Experience

Ocean Park Association

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

• Executive Director

  • 2023 - Present



Maine Legislature

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• State Representative

  • Nov 2018 - Present



University of Southern Maine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Jan 2016 - Jun 2023

• Field Coordinator

  • Mar 2020 - Feb 2022



ME DEM PARTY

• Delegate

  • 2002 - 2022



NASW - Maine Chapter

• Executive Director

  • Oct 2015 - Jan 2019

  • Chief Executive Officer - Administrative, Fiscal and Human Resources Management - policy development, budget development, supervision, volunteer and membership recruitment; • Communications, Marketing and Legislative Management and Oversight; • Planning, promoting, facilitating state and local chapter meetings, workshops and educational opportunities; coordination with National staff; develop relationships with school social work programs. • Chief Executive Officer - Administrative, Fiscal and Human Resources Management - policy development, budget development, supervision, volunteer and membership recruitment; • Communications, Marketing and Legislative Management and Oversight; • Planning, promoting, facilitating state and local chapter meetings, workshops and educational opportunities; coordination with National staff; develop relationships with school social work programs.



Maine Association of Nonprofits

• Portland ME

• Director Public Policy + Stratgic Communications

  • Aug 2014 - Jul 2015

  • Effective tax & budget advocacy; collaboration with diverse stakeholders & legislative leadership; community organizing; programmatic marketing & collaboration of “Nonprofit Day at the State House”. • Develop social & economic impact report; media/ press relations; letter to editor campaign, opinion editorials; disseminate weekly legislative updates, reports, web page updates and blogs. • Research, develop, coordinate & implement advocacy education programs, economic impact report presentations & other advocacy outreach opportunities. Show less



City of Portland Public Health Division

• Family Health Program Manager

  • Jul 2011 - Jul 2014

  • Program development & administration, grant writing, $2 million budget management / oversight. • Operational management, advocacy, community collaboration, policy development & supervision of staff for Violence Prevention, Maternal Child Health, School Based Health & Children’s Oral Health. • Program development & administration, grant writing, $2 million budget management / oversight. • Operational management, advocacy, community collaboration, policy development & supervision of staff for Violence Prevention, Maternal Child Health, School Based Health & Children’s Oral Health.



FedEx Freight

• Truck Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Account Exec

  • 2006 - Jul 2011

  • Develop/ maintains strategic partnerships with domestic / international large & small business; • Identifies opportunities for account growth while offering customers a full array of value added services; • Monitors competitor actions; ensure appropriate responses formulated / communicated. • Provides input into account strategy in conjunction colleagues; responsible for the execution of strategy at local level; • New business development, account implementation, maintaining customer relationships in defined geographic territory. • Identifying /calling on new customers, creating value propositions that meet customer's needs, managing implementation, troubleshooting/ solving customer problems/ issues. Show less



University of New England

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Facilty

  • 2009 - 2009



Portland Public Schools

• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• School Comm Rep District 4

  • 2005 - 2008



ewomen PAC

• communications / fundraising/ organizing, event planning

  • 2002 - 2008



State of Maine

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Special Assistant to Senate President

  • 2002 - 2005

  • Organized all press events, press releases, press alerts for Office of President; collaborated with internal and external communications staff. • Developed & presented statements I testimony regarding budget & taxation reform policy /legislation. • Staffed Presiding Officers Task Force on "Keeping Youth in Maine"; Co-crafted Task Report Findings. • Organized all press events, press releases, press alerts for Office of President; collaborated with internal and external communications staff. • Developed & presented statements I testimony regarding budget & taxation reform policy /legislation. • Staffed Presiding Officers Task Force on "Keeping Youth in Maine"; Co-crafted Task Report Findings.



ME State Legislature

• Communications DIrector

  • 2002 - 2005



Dirigo Alliance

• Public Affairs DIrector

  • 2000 - 2003



Healthy Families

• Program Director

  • 1997 - 2000



ME State Dept. Health & Human Services

• Social Services Program Specialist

  • May 1986 - Apr 1998

  Adoption Program Manager • Review/approve adoption subsidy, contracts; Develop/implement/update/analyze goals & objectives for State plan. • Assure State compliance/analysis of Federal legislation; Draft adoption policy; Collaborate with Federal representatives. Personnel Investigator • Investigate allegations of misconduct involving BCFS personnel; Develop/interpret policy; implement agency procedures. • Prepare/present administrative hearing, grievance, and arbitration negotiation testimony representing DHHS management. Program Licensing Specialist • Analyze, ensure Maine State licensing regulatory compliance for therapeutic adult boarding care facilities. • Consultation/Quality assurance, orientation, training for employees; Collaboration with Residential Care Administrators. Show less