student work and facilitated class discussions - Assessed student achievement and advised student academic development - Designed and taught a seminar on 20th century childhood studies at the Experimental College to Tufts undergraduates - Developed innovative learning opportunities, including an optional creative final project in which students were able to produce short films, songs, paintings, and other art - Evaluated student work and facilitated class discussions - Assessed student achievement and advised student academic development



Thornwillow Press

• New York, NY

• Associate Director of Marketing

  • Aug 2003 - May 2004

  - Coordinated and facilitated the marketing efforts of small fine book press/fine stationery company - Maintained relationships with vendors, private collectors, public collecting institutions, and print media advertising - Established relationships with press and new vendors - Assisted in redesign of company website and creation of online store - Coordinated and facilitated the marketing efforts of small fine book press/fine stationery company - Maintained relationships with vendors, private collectors, public collecting institutions, and print media advertising - Established relationships with press and new vendors - Assisted in redesign of company website and creation of online store