Experience

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  Maryland Judiciary

  • Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Jeffrey M. Geller

    • Aug 2023 - Present

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  Maryland Legal Aid

  • Baltimore County

  • Summer Law Clerk

    • May 2022 - Aug 2022
    • Baltimore County

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  University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

  • Student Attorney, Immigration Clinic

    • Jan 2022 - Apr 2022

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  Community Legal Services

  • Philadelphia, PA

  • Legal Intern

    • Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
    • Philadelphia, PA

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  MG Consulting & Training, LLC

  • Pittsburgh, PA and Baltimore, MD

  • Owner, Principal Consultant

    • Aug 2016 - Dec 2020
    • Pittsburgh, PA and Baltimore, MD

    Providing capacity-building consultation and training services to organizations for the purposes of advancing equity and maximizing organizational impact.Consultation and training services include, but are not limited to:• Outcome measurement and program evaluation• Program design• Strategic planning• Creating inclusive environments/practices• Grant writing• Staff development

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  Centers for Civic Impact at Johns Hopkins University

  • Instructor

    • Jun 2019 - Apr 2020

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  Allegheny County Department of Human Services

  • United States
  • Government Administration
  • 400 - 500 Employee

  • Manager – Capacity Building

    • Feb 2015 - Aug 2016

    ▪ Develop and implement training sessions and workshops for staff across DHS, covering a variety of topics and skills related to data use ▪ Lead the design and development of a dynamic, web-based Provider Scorecard, inclusive of performance metrics related to safety, permanency, and wellbeing ▪ Evaluate, create and implement plan for staff professional development across the office ▪ Manage selection, rollout and staff training for new technology, such as Tableau ▪ Facilitate activities of DHS-wide Inclusion committee that I established to strengthen efforts to further inclusion by bringing groups working on different issues together around a common agenda

  • LGBTQ Affairs Manager

    • 2010 - Aug 2016

    ▪ Manage Department-wide efforts to enhance staff and provider competencies related to sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (SOGIE) ▪ Develop and implement Standards of Practice for DHS staff and contracted provider agencies ▪ Secured grant funding and now direct the implementation of a multi-year grant to pilot best practice guidelines related to serving LGBTQ youth in child welfare ▪ Provide case consultations to staff working directly with youth and families ▪ Developed and implemented a Safe(r) Space training in DHS, in addition to trainings related to SOGIE

  • Manager of Reporting and Analysis

    • Jan 2013 - Jan 2015

    ▪ Led and coached a unit of ten staff, with varying technical skills, to meet analysis needs for data-driven decision making in child welfare, behavioral health, and integrated program services ▪ Managed the implementation of complex, high priority evaluation projects ▪ Drove evaluation and reporting activities, including ad hoc analysis as well as the development of automated reporting to support data-driven decision making ▪ Informed the design of information technology systems to support business and reporting needs ▪ Identified and addressed business process and infrastructure changes necessary to enhance the efficiency, consistency and reliability of data available to support decision-making

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  Allegheny County Department of Human Services

  • United States
  • Government Administration
  • 400 - 500 Employee

  • Analyst

    • 2009 - Nov 2012

    ▪ Led project teams to accomplish work in multiple program areas, and supervised two full-time interns ▪ Directed the design of child welfare outcome reports and child welfare data analysis ▪ Informed executive-level planning and quality improvement efforts by producing accurate and timely analysis of client service and demographic data in a variety of program areas ▪ Successfully advocated for the creation of a Fellows in Local Government position for former recipients of service ▪ Trained staff at various levels of DHS on uses of data and how to utilize specific analytic techniques ▪ Oversaw recruitment and program implementation for the Scholars in Local Government Program ▪ Developed and implemented policies and work methods to increase efficiency, productivity, and collaboration among staff

  • Scholar in Local Government

    • Jul 2009 - Jul 2010

    ▪ Collected, analyzed and presented data that improved administrators’ understanding of community needs, consumer needs, system usage, and national best practices ▪ Evaluated DHS service provision across program offices through structured interviews, survey design, and data analysis ▪ Networked and engaged with foundation executives and other community leaders in the human services field

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  Virginia Senate Finance Committee

  • Graduate Consultant

    • Aug 2008 - Dec 2008

    ▪ Conducted several site visits and interviews with local service providers ▪ Evaluated the impact of mental health law reform on institutional capacity and service provision ▪ Presented revised budgetary assumptions for state funding of mental health law reform to Virginia legislative staffers

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  Delta Development Group

  • Economic Planning & Development Intern

    • May 2008 - Aug 2008

    ▪ Managed central database and harmonized work of a dozen employees for a high-priority project with a short turnaround period ▪ Developed grant applications and composed informative white papers ▪ Researched funding opportunities and created marketing materials for various projects

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  MidPenn Legal Services

  • Lancaster, PA

  • Legal Intern

    • 2006 - 2006
    • Lancaster, PA

    ▪ Supported paralegal specializing in disability cases for clients experiencing homelessness ▪ Interviewed clients, compiled records and evidence for their cases, and prepared them for hearings ▪ Successfully managed a disabilities appeals case from beginning to end