Experience

Prosperity Connection in St. Louis

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of St. Louis Builds Credit

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  St. Louis, MO -Secured and managed $610,000 in grants for St. Louis Builds Credit initiative. -Recruited Steering Committee partners for a citywide initiative to decrease the racial credit score gap in St. Louis -Collaborated with Steering Committee partners to develop shared goals, target population, governance structure, and work plan objectives -Drives Steering Committee and Working Groups to ensure initiative’s objectives and community-level goals are met -Oversees credit building programming… Show more -Secured and managed $610,000 in grants for St. Louis Builds Credit initiative. -Recruited Steering Committee partners for a citywide initiative to decrease the racial credit score gap in St. Louis -Collaborated with Steering Committee partners to develop shared goals, target population, governance structure, and work plan objectives -Drives Steering Committee and Working Groups to ensure initiative’s objectives and community-level goals are met -Oversees credit building programming co-hosted with community-based organizations and financial institutions

• Program Manager, St. Louis Builds Credit

  • Jul 2019 - Jan 2022

  St. Louis, MO -Established organization’s volunteer program. Designed processes for screening, training, and managing volunteers. Built an online training platform to provide credit education and coaching training to volunteers and staff. -Revamped curricula for four personal finances classes that are offered monthly. -Led an ad hoc team to develop an onboarding program for new staff

• Financial Education Coach

  • May 2018 - Jul 2019

  St. Louis, MO -Provided individual financial coaching to 40 clients to help them reach their personal finance goals -Implemented financial coaching program in partnership with Tower Grove Neighborhoods CDC applicants and tenants -Facilitated financial education seminars and workshops on topics such as budgeting, credit, and predatory lending -Advanced the facilitation and coordination of programming at the Benton Park location

• Financial Education Intern

  • Jul 2017 - May 2018

  St. Louis, MO -Provided individual financial coaching to help clients reach their personal finance goals -Designed class handouts and financial coaching resource materials -Led planning and preparation for the annual Family Fall Festival community resource event attended by 350 people



Legal Services of Eastern Missouri

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Social Work Intern, Housing Unit

  • Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

  St. Louis, MO -Delivered case management to 7 families experiencing housing-related legal cases -Conducted social assessments and developing goals with clients -Investigated best practices for integrating financial capability into the case management model



Homeless Prenatal Program

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

• Family Case Manager Intern

  • Aug 2015 - Aug 2016

  San Francisco, CA Placement Site through Jesuit Volunteer Corps -Provided intensive case management to families with open Child Welfare cases and experiencing homelessness for multi-year pilot grant -Designed and headed Outreach Case Specialist position, which outreaches to clients upon referral to our program and engages with them to expedite the process of beginning case management with them -Formalized and managed After Care Support, which provides continued support for families who have successfully… Show more Placement Site through Jesuit Volunteer Corps -Provided intensive case management to families with open Child Welfare cases and experiencing homelessness for multi-year pilot grant -Designed and headed Outreach Case Specialist position, which outreaches to clients upon referral to our program and engages with them to expedite the process of beginning case management with them -Formalized and managed After Care Support, which provides continued support for families who have successfully completed the program goals of reunification with their children and obtaining permanent housing -Authored protocol for Outreach and After Care Support that was added to Families Moving Forward’s grant policy and program manual -Conducted housing searches for clients and assisted in Housing Workshops -Scheduled monthly Family Team Meetings with clients and service providers Show less



City and County of Honolulu

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Planner I, Department of Community Services - Community Based Development Division

  • May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Honolulu, HI -Assembled data on the number of people served by DCS-funded homelessness programs -Designed a report in the form of a business card and brochure to be distributed to cabinet members, media, and the public about DCS’ role in supporting programs dealing with homelessness -Produced Risk Analysis spreadsheet to evaluate projects and programs supported by Community Based Development Grant funds



University of Notre Dame

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Research Assistant - Department of Anthropology

  • Jan 2015 - May 2015

  South Bend, Indiana Area -Conducted 9 interviews with coaches and guests at the Center for the Homeless about how the approach to providing services in nonprofit organizations has changed over time -Transcribed and conducted narrative analysis on interviews



Catholic Charities Hawaii

• Summer Intern - Housing Assistance and Referral Programs

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  Honolulu, Hawaii -Assisted with Help Line and walk-in clients, usually with rental assistance -Received and answered an average of 40 calls per day -Worked with clients one-on-one to help them obtain clothing, furniture, and other household items needed



University of Notre Dame Center for Religion and Society

• Sociology Research Assistant

  • Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

  South Bend, Indiana Area Transcribed and analyzed interviews about relations between gender inequality and religion in South Africa to ensure accuracy of records and find information that could effect the outcome of the research



University of Notre Dame

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Service Learning Program - Missionaries of Charity Gift of Mary Shelter

  • May 2013 - Jul 2013

  Memphis, TN -Served in a homeless shelter for women and children for 8 weeks with Notre Dame's Summer Service Learning Program -Maintained the homeless shelter and assisted as camp counselor at a summer camp for children in the neighborhood