Experience

Howard County Library System

• United States
• Libraries
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Community Engagement and Partnership Manager

  • May 2019 - Present

  Developing and managing relationships and partnerships to advance the Library's mission and serve the community! Managing our partnership with county schools. Contributing to efforts to increase community engagement and responsiveness across our full institution. Serving on our internal equity team and staffing our Racial Equity Alliance of amazing community members. Designing and executing events to increase community and local civic engagement. Developing and managing relationships and partnerships to advance the Library's mission and serve the community! Managing our partnership with county schools. Contributing to efforts to increase community engagement and responsiveness across our full institution. Serving on our internal equity team and staffing our Racial Equity Alliance of amazing community members. Designing and executing events to increase community and local civic engagement.



Horizon Foundation

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Engagement Officer

  • Jan 2018 - Apr 2019

  • Designed and executed organizing campaigns to advance the foundation’s policy agenda. Examples include:o Organizing parents in 3 schools to support a pilot program of improved school food. Average daily participation increased 10%, and the district expanded the program to all elementary schools.o Organized powerful support for improved biking in the community, with support from major business and community institutions, and, with local volunteers, 2000 residents. Managed coalition presence at related public hearings and meetings/events. This campaign resulted in an increase in local spending from $200,000 in 2016 to $2.2 million in 2019.• Developed and maintained relationships with individuals of diverse backgrounds, including lower income residents and prominent community leaders, and with organizations critical to advocacy success. • Coached and trained people in community organizing and leadership, including the grantees in Horizon’s new equity collaborative and the Community Outreach Associate. Show less

• Community Outreach Associate

  • Mar 2016 - Jan 2018

• Community Organizing Consultant

  • Apr 2015 - Mar 2016



Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development

• Baltimore, MD

• Community Organizer

  • Aug 2013 - Mar 2015

  • Contributed strategy, leaders and turnout to major BUILD campaigns, resulting in winning $1.25 million for improved job training and reaching over 6,000 voters in 26 hours. • Identified, developed, trained and acted with leaders and teams in diverse faith and educational institutions, in English and Spanish. Coached leaders to use tools of organizing to develop their institutions further. • Organized communities for successful local action, including: -- Winning school bus service for apartment complexes' children, organized with a community of Honduran parents; -- With Immigration Outreach Service Center, (1) developed an action agenda with forum for 80 residents and providers, and meetings of top and emerging immigrant leaders; (2) re-engaged their members and developed a constituent board, and (3) built bridges with Latino community. • Lead on communications: Initiated and edit a member newsletter, wrote and designed annual report, led press effort for 2014 voter engagement work that resulted in television, print, and online coverage. • Ran logistics and 40-person event team for 1,000+ attendee forum of Maryland governor’s candidates. Show less



The Skillman Foundation

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Public Policy Fellow

  • Jun 2012 - Jul 2013

  • Researched and analyzed the foundation’s policy priorities and new funding areas, for example, analyzed the current funding streams available for youth development in Detroit and the best options for increasing scale. • Tracked critical issues over time, i.e. a new comprehensive plan for the city: monitored its implementation, assessed its impact on the foundation’s target neighborhoods, and recommended strategy and action. • Coordinated a learning community on community organizing and community engagement. Grew participant list by more than 400%, programed sessions, wrote communications, developed online platform. Show less



People Acting Together in Howard (PATH)

• Howard County, Maryland

• Organizer

  • May 2011 - Aug 2011

  • Led research trips and identified 4 possible campaigns, one of which was pursued and resulted in a $13 million increase in Medicaid home health care waivers in the state budget. • Identified new, diverse leaders and expanded elder-issues team from 5 to 25. • Organized a forum attended by 80 people: led planning and turnout, prepared speakers and facilitators. • Led research trips and identified 4 possible campaigns, one of which was pursued and resulted in a $13 million increase in Medicaid home health care waivers in the state budget. • Identified new, diverse leaders and expanded elder-issues team from 5 to 25. • Organized a forum attended by 80 people: led planning and turnout, prepared speakers and facilitators.



Response-Ability

• Education Administration Programs

• Teacher and Community Worker

  • 2009 - 2010



Lenox Hill Neighborhood House

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

• Adult Education Coordinator

  • 2007 - 2009



New York Theological Seminary

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Associate, Ecologies of Learning Project

  • 2005 - 2007