Experience

Noble Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Development Officer

  • Jan 2023 - Present



City Year Chicago

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Managing Director of Development

  • Nov 2020 - Dec 2022



Global Glimpse

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President of Fundraising & Development

  • Mar 2020 - Oct 2020

  It was a privilege to join the Global Glimpse team and support their path forward, through my work leading a small, but mighty fundraising team, in 2020 in the midst of the pandemic. The Global Glimpse community, board leadership, and the GG's team ability to pivot and innovate in the face of continuing uncertainty will continue to ensure that our next generation of young leaders, from all backgrounds, can grow in empathy, agency and global perspective through transformative and engaging virtual and in-person experiences. Show less



Noble Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Development

  • May 2015 - Mar 2020

  As a member of Noble's External Affairs team, my positions over the years have required great flexibility to respond to the growing philanthropic and communication needs of an expanding network of Noble's 17 campuses. While most of my fundraising focuses on foundations, corporations, and individuals, my specialty is government grants, which includes the management of over $19.5 in federal grants. My work includes:•Managing implementation of Noble's federal grants, including a $10.8M grant that was the largest single largest philanthropic gift in Noble's history for many years.•Stewarding relationships with Noble's largest corporate partners•Delivering on $5MM to $7MM in cash annually towards Noble’s budget•Responsible for the oversight of all Noble’s federal, foundation, and corporate grant applications and management of these donor relationships•Project director and lead writer for three Charter School Program grants awarded by the U.S. Department of Education totaling $19.6MM•Steward of corporate relationships with the Chicago Bulls, DRW, PSP Capital Partners, Exelon, Discover Financial and others•Overseeing the management of Noble’s Board of Directors including all meeting preparation, logistics and compliance. Currently acting as Board Clerk•Previously acting as Noble's FOIA Officer Show less

• Grants and Special Projects Manager

  • Nov 2014 - May 2015

  •Managed Noble applications for new school approvals and charter contract amendments with our district authorizer, Chicago Public Schools•Development and upkeep of the network's 21 campus and partner websites, annual report and donor materials•Responsible for the tracking, reporting and compliance of all Noble's active grants

• Development Coordinator

  • Feb 2011 - Nov 2014

  •Developed and managed Noble's charter renewal and expansion applications with our authorizer, which required hundreds of hours of manpower and submission of over 600 documents from 20 schools and departments to meet ongoing deadlines over a 10 month period.•Responsible for a network-wide website redesign project in 2011 for 21 unique sites that came in $30,000 under budget and ahead of schedule, and ongoing website management from 2011 to 2015•Managed the creation of the majority of Noble's grant applications and reports•Created marketing materials including websites, promotional videos, annual reports, and newsletters•Managed various PR and marketing consultants Show less

• Development Associate

  • Feb 2010 - Feb 2011

  •Lead writer and application manager for a Charter School Program grant awarded $10.8 million by the U.S. Department of Education, the largest grant in Noble's history at that time•Responsible for the program management for the Charter School Program grant•Created presentation and marketing materials including websites, promotional videos, annual reports, and newsletters•Managed all gift processing and acknowledge for donations to Noble campuses•Completed research in support of our fundraising efforts•Managed key relationships with major corporate donors (Exelon and the Chicago Bulls)•Stewarded potential donors Show less



Susan Greene & Associates

• Evanston, IL

• Program Associate

  • Oct 2008 - Jan 2010

  As an Associate I worked closely with Susan on federal and state funding opportunities for our clients. This involved extensive demographic, health, and community research and proposal and writing and editing. I continued to consult for SGA on various projects until 2013. • Contributed to a federal grant application that received a perfect score of 100. • Solely responsible for maintenance of the firm's website. • Data collection and management on behalf of clients. • Ran strategic planning sessions. • Managed schedules and general office tasks. • Provided financial and statistical reporting. Show less



U.S. Senator Barack Obama

• Chicago, IL

• Intern

  • Jun 2008 - Aug 2008



The Campus Kitchens Project

• Greater Milwaukee Area

• Program Coordinator - Marquette University

  • Jun 2006 - Dec 2007

  As the sole employee for the Marquette branch, I was responsible for all aspects of the organization including: maintaining relationships with and overseeing food preparation and distribution to partner organizations; building and managing interns and a leadership team of volunteers; program development and implementation; financial and statistical reporting; volunteer recruitment and fundraising. • Coordinated 377 students, who volunteered 3,981 hours to create over 22,500 meals • Increased the number of partner agencies by 50% in one year • Established valuable food recovery (donation) partnerships • Set national record for the largest class of Culinary Job Training graduates • Presented at The Campus Kitchen’s National Conference two years in a row • Developed a new Job Training model introduced in the summer of ’07. –This program earned the Campus Kitchen’s quarterly innovation award and Excellence in Programming Award Show less