Civic Engagement Program Manager

• May 2022 - Present

I lead or implement a variety of projects for C70, including our Ballot PA initiative (ballotpa.org), our youth civics portfolio (seventy.org/youth-civics), and serving as C70's primary grant writer.

Draw the Lines Chief of Staff

• May 2018 - May 2022

Civic Engagement Consultant

• Aug 2015 - May 2018

Committee of Seventy aims to make government work better, particularly through opening the voting process and engaging citizens. - In July 2016, I co-created "American Experiments," an event that showcased some the country's most innovative civic tech companies. Participating organizations pitched their ideas to media, VCs, DNC delegates, and the general public on how to improve elections, voter access, and our political process. - I manage Seventy's production of "Voices of Voting," a… Show more Committee of Seventy aims to make government work better, particularly through opening the voting process and engaging citizens. - In July 2016, I co-created "American Experiments," an event that showcased some the country's most innovative civic tech companies. Participating organizations pitched their ideas to media, VCs, DNC delegates, and the general public on how to improve elections, voter access, and our political process. - I manage Seventy's production of "Voices of Voting," a play written and directed by David Bradley that connects the struggle of African Americans to obtain the right to vote in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement to the struggle of engaging young voters in the participatory process today. Nearly 1,800 Philadelphians have viewed the performance to-date.

Senior Director of Operations and Development

• Jan 2012 - Dec 2016

• Managed Bike & Build’s annual $1.5-1.7 million budget and 4 additional staff members. • From 2013-2015, grew impact from 286 riders to 370; grants provided from $468,000 to $637,000; and cumulative volunteer build hours from 20,500 to 26,000 with U.S. affordable housing nonprofits. • Built the organization’s reserves from $0 to $300,000 during the 2016 transition year. • Introduced program assessment with our affordable housing beneficiaries. Since 2012, B&B riders built or… Show more • Managed Bike & Build’s annual $1.5-1.7 million budget and 4 additional staff members. • From 2013-2015, grew impact from 286 riders to 370; grants provided from $468,000 to $637,000; and cumulative volunteer build hours from 20,500 to 26,000 with U.S. affordable housing nonprofits. • Built the organization’s reserves from $0 to $300,000 during the 2016 transition year. • Introduced program assessment with our affordable housing beneficiaries. Since 2012, B&B riders built or renovated 2,700 homes for low-income individuals and families. • Created a scholarship program that since 2013 has engaged 16 low-income young adults in B&B trips. • Guided staff and the Board of Directors to produce Bike & Build’s 2016-2018 Strategic Plan. • Developed Bike & Build’s Risk Management Policy. Saved insurance coverage after the market for bike touring companies disappeared in 2014. Standardized staff training, board training, Internal Controls policy, and personnel manuals as part of staff succession planning improvements. • Grew Board of Director membership from 4 to 9, with a range of accomplishments from experts in legal, insurance, accounting, IT, marketing, affordable housing, and cycling event planning. • Crafted Bike & Build's public messaging to 3,300 alumni, 22,000 social media followers, 11,000+ annual donors, 1,800 affordable housing and community partners, current and future riders, and the public. • Managed the development of Bike & Build’s new website, bikeandbuild.org • Continuing Education: “Principles and Techniques of Fundraising” - Indiana University School of Philanthropy. September 2016. Show less • Managed Bike & Build’s annual $1.5-1.7 million budget and 4 additional staff members. • From 2013-2015, grew impact from 286 riders to 370; grants provided from $468,000 to $637,000; and cumulative volunteer build hours from 20,500 to 26,000 with U.S. affordable housing nonprofits. • Built the organization’s reserves from $0 to $300,000 during the 2016 transition year. • Introduced program assessment with our affordable housing beneficiaries. Since 2012, B&B riders built or… Show more • Managed Bike & Build’s annual $1.5-1.7 million budget and 4 additional staff members. • From 2013-2015, grew impact from 286 riders to 370; grants provided from $468,000 to $637,000; and cumulative volunteer build hours from 20,500 to 26,000 with U.S. affordable housing nonprofits. • Built the organization’s reserves from $0 to $300,000 during the 2016 transition year. • Introduced program assessment with our affordable housing beneficiaries. Since 2012, B&B riders built or renovated 2,700 homes for low-income individuals and families. • Created a scholarship program that since 2013 has engaged 16 low-income young adults in B&B trips. • Guided staff and the Board of Directors to produce Bike & Build’s 2016-2018 Strategic Plan. • Developed Bike & Build’s Risk Management Policy. Saved insurance coverage after the market for bike touring companies disappeared in 2014. Standardized staff training, board training, Internal Controls policy, and personnel manuals as part of staff succession planning improvements. • Grew Board of Director membership from 4 to 9, with a range of accomplishments from experts in legal, insurance, accounting, IT, marketing, affordable housing, and cycling event planning. • Crafted Bike & Build's public messaging to 3,300 alumni, 22,000 social media followers, 11,000+ annual donors, 1,800 affordable housing and community partners, current and future riders, and the public. • Managed the development of Bike & Build’s new website, bikeandbuild.org • Continuing Education: “Principles and Techniques of Fundraising” - Indiana University School of Philanthropy. September 2016. Show less

