Experience

Heat Seek NYC

• Executive Director

  • Jun 2015 - Present

  Greater New York City Area

• Director of Community Outreach

  • Jul 2014 - Jun 2015

  Greater New York City Area Heat Seek NYC is a civic hacking project turned nonprofit tech startup, aimed at keeping the heat on for thousands of New Yorkers each winter. We build affordable, scalable temperature sensors that record accurate temperature readings once an hour in apartments receiving inadequate heat, store the data on our servers, and provide detailed temperature logs for use in housing court. We work with tenant advocates, community organizations, and lawyers, as well as responsible landlords, nonprofit… Show more Heat Seek NYC is a civic hacking project turned nonprofit tech startup, aimed at keeping the heat on for thousands of New Yorkers each winter. We build affordable, scalable temperature sensors that record accurate temperature readings once an hour in apartments receiving inadequate heat, store the data on our servers, and provide detailed temperature logs for use in housing court. We work with tenant advocates, community organizations, and lawyers, as well as responsible landlords, nonprofit housing developers, and government officials to reform the way heating violations are dealt with in New York City. Our mission is to make New York a warmer, safer place to live for all New Yorkers. I currently facilitate all aspects of our sensor distribution by forging partnerships with community organizations and tenant advocates to ensure that our sensors go to the tenants who need them the most. We've partnered with a variety of organizations throughout the five boroughs, including the Urban Justice Center, Pratt Area Community Council, CASA, the Stuy Town-Peter Cooper Village tenants association, Fifth Avenue Committee, Carroll Gardens Association, and many others. In addition to coordinating sensor distribution, I have a hand in our fundraising and development efforts, as well as pursuing fiscal sponsorship and tax exempt status through the IRS to support our newly formed nonprofit.



Center for an Urban Future

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2014 - Aug 2014

  Greater New York City Area The Center for an Urban Future is a NYC-based think tank dedicated to highlighting the critical opportunities and challenges facing New York and other cities, and providing fresh ideas and workable solutions to policymakers. The Center’s primary focus is on growing and diversifying the local economy, expanding economic opportunity and targeting problems facing low-income and working-class neighborhoods. As a graduate research assistant, I spent 8 months conducting interviews, executing… Show more The Center for an Urban Future is a NYC-based think tank dedicated to highlighting the critical opportunities and challenges facing New York and other cities, and providing fresh ideas and workable solutions to policymakers. The Center’s primary focus is on growing and diversifying the local economy, expanding economic opportunity and targeting problems facing low-income and working-class neighborhoods. As a graduate research assistant, I spent 8 months conducting interviews, executing site visits, and analyzing data in support of the "Re-Envisioning New York's Branch Libraries" report. I was actively involved in drafting portions of the final report, as well as providing information for sidebars and data visualizations. Show less



Youth For Understanding

• Belgium
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Admissions Couselor

  • Mar 2011 - Jul 2013

  Washington D.C. Metro Area A non-profit international educational organization with partners in more than 60 different countries, Youth For Understanding is one of the world’s oldest, largest and most respected intercultural exchange programs. More than 250,000 students and their host families have benefited from the support and expertise of YFU. The YFU global network is united by the belief that full cultural immersion is the most effective means to gain the skills needed to thrive in an increasingly multicultural… Show more A non-profit international educational organization with partners in more than 60 different countries, Youth For Understanding is one of the world’s oldest, largest and most respected intercultural exchange programs. More than 250,000 students and their host families have benefited from the support and expertise of YFU. The YFU global network is united by the belief that full cultural immersion is the most effective means to gain the skills needed to thrive in an increasingly multicultural, interconnected and competitive global society. YFU USA helps provide opportunities for students by working in partnership with governments, corporations, foundations, schools and educators worldwide. Through creating global learning opportunities, YFU promotes international understanding and world peace. YFU has been selected to administer more government and corporate scholarships than any other high school exchange organization. As an Admissions Counselor for our Americans Overseas program, I coordinated the full cycle of the application process for approximately 300 high school students and their families, from marketing and outreach, to application facilitation and participant selection, to orientations and departure. I worked closely with corporate and government partners to administer scholarships, and with our overseas YFU partner organizations to facilitate host family and school placements for our students traveling abroad. Show less


Applied Research in Environmental Science
• United States
• Environmental Services
• Post Baccalaureate Researcher

  • Jan 2011 - Jun 2011

Teach for America
• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee
• Corps Member

  • Jun 2010 - Oct 2010