Experience

East Boston Social Centers

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

• Executive Director

  • May 2017 - Present

  * Lead multi-service organization with a history dating to 1918--and before, in serving diverse residents of East Boston and neighboring communities. * Lead toward vision of catalyzing community, belonging, and joy. Collaborate to demonstrate we can significantly increase joy at a community level and that we can help all East Boston children enter Kindergarten ready to learn, joyful, and thriving * Collaborate with MADCA and policy coalitions to ensure all children have access to high-quality, affordable early education and care taught by equitably paid teachers * Our services include child care/ early education; after-school and teen programming; family programs; senior programs; and other community-driven programming. We reach 1,000 people directly and 30,000 through additional services. We bring an innovative, joy-based approach to our work * Oversee a leadership team and ~100 total staff * Oversee fundraising for, optimization of, and use of a diverse set of funding streams



Silver Lining Mentoring

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

• Silver Lining Institute Committee Chair and Mentor

  • Feb 2010 - Present

  * Board Chair (2010-2014) * Fundraising Committee Chair (past), Program Chair (past), Institute Committee Chair * Mentor * Serve as board member in support of visionary leader and team helping foster youth flourish through committeed mentoring relationships * Board Chair (2010-2014) * Fundraising Committee Chair (past), Program Chair (past), Institute Committee Chair * Mentor * Serve as board member in support of visionary leader and team helping foster youth flourish through committeed mentoring relationships



Making it work together

• Author (book draft in development)

  • 1998 - Present

  I am writing my memoir about how birth and adopted family and social workers who put me first enabled me to flourish. In my first seven years, I lived in more homes than I can remember, but throughout that time, I had consistent love and support from my birth mother, my sister in England and her family, the family who adopted me and dedicated social workers. This book will be helpful for foster and adoptive parents and children, social workers, and others seeking to make the system better for all children in care. It is also a book with gentle humor that will inspire a general audience--encouraging people to ask how they can help children involved in the child welfare system, and providing answers.



Children's HealthWatch

• United States
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Nov 2011 - Apr 2017

  Children’s HealthWatch has the mission to improve the health and well-being of young children by informing policies that address and alleviate economic hardships (particularly hunger, unstable housing, and difficulty keeping the heat or the lights on for economic reasons). • Selected as one of Ten Outstanding Young Leaders by Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce: http://bostonchamber.com/2015-toyl-honorees/. • Work with team to develop research and policy concepts. Serve as one of authors on several publications. • Our team has been recognized as among the groups who helped ensure cuts to SNAP (formerly food stamps)--a critical lifeline for families, were not as deep as they might otherwise have been. • We providing evidence and coordinated a collaboration to support work that led to a more than 50% increase in the Massachusetts state Earned Income Tax Credit in Massachusetts (from 15% to 23% of the federal one): providing critical support to more than 400,000 working families. • Our team has won national and international awards and serves on important national commissions and boards working to address hunger and unstable housing. • Lead/ oversee strategy and implementation; and budget process and fundraising. • Increase funds raised by nearly 100% in 4 years. Leverage funds to increase impact and improve financial position. • Lead team in refining and advancing organizational mission. • Develop advisory board which has played significant role in organizational growth and impact.



The Bridgespan Group

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Consultant

  • Sep 2010 - Nov 2011

  The Bridgespan Group, an independent nonprofit with close ties to Bain & Co., utilizes leading-edge business tools to develop strategies that strengthen the ability of nonprofits to achieve quantifiable breakthrough results. • Co-author “Preparing to Grow Your Network’s Impact”: planning guidance for nonprofit networks. • Rank potential merger targets and develop merger strategy for a multi-service organization. • Participate in listening tour of local and national child welfare leaders, to determine current state of the field, trends, and opportunities for Bridgespan to engage further. • Develop initiative strategy for a large corporate foundation, including supporting leadership development for a national neighborhood development project, and providing integrated supports for wounded returning veterans. • Develop conference content, working with multi-stakeholder group to agree on roles and convening objectives.



