Experience

Arts for Learning Maryland

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Data and Systems Manager

  • Dec 2018 - Present



POL Advisers

• Baltimore, MD

• Principal

  • Jun 2015 - Present

   Founded a consultancy that provides performance, operations and logistics solutions to strengthen the capacity of both for- and non-profit organizations in Baltimore City Metro Area  Currently contracted with ten Judy Centers (nine in Baltimore City and one in PG County), which provides early childhood education and family support programs to the surrounding community, to develop a proprietary relational database which will: o Assist the center to better understand the needs of the families they support and work to better serve them o Facilitate the completion of the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE)’s grant requirements o Provide performance measures / outcomes to ensure that each Judy Center is meeting their goals and objectives o Provide accountability measures to assess which programs are most widely used, most effective, etc. Show less



Maryland Department of Human Services

• United States
• Government Administration
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Program Analyst for the Family Investment Administration

  • Aug 2012 - Oct 2015

   Prepare, monitor and evaluate the performance of BCDSS Family Investment Centers and service providers o Collect, audit and integrate data from various staff and data sources o Develop appropriate performance measurement tools o Analyze data to determine and communicate performance trends and program compliance o Provide data visualization for easy interpretation and understanding o Work with FIA to determine next steps and information needed for key decision points  Provide operational management support o Develop innovative collaborative tools to facilitate cross departmental coordination o Document processes and workflows and evaluate to identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness  Collaborate with stakeholders in FIA, the city’s Family Investment Centers and third party Workforce Activity vendors Show less



Canterbury Road Partners

• Baltimore, MD

• Senior Advisor

  • Apr 2012 - Sep 2012



Job Opportunities Task Force

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

• Independent Contractor

  • Mar 2012 - Jul 2012

  Facilitated start up of the Train Baltimore Project, an online public database of low-cost, hard-skill training programs that local residents, job developers and referral agencies can access through a user-friendly website Facilitated start up of the Train Baltimore Project, an online public database of low-cost, hard-skill training programs that local residents, job developers and referral agencies can access through a user-friendly website



Baltimore City Public Schools

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

• Special Projects Analyst for the Office of Achievement and Accountability

  • Jan 2011 - Mar 2012

  o Oversaw and managed the High school Assessment (HSA) and Bridge data support processes and reportingo Provided schools with student-level reports tracking on-time graduation progress as well as recent dropouts to re-engageo Lead analyst for National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) data and test results; prepared presentation for national press conference on Trial Urban District (TUDA) results held in Baltimoreo Oversaw and managed test investigations analyses for 2011 Maryland School Assessment (MSA)o Co-led logistics with Test Assessment team on 2011 MSA Test Integrity and Test Monitoring Plan implementation o Performed ad hoc data requests Show less

• Project Manager and Process Evaluator for the Chief of Staff

  • May 2009 - Jan 2011

   Project manager and process evaluator for City Schools Non-City Resident Tuition Processo Led a bi-weekly workgroup meetings with Finance and the Office of Student Placement (OSP)o Worked to create a comprehensive database to better track tuition payers, their demographic information and waiver statuso Provided a detailed work plan outlining the overall process, as well as detailing roles, responsibilities and timelines Project manager and process evaluator of City Schools Free and Reduced Meals (FARM) Campaign for SY 09-10 and SY 10-11o Led weekly workgroup meetings with several central offices and external stakeholders, including the ACLU of Maryland and Maryland Hunger Solutions o Created and implemented a FARM Campaign awareness plan for central offices, schools, parents and studentso Created data systems and developed resources to assist schools in their FARM Campaignso Created weekly reports and write-ups tracking school progress for the CEO and COSo Provided a detailed work plan outlining the overall process, as well as detailing roles, responsibilities and timelineso Overall outcome: over 9,000 additional students were enrolled in the FARM program in each of the years the campaign was under my supervision (compared to SY 08-09), yielding a $43 million increase in City Schools’ State Compensatory Education Funding Grant allocation (compared to SY 08-09) Project manager for the Expanding Great Options (EGO) Asset Transfer Initiative for Summer 2010o Coordinated with several departments and offices to ensure that schools were ready for SY 10-11o Orchestrated the relocation of five schools and six pre-K programso Facilitated the Title I asset transfer process for closing Title I schoolso Ensured that surplus furniture and textbooks and instructional materials were allocated to schools in an efficient, equitable and cost-effective manor Show less



Maryland State Highway Administration

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Intern in the Office of Policy and Research

  • Apr 2009 - Apr 2010

   Researched and analyzed current and proposed legislation and created side-by-side comparison matrices  Examined commission reports and literature from policy advocacy groups and assessed how their recommendations affected the state of Maryland  Wrote memos and briefed superiors on a variety of topics, including National Infrastructure Bank proposals, funding options for freight transportation projects, jobs created and sustained attributable to ARRA, etc.  Researched and analyzed current and proposed legislation and created side-by-side comparison matrices  Examined commission reports and literature from policy advocacy groups and assessed how their recommendations affected the state of Maryland  Wrote memos and briefed superiors on a variety of topics, including National Infrastructure Bank proposals, funding options for freight transportation projects, jobs created and sustained attributable to ARRA, etc.



The Kildonan School

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

• Math Teacher and Orton-Gillingham Language Tutor

  • Jun 2003 - Jun 2004

   Taught four math classes using a multi-sensory approach at the Kildonan School, a boarding school for dyslexic students 7th grade and up. Constructed lesson plans and a curriculum based on the students’ needs. Created homework assignments, tests and quizzes to effectively evaluate students’ retention of the material.  Worked as a one-on-one language tutor using the Orton-Gillingham approach, providing remedial instruction in phonemic awareness, writing skills, spelling and word attack.  Taught four math classes using a multi-sensory approach at the Kildonan School, a boarding school for dyslexic students 7th grade and up. Constructed lesson plans and a curriculum based on the students’ needs. Created homework assignments, tests and quizzes to effectively evaluate students’ retention of the material.  Worked as a one-on-one language tutor using the Orton-Gillingham approach, providing remedial instruction in phonemic awareness, writing skills, spelling and word attack.



NYC Board of Education

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer School Social Studies Teaching Fellow at Middle College High School

  • Jun 2002 - Aug 2002

   Taught over 40 students in “Global History and Geography” at summer school, which entailed constructing lesson plans, quizzes, tests, essay questions and assignments and evaluating student work  Taught over 40 students in “Global History and Geography” at summer school, which entailed constructing lesson plans, quizzes, tests, essay questions and assignments and evaluating student work