Experience

Covenant House International

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Vice President - Research, Evaluation & Learning

  • 2015 - Present

  I am privileged to be leading Covenant House International's strategic efforts to achieve positive outcomes for and with homeless youth by building a federation-wide organizational culture that embraces and implements rigorous performance measurement, continual quality improvement, and program excellence. In collaboration with leadership across the Covenant House federation, my team is helping to build on the agency’s four decades of experience and grow our international movement into a data-driven, learning organization that employs high-quality, evidence-informed practices to effectively achieve – and continually strengthen – results for the youth we serve.With programs in 27 cities across six countries, Covenant House is the largest privately funded agency in the Americas providing housing, vital services, and loving care to homeless, abandoned, abused, trafficked, and exploited youth.



Columbia School of Social Work

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lecturer

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Lecturer for Program Evaluation in Social Services at the Columbia School of Social Work (CSSW) Lecturer for Program Evaluation in Social Services at the Columbia School of Social Work (CSSW)



NYU Silver School of Social Work

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Adjunct Lecturer

  • Sep 2014 - Present

  Adjunct Lecturer for advanced policy and practice courses at the NYU Silver School of Social Work. Adjunct Lecturer for advanced policy and practice courses at the NYU Silver School of Social Work.



The Doe Fund

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Director of Research and Innovation

  • 2010 - 2015

  Provided executive leadership and strategic direction for all activities related to program enhancement, evaluation and organizational learning, growth planning, and policy research. Responsibilities included staff supervision and general oversight of (1) internal and external research projects, (2) all government grant writing and reporting compliance for grants and contracts worth $25 million annually, and (3) organization-wide program evaluation systems, including sophisticated mechanisms for data collection and analysis (e.g., cost-benefit, statistical forecasting, etc.).



UCLA Center for Civil Society

• Research Associate

  • Apr 2006 - Oct 2010

  • Carried out quantitative and qualitative research projects focused on critical issues affecting the local nonprofit and philanthropic sector;• Currently co-authoring forthcoming book chapters on a) the role of private foundations in Los Angeles (for a volume on foundations and regions funded by the Aspen Institute) and b) the respective role of the nonprofit sector in Los Angeles and New York City;• Research duties included authoring reports, data analysis, survey design, literature reviews, drafting best practice case studies, presentations, and focus group facilitation.• Edited, proofed, and formatted manuscripts for publishing• Reports can be accessed at www.spa.ucla.edu/ccs



Special Service for Groups

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Research Analyst II

  • Nov 2009 - Apr 2010

  • Contracted by large public funding agency – First 5 LA – to assist with strategic planning and community selection process for a $125 million, multi-year place-based funding approach;• Helped create and implement an original community assessment tool to gauge local social service infrastructure across the county;• Conducted focus groups and key informant interviews with multiple community stakeholders to gauge local strengths and capacities in underserved areas of LA;• Continued duties as outlined under Policy Associate

• Policy Associate

  • Aug 2007 - Nov 2009

  • Provided consulting services – including training in program evaluation, planning, and design – to SSG programs (e.g., Homeless Outreach Project) and local community-based organizations (contracted by the California Community Foundation and United Way of Greater Los Angeles);• Conducted organizational site visits and assessments; reviewed documents and financial statements;• Researched local issues affecting SSG client populations, prepared reports and presented findings to a variety of audiences;• Worked with development department on grant proposals and letters of inquiry• Assisted Research and Evaluation Unit Director with other projects and reports as necessary, including GIS mapping and census data research



TreePeople

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager, Membership Program

  • Dec 2001 - May 2005

  • Full-time management of annual fund donations (over $1 million) and capital campaign gifts;• Implemented systems to manage a base of 15,000 donors, including 1,000 major donors; • Supervised a full-time Membership Assistant;• Managed annual membership programs, including direct mail campaign;• Coordinated meetings, cultivation events, letters, proposals, and follow-up strategies;• Helped research foundations and prepare letters of inquiry for new funding sources • Full-time management of annual fund donations (over $1 million) and capital campaign gifts;• Implemented systems to manage a base of 15,000 donors, including 1,000 major donors; • Supervised a full-time Membership Assistant;• Managed annual membership programs, including direct mail campaign;• Coordinated meetings, cultivation events, letters, proposals, and follow-up strategies;• Helped research foundations and prepare letters of inquiry for new funding sources