Experience

The Winters Group, Inc.

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Learning & Innovation Manager

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Charlotte, North Carolina Area I partner with clients to design virtual and hybrid DEI learning for entry-level staff through senior leadership in many industries; ensure quality of Winters Group curriculum and supporting resources; onboard facilitators and instructional designers; facilitate learning for DEIJ practitioners and committees; and collaborate with colleagues to identify and address emerging challenges and possibilities in equity and justice work. I am the managing editing of The Inclusion Solution blog, ensuring… Show more I partner with clients to design virtual and hybrid DEI learning for entry-level staff through senior leadership in many industries; ensure quality of Winters Group curriculum and supporting resources; onboard facilitators and instructional designers; facilitate learning for DEIJ practitioners and committees; and collaborate with colleagues to identify and address emerging challenges and possibilities in equity and justice work. I am the managing editing of The Inclusion Solution blog, ensuring close attention to inclusive language and narratives. I write and contribute to TWG publications and resources including forthcoming book Racial Justice at Work: Practical Solutions for Systemic Change. I also developed and lead a DEIJ Summer Internship program, and lead our Live Inclusively Actualized grant proposal review committee.

• Instructional Designer

  • Oct 2018 - Aug 2021

  I worked across project lifecycles with clients from many industries to assess unique challenges, contexts, and goals for learning experiences; designed workshops and ongoing learning journeys related to intercultural competence, equity, justice, and antiracism; wrote for and supported weekly editing of the Inclusion Solution blog; participated in and advised our Live Inclusively Actualized (LIA) grant review committee; advanced DEIJ thought leadership by hosting Virtual Learning Labs on timely… Show more I worked across project lifecycles with clients from many industries to assess unique challenges, contexts, and goals for learning experiences; designed workshops and ongoing learning journeys related to intercultural competence, equity, justice, and antiracism; wrote for and supported weekly editing of the Inclusion Solution blog; participated in and advised our Live Inclusively Actualized (LIA) grant review committee; advanced DEIJ thought leadership by hosting Virtual Learning Labs on timely issues, and presenting annually at The Forum on Workplace Inclusion.



University of Michigan Program on Intergroup Relations

• Workshop Designer & Facilitator

  • Jan 2018 - Sep 2018

  Ann Arbor, MI I worked closely with co-facilitators to design workshops catered to requester needs, facilitate workshops surrounding diversity, inclusion, justice, and equity using IGR's intergroup dialogue models, and attend regular development meetings to further my thinking and skills related to facilitation and social justice work.



826michigan

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Evaluation Intern

  • Jan 2018 - Apr 2018

  Ann Arbor, MI I worked independently and with the Education Director to enter and analyze evaluation data, code trends and identify areas of interest, generate summaries and reports of evaluation findings, suggest action toward future improvements, facilitate meetings, and observe and critique existing trainings.



Grand Rapids Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Integrated Reading & Writing FastTrack Coordinator

  • May 2017 - Sep 2017

  Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area I scheduled and oversaw a team of facilitators and teaching assistants for an award-winning college readiness program, planned and led trainings on FastTrack curriculum and philosophy, recruited student participants, coordinated logistics for distribution of classroom materials, assisted with technology and classroom management issues, provided check-ins with facilitators and promoted effective communication between students, facilitators, and success coaches, and supported the College Success… Show more I scheduled and oversaw a team of facilitators and teaching assistants for an award-winning college readiness program, planned and led trainings on FastTrack curriculum and philosophy, recruited student participants, coordinated logistics for distribution of classroom materials, assisted with technology and classroom management issues, provided check-ins with facilitators and promoted effective communication between students, facilitators, and success coaches, and supported the College Success Center in its daily operations.

• Academic Support Professional

  • May 2015 - May 2017

  Grand Rapids, MI I worked effectively with college students from many diverse backgrounds to support their math, language, and writing skills, and assist them in cultivating habits and skills to succeed in higher education. I supervised tutoring labs, answered student questions, evaluated student needs to guide work sessions, and worked as a facilitator with the award-winning Fast Track program to plan and lead classroom activities.



University of Maryland College Park

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Mar 2017 - Jun 2017

  I worked under the chair of the department of Human Development & Quantitative Methodology to conduct a federally-funded longitudinal study of young children’s understanding of place value by assisting with recruitment, giving math assessments to kindergarteners, coding assessment responses, and backing up data.



Harvard Kennedy School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Intern, Women & Public Policy Program

  • Jan 2015 - May 2015

  Cambridge, MA I read and summarized research, drafted correspondence and talking points, collected research on speakers and topics, updated the WAPPP website, proofread, fact-checked and edited documents, helped to organize and provided logistical support for events, and performed other administrative tasks as needed.



Wellesley Community Children's Center

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Classroom Assistant

  • Sep 2011 - May 2015

  I was responsible for supervising activities and playtimes in classrooms and on the playground, preparing and cleaning up activities and mealtimes, anticipating and diffusing conflicts between children, understanding children’s developmental stages and providing careful attention to individual children’s needs, and carrying out professional interaction with teachers, children and parents.

• Administrative Assistant

  • Sep 2011 - May 2012

  Wellesley, MA I researched, designed and erected educational displays, assisted in coordinating a student conference and gathering interested students at Wellesley and surrounding universities, set up and cleaned up following events, and organized and cataloged a resource library.



Lance Penny for State Senate

• Head Intern

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area As a head campaign intern, I supervised a team of interns, placed phone calls to voters, canvassed door-to-door informing citizens about the candidate and issues, provided data entry in excel, prepared outgoing mailings, assisted with planning and setup of campaign events including fundraisers and information sessions. I also worked with a small team as a voice actor to record a radio advertisement for the campaign.



The Wellesley News

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Copyeditor

  • Sep 2012 - May 2013

  I attended weekly editors' meetings, and edited news article drafts for improved content, syntax, spelling and grammar.