Experience

Chinese for Affirmative Action
• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Managing Director of Development

  • Sep 2023 - Present

Stop AAPI Hate
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Managing Director of Development

  • Sep 2023 - Present


Mozilla

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Program Officer U.S.

  • Jan 2023 - Sep 2023

  Hired as a fixed-term employee for colleague’s parental coverage. -Research, critically analyze, and evaluate information from divergent sources and compile into cohesive reports and recommendations for action to develop a U.S. strategy around bias and artificial intelligence (AI). -Edit proposals. Represent foundation externally with philanthropic partners. Hired as a fixed-term employee for colleague’s parental coverage. -Research, critically analyze, and evaluate information from divergent sources and compile into cohesive reports and recommendations for action to develop a U.S. strategy around bias and artificial intelligence (AI). -Edit proposals. Represent foundation externally with philanthropic partners.



Freelance

• Egypt
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Independent Consultant

  • Apr 2022 - Dec 2022

  Advised on social impact, philanthropy and grantmaking for Justworks.org the philanthropic program of Justworks Inc. Designed a pilot grantmaking process and led evaluation and selection of the company’s inaugural five grants supporting early-stage founders and entrepreneurs of minority and woman owned businesses. Made recommendations for and facilitated company's other philanthropic investments including for reproductive rights, health and equality in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and response to hurricane Ian. Worked in cross-functional teams including Finance and Legal to scale the Justworks.org program and with Marketing and Public Relations departments to amplify the organization's work. Consulted for Kevin Chase Executive Search Group, an executive search firm for the nonprofit sector. Supported successful search for Head of Operations role at Rainbow Railroad, a frontline organization that supports LGBTQ refugees, including sourcing, recruiting, interviewing, assessing and vetting candidates. Show less



Open Society Foundations

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

• Program Officer, Open Society-U.S. Culture and Change Management

  • Mar 2019 - Nov 2021

  • Design and implement comprehensive culture program to integrate three separate office cultures into one. Advise senior leadership on integration. • Manage and lead cross-functional teams, working groups, and ERGs consisting of OSF operational units (legal, grants management, finance, human resources, and strategy) to assess and implement changes needed to facilitate the on integration of heritage U.S. Programs, OSI-Baltimore and OSF DC Advocacy Programs including: developing project plans & agendas, ensuring symmetry w/ culture program, contributing ideas and process suggestions.• Co-design, lead, and project manage the creation of a DEI program and strategy plan for OSUS. • Design and organize convenings and OSUS cultural events, along with other projects as needed. • Survey staff and conduct focus groups in regards to culture and change management work, progress in establishing collegial environment, and impact & effectiveness of change.• Execute special projects from the Executive Office at the direction of the Executive Director & Deputy Director.• Designed and lead team in implementation of process to manage the selection and evaluation of grants for the foundation’s $9M Corvid-19 Rapid Response Pooled Fund, including supporting the senior leadership group with their decision-making in an ambiguous and matrixed environment. • Wrote organizational assessments and grants totaling $1.57M for seven organizations supporting either LGBTQ communities or capacity building for low-income communities of color.• Serve as part of staff driven task force advising the foundation’s head of Human Resources and Chief Diversity Officer on best practices to make an office-wide work and grantmaking culture inclusive of individuals’ sexual orientation and gender identity.• Produce annual staff retreat including agenda design, advising facilitator, developing program w/ planning committee, liaising with guest speakers, creating contracts for speakers and vendors. Show less

• Co-Director, Leadership in Government Fellowship Program, Open Society-U.S.

