Experience

Digital NEST

• United States
• Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Organizational Effectiveness

  • Jun 2023 - 7 months

  Watsonville, California, United States Lead organization-wide change management programs or initiatives, program related systems planning and implementation. Enhance or accelerate the development of cross departmental collaboration and the evolution of high performance teams, overall. This also includes performing data analyses to support organizational initiatives. To be successful in this role, the Director will have strong project management skills, excellent communication and leadership skills, and experience working… Show more Lead organization-wide change management programs or initiatives, program related systems planning and implementation. Enhance or accelerate the development of cross departmental collaboration and the evolution of high performance teams, overall. This also includes performing data analyses to support organizational initiatives. To be successful in this role, the Director will have strong project management skills, excellent communication and leadership skills, and experience working in a dynamic environment.

• Program Director

  • Jul 2020 - Oct 2023

  Watsonville, California, United States

• Senior People Projects and Leadership Manager

  • Aug 2018 - Jul 2020

  Watsonville, California, United States

• Senior Web and Information Technology Manager

  • Nov 2017 - Aug 2018

  Watsonville, California This year we opened a new site in Salinas and I worked with a small team to start it up, train the instructors and get it up and running. At the same time, I kept my membership up in Watsonville and I worked to refine the Web & Information Technology curriculum to better prepare members for the workforce.

• IT Manager / Web and Information Technology Education Manager

  • Jan 2016 - Nov 2017

  Watsonville, California This year, we moved to a location 3 times the size as the first and serve 3 times more youth - Implemented new equipment tracking tool that reduced the amount of lost equipment by 5 percent - Established a youth volunteer technology management training program and managed 10 youth in the program every 3 months - Developed a consulting business model with the purpose of providing youth with hands-on learning experiences with designing websites, apps and marketing material -… Show more This year, we moved to a location 3 times the size as the first and serve 3 times more youth - Implemented new equipment tracking tool that reduced the amount of lost equipment by 5 percent - Established a youth volunteer technology management training program and managed 10 youth in the program every 3 months - Developed a consulting business model with the purpose of providing youth with hands-on learning experiences with designing websites, apps and marketing material - Created curriculum around the consulting business model to prepare youth to work with clients - Managed the process of creating over 12 websites for local businesses in the community - Managed the technology infrastructure for a space with 10 staff members and over 400 patrons

• Program Manager

  • Oct 2014 - Jan 2016

  Watsonville, CA --Co-created and managed the first tech co-working space for youth in the community. Digital NEST started as an idea in January 2014 and we managed to make it a reality shortly after in November 2014. We opened a pilot space of about 2,000 square feet with the help of the entire community and volunteers. The organization gained recognition from the White House as an exemplary model for creating talent in rural communities and strengthening the workforce. … Show more --Co-created and managed the first tech co-working space for youth in the community. Digital NEST started as an idea in January 2014 and we managed to make it a reality shortly after in November 2014. We opened a pilot space of about 2,000 square feet with the help of the entire community and volunteers. The organization gained recognition from the White House as an exemplary model for creating talent in rural communities and strengthening the workforce. --I was in charge of overseeing over 50 programs in the facility throughout the course of a year. - Designed and implemented educational programs on topics ranging from object oriented programming to video production. - Quality assured programs designed and written by over 30 volunteer instructors - Oversaw program implementation by volunteer instructors - Designed evaluation instruments for implemented programs - Established operations for managing a space that sees about 30 youth per day during the school year and 80 during the summer. - Established educational strategies for a space that is fluid and run mostly by industry professional volunteers. By the following year, we were able to hire more staff and move to a larger location in the heart of the town. I was able to adapt to the constant change and acclimated myself to a new position.



American Institutes for Research

• United States
• Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Assistant

  • Mar 2013 - Jul 2014

  Washington D.C. Metro Area Project Talent -Parse through large data sets and maintain quality and consistency -Support research process in survey design and methodology, data collection Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs -Create content for the Youth Engaged for Change (YE4C), a (www.FindYouthInfo.gov) microsite, and social media platform. -Help improve the social marketing strategy used throughout YE4C’s online presence with the purpose of promoting youth engagement and Pathways for… Show more Project Talent -Parse through large data sets and maintain quality and consistency -Support research process in survey design and methodology, data collection Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs -Create content for the Youth Engaged for Change (YE4C), a (www.FindYouthInfo.gov) microsite, and social media platform. -Help improve the social marketing strategy used throughout YE4C’s online presence with the purpose of promoting youth engagement and Pathways for Youth. -Conduct maintenance on the FindYouthInfo.gov site. Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health Support and assist in the development and dissemination of technical assistance resources and materials. This includes: -Designing publications -Managing maintenance and updating the website -Coordinating and moderating webinars as well as other content sharing modalities. Show less



U.S. Department of Education

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Center for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Intern

  • Sep 2012 - Dec 2012

  Washington, DC -Assessed online presence for main initiative and drafted solutions to make a more cohesive and active online community -Improved engagement by coordinating phone outreach to over 2,000 campuses across the country -Helped organize Together for Tomorrow event for program stakeholders



Everett Program

• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Global Information Internship Program Fellow

  • Sep 2009 - Sep 2012

  -Researched for, wrote and edited several grants to be submitted to local sponsors and national foundations -Corresponded with key partners on all projects and presented updates at weekly meetings -Managed a team for several ongoing projects



Kidpower International

• United States
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Office and Media Intern

  • Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  -Translated material from English to Spanish, including website content and handbooks -Created index and footnotes for a 390-page published book that I helped edit and format -Created some videos -Helped execute and monitor a google ad words strategy that tracked and improved website traffic by linking to targeted landing pages