Experience

Ball-Chatham School District

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Substitute Teacher

  • Sep 2023 - Present

  Works as substitute teacher for all positions in grades 7-12. Covers long-term assignments as needed. Works as substitute teacher for all positions in grades 7-12. Covers long-term assignments as needed.



Springfield Public Schools District 186

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Substitute Teacher

  • Feb 2023 - Present

  Serves as substitute teacher in absence of primary teacher. Serves as substitute teacher in absence of primary teacher.



Material

• Technology, Information and Internet

• Associate Director, Insights

  • Mar 2022 - Sep 2022

  Manages client relationships and executes complex, large-scale projects. Responsible for questionnaire development, analysis, and reporting. Manages junior staff. Manages client relationships and executes complex, large-scale projects. Responsible for questionnaire development, analysis, and reporting. Manages junior staff.



GLG

• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engagement Manager

  • Jul 2021 - Mar 2022

  Oversaw survey research for key accounts by providing strategy, growing accounts, and implementing sound methodologies. Managed employees and conducted trainings on survey methodology. Proactively developed new business by cultivating new users and onboarding clients. Key wins: Turned small, difficult accounts into key accounts for firm; Managed large legacy accounts leading to significant growth; improved research literacy of segment.

• Project Specialist

  • Aug 2019 - Jul 2021



University of Illinois Springfield

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Research Manager

  • Apr 2018 - Aug 2019

  Managed an AASRO accredited survey research office and served as PI and/or director on prominent studies. Served as survey research expert at university. Oversaw several multiyear projects for state agencies, private foundations, public relations firms, and lobbying organizations. Managed a staff of 40+ employees. Wrote reports, drafted proposals, and oversaw budgeting of the office. Developed mixed-method project proposals including a large focus group project for area hospitals. Key… Show more Managed an AASRO accredited survey research office and served as PI and/or director on prominent studies. Served as survey research expert at university. Oversaw several multiyear projects for state agencies, private foundations, public relations firms, and lobbying organizations. Managed a staff of 40+ employees. Wrote reports, drafted proposals, and oversaw budgeting of the office. Developed mixed-method project proposals including a large focus group project for area hospitals. Key wins include running the office at a budget surplus and receiving significant press for the inaugural Illinois Issues Survey. Show less Managed an AASRO accredited survey research office and served as PI and/or director on prominent studies. Served as survey research expert at university. Oversaw several multiyear projects for state agencies, private foundations, public relations firms, and lobbying organizations. Managed a staff of 40+ employees. Wrote reports, drafted proposals, and oversaw budgeting of the office. Developed mixed-method project proposals including a large focus group project for area hospitals. Key… Show more Managed an AASRO accredited survey research office and served as PI and/or director on prominent studies. Served as survey research expert at university. Oversaw several multiyear projects for state agencies, private foundations, public relations firms, and lobbying organizations. Managed a staff of 40+ employees. Wrote reports, drafted proposals, and oversaw budgeting of the office. Developed mixed-method project proposals including a large focus group project for area hospitals. Key wins include running the office at a budget surplus and receiving significant press for the inaugural Illinois Issues Survey. Show less



Wayne State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Nov 2017 - Mar 2018

  Primarily worked as an evaluator for Early On, Michigan’s early intervention program for children birth to three years of age. Worked closely with Michigan Department of Education (MDE) and other stakeholders to prepare technical reports. Conducted appropriate statistical tests and managed Early On data. Contributed research expertise to a large-scale survey of parents and guardians of children in special education programs also for MDE. Primarily worked as an evaluator for Early On, Michigan’s early intervention program for children birth to three years of age. Worked closely with Michigan Department of Education (MDE) and other stakeholders to prepare technical reports. Conducted appropriate statistical tests and managed Early On data. Contributed research expertise to a large-scale survey of parents and guardians of children in special education programs also for MDE.

• Interim Director, Survey Research Office

  • Jan 2017 - Nov 2017

• Research Manager, Survey Research Office

  • Jan 2015 - Nov 2017


Sangamon County
• United States
• Staff Consultant

  • Jul 2014 - Jan 2015
• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Jun 2013 - May 2014

  Worked to develop survey instruments for clients, provided data analysis and wrote report narratives, supervised student workers in the research lab, presented a conference paper, entitled, "The Need for Community Gardens by Demographics" at the 2013 Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research (MAPOR) Conference, developed competency in the statistical software package SPSS and the Geographic Information Systems software ArcGIS. Worked to develop survey instruments for clients, provided data analysis and wrote report narratives, supervised student workers in the research lab, presented a conference paper, entitled, "The Need for Community Gardens by Demographics" at the 2013 Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research (MAPOR) Conference, developed competency in the statistical software package SPSS and the Geographic Information Systems software ArcGIS.


Springfield Public School District 186
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee
• Substitute Teacher

  • Mar 2012 - May 2013