Experience

Nellie Mae Education Foundation

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

• Director of Grantmaking

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  Quincy, MA

• Program Director of Grantmaking

  • Jan 2020 - Mar 2023

  Quincy, MA

• Program Officer

  • Jul 2015 - Jan 2020

  Quincy, MA



Barr Foundation

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

• Education Program Fellow

  • Jul 2014 - Jul 2015

  Boston, MA Supported the foundation’s out-of-school time and K-12 grantmaking, totaling $6.2 million annually, with a focus on reengaging disconnected youth, increasing supports and opportunities for young men of color, and expanding learning opportunities beyond the school day.

• Proteus Fund Senior Diversity Fellow

  • Jul 2013 - Jul 2014

  Boston, MA Supported the foundation's education and arts grantmaking, totaling $15.3 million annually.



EdVestors

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Proteus Fund Diversity Fellow

  • Jul 2012 - Jul 2013

  Boston, MA Supported the grantmaking process for both the Urban Education Investment Portfolio and the Boston Public Schools Arts Expansion Fund, totaling $1.4 million in grants.



United States Hispanic Leadership Institute

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

• Director of Operations

  • Apr 2011 - Jul 2012

  Chicago, IL Directed national programs and campaigns that promoted Latino leadership development, civic engagement, educational achievement, and voter registration.



Chicago Board of Election Commissioners

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Election Consultant

  • Sep 2006 - Mar 2012

  Chicago, IL Co-developed a training curriculum and trained thousands of Polling Place Administrators to facilitate Chicago's compliance with the Help America Vote Act of 2002. The effort transitioned the city's 2,000+ polling places to newly acquired electronic voting systems and newly adopted voting procedures and regulations.



Immigrant Legal Aid Organizations

• Law Clerk

  • May 2008 - May 2010

  Chicago, IL Successfully represented clients seeking asylum, cancellation of removal, lawful permanent residency, and U visa (temporary visa for victims of violent crimes) while serving as a law clerk at the National Immigrant Justice Center, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and DePaul University College of Law’s Asylum & Immigration Law Clinic.



United States Hispanic Leadership Institute

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

• Field Coordinator

  • Sep 2003 - Sep 2006

  Chicago, IL Managed the implementation of national non-partisan voter registration drives, “get-out-the-vote” campaigns, grassroots leadership development programs, collegiate leadership development programs, and national and regional leadership conferences.