Experience

Pozen Family Center for Human Rights at the University of Chicago

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Deputy Director

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  ● Oversees and manages program operations and administrative functions. ● Directs the daily operations including finance, fundraising, marketing, communications, and human resources. ● Initiated the development of a strategic budget and program plans to support the Center’s mission and vision. ● Establishes organizational benchmarks and program outcomes to align with strategic objectives. ● Provides strategic leadership for the Center and serves as a liaison to academic departments, professional organizations, and administrative units of the University. Show less



Maryville

• United States

• Director of Strategic Performance

  • May 2019 - Jan 2022

  ● Directs the evaluation, impact, and learning systems for a human service organization with an operating budget of over $34,000,000. ● Innovated and develops evaluation framework focused on program implementation and outcomes, leading to enhanced data tracking and reporting functionalities. ● Spearheads organization’s data-focused program development and management systems for multiple child welfare and social service programs. ● Leads organization's accreditation efforts through the Council on Accreditation. Achieved organization's first expedited accreditation in 2021. ● Supervises staff in the oversight and management of performance and quality improvement activities Show less



Loyola University Chicago School of Law

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate Director, Center for the Human Rights of Children

  • May 2015 - 2019

  ● Develops and oversees educational programming that reached over 1,000 university and community members. ● Facilitates community collaboration that engages over 150 service providers, advocates, researchers, public officials, and community members. ● Co-Principal Investigator for a qualitative research study examining the service needs of unaccompanied migrant children and relevant services in the Chicago metropolitan area. ● Develops strategic university and community partnerships. ● Supervises staff and students. ● Teaches bachelor’s and master’s level courses at the Loyola School of Social Work focusing on social policy and community practice. Show less



Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago

• Assistant Vice President, Community Program Development

  • Sep 2014 - May 2015

  ● Oversaw the research, writing, tracking, stewardship, and reporting of grants to external funders that totaled over $12 million annually. ● Spearheaded program development and sponsor-related development for a range of planning initiatives and special projects. ● Developed and oversaw implementation of effective strategies to increase the capacity of partner agencies to secure grant revenue. ● Supervised grant and program development staff. ● Collaborated with staff to administer internal grant-making entities. Show less



Youth Service Project

• United States
• Strategic Management Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Executive Director

  • Mar 2012 - Sep 2014

  ● Oversaw programming for a nonprofit organization with an operating budget of over $1,500,000. ● Spearheaded organization’s data-focused program development and management systems for multiple programs that served over 500 youth annually. ● Coordinated the organization’s strategic planning initiatives. ● Supervised program managers and direct service staff. ● Developed and fostered community strategic partnerships. ● Second-in-command after Executive Director. ● Collaboratively led community stakeholders in strategy building relevant to community safety, stability, and youth development in Humboldt Park. ● Secured over $200,000 in new resources and revenue. Show less



Chicago Child Care Society

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

• Director of Research, Evalutation and Quality Improvement

  • Oct 2005 - Mar 2012

  ● Directed the performance and quality improvement processes for a nonprofit organization with an operating budget of over $5,000,000. ● Spearheaded organization’s data-focused program development and management systems for multiple social service programs that served over 1000 individuals and families annually. ● Led organization’s successful accreditation efforts through the Council on Accreditation in 2007 and 2011. ● Supervised staff and masters-level student interns. ● Developed the organization’s Risk Management Plan. Show less



Cook County Office of the Public Guardian

• Assistant Public Guardian

  • Aug 2000 - Sep 2002

  • Attorney and guardian ad litem for children in Illinois' child welfare system. • Advocated for clients in bench trials and administrative hearings. • Provided legal advice and counseled children in foster care. • Advocated for children in obtaining mental health and social services. • Conducted legal research and analysis. • Maintained caseload of 150 children. • Attorney and guardian ad litem for children in Illinois' child welfare system. • Advocated for clients in bench trials and administrative hearings. • Provided legal advice and counseled children in foster care. • Advocated for children in obtaining mental health and social services. • Conducted legal research and analysis. • Maintained caseload of 150 children.