  • Jul 2016 - Sep 2021

  • Develop and implement DEI recruitment outreach strategies to recruit diverse candidates from local, state, federal, and tribal governments. Increased people of color and LGBT applicants for the 2018/second fellowship class by 25%. • Evaluate all applications to choose finalists for interviews, and design and facilitate a rigorous two-day selection process to interview and assess 16 candidates to select the final fellowship cohort. • Manage and administer annual $1M fellowship program including: writing six individual grants, reviewing fellows’ reports and monitoring their projects and success in reaching benchmarks, serving as thought partner to fellows for their projects, introducing fellows to networks and resources to develop and support their projects, ensuring fellows compliance with fellowship guidelines and timely stipend payments. • Design and implement learning and training opportunities for fellows to assist them with their projects. Show less

• Program Officer, Grant Making Operations for U.S. Programs

  • Sep 2017 - Feb 2019

  • Wrote organizational assessments and corresponding grants, and liaised with grantees, to support the disaster relief, climate justice and democracy building efforts of the OSF Puerto Rico project (created in the wake of Hurricanes Maria and Irma) with three grants totaling $1.67M.• Wrote three Parkland grants on behalf of the Justice Team (that focuses on criminal justice reform) totaling $580K to amplify BIPOC voices and to insert a stronger racial justice lens in the movement to end gun violence. • Produce annual staff retreat including agenda design, advising facilitator, developing program w/ planning committee, liaising with guest speakers, creating contracts for speakers and vendors• Same duties as Manager of Grant Making Operations (below). Show less

• Program Officer, U.S. Program's Immigration and Refugee Rights Team

  • Apr 2017 - Sep 2017

  • Held responsibility for about eight grants totaling about $900K. Evaluated potential grantees on their organizational health and wrote organizational assessments and 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) grants.• Reviewed and assess grant applications, materials and publications, and provide technical input to applicants along with contributing to the team’s grantmaking activities. • Monitored and evaluate grantees’ work through maintaining close contact with grantees and civil society actors in the field and reviewing grantees’ reports. Represent the Immigrant Rights Team in meetings with grantees and other funders.• Initiated and led programming and events for the first LGBT Pride month at OSF. Show less

• Manager of Grant Making Operations for U.S. Programs

  • Feb 2016 - Mar 2017

  • Developed and implemented grant making programs including the USP’s Travel and Learning Fund in collaboration with the Institute of International Education.• Served on steering committee for $3M Communities Against Hate Initiative created in response to uptick of hate crimes after the 2016 election. Led review team in evaluating and choosing successful proposals, and worked with steering committee to select final portfolio of 120 grants. Wrote grants, and managed review of grantee reports and closure of CAH grants. • Ensured grants are made and approved in a timely fashion and any roadblocks staff experience to making grants are quickly removed and addressed. Problem-solve when unique grants get stuck in internal processes.• Maintained calendar of monthly grant making deadlines and communicate with staff about expectations (reminders) and status. Monitor and analyze grantmaking data, fulfill data requests, and partner with Director of Operations to provide data to staff.• Tracked organizational eligibilities assessments (EAs) from start to completion. Liaise with President’s Office to prioritize EAs and communicate other urgencies. Work with deputy director to ensure approval of renewal EAs in a timely fashion. • Liaise with, lead, and serve on cross-functional teams with other units including Finance, Grants Management, Human Resources, Legal, and Strategy to develop and execute pilot grant making programs and workshops to help staff with grant making problems. • Edited/offered feedback on memos, proposals, and other writing exercises as requested.• Worked with director and deputy director on program-wide grant making strategy including: providing data for board meetings; scheduling, documentation, and follow-up of portfolio reviews; collect information for the 2016 strategy update process; editing memos to director, staff, other units as needed regarding USP grant making.• Supervised Program Coordinator. Show less



Center for Constitutional Rights

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Director of Development for Individual Giving

  • May 2015 - Jan 2016

  • Managed and grew the individual donor program including both the Annual Fund and Major Gifts to raise $2.95M annually. Exceeded Major Gifts Projections by $300K and met fundraising goal by 107% in addition to securing a $3.5M Bequest.• Same duties as Senior Major Gifts & Planned Giving Officer (below).