Program Officer

• Nov 2010 - Dec 2011

• Monitored youth-serving AmeriCorps programs around Iowa (seven programs and 210 members with federal grant awards totaling roughly $1.2 million annually). Provided training, tech assistance, evaluation guidance, and interpretation of federal regulations to program directors and members. • Coordinated ICVS’s Learn & Serve grant, a 3-year, $475,000 award that engaged 6,900 Iowa youth in service-learning projects. Chaired the Iowa Coalition for the Integration of Service-Learning to promote… Show more • Monitored youth-serving AmeriCorps programs around Iowa (seven programs and 210 members with federal grant awards totaling roughly $1.2 million annually). Provided training, tech assistance, evaluation guidance, and interpretation of federal regulations to program directors and members. • Coordinated ICVS’s Learn & Serve grant, a 3-year, $475,000 award that engaged 6,900 Iowa youth in service-learning projects. Chaired the Iowa Coalition for the Integration of Service-Learning to promote service-learning in K-12, CBOs, and institutions of higher education through conferences, trainings, grants, and partnership development. • Assessed quality of service and monitored improvements with 75 certified programs in the Iowa Mentoring Partnership. • Served on the Iowa Collaboration for Youth Development, a coalition that fills gaps between state agencies to provide services to increase Iowa’s graduation rate to 95% by 2020. Show less • Monitored youth-serving AmeriCorps programs around Iowa (seven programs and 210 members with federal grant awards totaling roughly $1.2 million annually). Provided training, tech assistance, evaluation guidance, and interpretation of federal regulations to program directors and members. • Coordinated ICVS’s Learn & Serve grant, a 3-year, $475,000 award that engaged 6,900 Iowa youth in service-learning projects. Chaired the Iowa Coalition for the Integration of Service-Learning to promote… Show more • Monitored youth-serving AmeriCorps programs around Iowa (seven programs and 210 members with federal grant awards totaling roughly $1.2 million annually). Provided training, tech assistance, evaluation guidance, and interpretation of federal regulations to program directors and members. • Coordinated ICVS’s Learn & Serve grant, a 3-year, $475,000 award that engaged 6,900 Iowa youth in service-learning projects. Chaired the Iowa Coalition for the Integration of Service-Learning to promote service-learning in K-12, CBOs, and institutions of higher education through conferences, trainings, grants, and partnership development. • Assessed quality of service and monitored improvements with 75 certified programs in the Iowa Mentoring Partnership. • Served on the Iowa Collaboration for Youth Development, a coalition that fills gaps between state agencies to provide services to increase Iowa’s graduation rate to 95% by 2020. Show less

AmeriCorps*VISTA

• Nov 2009 - Nov 2010

• Developed partnerships between Des Moines Public Schools and 30+ colleges, community organizations, and businesses to support low-income high schoolers in Des Moines preparing for post-secondary education. • Coordinated 11 family events/campus visits, hosting up to 220 guests and 25 partner orgs per event. • Developed outreach tools to engage parents/guardians/family of 1,500 students in the program to learn how they can support their child’s pursuit of college (many of whom would be… Show more • Developed partnerships between Des Moines Public Schools and 30+ colleges, community organizations, and businesses to support low-income high schoolers in Des Moines preparing for post-secondary education. • Coordinated 11 family events/campus visits, hosting up to 220 guests and 25 partner orgs per event. • Developed outreach tools to engage parents/guardians/family of 1,500 students in the program to learn how they can support their child’s pursuit of college (many of whom would be first-generation). • Recruited and managed 30 year-long mentors, 25 part-time tutors, and 120 general volunteers. • Authored successful grant application to bring another VISTA member to GEAR UP for 2010-11. Show less • Developed partnerships between Des Moines Public Schools and 30+ colleges, community organizations, and businesses to support low-income high schoolers in Des Moines preparing for post-secondary education. • Coordinated 11 family events/campus visits, hosting up to 220 guests and 25 partner orgs per event. • Developed outreach tools to engage parents/guardians/family of 1,500 students in the program to learn how they can support their child’s pursuit of college (many of whom would be… Show more • Developed partnerships between Des Moines Public Schools and 30+ colleges, community organizations, and businesses to support low-income high schoolers in Des Moines preparing for post-secondary education. • Coordinated 11 family events/campus visits, hosting up to 220 guests and 25 partner orgs per event. • Developed outreach tools to engage parents/guardians/family of 1,500 students in the program to learn how they can support their child’s pursuit of college (many of whom would be first-generation). • Recruited and managed 30 year-long mentors, 25 part-time tutors, and 120 general volunteers. • Authored successful grant application to bring another VISTA member to GEAR UP for 2010-11. Show less

Corps Member

• 2006 - 2007

Team-based service term, participating in five separate long-term service projects. Service was mostly focused around Hurricane Katrina recovery in the Gulf Coast. Organizations included Habitat for Humanity, Hands On Life, and Urban Life Mission in the New Orleans, Biloxi, and Thibodeaux, LA communities. Also served in an education project at an elementary school in Summerville, SC. Team-based service term, participating in five separate long-term service projects. Service was mostly focused around Hurricane Katrina recovery in the Gulf Coast. Organizations included Habitat for Humanity, Hands On Life, and Urban Life Mission in the New Orleans, Biloxi, and Thibodeaux, LA communities. Also served in an education project at an elementary school in Summerville, SC.