Experience

Tech Elevator

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Revenue Operations & Strategy (Enterprise)

  • Jan 2023 - Present

• Represent Tech Scholarship Specialist & Operational Contractor

  • Jul 2022 - Jan 2023

  Tech Elevator is an intensive in-person education provider helping individuals and companies acquire in-demand technology skills for the modern workforce.Through our 14-week, full-time coding bootcamps, we teach students from diverse backgrounds to become software developers while also helping them to build necessary career-readiness skills and career connections through our nationally recognized Pathway Program™.Founded in 2015, with a focus on quality and care in everything we do, we’re proud of our outcomes. As an early member of the Council on Integrity Results in Reporting (www.cirr.org), Tech Elevator has taken a proactive approach to transparency. Our results speak to our focus on quality and on student success which have earned us a leading national bootcamp position based on the job placement rate of our grads. Show less



Venture For America

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Feb 2020 - Feb 2022

  Advanced the strategic direction of VFA and ensure its sustainability amid a destabilized economy. Excelled at cross functional management, overseeing operations, company partnerships, finance, human resources, Fellowship recruitment and selection, data infrastructure, compliance and legal. Owned 10-year impact assessment project and developed business processes across the organization.

• Vice President, Community Partnerships

  • Jun 2019 - Feb 2020

  Led a team of 11 Community Directors to achieve individual market goals in 14 cities, responsible for more than half of the organization’s total revenue and for placing ~200 Fellows per year in jobs with startups.

• Senior Director, Company Partnerships

  • Apr 2018 - Jun 2019

  Led the Company Partnerships business function and and managed 5 team members to achieve fundraising, revenue, and programming goals across 7 cities. Managed fundraising portfolio across 5 markets (donor stewardship, grant compliance, grant renewals).

• Director of Ohio

  • Oct 2016 - Apr 2018

  Managed external relationships, programming, and administrative duties for 3 Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati markets, serving as the primary external face of the organization in these cities.



Elizabeth Brake Research Consulting

• Durham, North Carolina

• Independent Historical Research Consultant

  • Jan 2012 - Oct 2016

  • Worked with professional clients (e.g. attorneys, novelists, journalists, scholars) to develop individualized research projects, both long and short term • Managed research program, deadlines, document reproductions, and publication permissions • Worked with professional clients (e.g. attorneys, novelists, journalists, scholars) to develop individualized research projects, both long and short term • Managed research program, deadlines, document reproductions, and publication permissions



Duke University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager & Researcher, Bass Connections "Reviewing Retrospective Regulatory Review"

  • May 2015 - Jul 2016

  • Manager and researcher for : “Reviewing Retrospective Regulatory Review”• Presented the research findings and policy recommendations to scholars and policy makers, including representatives from the U.S. government, the European Commission, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the North Carolina state government• Managed development of report on the implementation of and recommended best practices for retrospective regulatory review in U.S. federal regulatory agencies• Coordinated project tasks for project team consisting of faculty researchers, graduate students, and undergraduate students, and outside consultants• Instructed students on research project design and case study development• Developed interview protocol and survey instrument • Led a team of student researchers to Washington, D.C. to conduct in-person interviews of regulatory agency personnel Show less

• Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative, Instructor

  • Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

  • Proposed, developed, and taught new course for Duke I&E Curriculum: “History of Innovation & Entrepreneurship”• Supervise research projects of 16 students



Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business

• United States
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Research Associate, Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation

  • Aug 2013 - Jul 2016

  • Researcher for study: “Organizing the Firm for Innovation: A Bridge between Innovation Strategy and Implementation” • Collaborated with university faculty and participating corporations to develop research study • Authored 24 case studies of innovation projects in 9 firms • Conducted interviews with managers of innovative product and service development • Convened biannual meetings to present case study findings and study progress to stakeholders • Co-authored successful National Science Foundation grant application (Science of Science & Innovation Policy program) Show less



Duke University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Intern, Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History

  • Sep 2012 - Aug 2013

  • Responded to research queries from the public • Developed physical and on-line exhibits for audiences of library donors, professors, students, and the general public • Managed publication permissions • Authored and managed on-line reference materials • Responded to research queries from the public • Developed physical and on-line exhibits for audiences of library donors, professors, students, and the general public • Managed publication permissions • Authored and managed on-line reference materials



University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research and Administrative Assistant

  • Jun 2007 - Aug 2013

  • Historical research • Business management tasks, including: manage correspondence, pay bills, compose and file annual reports, coordination with other university functions • Historical research • Business management tasks, including: manage correspondence, pay bills, compose and file annual reports, coordination with other university functions



Sandyland Produce, LLC

• Tarboro, North Carolina

• Manager

  • Jun 2001 - Jul 2006

  • Managed produce packing facility, including: quality control, human resources, sales & marketing, production scheduling, transportation logistics • Established and maintained USDA-approved food safety program • Financial recording keeping, including: profit-loss statements, invoicing, and inventory • Managed produce packing facility, including: quality control, human resources, sales & marketing, production scheduling, transportation logistics • Established and maintained USDA-approved food safety program • Financial recording keeping, including: profit-loss statements, invoicing, and inventory



Poughkeepsie Day School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• After-School Program Instructor

  • Sep 1997 - May 2001

  • Supervised elementary school children in after-school program activities on and off campus • Supervised elementary school children in after-school program activities on and off campus



Monsanto Company

• United States
• Farming
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Intern

  • Jun 1998 - Jul 2000

  • Sampled cotton crops to verify regulatory compliance by cotton growers using Monsanto’s BollGard seed • Independently planned schedule and made appointments with cotton farmers across territory of eastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia • Maintained records and reported findings to corporate office • Sampled cotton crops to verify regulatory compliance by cotton growers using Monsanto’s BollGard seed • Independently planned schedule and made appointments with cotton farmers across territory of eastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia • Maintained records and reported findings to corporate office