Associate Director of Community Impact, Small Business

• May 2021 - Present

Community Development Coordinator

• Dec 2019 - May 2021

I assisted in research, local master planning, and administration of the Southcentral Michigan Planning Council, in Branch, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, and St. Joseph Counties. I assisted in research, local master planning, and administration of the Southcentral Michigan Planning Council, in Branch, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, and St. Joseph Counties.

GLOCAL Erasmus Mundus+ Master's Student

• Sep 2017 - Aug 2019

I was enrolled in the Global Markets, Local Creativities (GLOCAL) Erasmus Mundus+ Master's degree program coordinated by the University of Glasgow, Universitat de Barcelona, and Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam. I was also awarded a Program Country scholarship to support my participation in this program. Over two years, my cohort and I learned about topics such as globalization, economics, policy and governance, entrepreneurship, trade, social science and historical research, and the interconnectedness of today's global world. I studied at each university with 30 other individuals from all over the world. For my thesis, I performed a historical and workforce development analysis on a U.S. Army base in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. Show less

Community Organizer - Butler University, Indianapolis City as Living Laboratory

• 2013 - Aug 2017

I worked with community members, organizations, associations and entities to manage a project called StreamLines. We gathered research data about informal science and art experiences along Indianapolis' waterways. I also supported data collection and reporting, including managing interns. I supported our diverse project team, which included artists, scientists, researchers, marketers, and administrators. Our project was in collaboration with Reconnecting to Our Waterways collective impact initiatives, and funded through the National Science Foundation Advancing Informal STEM Learning Initiative. Show less

Market Manager

• 2010 - May 2015

I coordinated the vendors, staff, volunteers, budget, and overall experience of Indy's first winter farmers market. My main tasks focused on the day-to-day management of the market's opportunities and challenges. I managed 2-4 staff members and more than 60 vendors each season. In addition, I was responsible for creating partnerships, implementing a system to accept SNAP benefits as payment, and ensuring the overall health of the market and its vendors. This required extreme attention to detail, excellent communication, empathy, quick problem solving, and multitasking. Show less

Board Member, Vice President

• 2010 - 2015

Community and Outreach Chair. Coordinated volunteers for NUVO Mass Ave Criterium bicycle race from 2013-16. Community and Outreach Chair. Coordinated volunteers for NUVO Mass Ave Criterium bicycle race from 2013-16.

Sustainable Development and Facade Grant Coordinator

• Sep 2010 - Oct 2013

In this role, I primarily organized the LISC small business facade grant program, including data tracking, meeting and consultant management, grantee support, grant disbursements, reporting, and coordination of projects with LISC's overall strategies for building sustainable communities. During that time, I also performed 2 years of organizing and research to discover how LISC Indianapolis could support food and transportation initiatives in 6 local communities. In this role, I primarily organized the LISC small business facade grant program, including data tracking, meeting and consultant management, grantee support, grant disbursements, reporting, and coordination of projects with LISC's overall strategies for building sustainable communities. During that time, I also performed 2 years of organizing and research to discover how LISC Indianapolis could support food and transportation initiatives in 6 local communities.

Public Ally and AmeriCorps Service Member

• Sep 2010 - Jun 2011

Intern

• May 2007 - Jul 2007

In this summer internship, I developed a children's educational program about the Miami, Lenape, and Potawatomi indigenous communities for Minnetrista's school engagement programs. In this summer internship, I developed a children's educational program about the Miami, Lenape, and Potawatomi indigenous communities for Minnetrista's school engagement programs.