Experience

Workforce Innovation Labs

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

• Managing Partner

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Workforce Innovation Labs (WIL) maximizes resources and streamline processes to design, optimize, and deliver impactful and sustainable workforce development initiatives in the public and private sectors. WIL provides opportunities to innovate and collaborate to meet the needs of both industry and students to develop a diverse and more highly-skilled workforce, so that everybody wins. Workforce Innovation Labs (WIL) maximizes resources and streamline processes to design, optimize, and deliver impactful and sustainable workforce development initiatives in the public and private sectors. WIL provides opportunities to innovate and collaborate to meet the needs of both industry and students to develop a diverse and more highly-skilled workforce, so that everybody wins.



Case4Cannabis

• United States
• Education

• Managing Partner

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Case for Cannabis (C4C) is an educational experience highlighting the workforce and entrepreneurial opportunities in one of the fastest-growing industries in California. Case for Cannabis (C4C) is an educational experience highlighting the workforce and entrepreneurial opportunities in one of the fastest-growing industries in California.



California Community Colleges

• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director-Bay Area Employer Engagement: Workforce and Economic Devel: Retail I Hospitality I Tourism

  • Mar 2020 - Aug 2022

  Collaborated with industries, educational institutions, trade organizations, and economic development agencies to design strategies and find opportunities. Developed and engaged collaborative Communities of Practice, and identified the needs of California's competitive and emerging industry sectors and business clusters, leading to economic self-sufficiency and lifelong access to good-paying jobs.

• Deputy Sector Navigator (DSN) | Retail - Hospitality - Tourism (RHT)

  • Feb 2019 - Mar 2020

  Identify labor market trends and region responsiveness to market demands to meet industry needs for skilled workers.



Santa Rosa Junior College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager

  • Jan 2014 - Jun 2019

  Responsible for the planning, design, and oversight of high profile strategic events focused on strengthening relationships with community and business partners. Developed, strengthened, and managed strategic relationships with business and industry partners to improve job placement and promoted economic development initiatives.

• Adjunct Faculty Member - Business Administration Department

  • Jan 2000 - Feb 2019

  Developed and facilitated both online and traditional face-to-face courses designed to empower student success and specializing in the development of soft skills and career path courses.



U.S. Department of State

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Coordinator

  • Jul 2013 - May 2016

  Responsible for the oversight and coordination of a high profile Department of State Grant, and designed educational plans for student academic instruction, maintained student well-being, coordination of off-site activities including service learning, community volunteerism, community bridge-building, liaison between students, faculty, and numerous services, liaison between students, community, and business internship stakeholders. Responsible for the oversight and coordination of a high profile Department of State Grant, and designed educational plans for student academic instruction, maintained student well-being, coordination of off-site activities including service learning, community volunteerism, community bridge-building, liaison between students, faculty, and numerous services, liaison between students, community, and business internship stakeholders.