Experience

Crescent City Schools

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

• Operations Manager

  • Jul 2020 - Present



Crescent City Charter Schools

• New Orleans, LA

• Operations Coordinator

  • Jan 2018 - Present



The Friendship Circle

• West Bloomfield, MI

• Program Director

  • Jul 2013 - Jul 2020

  ● Friendship Circle provides extracurricular and social, after school and weekend programming to children and adults with special needs, ranging from life skills development to sports and music enrichment. Programs provide one to one peer mentors to help model behavior and encourage social interactions. ● Direct the implementation of 30 annual programs including after school and summer camps, which serve 200 families, 250 children and adults with special needs, and working with seven… Show more ● Friendship Circle provides extracurricular and social, after school and weekend programming to children and adults with special needs, ranging from life skills development to sports and music enrichment. Programs provide one to one peer mentors to help model behavior and encourage social interactions. ● Direct the implementation of 30 annual programs including after school and summer camps, which serve 200 families, 250 children and adults with special needs, and working with seven external partnerships to offer the newest, most desirable and beneficial programming options to the special needs community. ● Manage full time staff, 30 subcontractors and 20 adult volunteers in order to staff programming and meet the highest standards of excellence. Including payroll, scheduling, retention, onboarding, training and reviews. ● Conduct all new family interviews and ensure programming runs at full capacity and meets budgeting goals during tenure. ● Developed policies for incidents, privacy, information sharing and database use during tenure. ● Led annual fundraising campaign of active families, which consistently raises $600K; organizing the Walk 4 Friendship day of event and promotional lead up events. Show less ● Friendship Circle provides extracurricular and social, after school and weekend programming to children and adults with special needs, ranging from life skills development to sports and music enrichment. Programs provide one to one peer mentors to help model behavior and encourage social interactions. ● Direct the implementation of 30 annual programs including after school and summer camps, which serve 200 families, 250 children and adults with special needs, and working with seven… Show more ● Friendship Circle provides extracurricular and social, after school and weekend programming to children and adults with special needs, ranging from life skills development to sports and music enrichment. Programs provide one to one peer mentors to help model behavior and encourage social interactions. ● Direct the implementation of 30 annual programs including after school and summer camps, which serve 200 families, 250 children and adults with special needs, and working with seven external partnerships to offer the newest, most desirable and beneficial programming options to the special needs community. ● Manage full time staff, 30 subcontractors and 20 adult volunteers in order to staff programming and meet the highest standards of excellence. Including payroll, scheduling, retention, onboarding, training and reviews. ● Conduct all new family interviews and ensure programming runs at full capacity and meets budgeting goals during tenure. ● Developed policies for incidents, privacy, information sharing and database use during tenure. ● Led annual fundraising campaign of active families, which consistently raises $600K; organizing the Walk 4 Friendship day of event and promotional lead up events. Show less



Second Harvest Food Bank Greater New Orleans and Acadiana

• New Orleans, LA

• Volunteer Services Supervisor

  • Feb 2011 - Jul 2013

  • Manage Second Harvest’s volunteer services program that engages 16K volunteers annually and over 50K volunteer hours. This translates to over $1 Million worth of volunteer labor and compares to 24 full time staff members. • Doubled volunteer engagement during tenure, and led the implementation of child feeding programs, service learning programming, mobile pantries, court order community service program, produce program and youth leadership program that further expanded SHFB’s… Show more • Manage Second Harvest’s volunteer services program that engages 16K volunteers annually and over 50K volunteer hours. This translates to over $1 Million worth of volunteer labor and compares to 24 full time staff members. • Doubled volunteer engagement during tenure, and led the implementation of child feeding programs, service learning programming, mobile pantries, court order community service program, produce program and youth leadership program that further expanded SHFB’s reach. • Raised over 130K in FY13 through directed volunteer giving and volunteer programming as well as developed and implemented policies and procedures to integrate volunteer records with the donor database, Raisers Edge. • Closely supported 12 large-scale special events annually, which raise over 400K. • Worked cross departmentally to open the Second Harvest Community Kitchen which prepares and distributes 250K meals during the nine weeks of the Summer Feeding program and over 280K meals during the school year. • Fully staffed feeding and community based programs with community and long term volunteers. • Managed volunteer disaster response during Hurricane Isaac 2012 which distributed 1,590,000 pounds of food, water, cleaning supplies and 6,500 hot meals to hurricane victims. • Manage up to 25 Volunteer Services staff members, AmeriCorps members and interns across the organization. • Serve on the Leadership Team and Strategic Planning Committee that focus on future development, policies, procedures and long term sustainability for the organization. Show less • Manage Second Harvest’s volunteer services program that engages 16K volunteers annually and over 50K volunteer hours. This translates to over $1 Million worth of volunteer labor and compares to 24 full time staff members. • Doubled volunteer engagement during tenure, and led the implementation of child feeding programs, service learning programming, mobile pantries, court order community service program, produce program and youth leadership program that further expanded SHFB’s… Show more • Manage Second Harvest’s volunteer services program that engages 16K volunteers annually and over 50K volunteer hours. This translates to over $1 Million worth of volunteer labor and compares to 24 full time staff members. • Doubled volunteer engagement during tenure, and led the implementation of child feeding programs, service learning programming, mobile pantries, court order community service program, produce program and youth leadership program that further expanded SHFB’s reach. • Raised over 130K in FY13 through directed volunteer giving and volunteer programming as well as developed and implemented policies and procedures to integrate volunteer records with the donor database, Raisers Edge. • Closely supported 12 large-scale special events annually, which raise over 400K. • Worked cross departmentally to open the Second Harvest Community Kitchen which prepares and distributes 250K meals during the nine weeks of the Summer Feeding program and over 280K meals during the school year. • Fully staffed feeding and community based programs with community and long term volunteers. • Managed volunteer disaster response during Hurricane Isaac 2012 which distributed 1,590,000 pounds of food, water, cleaning supplies and 6,500 hot meals to hurricane victims. • Manage up to 25 Volunteer Services staff members, AmeriCorps members and interns across the organization. • Serve on the Leadership Team and Strategic Planning Committee that focus on future development, policies, procedures and long term sustainability for the organization. Show less



