Experience

Homeless Children's Playtime Project

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Oct 2021 - Present

  • Manage diverse 5-person team implementing weekly trauma-informed play programs for youth experiencing housing insecurity throughout the D.C. Metro area• Develop and coordinate staff trainings and professional development opportunities• Supervise and monitor timely and accurate collection of program performance data• Maintain and form new partner relationships to better serve the needs of Playtime clients, including seeking out organizations to serve a wider population• Collaborate across staff to develop and implement standard operating procedures to create quality control measures for programs• Continue facilitating all volunteer recruitment, onboarding, training, and management• Member of Board-Staff Committees: DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), Strategic Planning Show less

• • Aug 2018 - Sep 2021

  • Recruited, trained, and managed approximately 600 volunteers annually to support weekly, trauma-informed play programs in family homeless shelters throughout the D.C. Metro area• Improved volunteer onboarding system, including application, training, background clearances, and program placements, resulting in better trained, more prepared volunteers from day one• Developed and facilitated interactive in-person and remote volunteer trainings on trauma-informed principles, white saviorism in volunteering, organization’s curriculum, and more to help volunteers better serve clients• Implemented diversity initiatives to actively recruit and retain more diverse volunteers, effectively doubling percentage of Black volunteers• Created data management systems to implement data-driven goals and metrics for improving organization’s volunteer program • Member of Board-Staff Committee: DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) Show less



826LA

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Tutoring Support Coordinator, AmeriCorps VISTA

  • Aug 2017 - May 2018

  Develop culturally responsive writing curriculum for programs serving 200+ students ages 6-18. Implement writing and reading incentive programs to increase student engagement. Increased volunteer newsletter readership from 13% to 20%. Overhauled systems to track student and volunteer outreach data. Oversaw production of 10 manuscripts of student writing. Develop culturally responsive writing curriculum for programs serving 200+ students ages 6-18. Implement writing and reading incentive programs to increase student engagement. Increased volunteer newsletter readership from 13% to 20%. Overhauled systems to track student and volunteer outreach data. Oversaw production of 10 manuscripts of student writing.



Youth Policy Institute

• United States
• Public Policy Offices

• • Jul 2017 - Jul 2017

  Instructed 10 students starting kindergarten fall 2017.

• • Aug 2016 - Jun 2017

  Tutored 25 third graders, including English language learners, in math/English language arts classrooms.Developed and implemented two dynamic after-school enrichment programs for 3rd-5th grade students.Collaborated with partner teachers to develop and implement individual tutoring plans for students.Administered diagnostic assessments to gauge skill level and track the progress of 45 total students.

• Volunteer

  • Feb 2016 - Aug 2016

  Supported multiple programs, including field trips, and tutoring. Supervised groups of 4-5 students (ages 5-18) through creative writing projects, as well as homework support. Supported multiple programs, including field trips, and tutoring. Supervised groups of 4-5 students (ages 5-18) through creative writing projects, as well as homework support.


STORIES BOOKS AND CAFE
• Book clerk

  • Jan 2016 - Aug 2016

Gulliver's Books
• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• Book Clerk

  • Aug 2015 - Nov 2015


Wolf Run Restaurant

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Server and Social Media Manager

  • May 2014 - Aug 2015

  Demonstrated effective written communication via restaurant’s social media marketing. Tripled restaurant’s Facebook audience and increased restaurant’s Messenger response rate from 25% to 95%. Collaborated with owners and kitchen staff in planning of menu overhaul and redesigned menus. Created weekly schedule for 8-person, front-of-house staff and managed schedule conflicts. Demonstrated effective written communication via restaurant’s social media marketing. Tripled restaurant’s Facebook audience and increased restaurant’s Messenger response rate from 25% to 95%. Collaborated with owners and kitchen staff in planning of menu overhaul and redesigned menus. Created weekly schedule for 8-person, front-of-house staff and managed schedule conflicts.



The Post

• Netherlands
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Editor

  • May 2013 - May 2014

  Second-in-command, behind editor-in-chief, for staff of 100 college students producing daily newspaper. Performed administrative tasks to ensure efficient operations, prepared and distributed materials, and attended and participated in production meetings. Collaborated with assistant managing editor to establish and produce a bi-weekly pop culture podcast, which included researching and discussing a selected topic with featured writer. Developed style guide to ensure contributed articles conformed to well-defined criteria. Show less