Experience

Partners in School Innovation

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Program Evaluation

  • Feb 2018 - Present



Stanford University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Strategy Manager

  • Oct 2016 - Jan 2018



Housing Authority of the City and County of San Francisco

• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Strategic Planning Consultant

  • May 2015 - Sep 2016

  • Developed and successfully launched a Five-Year Strategic Plan for the San Francisco Housing Authority (SFHA) in the midst of an organizational change management process. • Supported the Chief Strategic Planning and Budget Officer and other key decision-makers to assess the current state of the organization; its operations, internal/external dynamics, prepared forecasts and presented solutions to achieve growth in key program areas related to affordable housing. • Engaged a coalition of leaders that included, San Francisco Housing Authority staff, City and County agencies, local elected officials, community based organizations, and private developers through a performance analysis to identify strengths and target areas for future growth.



Illinois Department of Health and Family Services, Office of Health Reform Planning & Implementation

• Greater Chicago Area

• Business Operations Analyst

  • Sep 2012 - May 2015

  • Executed reporting to support management and operation of largest health insurer in Illinois. • Assisted teams during business process changes, which included implementing new technologies in order to modernize and better manage operation of the state Medicaid and Medicare programs. • Identified inefficiencies in operation of state health programs and executed solution for remedying. • Utilized Excel and SQL to create a dashboard for implementing and evaluating policies and procedures impacting operation of state Medicaid/Medicare programs and contracted vendors.



Urban Initiatives

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Erikson Fellow

  • Jun 2011 - Oct 2011

  • Assisted in evaluating a billion dollar intervention, the Patient Advocate Medical Home Connection (MHC) program, to determine whether it reduced returns to the Mitchell Emergency Department. • Presented findings from the Patient Advocate MHC program to the UHI management team. • Assisted in evaluating a billion dollar intervention, the Patient Advocate Medical Home Connection (MHC) program, to determine whether it reduced returns to the Mitchell Emergency Department. • Presented findings from the Patient Advocate MHC program to the UHI management team.



Public Works Group

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate

  • Sep 2006 - Jul 2010

  • Directed policy staff at a consulting firm that specializes in applied research and program evaluation, such as facilitating the strategic planning process at the lowest performing schools in California. • Facilitated multi-year evaluations that incorporated analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, including survey analysis, school case studies, and longitudinal evaluation of achievement data. • Authored more than forty reports related to school reform initiatives, which articulated study design purpose and produced cogent recommendations, which were presented to senior management. • Utilized SPSS and Excel to synthesize a variety of data and drafted applicable recommendations for more than thirty schools and/or districts to implement school improvement efforts annually.• Fostered strong relationships with policy officials at the California Department of Education and leading non-profit organizations in order to disseminate information related to state and federal policy.

• Project Assistant

  • Sep 2004 - Sep 2006

  • Utilized SPSS and Excel to synthesize student academic data and drafted applicable recommendations for more than thirty schools and/or districts to implement school improvement efforts annually.



Los Angeles Unified School District

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Youth Program Coordinator

  • Sep 2002 - Jan 2004

  • Managed an after-school program that offered tutoring and team sports for more than 200 children. • Supervised youth and adhered to program protocols for creating a safe space for children. • Managed an after-school program that offered tutoring and team sports for more than 200 children. • Supervised youth and adhered to program protocols for creating a safe space for children.



Boys & Girls Clubs of America

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Instructor

  • Sep 1999 - Sep 2002

  • Arranged and supervised a computer literacy and writer’s workshop for thirty children. • Maintained records on student participation in order to evaluate program effectiveness. • Arranged and supervised a computer literacy and writer’s workshop for thirty children. • Maintained records on student participation in order to evaluate program effectiveness.