Chief Administrative Officer

• Nov 2020 - Present

Directly supervise and manage the Clinical Director, Billing Director, Marketing Director, and outside accounting, payroll, legal, and technology teams for a mental health practice focused on serving the LGBTQ+ community. Responsible for strategic planning; planning and implementing financial, legal, operational, marketing and regulatory strategies; continued growth of the practice; cost assessment, budgeting and forecasting; compliance with all legal guidelines; developing procedures and plans; employment and human resources matters, policies and investigations; and marketing and branding of the practice. Show less

Executive Director

• Sep 2020 - Present

Program Director

• Aug 2018 - Sep 2020

General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer

• Feb 2018 - Nov 2020

Advise Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Board of Directors on operational strategy and legal and regulatory risk. Serve as Chief Human Resources Officer, Chief Privacy Officer, Chief Ethics Officer, and Corporate Secretary. Manage all license agreements, regulatory filings, and disclosure documents across six countries. Manage legal, operational, and regulatory compliance. Plan and implement financial, legal, operational, and regulatory strategy. Manage global intellectual property portfolio. Negotiate and draft all vendor, nondisclosure, noncompete, employment, real estate, and data privacy agreements. Manage, supervise and analyze all litigation and outside counsel. Supervise all employment and human resource matters, policies, and investigations. Directly manage branding, e-commerce, marketing, compliance, and legal teams. Show less

Corporate Attorney & Co-Chair, Franchising Practice Group

• Jun 2016 - Feb 2018

Advised clients as outside general counsel on a wide range of business and commercial issues, including commercial contracts, employment, social media and technology, corporate governance, finance and mergers and acquisitions. Led negotiation and drafting of asset and stock purchase agreements, real estate transactions and lease agreements, employment and independent contractor agreements and general business agreements. Assisted clients with regulatory and contractual compliance. Reviewed and revised company policies on social media use, website privacy, internet of things and technology. Show less

Principal Attorney

• Jun 2015 - Jun 2016

Represented clients as outside general counsel on a wide range of business and commercial services, including financing, mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions, and human resources and employment issues. • Represented technology consulting firm on $2.3 million asset sale. Drafted and prepared asset purchase agreement, corporate governance documents, employment agreements and transition service agreement. • Acted as outside general counsel to business education and incubation firm. Managed all business transactions and contract negotiations. Advised on financing, governance, employment, intellectual property and privacy issues. Show less

Corporate Associate

• Nov 2012 - Jun 2015

As a member of the Corporate Practice, I advised public and private clients in a broad range of industries and has experience with mergers and acquisitions, private equity and investment transactions, debt and equity securities offerings, corporate governance matters and financing transactions. In addition, I assisted litigators both on complex corporate issues, including compliance investigations, and in the drafting and editing of trial briefs and motions, and I served as contributing author and articles editor for the Jenner & Block Report (Japanese Edition) on legal developments in mergers and acquisitions, Delaware law, and federal securities regulation. Representative transactions of my practice include General Motors Company's $5.5 billion share repurchase; US Foods's $1.4 billion registered exchange offers; Archer Daniels Midland's $1.3 billion sale of its global cocoa business to Olam International Limited; the Swiss-based life science industries supplier Lonza Group's $1.2 billion tender offer for biocides company Arch Chemicals; and several borrower refinancings of lines of credit. Show less

Summer Associate

• May 2011 - Aug 2011

I researched both civil and corporate law issues, such as the enforcement procedures for foreign judgments, stockholder and board duties regarding unsolicited letters of interest and SEC Rule 13e-3, aided in the preparation of a memorandum to Illinois legislators on proposed criminal code legislation, and prepared precedents, ranging from example third party tend offers to secondment agreements, for use in current mergers and acquisitions. I researched both civil and corporate law issues, such as the enforcement procedures for foreign judgments, stockholder and board duties regarding unsolicited letters of interest and SEC Rule 13e-3, aided in the preparation of a memorandum to Illinois legislators on proposed criminal code legislation, and prepared precedents, ranging from example third party tend offers to secondment agreements, for use in current mergers and acquisitions.

Law Clerk

• Jun 2010 - Sep 2010

I researched civil law issues, such as the Uniform Fraudulent Transferences Act, fiduciary responsibilities of corporate officers, and class action attorneys’ fees, drafted summary judgment motions, Illinois rule 2-615 and 2-619 motions to dismiss, and trial briefs, and assisted in the preparation of witnesses for deposition. I researched civil law issues, such as the Uniform Fraudulent Transferences Act, fiduciary responsibilities of corporate officers, and class action attorneys’ fees, drafted summary judgment motions, Illinois rule 2-615 and 2-619 motions to dismiss, and trial briefs, and assisted in the preparation of witnesses for deposition.

High School Teacher - English, Comparative Politics

• Aug 2008 - Jun 2009

I taught an average of 16 Sophomore and Junior classes per week and prepared students to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language examination for entrance to study at colleges and universities in English speaking countries. Additionally, I served as faculty adviser to student organizations and counseled and mentored students on both academic and personal issues I taught an average of 16 Sophomore and Junior classes per week and prepared students to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language examination for entrance to study at colleges and universities in English speaking countries. Additionally, I served as faculty adviser to student organizations and counseled and mentored students on both academic and personal issues

Registrar

• Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

Created and managed patient financial and medical records. Coordinated with physician offices and hospital departments for patient admissions, transfers, and discharges. Reviewed patient insurance information and obtain pre-certification as required by managed care contracts. Ensured compliance with HIPAA, EMTALA, and Medicare Secondary Payer. Created and managed patient financial and medical records. Coordinated with physician offices and hospital departments for patient admissions, transfers, and discharges. Reviewed patient insurance information and obtain pre-certification as required by managed care contracts. Ensured compliance with HIPAA, EMTALA, and Medicare Secondary Payer.

Assistant Office Manager & Registrar

• Aug 2005 - Aug 2008

Developed, implemented, and maintained office policies and procedures for revenue and billing cycles and patient information and admissions. Created and managed patient financial and medical records for patient admissions, transfers, and discharges. Obtained patient vital signs, medical history, and reconciled medications. Reviewed patient insurance information. Managed patient worker compensation claims. Ensured compliance with HIPAA, OSHA, EMTALA, and labor laws. Managed staff. Developed, implemented, and maintained office policies and procedures for revenue and billing cycles and patient information and admissions. Created and managed patient financial and medical records for patient admissions, transfers, and discharges. Obtained patient vital signs, medical history, and reconciled medications. Reviewed patient insurance information. Managed patient worker compensation claims. Ensured compliance with HIPAA, OSHA, EMTALA, and labor laws. Managed staff.