Experience

Food and Society at Aspen Institute
• United States
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Managing Director, Food Leaders Fellowship

  • Jan 2022 - Present


The Aspen Institute

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Senior Program Manager, Food & Society Program

  • Jan 2022 - Present

• Senior Program Associate, Health Innovators Fellowship | Aspen Global Leadership Network

  • Jan 2021 - Jan 2022

• Program Associate, Health Innovators Fellowship | Aspen Global Leadership Network

  • Feb 2019 - Jan 2021

• Senior Program Coordinator, Health Innovators Fellowship | Aspen Global Leadership Network

  • Sep 2018 - Feb 2019

• Program Coordinator, Health Innovators Fellowship | Aspen Global Leadership Network

  • Oct 2017 - Sep 2018


Sixth & I
• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Event Assistant

  • Sep 2017 - Present


American Institutes for Research

• United States
• Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Psychometric Support Assistant I

  • Sep 2016 - Sep 2017

  > Support the design of new scoring software by communicating with project leaders and psychometricians to disseminate all training information and ensure all deadlines are being met. > Communicate with external partners and clients and support client meetings through preparation and distribution of meeting documents.> Travel to provide timely and responsive help at technical advisory committee and calibration meetings.> Complete quality control checks on a myriad of documents and data files often using division-specific software.> Handle logistics for an internal quantitative methods lecture series.> Act as an assistant project manager to support the efforts of a cross-divisional project team.> Provide proofreading assistance on deliverables. Show less

• Research Assistant

  • Jul 2015 - Aug 2016

  > Carried out qualitative and quantitative analyses, contextual research, and other activities to support education-related research projects. > Worked in both leading and supporting roles to develop surveys about state standards implementation. Acted as a liaison to districts to support survey administration. > Ran basic psychometric analyses using Winsteps and DIFAS5 and descriptive analyses using Stata.> Provided editorial assistance to multiple projects.> Projects were related to state standards implementation, low-performing schools, intervention implementation in higher education, school culture, and dual accountability systems. Show less



Harvard University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant to Prof. Katherine K. Merseth

  • Jan 2015 - May 2015

  > Assisted in developing courses and extracurricular activities for Harvard College students at HGSE. > Worked as part of a small research team to expand outreach and recruitment activities for the Undergraduate Teacher Education Program. > Aided in developing marketing materials for the Harvard Teacher Fellows Program. > Researched course readings and additional materials for Prof. Merseth's undergraduate course Dilemmas of Equity and Excellence in American K-12 Education. Show less



Center on the Developing Child at Harvard/Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students

• Intern, Frontiers of Innovation Initiative

  • Jun 2014 - Jul 2014

  > Liaised between the Center and GEEARS to promote their shared goal of implementing science-based innovations that will result in breakthrough outcomes for children facing adversity. > Assisted staff of both organizations in planning and executing their two-day FOI-Georgia Design Workshop by composing, compiling, proofreading, and distributing pre-workshop materials; collecting and editing participant biographies; staffing the workshop; and preparing summaries of the resulting work. > Participated in a site visit to assist in the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning’s process to decide where to implement part of its Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge grant. Show less



U.S. Department of Education

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern, Press Office, Office of Communications and Outreach

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  > Composed, edited, and disseminated departmental press releases and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s public schedules. > Assisted with set-up, press coverage, and other tasks involving Let’s Read! Let’s Move! program events designed to combat summer reading loss and promote physical activity. > Made pitch calls to media outlets and monitored news for coverage pertaining to ED. > Created resources for easier distribution of press releases using CisionPoint. > Worked with intern coordinators to further develop ED’s internship program. Show less



Rochester City School District

• Education Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern, Office of Accountability

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  > Updated and edited the district’s Data Governance and Quality Manual. > Researched regulations governing a proposed change in district policy. > Prepared and edited materials for presentations. > Updated and edited the district’s Data Governance and Quality Manual. > Researched regulations governing a proposed change in district policy. > Prepared and edited materials for presentations.