Experience

Project Open Hand

• United States
• Health, Wellness & Fitness
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer Coordinator

  • Oct 2015 - Present

  Manage, train, and support a regular volunteer cohort of over 500 individuals who provide meals to the chronically ill and senior populations. On-board, orient, and train an average of 30 new volunteers each month. Facilitate Project Open Hand’s (POH) corporate and community volunteer engagement program, providing hundreds of orientations, presentations, and tours to promote sustained commitment among volunteers. Manage, train, and support a regular volunteer cohort of over 500 individuals who provide meals to the chronically ill and senior populations. On-board, orient, and train an average of 30 new volunteers each month. Facilitate Project Open Hand’s (POH) corporate and community volunteer engagement program, providing hundreds of orientations, presentations, and tours to promote sustained commitment among volunteers.



New Sector Alliance

• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• New Sector Fellow

  • Sep 2014 - Aug 2015

  Participating in 150+ hours of non-profit leadership development trainings through a competitive 11 month fellowship. Directly applying training and mentorship on non-profit management, strategic planning, impact evaluation, social media, and community organizing to work with the GLOW Foundation Participating in 150+ hours of non-profit leadership development trainings through a competitive 11 month fellowship. Directly applying training and mentorship on non-profit management, strategic planning, impact evaluation, social media, and community organizing to work with the GLOW Foundation



GLOW Foundation

• Non-profit Organization Management

• Scholarship Manager

  • Sep 2014 - Aug 2015

  Manage 5 scholarship programs which provide almost 3 million dollars of financial aid to 462 under-resourced high school students -Collaborate with partner non-profits and school districts to promote scholarships and recruit applicants -Design and implement scholarship application development, processing and selection -Provide support to students and funders throughout the application process GLOW’s MISSION is to empower under-resourced students and their families to afford and complete college. GLOW partners with school districts and nonprofits to increase college success rates of under-resourced students by providing financial literacy and college financial planning curriculum as well as access to scholarships, matched savings accounts, and mentors. Show less



Boston Cares

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

• Partnership Development Coordinator: AmeriCorps VISTA

  • Aug 2013 - Aug 2014

  -Developed and facilitated new partnerships with local non-profit agencies, providing Boston Cares members access to new and meaningful volunteer experiences -Managed relationships with over 150 existing partner agencies -Created, implemented, and led new volunteer initiatives for Boston Cares TeamWorks program -Led volunteer orientations, trainings, and large scale corporate volunteer projects As New England’s largest volunteer mobilization organization, Boston Cares annually connects over 7,000 volunteer members to approximately 200 service projects each month with our 150+ partnering agencies. Boston Cares impact areas include: - Making Sure Young People Succeed - Equipping Adults to Beat Poverty - Providing Basic Daily Needs - Contributing to the Health and Wellness of Community Members - Preserving Cultural and Environmental Vibrancy in our Communities - Emergency preparedness for individuals and support for responder organizations Show less



Americans for Informed Democracy

• Lead Intern Editor

  • Sep 2012 - Jun 2013

  -Managed a team of issue analysts and editors to ensure deadlines and content quality were met -Assisted with the development of the organization's promotional strategy Americans for Informed Democracy (AIDemocracy) is a national youth network that educates, empowers and mobilizes our generation around US global engagement. The three pillars of AIDemocracy include: -Education: Student Issue Analysts create dozens of articles each week focusing on current events within the context of globalization. Publication of a bi-annual Journal focusing on top global social issues. Student run webinars, tool-kits, video-conferences, film screening, and speaker tours. -Cultivation: Builds student leaders and organizers through leadership training (regional and annual summits, participation in meetings and parallel events, network “weaving” -Mobilization: Creates and connects students to opportunities to take action, from the campus to the national level. Tactics include: policymaker education and lobby visits, using the media (op-eds, LTEs, etc.), blogs, new media (Facebook, video, etc.), days of action, strategic coaching, etc. Show less



State of Vermont

• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Outreach Intern

  • Dec 2011 - Jun 2012

  -Created promotional and educational material for publication -Served as liaison between VRRP and the community by recruiting and training volunteers, forging community partnerships, and representing VRRP at major events and volunteer fairs. -Assist the Housing Manager by locating and securing homes for refugees, processing donations, and facilitating move-ins. Each year, the United States resettles tens of thousands of refugees seeking asylum from religious, ethnic, cultural, and/or political persecution. Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program (VRRP) provides refugees with their first home in the United States and acculturation services. VRRP’s award-winning volunteer program offers crucial community connections to newly arrived refugees. Through a wide range of direct and collaborative programs, VRRP helps refugees to successfully adapt to life in the United States. Show less