Experience

ACH Child & Family Services

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Permanency Specialist

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  • Provided permanent placement to more than 20 abused and neglected children in the foster care system to provide them with loving families, stability, and normalcy. Successfully united 5 children with biological or adoptive parents. • Collaborated with dozens of parents, family members, and legal parties to help children find a permanent, safe place to live. • Identified resources to permanently place children in safe and loving homes via evaluations, records reviews, and communication with parents, family members, and other individuals important to them. • Met with parents to assess risk and safety issues, identify behavior changes necessary to achieve child safety, and refer parents to services needed to reunite them with their children. • Collaborated with the Placement and Treatment Services teams to identify and secure the best possible placements for children in foster care. • Attended and participated in more than a dozen court hearings about children and families, contacted legal parties in the case before hearings, prepared court reports, and testified in court to provide children with safe and loving caregivers. • Completed forms, narratives, and reports to document a written record for each child.



McKinney Roots

• Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Executive Director

  • Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

  • Developed and implemented fundraising strategy to sustainably grow the organization from $25,000 to $250,000 within 3 years to enable it to serve more hungry and food-insecure people in our community. Raised more than $40,000 in four months. • Communicated with the Board of Directors, developed board expansion strategy, and participated in board meetings to promote good governance and oversight of organization. • Planned new administrative and volunteer management systems to cater for projected growth and avoid interruption of operations. • Created and managed budgets, expenditures, and payroll to ensure organization had the resources it needed to fulfill its mission and operate within approved limits. • Developed new partnerships with local businesses and nonprofit organizations to raise our profile, expand our educational programming, and allow us to reach more beneficiaries.



All Hands and Hearts

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Mar 2017 - Nov 2018

  • Helped grow the annual operating budget from $7M to $20M to increase organizational capacity and help more people clean up and rebuild after natural disasters. • Directed 13 simultaneous volunteer-powered disaster response and recovery programs in 5 countries. Set strategy and priorities on which programs to implement, length of time of program, costs of delivery, and risks associated with delivery. • Managed a team of 150 staff members deployed in post-disaster environments across the globe. Kept team safe and productive to maximize the number of people we were able to assist. • Oversaw staffing and training to ensure AHAH was able to meet program commitments around the world. • Ensured organization met reporting and compliance requirements with external donors, partners, and other interested parties to maintain good reputation and encourage continued giving. • Collaborated with other business units to create new hiring, asset management, and communication strategies to keep pace with exponential growth. • Collaborated with Engagement and Partnerships teams to engage donors and seek funding needed to underwrite the costs of programs.



Room to Read

• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Director of Field Operations

  • Apr 2014 - Feb 2017

  • Managed $5M global construction program. Built 250 schools and libraries annually in 8 developing countries on time and on budget to support and supplement our Literacy and Girls' Education programs.• Created and implemented school reconstruction strategy in Nepal following the 2015 Himalayan Earthquake. Helped fundraising team raise $3.5M for reconstruction and developed implementation partnerships with other INGOs to rebuild 62 schools destroyed by the earthquake.• Planned and executed quality control system to monitor Literacy and Girls' Education programs' global supply and delivery chains to improve program design and implementation.• Created internal audit protocols and defined risk appetite for global construction program, resulting in clear, documented expectations for global construction team and fewer material audit findings.• Developed operating processes and procedures to help Room to Read evolve from a $5M organization to a $50M organization to increase the reach and impact of our programs.• Served as Acting Program Director in Room to Read’s Tanzania Country Office. Managed implementation of 5 Room to Read programs in Tanzania and supervised 5 Tanzanian staff members.• Managed 3 USAID-funded projects in Nepal, Tanzania, and Rwanda. Developed standard operating procedures, monitored compliance with government regulations, and provided technical and administrative support to Room to Read staff working on the projects.• Led development of construction program strategy to increase program quality and relevance, resulting in more efficient and effective use of donor funds and organizational resources.• Collaborated with colleagues to develop Literacy program strategy, which became the basis for Room to Read's organizational strategic plan.• Traveled extensively internationally to review program operations, provide technical assistance to in-country teams, and train new program staff.

• Sr. Global Program Officer

  • Apr 2012 - Apr 2014

• Global Program Officer

  • Sep 2006 - Apr 2012



Corporation for National and Community Service

• United States
• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Assistant Program Director, NCCC

  • 2005 - 2006

  • Developed 50 team-based community service projects in 4 states to help communities address areas of need. Collaborated with all stakeholders to coordinate project implementation and solve problems. • Oriented project sponsors to program expectations and inspected project sites to ensure safety, comfort, and efficiency of NCCC teams. • Built strong relationships with public and private organizations, city and county agencies, foundations, non-profit institutions, and Governors’ Volunteer Commissions in 4 states to promote mission and visibility of AmeriCorps programs.



Inclusiv

• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VISTA Program Officer

  • 2004 - 2005

  • Managed $800,000 national AmeriCorps*VISTA Asset-Building project to provide strategic and operational support to low-income credit unions across the country. • Provided program coordination, conflict resolution, monitoring, and oversight for 36 AmeriCorps*VISTA projects and volunteers in 12 states to ensure well-being and efficiency of volunteers. • Collaborated with 4 national nonprofit organizations to create novel project to engage people with disabilities in community service. Won 3-year, $1.5M grant to implement project. • Designed and implemented three-day In-Service Training for 20 VISTA members and 20 supervisors.



Peace Corps

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Peace Corps Volunteer Science Teacher

  • 1999 - 2002

  • Taught 130 secondary school girls Chemistry and Physics for three years in rural Kenya. • Wrote 3 grant proposals to increase capacity of school. Managed construction of new science laboratory, purchase of laboratory equipment, and procurement of 1,600 textbooks. • Designed and implemented process for selection of Kenyan students for U.S. Educational Development for Democracy Initiative scholarship. Enabled more than 150 girls to attend secondary school. • Taught 130 secondary school girls Chemistry and Physics for three years in rural Kenya. • Wrote 3 grant proposals to increase capacity of school. Managed construction of new science laboratory, purchase of laboratory equipment, and procurement of 1,600 textbooks. • Designed and implemented process for selection of Kenyan students for U.S. Educational Development for Democracy Initiative scholarship. Enabled more than 150 girls to attend secondary school.