Experience

Art in Action

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Manager

  • Feb 2019 - Present



RISE (Rural India Student Education) Foundation

• Palo Alto, CA and Pollachi, India

• Director Of Development

  • Jan 2015 - Present

  -Foundation’s mission is to bring high quality education to rural children in India where access to a quality education is either non-existent or not affordable and to bridge the education gap between urban and rural children -Created and maintained relationship with Intel resulting in a partnership through which Intel donates laptops each year to RISE’s technology lab -Researched organizations interested in promoting rural education, created marketing collateral and initiated communication with organizations. Maintained database of prospects. -Served as liaison between headquarters and school campus in India. Managed construction of new school library and technology lab. Maintained excellent communication with donors and foundation leadership resulting in increased revenue for campus improvements. Show less



Zenith Tutoring

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

• College Consultant - Part Time

  • Aug 2016 - May 2019

  -Expert counselor with 12+ years of experience has worked with 150+ students from high schools all over the Bay Area who have gained admission into premier universities, including Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Columbia, Wellesley, MIT, UC Berkeley, UCLA, NYU and the University of Washington -Monitor and track student progress ensuring that all components of college applications are completed in a timely manner. Maintains consistent communication with parents, tutors and student -Review and edit essays, short answer questions and resumes, tailoring language and content to highlight student’s strengths Show less



University of California, Berkeley

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Fundraiser

  • May 2013 - Nov 2015

  Fundraised for undergraduate scholarships and student programming. Worked with campus partners across the university including; the Public Service Center, Career Center and the Associated Students of the University of California to develop and support fundraising initiatives. •Fundraised from private donors and family foundations to support Undergraduate scholarships and student programming at UC Berkeley •Managed execution of the Lower Sproul Redevelopment Project, UC Berkeley’s newly revitalized Student Union. Worked with campus partners and vendors to keep project on schedule and under projected $230 million budget. Collaborated with student groups and campus leadership on vision for space and design of marketing collateral •Partnered with Vice Chancellor Harry Le Grande to secure $30 million grant from the MasterCard Foundation to benefit the African Scholars Initiative. Grant will provide 113 Sub-Saharan African students with financial, academic, and social support as well as career counseling through 2020 •Led crowdfunding initiative across all ten UC campuses in partnership with UC Office of the President. Created innovative social media campaign to broaden outreach, included celebrities, alumni and politicians in online videos on ‘Promise for Education’ website. Raised $1.3 million for need-based undergraduate scholarships for California residents •Identified engagement gap in corporate relationship management. Targeted corporations with strong Cal Alumni presence including; Boeing, Microsoft, Altera and Chevron. Organized engagement opportunities on regional corporate campuses which resulted in 400% increased giving and data updates for 2000+ alumni Show less



Genentech

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Management

  • Jun 2011 - May 2013

  Developed, coordinated and executed trainings across Commercial Organization at Genentech. Specifically focused on new hire training and development training for individual contributors. •Proven ability to successfully manage programs. Executed 47 Insights workshops for 950+ participants across the commercial organization. Interfaced with cross-functional team leads and internal trainers to successfully deliver trainings. •Developed and executed project plan for standardization and re-design of communication materials across 13 trainings, successfully completed project on time and within budget. •Accurately anticipated, identified and addressed needs of over 200 new hires in monthly Commercial Onboarding training for new hires; including procurement of technology tools and identification of relevant resources. Show less



International Labour Organization

• Switzerland
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Consultant

  • May 2009 - Aug 2009

  •Created inventory of youth employment policies formulated by Asian member states targeted at reducing the youth unemployment rate, presently 30% for 15-24 age cohort, for use in 2010 Asia Regional Meeting •Led external communication to publicize Annual World Day Against Child Labor via press releases and extensive regional intra-country communication. 2009 WDACL event attendance increased significantly as a result •Represented ILO’s Child Labor and Youth Employment division at ASEAN conference on Migrant Labor, interfaced with ministers of labor and directors of chambers of commerce from 10 member states •Organized conference focused on creation of rural employment opportunities. Ministers from 9 East and SE Asian countries attended. Presented ILO knowledge management tool, AP Youth Net, developed to facilitate cross country information sharing Show less



Mastercard Foundation

• Canada
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Consultant

  • Jan 2009 - May 2009

  •Worked directly with the CEO and CFO in developing geographic and thematic foci for organization •Completed demographic needs assessment of 15-24 age cohort and identified key barriers preventing youth from accessing employment opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa regions including poor infrastructure, HIV/AIDs, lack of employment opportunities and lack of relevant skills training •Conducted a field assessment based on the following programmatic criteria; cost per participant, program sustainability, and capacity to scale. Assessment included research of 50 organizations and interviews with 30 practitioners •Identified proven best practices critical to programmatic success, including leadership which effectively seeks out complementary partners, government and community buy in, and demand driven market assessments •Developed business plan outlining next steps involved in contacting specific grantees and analyzing level of impact, execution of plan begun with grant given to IDEJEN in Haiti Show less



Freeman, Sullivan & Co.

• Market Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Sep 2006 - Aug 2008

  •Managed forensic investigations for multi-million dollar construction product liability lawsuits, including organization of site visits with prosecution and defense teams, as well as field engineers •Conducted randomization of geographic samples and selected appropriate representative sites using STATA. Collected, consolidated and cleaned datasets •Utilized statistical analysis and completed qualitative research to accurately assess litigant’s risk and financial exposure •Advised lawyers, manufacturers, and insurance companies on lowest cost settlement strategies and plans •Led liability project for county charged with ethnic under-representation of Hispanics in juries •Identified flaws in prosecution cases through ethnographic research of 10,000+ jury surveys •Assessed design of leading California energy utility’s Small Business Energy Edge pilot program, program involved offering small business owners no interest loans to incentivize their adoption of energy efficient appliances •Evaluative recommendations included shortening length of application process, creating multi-lingual program materials, and providing quantitative data to participants on projected cost savings. Adopted recommendations resulted in program participation increasing from 15 to 25% Show less