Experience

BUILD Chicago

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Program Officer

  • Jul 2022 - Present



Arizona Department of Education

• United States
• Government Administration
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Education Program Specialist

  • Oct 2021 - Jan 2022

  Ensure programmatic and fiscal compliance for each Local Education Agency (LEA) assigned to the caseload, achieving 90% compliance rating annually.Review and approve LEA integrated action plans (LIAPs), School Integrated Actions Plans (SIAPs) and fiscal grant applications to ensure that grant funds are necessary, reasonable, and allowable in accordance with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) program requirements, achieving 100% compliance to all Federal funding guidelines.

• Grant Coordinator

  • Apr 2019 - Oct 2021

  Regional coordinator overseeing processing of fiscal elements including reimbursement requests, completion reports and indirect cost requests for 100+ Local Education Agencies (LEAs) with over 60 grants administered by the Department of Education.



Arizona Department of Child Safety

• United States
• Government Administration
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Department of Child Safety Specialist

  • Jul 2018 - Apr 2019

  Management of 120 child protection case load, providing direct and indirect assistance to children and families, bringing 90 % of cases to resolution. Management of 120 child protection case load, providing direct and indirect assistance to children and families, bringing 90 % of cases to resolution.



Illinois Action for Children

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Director Provider Programs

  • Jul 2010 - Mar 2017

  Operational oversight of a $22M annual program budget and a 25-member professional staff team, resulting in outreach and engagement to over five thousand childcare and school-aged programs in Cook County. Program delivery and engagement promoted an annual increase of approximately 30% of childcare and youth programs receiving quality improvement awards and an increase of childcare and school-age programs participating in the statewide quality rating system.

• Assistant Director of Provider Resources

  • Jul 2002 - Jun 2010

  Supported management and operation of the Provider Resources Program’s three areas of focus, provider training, the childcare referral system and quality programs. The team successfully engaged the childcare and school-aged communities by providing quarterly training in English, Spanish and Polish; increased program participation in the referral database by 25%-30% annually and increased engagement of programs to the Quality Rating System by 25% annually.

• Assistant Director of Accreditation Assistance Program

  • Aug 2001 - Jul 2002

  Managed the Child Care Accreditation Preparation Program for family childcare and center-based programs in Cook County, Illinois. Program protegees were provided mentoring, coaching and financial support, enabling 15-20 programs to successfully obtained childcare accreditation each quarter.

• Training Coordinator

  • Jan 2001 - Jul 2001

  Coordinated, developed, and facilitated professional development training for childcare providers in Cook County, Illinois. Instrumental in the creation and development of the quarterly Early Child Care and Educational Resources Professional Development Catalog, offering on average 150 training sessions per quarter on various educational, social emotional, school-aged and business topics.