Experience

K12 Insight

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Director of Research

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  • Develop project plans, surveys, and full analysis for over 200 schools in more than 15 school districts across the United States, specializing on school districts in New York under state review. • Create customized reports using traditional and innovative data visualization methods/practices. • Craft data-informed and research-based recommendations and insights for partner district, used to inform district and school-specific goal planning; debrief to key stakeholders including district superintendents, school boards, parents, students, and community members. • Design workflow procedure and perform data analysis for benchmark reporting. • Collaborate in the design and facilitation of data analysis and root-cause analysis workshops. • Develop strategic analysis and collaborate as part of the product team to prioritize updates and improvements for Engage, a proprietary survey design and analysis software. • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the current educational landscape in the United States through monitoring of mainstream and social media and utilize this knowledge to help develop new products and services with internal research team.

• Research Manager

  • Oct 2018 - Feb 2021

  • Developed project plans and surveys with school districts in New York under review by the state• Department of Education• Created and generate customized reports for school district across the country• Analyzed collected survey data and craft recommendations and insights for clients• Present findings to school district leadership, including board members• Ensured al deliverables are delivered on time and error-free for up to 15 projects a year, each including up to 4 stakeholder groups• Assisted with data analysis for benchmark reporting• Analyzed open-ended responses and crafted trend summaries

• Senior Project Analyst

  • Nov 2013 - Oct 2018

  • Designed and maintained project plans in project management software. • Analyzed time management data to estimate workload and capacity. • Ensured that all project deadlines and goals were met. • Constructed reports and presentations for various points of contact in school districts, including communications and technology managers.• Performed advance data analysis using Excel and SPSS for Text Analytics based on data collected through surveys. Coded and analyzed open-ended responses. • Translated public-facing documentation and created more equitable data collection methods. • Facilitated focus groups for native Spanish speakers. • Enforced quality assurance standards for surveys, reports, and project plans. • Managed technical set up and support for all clients. • Researched and implemented innovative and non-traditional forms of distribution to ensure more stakeholder voices are heard. • Collaborated in conducting demos and training for clients using our proprietary survey analysis and design software.



The Chronicle of Philanthropy

• Editorial Research Manager

  • Aug 2010 - Nov 2013

  • Managed the three-member survey and data team. • Responsible for data collection, quantitative and qualitative analysis, and editing on seven major surveys on topics such as the largest grant-making foundations, corporate giving, executive compensation, and top national nonprofit fund raisers for The Chronicle of Philanthropy. • Implemented workflow updates to increase efficiency in data collection and analysis. • Wrote blog items, short articles, and news briefs for online and print publication.



The Chronicle of Higher Education

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• News Researcher

  • Jun 2005 - Aug 2010

  • Managed data collecting, fact checking, and work flow for two major and several smaller projects, including the Almanac of Higher Education and the Executive Compensation report for The Chronicle of Higher Education.• Designed and implemented update on work flow processes for production of data projects.• Wrote articles on salaries, profiles, and monthly updates of capital campaigns. • Managed data collecting, fact checking, and work flow for two major and several smaller projects, including the Almanac of Higher Education and the Executive Compensation report for The Chronicle of Higher Education.• Designed and implemented update on work flow processes for production of data projects.• Wrote articles on salaries, profiles, and monthly updates of capital campaigns.



Internal Revenue Service

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Initial Assistance Representative

  • Sep 2004 - Jun 2005

  • Screened taxpayers and assessed their needs. • Translated government documents for Spanish speakers. • Enforced agency procedures and rules. • Responsible for administrative duties including data entry, report filing, correspondence, and processing payments. • Screened taxpayers and assessed their needs. • Translated government documents for Spanish speakers. • Enforced agency procedures and rules. • Responsible for administrative duties including data entry, report filing, correspondence, and processing payments.