Experience

Foundation for Tacoma Students

• United States
• Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Research, Evaluation & Data

  • Oct 2018 - Present

  • Managed growth of research, evaluation and data team and contract positions in fast paced environment • Oversaw “2030 Reset” process defining goals and indicators for the next decade, including negotiating accountability with partner institutions, identifying new data sources and developing indicator implementation plans • Co-designed inaugural “Charting Our Future” online conference with national social justice keynotes, over 300 attendees and multiple tracks • Co-wrote, secured and implemented numerous grants, including $2.5 million Gates Foundation grant for Community Learning Fund in Tacoma • Implemented strategic evaluation, continuous improvement and professional development frameworks for FFTS staff and many partners • Produced numerous public facing reports, dashboards, and white papers • Represented the organization with prominent key stakeholders at all levels of local government, philanthropy and institutional leadership • Oversaw strategic management and all aspects of qualitative, quantitative and desk research Show less



SEIU 925

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Strategic Researcher and Union Organizer

  • Jun 2012 - Sep 2018

  • Played central role in defining and strategizing SEIU Local 925’s external child care and faculty organizing campaigns over a six-year period • Performed qualitative and quantitative strategic research for a wide variety of organizing drives, union bargaining and political campaigns • Performed extensive analysis of Washington State labor market trends, particularly in child care and higher education • Regularly synthesized research results for a wide variety of audiences and publicly presented complex data in accessible formats • Oversaw all aspects of worker lists, including retrieving, warehousing, And analyzing data in Excel, SQL, and Voter Activation Network (VAN) • Administered 50,000+ VAN record database, working extensively with International Union administrators, managing numerous other users and receiving regular training updates Show less