Experience

Minnesota Freedom Fund Inc.

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Programs and Operations Director

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  I oversee five programmatic departments at Minnesota Freedom Fund, and manage the day-to-day operations of the office including coordinating trainings, contracting with vendors, and more. I oversee five programmatic departments at Minnesota Freedom Fund, and manage the day-to-day operations of the office including coordinating trainings, contracting with vendors, and more.



ACLU of Minnesota

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Engagement Director

  • Nov 2018 - Apr 2021

  I oversee the community engagement department at the ACLU of Minnesota which is responsible for all of the organizing activity. We engage with activists around the state to empower individuals to join us to advance and protect the civil liberties of all Minnesotans. We provide educational and training opportunities, advocate at the state and local level while building relationships and power in local communities.I manage a staff of four, where we work collaboratively to achieve organizational and personal development goals. Co-created and drove campaigns to advance civil liberties issues including policing, racial justice, reproductive justice, voting rights, immigrant rights, and privacy.

• Public Education and Communications Director

  • Jun 2006 - Nov 2018

  I coordinate all of our publications and websites, including our annual report, quarterly newsletters and social networking sites and coordinate all media work. I speak at schools educating students on topics ranging from student rights to LGBT rights to government surveillance. I coordinate outreach events, lobbying events and educational trips, as well as campaigns on political issues. In addition I manage staff at the ACLU’s Greater Minnesota Racial Justice Project.



ACLU

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Interim Executive Director - ACLU of Dakotas

  • May 2013 - Aug 2013

  I oversaw staff in the North and South Dakota affiliates led a transition during a challenging time. The position was not intended to be permanent but included responsibilities of running the office, speaking to the media, evaluating employees, and more. I oversaw staff in the North and South Dakota affiliates led a transition during a challenging time. The position was not intended to be permanent but included responsibilities of running the office, speaking to the media, evaluating employees, and more.



Amherst H. Wilder Foundation

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 200 - 300 Employee

• VISTA Community Leadership Coordinator

  • Aug 2005 - Aug 2006

  I organized and implemented trainings, workshops and activities that taught civic engagement and community involvement. I helped to discover and nurture the skills that each one of the clients possesses so they can make a positive change in their communities. I organized and implemented trainings, workshops and activities that taught civic engagement and community involvement. I helped to discover and nurture the skills that each one of the clients possesses so they can make a positive change in their communities.



Boys Hope Girls Hope

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

• Residential Counselor

  • Aug 2004 - Aug 2005

  My duties consisted of assuming guardianship of 6 adolescent boys. My primary goal was to provide them with a caring, stable environment that promotes academics, social, and psychological development. My duties consisted of assuming guardianship of 6 adolescent boys. My primary goal was to provide them with a caring, stable environment that promotes academics, social, and psychological development.