Experience

Kansas State Department of Education

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Fiscal Services and Operations

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  As the Director of Fiscal Services and Operations, I am responsible for managing the financial and budgetary activities of KSDE, along with the office space and the vehicle pool of the agency. This includes the following activities: •Preparing KSDE's annual budget request. •Overseeing all procurement activities, including all RFPs issued by the agency. •Ensuring agency compliance with federal and state laws and regulations, including the Uniform Grants Guidance. •Tracking… Show more As the Director of Fiscal Services and Operations, I am responsible for managing the financial and budgetary activities of KSDE, along with the office space and the vehicle pool of the agency. This includes the following activities: •Preparing KSDE's annual budget request. •Overseeing all procurement activities, including all RFPs issued by the agency. •Ensuring agency compliance with federal and state laws and regulations, including the Uniform Grants Guidance. •Tracking agency expenditures and revenues. •Serving as KSDE's primary point of contact with all external auditors. •Managing a staff of nine. •Serving as a legislative liaison for KSDE, including writing testimony on budgetary matters, meeting with legislators, responding to requests for information, and testifying before legislative committees. •Serving as a member of the school finance consensus estimating group. Show less As the Director of Fiscal Services and Operations, I am responsible for managing the financial and budgetary activities of KSDE, along with the office space and the vehicle pool of the agency. This includes the following activities: •Preparing KSDE's annual budget request. •Overseeing all procurement activities, including all RFPs issued by the agency. •Ensuring agency compliance with federal and state laws and regulations, including the Uniform Grants Guidance. •Tracking… Show more As the Director of Fiscal Services and Operations, I am responsible for managing the financial and budgetary activities of KSDE, along with the office space and the vehicle pool of the agency. This includes the following activities: •Preparing KSDE's annual budget request. •Overseeing all procurement activities, including all RFPs issued by the agency. •Ensuring agency compliance with federal and state laws and regulations, including the Uniform Grants Guidance. •Tracking agency expenditures and revenues. •Serving as KSDE's primary point of contact with all external auditors. •Managing a staff of nine. •Serving as a legislative liaison for KSDE, including writing testimony on budgetary matters, meeting with legislators, responding to requests for information, and testifying before legislative committees. •Serving as a member of the school finance consensus estimating group. Show less



Kansas Legislative Research Department

• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fiscal Analyst

  • Oct 2017 - May 2020

  I provided fiscal analysis of state agency budgets to the Kansas Legislature, staffed budget and policy committees, tracked relevant bills, and assisted in the production of post-session fiscal publications. As the assigned analyst of the Kansas State Department of Education, I also conducted fiscal analyses of all school finance legislation. In addition, I conducted general education policy research. Assigned agency budgets: Kansas State Department of Education, Kansas State Historical… Show more I provided fiscal analysis of state agency budgets to the Kansas Legislature, staffed budget and policy committees, tracked relevant bills, and assisted in the production of post-session fiscal publications. As the assigned analyst of the Kansas State Department of Education, I also conducted fiscal analyses of all school finance legislation. In addition, I conducted general education policy research. Assigned agency budgets: Kansas State Department of Education, Kansas State Historical Society, Kansas State Library, School for the Blind, School for the Deaf, and Kansas Department of Labor. Committee assignments: Senate Committee on Education (lead staff), Senate Select Committee on Education Finance (lead staff), House Committee on K-12 Education Budget (lead staff), House Committee on Education, and Capitol Preservation Committee.

• Legislative Fellow

  • Dec 2016 - Oct 2017

  Provided nonpartisan policy research and fiscal analysis to the Kansas Legislature. Policy fields: education, agriculture and natural resources, and health. State budgets: Kansas State Board of Healing Arts, Board of Pharmacy, Board of Examiners in Optometry, and Kansas Guardianship Program.



University of Kansas

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2011 - Dec 2016

  Taught discussion sections as part of undergraduate classes, graded student papers and exams, and taught independent classes on World War II, War in American Society, and Peace and Conflict Studies. Taught discussion sections as part of undergraduate classes, graded student papers and exams, and taught independent classes on World War II, War in American Society, and Peace and Conflict Studies.



Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

• United States
• Museums
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Student Intern

  • May 2016 - Aug 2016

  As an intern, I worked on a variety of projects at the museum. However, my primary project was the digitization of the museum's oral history collection. As part of this project I used video capture technology to digitize whole oral histories and video editing software to create smaller video clips. These clips covered common topics like how players learned to play baseball, how they joined the Negro Leagues, and how the responded to racism and discrimination in baseball. Ultimately, these video… Show more As an intern, I worked on a variety of projects at the museum. However, my primary project was the digitization of the museum's oral history collection. As part of this project I used video capture technology to digitize whole oral histories and video editing software to create smaller video clips. These clips covered common topics like how players learned to play baseball, how they joined the Negro Leagues, and how the responded to racism and discrimination in baseball. Ultimately, these video clips will be posted on a new website for research purposes. Show less As an intern, I worked on a variety of projects at the museum. However, my primary project was the digitization of the museum's oral history collection. As part of this project I used video capture technology to digitize whole oral histories and video editing software to create smaller video clips. These clips covered common topics like how players learned to play baseball, how they joined the Negro Leagues, and how the responded to racism and discrimination in baseball. Ultimately, these video… Show more As an intern, I worked on a variety of projects at the museum. However, my primary project was the digitization of the museum's oral history collection. As part of this project I used video capture technology to digitize whole oral histories and video editing software to create smaller video clips. These clips covered common topics like how players learned to play baseball, how they joined the Negro Leagues, and how the responded to racism and discrimination in baseball. Ultimately, these video clips will be posted on a new website for research purposes. Show less



Hall Center for the Humanities - Applied Humanities Bootcamp

• Participant

  • May 2015 - May 2015

  Participated in a week-long program designed to introduce graduate students to careers in museums, non-profit organizations, and other applied humanities institutions. Topics included exhibit design, budgeting, community outreach, and media relations. Participated in a week-long program designed to introduce graduate students to careers in museums, non-profit organizations, and other applied humanities institutions. Topics included exhibit design, budgeting, community outreach, and media relations.