• Senior Major Gifts & Planned Giving Officer

  • Jul 2009 - May 2015

  • Responsible for managing and growing the individual donor program including both the Annual Fund and Major Gifts to raise $2.81M annually.• Cultivate and steward major gift program (1k+) and planned giving society members.• Managed planned giving program (Annuities and Bequests) • Plan and execute regional fundraising travel to major cities including Boston, Chicago, L.A., San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. communities. Established new programs in Ithaca, NY and Madison, WI.• Write proposals and reports to family and private foundations. Created plan for outreach to LGBT Foundations for CCR’s revitalized LGBT work and introduced CCR to seven LGBT Foundations. Led project planning for SMUG v. Lively case and drafting of proposal to secure CCR’s first grant from an LGBT funder. • Develop and implement new fundraising strategies integrating social media into Annual Fund. PROGRAMMATIC AND ORGANIZATIONAL• Develop plans to engage CCR’s 60k+ on-line supporter base and donors in advocacy work. Compose and send action-alerts about case developments.• Represented CCR and met with clients and partner organizations during six month sabbatical/travel around the world.• Initiated public education and media advocacy strategies for CCR’s LGBT related lawsuits. Developed CCR’s LGBT press list. Identified and introduced potential partners and ally organizations for SMUG v. Lively and development and deepening of these relationships. Show less

• Major Gifts & Planned Giving Officer Officer

  • Jul 2007 - Jun 2009

  •Responsible for managing and growing the individual donor program including both the Annual Fund and Major Gifts to raise $1.8M annually. Same duties as Senior Major Gifts position. •Initiated and led development department in implementing an annual department planning process including logic models, use of project management software, annual work plans, and restructuring of department meetings.

• Acting Major Gifts & Planned Giving Officer

  • Nov 2006 - Jun 2007

  • Responsible for managing and growing the individual donor program including both the Annual Fund and Major Gifts to raise $1.35M. Same duties as Senior Major Gifts position. •Organized with National Organization of Legal Service Workers to unionize CCR. Served as shop steward for staff union and as a member of the bargaining team. Led the unionization process from card check through the negotiation process and first ratification of a contract between staff and management.

• Development Associate

  • Jul 2004 - Oct 2006

  Promoted to Development Associate from Development Assistant in January 2006.• Maintained stewardship program Annual Fund donors.• Assisted with the stewardship and cultivation of major gifts program ($1,000+) and planned giving society.• Drafted and coordinated direct mail campaigns, CCR Newsletter, and donor acknowledgement letters.• Planned CCR’s yearly President’s Reception (for 200+ individuals) and other events, forums, and receptions throughout the year.• Researched donors, set appointments and coordinated regional fundraising plans for the Major Gifts Officer.• Managed major gift solicitations in the absence of the Major Gifts Officer and managed grants in the absence of the Foundation Relations Officer.• Ran reports and analyzed data to evaluate donor-giving trends. • Managed Raiser’s Edge database. Enter gifts into the database and send acknowledgements.• Supervised development department volunteers and interns. Show less


Thanksgiving Seed
• Writer

  • 2016 - 2016


New York City Council

• United States
• Government Administration
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Legislative Aide

  • Dec 2003 - Jun 2004

  • Scheduled and coordinated meetings for the Councilmember, staff, constituents, and advocacy organizations. • Maintained relations with advocacy organizations, business improvement districts and constituents. • Served as a Community Liaison to the appointed officials of Community Board. • Wrote letters to appropriate government agencies advocating on behalf of the constituents of Community Board. • Composed board reports updating community members of the Councilmember’s activities. • Served as office manager and supervised office interns. Show less



Office of Congressman David Wu (OR-1)

• Congressional Fellow

  • Sep 2002 - Jun 2003

  Received a 10-month fellowship through the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies to serve as a legislative aid assisting Rep. Wu, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, with the operations of the Caucus. • Worked on and researched legislation pertaining to Asian Pacific Americans, higher education, immigration, racial profiling, hate crimes, minority health disparities, and language access for those with limited English proficiency. • Drafted legislation, Caucus press releases for the Communications Director, the Caucus newsletter, and stock letters. • Composed talking points and floor statements for Rep. Wu and staffed him at meetings or public events. • Lobbied other congressional offices on issues pertaining to the Asian Pacific American Community. • Met with advocacy organizations, maintained constituent relations, and created community outreach and media databases. • Coordinated Caucus meetings and organized briefings for Caucus staffers. Show less