Experience

Calumet Collaborative

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

• Co-Executive Director

  • Jun 2021 - Present



Village of Robbins, IL

• Village Planner

  • 2018 - 2021

  Led planning for land-use and zoning; infrastructure improvements; and economic and community development. Secured government and private funding to advance these plans. Managed implementation of multiple plans and projects. Led planning for land-use and zoning; infrastructure improvements; and economic and community development. Secured government and private funding to advance these plans. Managed implementation of multiple plans and projects.



Metropolitan Planning Council

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Allard Fellow

  • Apr 2018 - Nov 2018

  Co-developed program to support capacity-challenged suburban governments. Co-developed program to support capacity-challenged suburban governments.



Alliance for the Great Lakes

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

• Community Planning Affiliate

  • 2016 - 2018

  Managed planning projects in Indiana and Illinois; supported planning projects in Cleveland and Detroit. Managed planning projects in Indiana and Illinois; supported planning projects in Cleveland and Detroit.



Jane Addams Hull-House Museum

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • 2013 - 2015

  Developed and implemented programming for youth, leveraging external and University based partnerships. Designed and implemented professional development for Educators. Developed and implemented programming for youth, leveraging external and University based partnerships. Designed and implemented professional development for Educators.



UIC Great Cities Institute

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • 2013 - 2015

  Researched and developed strategies in support of economic revitalization planning for Chicago communities. Mentored high school aged youth to research and develop solutions to persistent unemployment within their community; supported the youth as they incubated small businesses. Developed and managed online archive of the Great Cities’ lecture series. Researched and developed strategies in support of economic revitalization planning for Chicago communities. Mentored high school aged youth to research and develop solutions to persistent unemployment within their community; supported the youth as they incubated small businesses. Developed and managed online archive of the Great Cities’ lecture series.



WeFarm America

• Greater Chicago Area

• Program Director

  • 2012 - 2014

  Developed and directed school and community programs that engage Chicago youth and families to build community centered food systems and increase food sovereignty. Developed and directed school and community programs that engage Chicago youth and families to build community centered food systems and increase food sovereignty.



After School Matters

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Program Specialist

  • 2006 - 2011

  Managed out of school time programs for older youth. I worked in schools and in partnership with community organizations in Chicago.

• Teacher

  • 2001 - 2006

  Developed and taught innovative curricula in video production and editing.



Art Institute of Chicago

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visual Researcher, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries

  • May 2004 - Sep 2006

  Researched in support of museum curators and School of the Art Institute professors. Researched in support of museum curators and School of the Art Institute professors.