Experience

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  International Association of Chiefs of Police

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

  • Project Manager, COSSAP First Responder Partnership TTA Initiative

    • Mar 2020 - Present

  • Project Manager, Law Enforcement Leadership in Reducing Incarceration

    • Apr 2016 - Sep 2021

    ❖ Manage all programmatic, administrative and financial activities for the project.❖ Develop and support a ‘Champions for Justice Reform’ group whose members will present at conferences/on webinars, author op-eds and practice briefs, and participate in peer networks to encourage colleagues to undertake reforms ❖ Create a working group to develop Model Officer Evaluation Criteria, to develop a model system for evaluating officer performance to counter longstanding practices of evaluating officers primarily on arrest numbers❖ Facilitate cross site information sharing among the law enforcement representatives of the MacArthur Foundation Safety & Justice Challenge sites❖ Highlight and disseminate promising reform strategies to law enforcement and broader justice system/public audiences ❖ Hold focus groups to identify strategies for transforming agency culture to encourage alternatives to arrest❖ Oversee a part-time Project Coordinator who will undertake logistical, communications, administrative, and other tasks in support of this project❖ Assist with organizing and tracking details for all project-related meetings and events❖ Create and implement project work plans and timelines to achieve project objectives❖ Support budget and finance tracking according to IACP guidelines❖ Lead and manage relationship building, collaboration, and communication with project partners and advisers, as well as with IACP staff, IACP members, and other senior law enforcement leaders❖ Create and support project outreach and information dissemination including blog posts, Tweets, and Facebook posts, as needed❖ Develop periodic progress reports for funding agency

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  Justice Research and Statistics Association

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

  • Member Services Manager

    • Jul 2015 - Feb 2016

    MEMBERSHIP/CUSTOMER SERVICE❖ Responsible for growing the membership and implementing the goals of JRSA’s Strategic Plan regarding membership; increased membership by 13% since July 2015❖ Maintained JRSA’s member database (netForum Pro) and blast email lists (Constant Contact); used database to manage and process monthly member renewals❖ Communicated by phone and email with current and potential members to provide assistance with member portal, answered questions, and filled information requests ❖ Acted as staff liaison to JRSA’s Membership and Relationships Committees

  • Director of Communications and Member Services

    • Feb 1988 - Feb 2016

    Director of Member Services (1999–2014)Assistant Director for Information Services (1990-1998)Information Specialist (1988-1990)CONFERENCES AND MEETINGSServed as the Project Director of the Association’s annual conference from 1990 to 2010. ❖ Convened planning committee meetings; worked with committee and members to develop agenda for 20-24 breakout sessions, two plenary sessions, table sessions, and awards luncheon❖ Maintained conference agenda, schedule, and project timeline during planning process❖ Identified and invited speakers and instructors for panels, workshops, and seminars; maintained speaker database❖ Helped develop promotional material and content for conference website; worked with design and print company to create conference program, banner, and signage❖ Organized pre- and postconference skill-building seminars for members and other justice professionals❖ Edited all conference materials ❖ Scheduled staffing of all conference sessions and coverage of Association exhibitPROJECT MANAGEMENTServed as Project Manager for Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) grants that funded functions of the Association related to the state Statistical Analysis Centers (SACs)❖ Wrote proposals for ongoing and new projects and prepared grant reports❖ Supervised Information Services staff and interns❖ Planned and implemented skill-building webinars: selected topics and instructors, created announcements, and wrote moderator scripts ❖ Managed the Association’s Mutual Assistance and Peer Review programs❖ Maintained a database of SAC research activities and publications; oversaw the process of rewriting the code in SQL and the addition of several new components❖ Act as liaison among the SACs, and between the SACs and BJS❖ Administered annual SAC publication contest: solicited entries, selected judges, ordered awards, sent critiques to the authors, and wrote press releases

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  American Association of State Highway and Trans...

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Assistant to the Director of Administration

    • Jul 1986 - Jan 1988
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    Wrote the AASHTO Regulatory Monitor, a list of rules and notices written from the Federal Register and sent to members and subscribers each week; prepared for the publication of the annual Reference Book of Member Departments; maintained records and lists of subscribers to the AASHTO Quarterly, A...