Experience

Compass Education Group

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Director

  • Dec 2022 - Present

• Director

  • Jan 2020 - Dec 2022

  * Establish the Compass Chicago presence by growing a dozen partnerships with schools and professional organizations to 40+ currently. * Deepen partnerships and Compass enthusiasm with annual keynote presentations, practice testing, and faculty / staff professional development seminars. * Hire, manage, and mentor a diverse team of 40+ part-time tutors and two local program managers to ensure a collaborative and client-focused working environment.* Generate enthusiastic and enduring word of mouth business by guiding 100s of families with 1-on-1 ACT, SAT, AP Exam, study skills, and academic tutoring programs to ideal results.* Evaluate the needs of each student to make thoughtful tutor recommendations and data-driven guidance for navigating a changing testing landscape.* Balance the needs of students and tutors for in-person instruction in a pandemic-altered landscape with creative solutions, such as opening an office location that was safe and convenient for both.* Quickly address client questions and remedy concerns with scrupulous record-keeping, data-backed guidance, and instinctive standardized testing expertise gained from over a decade of guiding students to minimize stress while maximizing scores.* Champion company-wide sales initiatives by converting ~60% of leads into active clients, while mentoring other directors in consultative sales strategies.* Collaborate with marketing, BD, and tech to generate assets, such as using Final Cut Pro to create a how-to video on the Compass Online Testing Center and MS Office and Adobe Suite to create a Welcome to Compass Chicago brochure. * Research, write, edit, and use Wordpress to publish blog articles on college admission testing. Show less

• Tutor

  • Dec 2015 - Dec 2020

  * Worked 1-on-1 with hundreds of 9th – 12th graders to help them raise their ACT, SAT, AP Exam scores by individualizing Compass tutoring strategies to students’ personalities, learning types, and skillsets. * Led trainings on educational topics, such as strategies to assist middle schoolers with the ISEE or SSAT.* Developed resources for tutoring students with learning differences.



The Finding Corte Magore Project

• Bluefields, Atlántico Sur, Nicaragua

• Creative Director

  • Feb 2015 - Dec 2018

  * Oversaw creative for a social entrepreneurial effort to turn a 29-acre Caribbean island into an eco-tourism destination that generates longterm educational impact for children in Nicaragua. * Oversaw creative for a social entrepreneurial effort to turn a 29-acre Caribbean island into an eco-tourism destination that generates longterm educational impact for children in Nicaragua.



LACER Afterschool Programs

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

• Handball Coach

  • Jul 2015 - May 2018

  * Started an after school handball program for at-risk middle school students. * Helped 40-50 students per year learn the game of handball and enjoy its advantages: bilateral coordination, healthy competitive and collaborative behaviors, and the consistent effort it takes to build expertise at a difficult but rewarding court sport. * Sustained growing numbers of players by securing annual funding and support from sponsors such as the United States Handball Association, local fire departments, and handball pros. * Several of the "handball alumni" have gone on to win major national tournaments and collegiate scholarships. Show less



Unpossible Productions

• Santa Monica, CA

• Associate Producer

  • Jun 2013 - Mar 2018

  Managed a slate of projects for the generation born digital, including: * TV shows, like "The Straight Out Report" for MTV Networks / Logo * Digital series, like "Outlands" for Geek & Sundry * Ad campaigns, like a "Pop Culture Saves the World" reel for E! Managed a slate of projects for the generation born digital, including: * TV shows, like "The Straight Out Report" for MTV Networks / Logo * Digital series, like "Outlands" for Geek & Sundry * Ad campaigns, like a "Pop Culture Saves the World" reel for E!



MTV Networks / Logo

• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Segment Producer

  • Mar 2014 - Dec 2014

  * Helped conceptualize, develop, sell, and produce a six episode initial run of “The Straight Out Report,” a pop culture week-in-review show that presents "headlines that swing both ways." * Creative responsibilities included addressing network notes, joke punch-up, and writing 100+ dekos per episode. * Production responsibilities included hiring, managing PAs, overseeing script distribution on shoot days, script coordinating, and prepping scripts for legal, talent, and network. * Helped conceptualize, develop, sell, and produce a six episode initial run of “The Straight Out Report,” a pop culture week-in-review show that presents "headlines that swing both ways." * Creative responsibilities included addressing network notes, joke punch-up, and writing 100+ dekos per episode. * Production responsibilities included hiring, managing PAs, overseeing script distribution on shoot days, script coordinating, and prepping scripts for legal, talent, and network.



Geek & Sundry

• United States
• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Producer

  • Jun 2013 - Oct 2013

  * Managed and collaborated with staffs of artists, editors, and writers to develop and deliver creative assets by show deadlines and within budget. * Arranged for promotional efforts, including reddit AMAs and cross-promotional content. * Managed and collaborated with staffs of artists, editors, and writers to develop and deliver creative assets by show deadlines and within budget. * Arranged for promotional efforts, including reddit AMAs and cross-promotional content.



