Experience

Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Housing Program Manager

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  I am responsible for the development and implementation of a comprehensive housing program to help meet the needs for affordable housing in the Central Shenandoah region. I research and analyze community needs as they relate to housing, coordinate available resources, and develop new programs and strategies for addressing our region's housing needs. Highlights include: - Launching a regional housing program from the ground-up. I am responsible for the administration of a 3-year, $2 million grant to provide gap funding to affordable housing developers toward the development of new, affordable units. This program will help bring 60 new units of affordable housing to our region.- Compiling, analyzing, and presenting original data research on regional housing trends, and presenting those findings to housing stakeholders across the region. - Experience in convening and facilitating conversations among diverse stakeholders with varied interests to align around common housing goals.- Administer the CSPDC's First Time Homebuyers Down Payment Assistance Program, which provides down payment and closing cost assistance to moderate-to-low income homebuyers. - In-depth experience in grant writing and management. Show less

• Regional Planner

  • Jun 2021 - Oct 2021

  Provided planning services for our member local governments over a wide range of services areas including economic development, transportation, environmental, housing, and community development. Notable accomplishments include:- Created the CSPDC's Stormwater Management Best Practices Toolkit. Developed model language for comprehensive plan inclusion of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan.- Took a lead role in several grant writing opportunities.- Analyzed and presenting detailed housing data to the region's housing stakeholders.- Took a lead role in content creation and presentation/report design for several published reports.- Providing data collection and analysis to update the CSPDC's Regional Data Center, investments reports, and other annual reports. Show less



University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student Admissions Coordinator

  • Oct 2019 - May 2021

  Assisted the Program Coordinator in the planning and implementation of the annual Open House, guiding the admissions decisions process and preparing the admissions committee, and other administrative tasks. Gained experience using Qualtrics surveying tools as a method of data collection for the admissions process. Prepared original materials for distribution to prospective students, admissions committee, and faculty. Recruited current DCRP students to participate in admissions process and Open House event. Show less

• Master's Candidate

  • Aug 2019 - May 2021

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2020 - Feb 2021

  During the Fall 2020 Semester, I joined a UNC research team that examined the response to the COVID-19 by a network of federally funded manufacturing extension centers in the United States. The project identified centers that used state or federal support to amplify strategic goals (such as improving working conditions, innovation, etc.) at small and medium sized manufacturing firms. The research helped inform how services were delivered to enhance manufacturing resilience and worker livelihoods. My contribution culminated in a profile package that documented the response to COVID for manufacturing extension centers in each state. Show less



Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation - Maryland

• United States
• Economic Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Summer Fellow

  • Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  Performed independent research that investigated the economic utility of impact taxes to fund school overcrowding in Montgomery County, Maryland and presented research to Montgomery County Council. Assisted MCEDC in a number of organizational initiatives related to COVID-19 resilience and recovery. • Assisted with the creation of a database to be used in a 2-3 year longitudinal survey that will track the impacts of COVID-19 on small businesses in Montgomery County. • Performed market research to identify and target retail corridors. • Presented original research on sustainable alternatives to impact tax premiums to County Council and submitted original report for council consideration. Show less



Community Housing Partners

• United States
• Real Estate
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Resident Services Coordinator

  • Jun 2017 - Apr 2019

  As Resident Services Coordinator, I was responsible for the creation, implementation and coordination of resident services delivery available to children, families, elderly individuals, and residents with disabilities of CHP multi-family properties. I coordinated across two properties in Charlottesville, Virginia. I actively built and maintained partnerships with community agencies, universities, government, business and community leaders, and communities of faith to ensure CHP's clients' access to beneficial support and services, such as eviction prevention, food access, career services, and youth programming. I was responsible for maintaining data on program activities and outcomes as well as on-time reporting to grantors and funding sources. Show less



City Schoolyard Garden

• Charlottesville, Virginia Area

• Intern

  • Aug 2016 - Apr 2017

  At City Schoolyard Garden (now Cultivate Charlottesville), I assisted the Executive Director with a variety of administrative tasks including database entry, communication, donor outreach, after-school garden clubs, garden work days, and more. I also took a role in writing a summary report for program outcomes for the 2015-2016 school year. I took a leadership role in helping the organization write their monthly newsletter by writing columns and interviewing for stories. At City Schoolyard Garden (now Cultivate Charlottesville), I assisted the Executive Director with a variety of administrative tasks including database entry, communication, donor outreach, after-school garden clubs, garden work days, and more. I also took a role in writing a summary report for program outcomes for the 2015-2016 school year. I took a leadership role in helping the organization write their monthly newsletter by writing columns and interviewing for stories.



Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund

• Natural Bridge, VA

• Intern

  • May 2015 - Aug 2015

  During my summer at VCLF I served as part of a coal consultant team that provided environmental compliance consulting for a major coal corporation with operations in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Alabama, and Tennessee. I performed site visits and environmental compliance analyses as part of this effort. I also assisted with creating a biomass proposal at Natural Bridge Park to eliminate its carbon footprint, and helped lead an initiative to restore the former Natural Bridge Wax Museum into a Discovery Center as a location for climate change education. Show less



Kissito Healthcare

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Intern

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  As an intern for the President of Kissito Healthcare during summer of 2014, I assisted on several special projects, providing research and presentation support, coorindated with several state government offices throughout Virginia, helped to organize and execute program initiatives, and assisted with any other work that was needed in the office. I gained experience in research and Freedom of Information Act requests, Excel, Publisher, and how to perform basic office tasks such as creating presentations and booklets. Show less