Experience

Advancing Agency

• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal and Co-Founder

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  Provides tailored consulting support to social change organizations seeking to ensure their processes align with their values. Facilitates processes that strengthen the capacity of justice-focused groups, including strategic planning, professional development and coaching, and collaborative decision-making processes. Provides tailored consulting support to social change organizations seeking to ensure their processes align with their values. Facilitates processes that strengthen the capacity of justice-focused groups, including strategic planning, professional development and coaching, and collaborative decision-making processes.



Diversity Talks

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of External Affairs

  • Aug 2022 - Jan 2023

  As Director of External Affairs, leads: - Program and Partner Strategy and Management - Staff Coaching and Development - Team Collaboration - Organizational Culture and Development

• Director Of Strategic Partnerships

  • Oct 2020 - Aug 2022

  Develops and executes national expansion strategy for research and programmatic partnerships. Collaborates with partner organizations including schools, districts, universities, companies, nonprofits, and funders to ensure impactful service delivery. Leads strategies focused on increasing the organization's earned income ratio and ensuring long-term sustainability. Manages communications and development staff.



Generation Citizen

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• National Advancement Manager

  • Jul 2019 - Jul 2020

  In partnership with the Senior Director of Advancement, lead department strategy that informs organizational design, coaching and development of staff, and the implementation of learning and development programs. Owned institutional giving for the national portfolio. Created staff trainings and systems to support organizational efficacy; grant writing, research, and management; and efforts to advance equity-centered philanthropy.

• Development Manager, Massachusetts

  • Jul 2018 - Jun 2019

  Provided direct development capacity to Executive Director in Massachusetts across funding streams, with a focus on managing institutional giving. Successfully ensured site surpassed a $630,000 fundraising goal by identifying and research funding prospects, helping cultivate relationships with institutional funders, and drafting grant applications and reports for foundation, corporate, and government grants. Project managed and drafted major national grant opportunities in collaboration with the CEO and Management Team, supporting the organization to raise over $5 million. Developed organization-wide tools and systems to streamline institutional fundraising activity and create compelling, strengths-based language.

• Program Manager, Rhode Island

  • Aug 2016 - Jul 2018

  Worked closely with the RI Executive Director and National Director of Programming to identify and deepen strategic partnerships with key programmatic stakeholders to ensure growth and impact in the state. Developed and led statewide program strategy that doubled the number of students served, tripled earned income revenue, and established organizational prominence as a leader in the state’s education sphere. Managed national projects to redesign the core Action Civics curriculum, build a teacher professional development series, standardize fee-for-service models, revise program materials to meet the diverse needs of our students, create a system for training new staff, and collaborate in launching a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Steering Committee.

• Program Associate, Rhode Island

  • Aug 2015 - Aug 2016

  Managed the RI portfolio of school and district relationships to support GC’s program delivery, quality, partnerships, evaluation, and expansion. Designed and delivered trainings for teachers, college volunteers, and other program stakeholders. Provided coaching and mentorship to volunteer cohorts to ensure successful implementation of Action Civics education in Providence and Pawtucket public school districts.



City Year

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• AmeriCorps Team Leader

  • Jul 2014 - Jul 2015

  Managed a team of 11 AmeriCorps members serving at Del Sesto Middle School by leading weekly team meetings, facilitating team-level trainings, and individually coaching AmeriCorps members.Held weekly one-on-one meetings with each team member to provide coaching on their interventions with students, provide guidance for service-related challenges, supervise event planning, and give feedback on their performance as a member of the team.Reviewed each team member’s data tracking and lesson plans on a weekly basis to ensure consistency and quality in interventions; monitored AmeriCorps members’ cumulative intervention time with the 225 “focus list” students on a bi-weekly basis to ensure progress to goals.

• Americorps Member

  • Jul 2013 - Jun 2014

  Served as a student coach and classroom aide at Del Sesto Middle School in a sixth grade math class. Provided supplemental differentiated instruction to seven focus list students as well as in-class academic supports for approximately 100 students.Created and co-facilitated trainings for 50 AmeriCorps members on issues of power and identity within the education system.Selected as a Director of Camp City Year, a week-long day camp for approximately 100 students designed to broaden student interests and facilitate the development of positive relationships between youths from different areas of Providence.



Dutchess County Domestic Violence Services

• Poughkeepsie, NY

• Victim Counselor and Advocate

  • Jan 2011 - May 2013

  Served as counselor and advocate for victims of domestic violence through the emergency hotline and in one-on-one meetings with clients, helping clients achieve safety and stability in their lives. Served as the organizational liaison in the Dutchess County Integrated Domestic Violence courtroom to ensure a coordinated approach across community partners in complex cases. Coordinated resources for clients to address emergency food, housing, and safety needs; advocated for clients at Family Court, Criminal Court, Police Stations, and Department of Social Services. Designed and lead trainings for three volunteer and intern cohorts, developing new trainings on subjects such as “Domestic Violence and Disabilities” and “Abuse in LGBTQ Relationships.”



Vassar College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Advisor

  • 2011 - 2012

  Supervised 8 student fellows individually and led weekly team meetings, facilitated planning to support students of concern, collaborated with campus administration to address issues of campus climate and strengthen institutional supports for student welfare.Designed and led training sessions for house officers and student fellows in areas such as team management, conflict resolution, and suicide and crisis intervention.

• Student Fellow

  • Aug 2010 - May 2011

  Coached and mentored 10 college freshmen, acting as first responder for challenges pertaining to academics and mental health.Served as project manager to plan weekly events and ongoing learning opportunities for a group of approximately 200 students.