FISH FAMILY FOUNDATION

• Consultant

  • Jul 2009 - Aug 2009

  *Worked with Founder and Executive Director to identify cost effective way to increase naturalization of Boston-area immigrants by approximately 10%. *Interviewed service providers, immigrants, other community leaders. *Conducted market segmentation analysis. *Identified barriers to naturalization and opportunities to increase it. *Provided strategy and action plan to Founder and Executive Director. Began implementation work. *Worked with Founder and Executive Director to identify cost effective way to increase naturalization of Boston-area immigrants by approximately 10%. *Interviewed service providers, immigrants, other community leaders. *Conducted market segmentation analysis. *Identified barriers to naturalization and opportunities to increase it. *Provided strategy and action plan to Founder and Executive Director. Began implementation work.



Massachusetts Department of Children and Families

• Greater Boston Area

• Rappaport Fellow

  • 2008 - 2008

  Worked with Legislative Director on all legislative matters. Helped coordinate all legislative activities with the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. • Drafted memos to the Commissioner and letters to Legislators, researched legislative issues, and attended meetings with Legislators. • Created initial draft of implementation plan for sweeping legislative reform of Department. • Assisted with legislative work for budget process for Department budget of over $800 million. Worked with Legislative Director on all legislative matters. Helped coordinate all legislative activities with the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. • Drafted memos to the Commissioner and letters to Legislators, researched legislative issues, and attended meetings with Legislators. • Created initial draft of implementation plan for sweeping legislative reform of Department. • Assisted with legislative work for budget process for Department budget of over $800 million.



Silver Lining Mentoring

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

• Executive Director

  • Jan 2004 - Jul 2007

  Founded non-profit that empowers foster and adopted youth to flourish through committed mentoring relationships. • Led organization in serving hundreds of youth through events, contracts, programming. Served more than 80 children through core mentoring, group mentoring, and internship programs. • Built organization to 7.5 staff, annual budget of $330,000. • Delivered numerous public and keynote addresses for the United Way, foster parent training, social worker appreciation, national conferences, and more, across MA, in several other states, and in Canada and Ireland. • Served as youth advisory board member for State House Special Committee on Abuse and Neglect, 2007. • Selected as Bank of America Local Hero, Boston region, October 2007, based on related volunteer activities. • Selected as one of 18 fellows, among over 1100 applicants, for Echoing Green Fellowship, 2002.



Mayor's Young Bostonian Advisory Council

• Committee member

  • 2004 - 2006

  Serve on Civic Engagement Committee Help develop and pilot neighborhood nights to build community-level civic engagement Serve on Civic Engagement Committee Help develop and pilot neighborhood nights to build community-level civic engagement



Adoption and Foster Care Mentoring/ Mass Mentoring Partnership

• Greater Boston Area

• Founder, Program/ Executive Director

  • Aug 2001 - Dec 2003

  Founded non-profit that empowers foster and adopted youth to flourish through committed mentoring relationships. • Led organization in serving hundreds of youth through events, contracts, programming. Served more than 80 children through core mentoring, group mentoring, and internship programs. • Built organization to 7.5 staff, annual budget of $330,000. • Delivered numerous public and keynote addresses for the United Way, foster parent training, social worker appreciation, national conferences, and more, across MA, in several other states, and in Canada and Ireland. • Served as youth advisory board member for State House Special Committee on Abuse and Neglect, 2007. • Selected as Bank of America Local Hero, Boston region, October 2007, based on related volunteer activities. • Selected as one of 18 fellows, among over 1100 applicants, for Echoing Green Fellowship, 2002.



Shore Pharmacy

• Various

  • 1995 - 2002

• Various

  • 1995 - 2002

• Various

  • 1995 - 2002



L.E.K. Consulting

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Associate

  • Jun 2000 - Aug 2000

  Created tailored two-month associate program at international consulting firm. Conducted housing market analysis and defense-related research. Created tailored two-month associate program at international consulting firm. Conducted housing market analysis and defense-related research.