Experience

Michelson 20MM Foundation

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

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Jul 2021 - 2 years 6 months

  Los Angeles, California, United States The Michelson 20MM Foundation was founded by inventor and philanthropist Dr. Gary K. Michelson to advance an equity agenda that empowers the nation’s 20 million postsecondary students to persist, graduate, and achieve economic success. Uplifting individual and community resilience and self-sufficiency, Michelson 20MM is committed to helping people from historically disadvantaged communities achieve their fullest potential.

• Vice President of Programs and Operations

  • 2019 - Jun 2021

  Reporting directly to the President, oversee current foundation initiatives and operations; identify, vet, and pursue new, high impact investment opportunities; guide the development of new projects.

• Director, Strategic Initiatives and Operations

  • 2015 - 2019

  Los Angeles, CA Manage grantmaking, budgeting, reporting and restructuring of data collection and impact efforts. Primary organizer for events and conferences with C-Suite Edtech influencers: "Reboot California Higher Ed" featuring Sebastian Thrun, Daphne Koller, Candace Thille, and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newson. Lead Communications and Marketing efforts: Author of 40+ foundation press releases, development of branding assets, and all collateral for foundation initiatives: Michelson Runway; The Michelson… Show more Manage grantmaking, budgeting, reporting and restructuring of data collection and impact efforts. Primary organizer for events and conferences with C-Suite Edtech influencers: "Reboot California Higher Ed" featuring Sebastian Thrun, Daphne Koller, Candace Thille, and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newson. Lead Communications and Marketing efforts: Author of 40+ foundation press releases, development of branding assets, and all collateral for foundation initiatives: Michelson Runway; The Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property; and Sports with Stats. Oversee and lead staff of 8, both full time and consultants. Notable initiatives: *Co-authored first USC undergraduate Intellectual Property course: "The Entrepreneurs Guide to Intellectual Property" *Producer of 8-part Michelson Intellectual Property Video Series *Lead designer and creator of Udemy Intellectual Property course *Copyeditor for the book "The Intangible Advantage: Understanding Intellectual Property in the New Economy" *Co-founder of accelerator program focused on education technology and future of work, Michelson Runway.

• Director of Partnerships

  • 2012 - 2015

  Notable partnerships: General Assembly *Organized and oversaw regional tech-careers campaign titled "Project Code Truck" in partnership with leading coding bootcamp education provider,General Assembly, resulting in 120+ inner city youth exposed to coding and computer programming trainings. Openstax College, Student PIRGs, Hewlett Foundation *Oversaw efforts that led to the passage of two California Senate Bills, signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown: SB 1052 and 1053… Show more Notable partnerships: General Assembly *Organized and oversaw regional tech-careers campaign titled "Project Code Truck" in partnership with leading coding bootcamp education provider,General Assembly, resulting in 120+ inner city youth exposed to coding and computer programming trainings. Openstax College, Student PIRGs, Hewlett Foundation *Oversaw efforts that led to the passage of two California Senate Bills, signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown: SB 1052 and 1053, resulting in $5M state allocation for the development of a free/low-cost open textbook library for the 50 most highly enrolled undergraduate courses.

• Development Director

  • 2011 - 2012

  Part-time development role for open educational resources portfolio of work while teaching full time.



Michelson Runway Accelerator

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

• Founder

  • 2016 - 2019

  Greater Los Angeles Area Co-founded accelerator dedicated to supporting innovations in both higher education and career training. Our guiding star is simple: All students around the world should have access to an affordable, equitable, and high-quality education that leads to a meaningful career. The accelerator emerged as a partnership initiative between the Michelson 20MM Foundation and Runway incubator. Ultimately, the goal is to serve as the bridge that connects institutions, innovators, and policymakers… Show more Co-founded accelerator dedicated to supporting innovations in both higher education and career training. Our guiding star is simple: All students around the world should have access to an affordable, equitable, and high-quality education that leads to a meaningful career. The accelerator emerged as a partnership initiative between the Michelson 20MM Foundation and Runway incubator. Ultimately, the goal is to serve as the bridge that connects institutions, innovators, and policymakers solving the most pressing issues in postsecondary and vocational education. Show less



San Juan Unified School District

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Founding Teacher- Bilingual (Spanish)

  • 2011 - 2013

  Sacramento, California Founding Grade-Level Teacher at Thomas Edison Elementary School. Curriculum Committee Member and school liaison for monthly PD seminars/workshops on classroom management, community building, technology integration, and language learning progressions to support program development. Authored custom PreK-2 ELD units. Coordinated annual community events to grow enrollment by 21% in one year.



PUC Schools - Partnerships to Uplift Communities Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Middle School Educator

  • Jan 2009 - Jun 2011

  Greater Los Angeles Area Humanities Teacher (English Language Arts/ History), 8th grade Resource Teacher, 8th grade ELA Summer Instructor, 7th/ 8th grade Literacy and Math Resource Assistant, 6th-8th grade



UC Berkeley College of Engineering

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Administrative Coordinator

  • 2005 - 2007

  UC Berkeley Pre-Engineering Partnership (P.E.P.): Student Advisor and Administrative Coordinator for program between Berkeley Engineering and East Bay middle and high schools to encourage underrepresented students to qualify for admission and elect to major in a STEM field.