Experience

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  Nonprofit New York

  • New York, New York, United States

  • Vice President, Policy

    • Aug 2023 - Present
    • New York, New York, United States

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  Hillspire

  • New York, New York, United States

  • Summer Legal Associate

    • May 2023 - Aug 2023
    • New York, New York, United States

    Exempt-organizations and philanthropy practice group

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  Nonprofit New York

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

  • Vice President, Public Policy

    • Jan 2021 - Jun 2023

    Direct policy department; lead campaigns to support New York's nonprofit sectorDevelop public policy agenda for organization's 1,500 membersWins: STATE: Passage of S4817A/A1141A (2021 state session), SIGNED November 2021; Passage of S9047/A9969 (Not-for-Profit Corporation Law Modernization Act), SIGNED November 2022; introduction of bill to increase grassroots nonprofit advocacy (S6398/A6943; 2021 and 2022 state legislative sessions); FEDERAL: nonprofit expansion within CARES PPP program; introduction of state bill to increase grassroots nonprofit advocacy (S6398/A6943)Monitor, respond to, and advocate for legislation and policies to support nonprofits Convene membership, working groups, and sector-wide coalition of over 200 nonprofits (Coalition to Advance Nonprofits)Convene public policy forums, town halls, roundtables, and Government Relations CouncilDraft statements, letters, legislative memos, briefings, and other communicationsManage Board Policy CommitteeSenior Management Team MemberSupervise Research and Data Coordinator and Communications Coordinator

  • Policy Director

    • Mar 2019 - Jan 2021

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  Still She Rises, Tulsa

  • Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

  • Summer Law Clerk

    • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
    • Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

    Drafted successful motion subsequently granted by judge to waive all court fines and fees for client. Holistic legal defense work for mothers in North Tulsa in criminal, family, and civil legal systems. Legal research and motion drafting for trial and hearing preparation. Direct client interviewing and support work as well as impact litigation research and analysis.

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  National Center for Law and Economic Justice

  • Project Intern

    • Sep 2021 - Sep 2021

    Legal research and memo drafting for various impact litigation projects.

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  Transgender Law Center

  • New York, New York, United States

  • Project Intern

    • May 2021 - May 2021
    • New York, New York, United States

    Legal research on budgetary authority of New York City Council for reallocation of agency funds.

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  New York City Mayor's Office of Management and Budget

  • Senior Budget Analyst

    • Jun 2017 - Feb 2019

    OMB is the City's chief financial agency assembling, overseeing, managing, and modifying the City's $89 billion budget. As a Senior Analyst in the Social Services Task Force, I managed the City's $1.3 billion child welfare budget, including analyzing funding requests, budget modifications, reviewing and approving contract amendments, monitoring, analyzing and forecasting program outputs and outcomes, expenditures, and revenues; reviewed program operations and performance; evaluated and recommended proposals for cost efficiencies and optimal service outcomes; prepared and presented analytical reports on programmatic and budgetary issues; analyzed legislation and regulations governing social services and the fiscal impact of policy changes. Signature projects included analysis to develop a "model budget" to increase service utilization for over 100 child abuse prevention contracts including market data analysis, policy analysis and statistical modeling; lead staff analyst for the City's initiative to standardize a consistent indirect cost policy for all human service contracts to support long term nonprofit contractor organizational sustainability. Awarded Volunteer Service Award by the Budget Director for creating OMB's first Employee Resource Group (ERG), which was focused on supporting LGBTQ employees.

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  Citizens Budget Commission

  • Greater New York City Area

  • 2016-2017 Public Policy Fellow

    • Sep 2016 - May 2017
    • Greater New York City Area

    My research as a Public Policy fellow focused on New York State's residential mental health and developmental disabilities system, historical trends in de-institutionalization policy and budgetary impacts, comparisons with others states, and opportunities for cost savings for the State.

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  New York City Economic Development Corporation

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Graduate Budget Intern

    • Sep 2016 - May 2017
    • Greater New York City Area

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  Office of the Mayor, City of New York

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Chief of Staff Team and Fiscal Intern

    • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
    • Greater New York City Area

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  New York City Anti-Violence Project

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

  • Co-Director of Community Organizing and Public Advocacy

    • Jul 2013 - Jun 2016

    Directed national programming and local training program, grants management, budgeting and financial management for department, supervised NCAVP Coordinator and Training Coordinator, implemented organizational strategic plan, led federal public policy advocacy campaigns, oversaw training and technical assistance projects, served as Senior Manager on the Management Team.

  • National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs Coordinator

    • Aug 2011 - Jun 2013

    Coordinated national coalition of LGBTQ anti-violence organizations including federal policy agenda and advocacy, national research projects on LGBTQ violence, national training and technical assistance efforts to increase access for LGBTQ survivors of violence, grants management, and media advocacy.

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  The Network/La Red

  • Boston, Massachusetts

  • Director of Organizing and Education

    • Oct 2010 - Jul 2011
    • Boston, Massachusetts

    Directed campaigns and trainings; managed department grants; served LGBT survivors of domestic violence through hotline, housing, court, and police advocacy; supervised training staff

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  Kansas City Anti-Violence Project

  • Kansas City, Missouri Area

  • Outreach and Education Coordinator

    • Feb 2009 - Oct 2010
    • Kansas City, Missouri Area

    Coordinated local and statewide training and outreach program; coordinated volunteer program; served LGBT survivors of violence through direct service advocacy