Experience

Grantmakers In Aging (GIA)

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Jan 2023 - Present



AmeriCorps

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, AmeriCorps Seniors

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Provide overall executive leadership in formulating national programs, policies, strategies and procedures for the Office of AmeriCorps Seniors. The Office manages AmeriCorps Seniors programs and broadly promotes the engagement of people age 55 and over in outcomes-oriented service. These programs currently include RSVP, Foster Grandparents, and Senior Companions, with grants to nonprofit, community-based, and public organizations. Provide overall executive leadership in formulating national programs, policies, strategies and procedures for the Office of AmeriCorps Seniors. The Office manages AmeriCorps Seniors programs and broadly promotes the engagement of people age 55 and over in outcomes-oriented service. These programs currently include RSVP, Foster Grandparents, and Senior Companions, with grants to nonprofit, community-based, and public organizations.



Jumpstart For Young Children

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President, Strategic Partnerships & Programming

  • Jan 2017 - Jan 2021

  Lead strategy and program development for Jumpstart's strategic plan goals focused on Early Childhood Education workforce development, family engagement, and alumni engagement. Develop national strategy in each of these areas. Develop programming and work with national teams on quality implementation and ongoing evaluation. Build sustainable private and public partnerships that advance strategic goals. Actively support fundraising through strategy development, proposal writing, and funder cultivation and interactions. Show less

• Regional Vice President

  • Sep 2015 - Dec 2016

  Oversee regional programmatic growth and quality. Design and execute the region’s development and fundraising plan. Develop and manage annual regional budget of over $3 million. Actively participate in national strategic planning and decision-making through membership on the national leadership team. Lead the identification and engagement of the regional advisory board for Southern California and partners with the Deputy Director in Northern California. Engage with Jumpstart’s national board in group and individual settings to advance national and regional goals. Accomplishments:• Maintained and increased AmeriCorps funding, $1,341,000 each year for the next three years• Co-convener of a county-wide work group focused on intergenerational programming in early education centers in low-income communities across Los Angeles county• Developed revenue plan that reached fundraising goal for the first time in four years• Selected to participate in Annenberg’s Alchemy Leadership Seminar Show less

• Deputy Director

  • Sep 2013 - Aug 2015

  Developed regional goals and objectives, in collaboration with Regional Vice President, to meet nationally held Strategic Plan goals and objectives. Led and managed the Western Region program team: overseeing program management and quality in California, Washington, and Texas. Cultivated strategic partnerships with key public and private community stakeholders. Liaison for California State AmeriCorps and Senior Corps federal grants - overseeing application, reporting, and compliance. Managed budget for programming, over two-thirds of regional budget. Accomplishments:• Successfully secured funding for a nationally competitive AmeriCorps grant, $1,168,000 each year for three years• Continued program growth from 9 to 11 sites in Southern California-consistently showing 90+% of children making gains in language and literacy development• Selected to lead two Strategic Plan Implementation teams focused on developing national plans to meet strategic goals around program flexibility and effective family engagement• Founding member and former steering committee member of the Children’s Literacy Coalition of Los Angeles Show less

• Senior Program Director

  • Sep 2009 - Aug 2013

  Oversaw all Southern California programming (increased from 5 to 9 higher education partners), including hiring and supervising a Program Director and Program Assistant, quality assurance, and compliance. Developed and implemented programmatic initiatives. Supported the hiring and onboarding of a Regional Executive Director. Represented Southern California and the National Program Director team on Jumpstart’s National Operations Committee, tasked with identifying and solving systemic challenges for the national network. Accomplishments:• Successfully launched initiative to engage seniors, 55+ years of age and older- cultivated strategic partnerships and hired program staff; initiative met all metrics in the first year and tripled in size in the second year• Initiated and fostered a relationship with Senior Corps’ Foster Grandparents Program that resulted in a grant award of $367,000 each year for three years; renewed each cycle until program discontinued• Supported the successful pilot of a new national partnership model in Arizona; Jumpstart’s spokesperson for a PBS, KAET TV 8 Horizonte, interview regarding the initiative (1.17.2013) Show less

• Program Director

  • Feb 2007 - Aug 2009

  Supported program and staff management, quality assurance, and compliance for five program sites (higher education partners) in Los Angeles and Orange County. Built strategic partnerships in the community to advance the Jumpstart program. Supervised a full-time AmeriCorps program assistant. Represented Jumpstart in Southern California through presentations, committee membership, and funder meetings. Accomplishments:• Built three new partnerships to bring programs to Whittier College, University Southern California, and University of California Los Angeles to serve children in surrounding low-income communities• Supported and initiated strategic programmatic and funding relationships that created a foundation for the hiring of additional program, development, and executive staff in Los Angeles• Designed and managed the Jumpstart Los Angeles Readers Program that engaged 75 community volunteers and served 675 children not in Jumpstart’s core program; the Readers Program has since been institutionalized Show less



Charlottesville City Schools

• Counselor & Program Developer

  • Oct 2000 - Oct 2006

  Designed and facilitated a wide range of individual and group programs in a school of over 600 students, focusing on social/emotional, academic, nutritional, family and transitional issues. Collaborated with parents, teachers, administrators, community agencies and other professionals to address the needs of individual students, classrooms, and the whole school population. Member of school’s interdisciplinary academic intervention team. Accomplishments:• Designed and implemented school-wide Character Education Program • Founding Member of the Walker School Healthy Virginians Committee which achieved the Silver Medal Award for the Governor’s Healthy Virginians Program; also a member of Charlottesville City Schools Health Advisory Board • Designed and implemented a grant-funded school-wide Service Learning program in collaboration with a community-based organization; accomplished 90% school participation• Designed and implemented an afterschool and summer enrichment program for at-risk preteen girls; resulted in increased academic performance for 80% of participants; secured $10,000 in grant funding Show less

• Social Worker

  • Aug 1998 - Sep 2000

  Coordinated, developed and managed a broad range of programs and functions designed to provide students and their families with enriched school and community experiences. Participated in interdisciplinary problem-solving team. Conducted sociological assessments and home visits. Coordinated and supervised home-bound/tutorial teachers. Participated in planning and implementation of school-based workshops for students and staff development. Developed working knowledge of local, state and federal laws governing education. Accomplishments:• Coordinated and led anger management group counseling for students• Chaired Virginia Association of School Social Workers Scholarship Committee• Served on Special Education Eligibility Team and School and Community Interdisciplinary Intervention Team Show less