Experience

Safe Streets Campaign

• United States
• Public Safety
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Tacoma, Washington, United States Safe Streets Campaign’s (SSC) mission is to unite and inspire youth, neighbors, and businesses to build safe, healthy, and thriving communities. We do this by organizing neighborhoods and communities for action – through forming block organizations and planting seeds of grassroots community leadership.



UW Tacoma Professional Development Center

• United States
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Guest Lecturer

  • Jan 2018 - Mar 2023

  Tacoma, WA Developed and annually facilitated the Volunteer Management segment of the Non-Profit Management Program.



LeMay - America's Car Museum

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Education Manager

  • May 2020 - Sep 2022

  Tacoma, Washington, United States Direct the Museum’s onsite and outreach educational efforts for learners of all ages. Successfully write and administer over $300,000 government and private grants for program funding. Develop and strengthen community partnerships to ensure equitable access to educational programs. Implement sustainable data and evaluative feedback collection processes to inform program improvement strategies.



POST 84

• Executive Director

  • Jan 2019 - Jul 2020

  Seattle, WA Provide collaborative leadership for a non-profit providing student-led, outdoor education to students in the Central District of Seattle. Provide financial & strategic oversight of multiple project budgets and initiatives. Mentor and supervise an executive committee of sixteen senior staff members.



TOGETHER!

• Director, Club House Program

  • Sep 2019 - May 2020

  Tumwater, WA Administer a 21st Century Community Learning Center Program, providing academic and SEL support to K-8 students. Hire, train, and supervise a cohesive team of 15 at four sites. Track and manage annual $600k budget and successfully solicit private donations to meet additional needs. Comply with, maintain data for, and report to multiple grant-making institutions in a timely manner.



Girl Scouts of Western Washington

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Learning Manager

  • Mar 2016 - Aug 2019

  DuPont, WA Trained & supervised a cadre of 150 volunteer facilitators to provide a scalable model of adult training to over 10,000 volunteers throughout Western Washington. Utilized best adult learning principles to develop volunteer competencies across a broad spectrum of topics including Outdoor Education, DEAI topics, and train-the-trainer facilitation. Served as lead for multiday adult training conferences.



Annie Wright Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Spanish Teacher

  • Aug 2004 - Mar 2016

  Tacoma, WA Developed and delivered a hands-on and experiential Spanish language curriculum for students in Preschool through Fifth grade. Provided guidance and leadership for the school-wide Spanish language alignment across three school divisions.



Rosetta Stone

• United States
• Software Development
• 400 - 500 Employee

• English Language Coach

  • Jul 2011 - Nov 2015

  Remote Responsible for delivering remote language instruction, focusing on oral communication, to adult and juvenile learners. Consistently received top commendations from both learners and supervisors. Facilitated training seminar for fellow coaches.



Puget Sound Education Service District

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

• Teacher Trainer, Technology Leadership Cadre

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2014

  Various As a member of the Technology Leadership Cadre I was responsible for independently creating continuing education workshops for educators. Workshops I created included single-day seminars as well as multi-week practical application courses. Language Learning & Technology 101 Google Tips & Tricks A Hot Date with Google Calendar



Visitation Catholic School

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Kindergarten Teacher

  • Aug 1999 - Aug 2004

  Tacoma, WA Taught kindergarten in a socio-economically diverse K-8 school. Supervised and coordinated middle school student council activities including assemblies, leadership skills and team-building activities.



Instituto Guatemalteco Americano

• English Teacher

  • Jan 1996 - Aug 1996

  Guatemala City, Guatemala Taught advanced English language courses to adult learners.



Tacoma Community House

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

• ESL Teacher/AmeriCorps Member

  • Sep 1994 - Dec 1995

  Tacoma, WA Taught beginning level English classes to refugees and newly arrived immigrants. Performed intakes of new students to determine level.