Director

• Aug 2023 - Present

Equity & Innovation Coordinator

• Nov 2022 - Present

Leads the expansion of weatherization assistance and related services to income-eligible households. Utilizes data and authentic stakeholder engagement to identify inequities within the current program. Leveraging partnerships and pursue additional funding to address inequities and enhance targeted programs.

Senior Consultant

• Jan 2010 - Present

Chairs a committee of grant reviewers and leads the execution of complex grants for Federal and State agencies. Analyzes and proofreads 30+ grant proposals annually for state and federally funded programs such as DOE, IHS, USDA, and HHS. Expertise in serving as grant competition review director and chair. Providing educational consulting to struggling K-10 schools identified as needing academic improvement by the NCLB mandates. Providing data-driven strategies to guide schools and district leadership in creating improvement plans. This includes providing professional development, family engagement training around communities of color, and program assessment and evaluation. Show less

Grants Specialist

• Mar 2008 - May 2010

Provided grant administration and solicited funds from various resources. Conducted regular research and ensured grant recipients were eligible for funding. Successfully secured funds from: Women’s Sports Foundation, Jordan Fundamentals Scholarship, Mille Lac Foundation, Qwest Foundation, Toyota Foundation, and Target Foundation. Establish policies for soliciting funding by administrators and staff. Provided grant administration and solicited funds from various resources. Conducted regular research and ensured grant recipients were eligible for funding. Successfully secured funds from: Women’s Sports Foundation, Jordan Fundamentals Scholarship, Mille Lac Foundation, Qwest Foundation, Toyota Foundation, and Target Foundation. Establish policies for soliciting funding by administrators and staff.

Professional Development Consultant

• Jan 2005 - Feb 2008

Provided data-driven professional development for educational communities. Coordinated and executed business-critical major programs and projects that directly supported multicultural education, resiliency in family engagement, comprehensive school reforms, and differentiating instruction. Provided training in data-driven decisions on curriculum and instruction to school leadership and staff for charter schools not meeting yearly progress for NCLB. Completed training in science and mathematics which included What Works Clearinghouse. Conducted panel reviews for various federal grant competitions in areas such as Native American sustainability, community development, homeless youth grants, HIV prevention and early education programs and research. Show less