Experience

Excel Academy Charter Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Director of Finanace

  • Feb 2023 - Present

• Director of Special Finance and Operations Projects

  • Aug 2019 - Feb 2023

  Financial Management ExperienceDirect annual $40MM budget planning process across 8 planning units and 40+ different budget owners to align financial resources to organizational prioritiesBuild 10-year financial model for 3-entity organization to manage organization's long-term financesManage finances and bank requisition process for $14MM middle school construction project, resulting clean auditImplement new Sage Intacct cloud-based accounting system and integrated Edstruments budget management software to provide faster, clearer and more accessible financial data to budget managersBuild and revise Google Sheets tools to streamline systems and processes, such as overtime pay tracking, staff stipend planning and approvals, and purchase requestsRedesign and direct annual staff turnover process, providing process clarity, better access to information and reduced reliance on emailImplement new online HR onboarding process through the ADP Workforce Now and ADP Cloud platform, reducing manual work and paper-based processesCreate system to draft and distribute offer letters and 10-year salary charts and collect signatures from 200+ staff Operations Management ExperienceDirect launch of new Excel Daycare for staff and manage Daycare Manager to achieve Daycare NPS of 100Coordinate phased re-opening of schools during COVID-19 pandemic Show less

• Operations Department Head

  • Jul 2017 - Jul 2019

  Collaborated to define vision for operations department and set annual department goals and metricsDesigned, coordinated and conducted over 60 hours of professional development for 15-person operations staff, including facilities review, collaborative best-practice sharing and joint problem-solving processes, resulting in valuable knowledge-sharing and improvements in operational quality and efficiency across campusesConceptualized, created, and facilitated 3-day department onboarding process for new Deans of Operations to build skills in the technical components of role Show less

• Dean of Operations

  • Jul 2015 - Jul 2019

  Managed three-person school operations team and design systems to ensure smooth and efficient daily running of the school, including staff scheduling, procurement, transportation, food service, facilities maintenance, data management, technology; school operations consistently rated the top school category on staff surveyOversaw $300K operating budget and lead transition to localized department budgeting; reduced supplies and materials expenditures by 20% without detracting from school programFacilitated transition to 1:1 Chromebooks, new student information system, autocall system, and lunch tracking system improving efficiency for staff and studentsCoordinated onsite interviews and hiring processes for staff applications designed to use the interview to recruit staffPlanned family engagement events such as parent teacher conferences, family visit days, and new family recruitment visits to build stronger family-school relationship and recruit studentsManaged all standardize testing for the school, including leading training of proctors, materials management, and on-the-ground trouble-shooting Show less



Match Education

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Special Projects Director

  • Jan 2015 - Jun 2015

  Created and managed Match Beyond (now Duet) orientation program for 2 cohorts of 20 studentsCoordinated Match Beyond staff and Salesforce consultants to create Salesforce data system and dashboardStreamlined HR employment verification and benefits enrollment process by creating DocuSign process for 140 employeesStreamlined operational systems across schools, including student enrollment paperwork, autocall systems, and student recruitment systems

• High School Executive Director

  • May 2014 - Dec 2014

  Managed Director of School Operations, Dean of Students, and nine teachers to achieve character and academic growthIncreased high school staff use of school-wide behavior system by 150% through improved training and accountabilityDesigned new internal enrichment programming, providing 10 excellent course offerings for 170 students



Education Pioneers

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Summer Fellow

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013



Match Education

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Education Pioneers Summer Fellow

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  Spearheaded evaluation of Match Alumni Program and formulated program and data management strategy to improve outcomes for 240 Match alumni Spearheaded evaluation of Match Alumni Program and formulated program and data management strategy to improve outcomes for 240 Match alumni



Achievement First

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

• Director of Service Learning and Student Life / Math Teacher

  • Aug 2009 - Jul 2012

  Amistad High School Project Management Experience: • Founded and directed Achievement First (AF) Amistad High School service learning program that created leadership opportunities for 240 students through 40 community service events and four ongoing programs • Designed and managed summer service learning internship program to provide service and leadership opportunities for 12 students by collaborating with three local social service organizations • Improved student investment in school community by organizing more than 100 community-building events, redesigning student government, and expanding college ready status program • Managed staff to implement new school physical design plan on a limited budget to improve student environment • Selected to participate in 2011-2012 AF Leadership Fellows as one of sixteen rising leaders at Achievement First Instructional and Curricular Experience: • Developed SAT math curriculum used by three teachers to impact 200 students at Achievement First high schools • Led 70 juniors to a 140-point increase in their mean SAT math scores by teaching differentiated SAT strategies, investing students in the test, tracking mastery and score growth, and building strong relationships with students • Taught algebra to 60 ninth grade algebra students, resulting in the highest algebra math scores in Amistad’s 4-year history Show less



NYC Department of Education

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Math and Urban Planning Instructor

  • Aug 2007 - Jun 2009

  • Exceeded “Significant Gains” benchmark for student achievement in both years of teaching, a feat accomplished by only the top 20% of Teach For America teachers • Raised academic performance through development of new curricula for Senior Seminar in Urban Planning, Statistics, and Engineering courses for 80 students, including an affordable housing project that students presented at MIT • Exceeded “Significant Gains” benchmark for student achievement in both years of teaching, a feat accomplished by only the top 20% of Teach For America teachers • Raised academic performance through development of new curricula for Senior Seminar in Urban Planning, Statistics, and Engineering courses for 80 students, including an affordable housing project that students presented at MIT



Teach For America

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

• 2007 Corps Member

  • Jun 2007 - Jun 2009

  • Mentored four first-year corps members to successful completion of their first year of teaching as TFA School Team Leader • Mentored four first-year corps members to successful completion of their first year of teaching as TFA School Team Leader



MIT@Lawrence

• Cambridge, MA

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2006 - Jun 2007

  • Developed MIT@Lawrence collaborations with MIT departments and Lawrence community groups • Planned two MIT@Lawrence community advisory committee meetings for 30 people and presented thesis research findings • Developed MIT@Lawrence collaborations with MIT departments and Lawrence community groups • Planned two MIT@Lawrence community advisory committee meetings for 30 people and presented thesis research findings



Lawrence CommunityWorks, Inc.

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

• Assistant Planner

  • Feb 2006 - Jul 2006

  • Organized community workshop for 30 residents to create inner-city neighborhood improvement vision • Developed database of 200 properties to assist organization in acquiring land for affordable housing development • Organized community workshop for 30 residents to create inner-city neighborhood improvement vision • Developed database of 200 properties to assist organization in acquiring land for affordable housing development



CTD's Civic Education Project

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Facilitator, Instructor, Teaching Assistant, Assistant Facilitator, Residential Assistant

  • Jun 2005 - Aug 2005

  I have led 11 program with the Civic Education Project, working in various roles. The Civic Leadership Institute (3 week summer program): Instructor (San Francisco, CA - Summer 2009) Teaching Assistant (San Francisco, CA - Summer 2008, Summer 2006) Residential Assistant (Baltimore, MD - Summer 2005) CivicWeek (1 week program): Lead Facilitator (Chicago, IL - Summer 2011, Washington, DC - Summer 2010, New York City - Summer 2009) Assistant Facilitator (New York, NY - Spring 2009, Chicago - Spring 2007, Washington, DC - Summer 2006, New York - Spring 2006) Show less