After Dark Films

• Greater Los Angeles Area

• Story Analyst

  • Apr 2011 - Sep 2013

  * Crafted an annual slate of 15 low to mid-budget horror, action, and thriller films ($1 million - $20 million) by analyzing the story quality, budget, and international appeal of 100s of scripts and novels. These films, distributed by Lionsgate and Warner Bros., starred actors such as Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez, Jim Caviezel, Jean Claude Van Damme, Christian Slater. * Grew company brand through newsletters, promotional materials, and social media outreach to 1,000+ new blogs, critics, fan sites, news sources, and advertising partners. Show less



MTV Networks / Logo

• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Writer's Assistant -- FELT

  • Mar 2013 - May 2013

  I assisted the showrunner for an eight-episode season of "Felt," a half-hour comedy that set real couple’s therapy sessions to puppets. My job involved coordinating with producers, staff writers, audio engineers, and production to deliver high-quality scripts under tight, ongoing production deadlines. I assisted the showrunner for an eight-episode season of "Felt," a half-hour comedy that set real couple’s therapy sessions to puppets. My job involved coordinating with producers, staff writers, audio engineers, and production to deliver high-quality scripts under tight, ongoing production deadlines.



The Incubator

• Movies, Videos, and Sound
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Researcher

  • Jan 2011 - Mar 2011

  "American Underworld" was a Discovery Channel miniseries that dared to bring viewers deeper into the heart of America's extreme criminal subcultures than any show before. My job was to find those subcultures, dig up the dirt, and then figure out how to get the host access into them. This included writing letters to incarcerated truck driver serial killers, contacting drug task forces in Tennessee, and tracking white supremacists through California. More typical production duties still applied – I still had to organize findings into well-crafted presentations, manage my research assignments, and coordinate with all other members of production. Show less



Illini Handball

• Champaign, IL

• Co-founder, President

  • Aug 2008 - May 2010

  I co-founded and served as president of a co-ed handball team that's grown into a premiere program on the USHA collegiate circuit. In 2014, the men's team finished with a 3rd place national ranking (Division I), a member of the women's team became national champion, and the current team president won a sportsmanship award. The welcoming team culture I helped establish in year one has fostered club longevity, tournament success, and lasting friendships. I co-founded and served as president of a co-ed handball team that's grown into a premiere program on the USHA collegiate circuit. In 2014, the men's team finished with a 3rd place national ranking (Division I), a member of the women's team became national champion, and the current team president won a sportsmanship award. The welcoming team culture I helped establish in year one has fostered club longevity, tournament success, and lasting friendships.



Global Studies

• Champaign, IL

• Global Studies Intern

  • Aug 2008 - Dec 2009

  I taught a weekly hourling course for 20-25 college freshmen about global citizenry and collegiate success. In 2009, I was one of four interns to receive the annual GSI Bastien Award for having the highest reviews from both my students and the faculty. I taught a weekly hourling course for 20-25 college freshmen about global citizenry and collegiate success. In 2009, I was one of four interns to receive the annual GSI Bastien Award for having the highest reviews from both my students and the faculty.



Johns Hopkins University, Center for Talented Youth

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Resident Assistant

  • Jun 2006 - Aug 2008

  CTY is a three week summer camp for academically gifted children from around the world. As an RA, I established a supportive dorm life, organized daily and weekly activities for anywhere from 6 to 300 students and staff, and built close-knit communities out of students who arrived at camp not knowing a soul. CTY kids may grow up to run great companies, cure deadly diseases, and broker world peace. Intellect is vital. But so is the emotional and interpersonal bedrock I helped build through games, sports, stories, team builders, hall rules, meals, field trips, talent shows, disciplinary actions, conversations, and all the other moments – big and small – that go into a great summer camp. Show less



Illini Media

• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Crime Reporter – Daily Illini

  • Oct 2007 - May 2008

  I reported on over 30 crime stories for the Daily Illini, the University of Illinois's independent daily newspaper (circ. 40,000.) My stories covered campus theft, assaults, underage drinking and drug use, and the retirement of Chief Illiniwek. I regularly interviewed campus police, the student class president, the VP of Student Affairs, and other movers and shakers in the campus community. I also covered breaking news, such as the NIU Valentine's Day school shooting. My investigative journalism piece, about police breaking up a black fraternity party, was one of the most read pieces of the year. Show less

• Managing Editor - Technograph Engineering Magazine

  • Sep 2006 - Mar 2008

  I managed a writing staff of 5 writers for the Technograph, the University of Illinois's engineering magazine (circ. 2,000). Responsibilities included coordinating with the editor in chief, assigning stories, ensuring the writers met deadlines, and proofreading.I wrote and edited stories on topics such as game designers, space tourism, and Saturn’s moons.