Experience

First Five Years Fund

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

• Director of Operations & Strategic Partnerships

  • Jan 2020 - Present



International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children

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

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Jun 2019 - Jan 2020

  Manage day-to-day operations to ensure mission success.Oversee enterprise administration, risk management, and operations including: budget development; tracking and review of financial resources; project assignment and monitoring; program management, setting program priorities, and program reporting; document drafting and management, including organizational materials, publications, and legally-binding agreements; advising on legal issues; data collection and analysis.Supervise global program and administrative support staff and contractors.Collaborate with the President & CEO on strategic planning, organizational development, program development, and identifying short- and long-term priorities.Liaise with Board of Directors, including reporting to Treasurer and Audit & Finance Committee Chair, and participation at Board meetings. Show less

• Chief Financial, Legal and Administrative Officer

  • Dec 2014 - Jun 2019

  Oversight responsibilities for programs, staff, physical plant, documents/record management, communication and publications, branding, operational policy and procedures development and dissemination, issuance of financial information, budget development, oversight and tracking, scheduling, and reporting.Review and execute contracts, agreements, and other commitments for and on behalf of ICMEC, and serve as liaison with outside legal counsel and independent contractors.



United States Commission on International Religious Freedom

• Washington, DC

• Counsel

  • Oct 2012 - Dec 2014



Make-A-Wish America

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

• Vice President of Administration & COO

  • Feb 2011 - Sep 2012

  Directed and oversaw all central operating functions including legal/risk management, communications/media relations, finance, human resources, technology, procurement, and office administration for headquarters in Bethesda (MD) and field offices in Baltimore (MD) and Wilmington (DE). Served as chief compliance officer, ensuring compliance with national and local governing policies and performance standards. Directed and oversaw all central operating functions including legal/risk management, communications/media relations, finance, human resources, technology, procurement, and office administration for headquarters in Bethesda (MD) and field offices in Baltimore (MD) and Wilmington (DE). Served as chief compliance officer, ensuring compliance with national and local governing policies and performance standards.



International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children

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

• Executive Director

  • Aug 2010 - Feb 2011

  Reporting to COO, responsible for 10-person staff (at headquarters and overseas regional offices in Belgium, Brazil, France, and Singapore), an annual operating budget of approximately $4 million, and a global program portfolio focused on combating international child abduction and child exploitation through research, advocacy, coalition building, and law-enforcement training.Authored "Child Pornography: Model Legislation & Global Review", analyzing child pornography legislation around the world and recommending legislative strategies to combat child pornography offenses.Drafted oral and written testimony and remarks for presentation to the U.S. Helsinki Commission, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Pan-American Health Organization, and several UN and EU institutions. Show less

• Director of Global Operations

  • Mar 2007 - Aug 2010

• Director of Administration

  • Jan 2006 - Mar 2007

• Program Manager

  • Feb 2005 - Jan 2006

  Managed the Campaign Against International Child Abduction, including development of concept papers and country reports, as well as interaction and coordination with the Hague Conference on Private International Law, governments, and non-governmental organizations.Co-managed the Global Campaign to Combat Child Pornography, including research into child-pornography legislation in all Interpol Member States, development of Model Legislation, and implementation of an Internet-based International Resource Centre. Show less



National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Staff Attorney

  • 2002 - 2005

  Provided extensive technical assistance to members of Congress, federal agencies, state and local law enforcement, and prosecutorial agencies throughout the United States on issues impacting the area of child exploitation. Conducted legal research and analyzed legislation and case law relevant to child exploitation, with a focus on computer-facilitated crimes against children. Developed State Case Law Manual Series for all 50 states and the District of Columbia to provide relevant interpretations of existing statutory language by local and state courts in the area of computer-facilitated crimes committed against children. Co-authored amicus curiae brief in the case of Coe v. Sex Offender Registry Board (Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts). Show less