Playworks New Orleans

• Program Coordinator

  • Sep 2010 - Feb 2011

  • Implemented and managed PlayWorks program at Robert Russa Moton Charter School for students PreK-7. • Rehabilitated and managed all school recesses. Developed and managed 5th and 7th grade youth leadership programs and curricula. • Prepared and conducted 45 minute Class Game Times with each class in the school ranging from 20 – 50 students. • Collaborated with Moton Charter School to create a PlayWorks oriented after school programs that provided academic, social and athletic… Show more • Implemented and managed PlayWorks program at Robert Russa Moton Charter School for students PreK-7. • Rehabilitated and managed all school recesses. Developed and managed 5th and 7th grade youth leadership programs and curricula. • Prepared and conducted 45 minute Class Game Times with each class in the school ranging from 20 – 50 students. • Collaborated with Moton Charter School to create a PlayWorks oriented after school programs that provided academic, social and athletic enrichment for students. • Coached extracurricular skill building leagues for youth basketball and volleyball. Show less • Implemented and managed PlayWorks program at Robert Russa Moton Charter School for students PreK-7. • Rehabilitated and managed all school recesses. Developed and managed 5th and 7th grade youth leadership programs and curricula. • Prepared and conducted 45 minute Class Game Times with each class in the school ranging from 20 – 50 students. • Collaborated with Moton Charter School to create a PlayWorks oriented after school programs that provided academic, social and athletic… Show more • Implemented and managed PlayWorks program at Robert Russa Moton Charter School for students PreK-7. • Rehabilitated and managed all school recesses. Developed and managed 5th and 7th grade youth leadership programs and curricula. • Prepared and conducted 45 minute Class Game Times with each class in the school ranging from 20 – 50 students. • Collaborated with Moton Charter School to create a PlayWorks oriented after school programs that provided academic, social and athletic enrichment for students. • Coached extracurricular skill building leagues for youth basketball and volleyball. Show less



Boys Hope Girls Hope Detroit

• Detroit, MI

• Lead Residential Counselor

  • Apr 2009 - Aug 2010

  • Managed residential academic scholarship program for at risk teenaged girls, age 12-18. • Oversaw and trained staff of two-six people in support roles within the home, including mentors, tutors, assistant residential staff and AmeriCorps members. • Coordinated with administrative staff and families in order to successfully communicate program goals and development of scholars. • Maintained the household and well-being of the scholars. • Managed residential academic scholarship program for at risk teenaged girls, age 12-18. • Oversaw and trained staff of two-six people in support roles within the home, including mentors, tutors, assistant residential staff and AmeriCorps members. • Coordinated with administrative staff and families in order to successfully communicate program goals and development of scholars. • Maintained the household and well-being of the scholars.



Hands On New Orleans

• New Orleans, LA

• Project Manager and AmeriCorps Volunteer Coordinator

  • Nov 2007 - Jan 2009

  • Managed a 100 person capacity, volunteer housing facility, successfully operating a revenue neutral program, organizing housing fees, volunteer coordination, and orientations. • Developed revenue generating corporate service events and created formalized partnerships with area non-profits. • Organized volunteers, project equipment, sites, and partner agencies in disaster response and long term recovery efforts, while disseminating information cross-departmentally for smooth operations. • Managed a 100 person capacity, volunteer housing facility, successfully operating a revenue neutral program, organizing housing fees, volunteer coordination, and orientations. • Developed revenue generating corporate service events and created formalized partnerships with area non-profits. • Organized volunteers, project equipment, sites, and partner agencies in disaster response and long term recovery efforts, while disseminating information cross-departmentally for smooth operations.