Puja R.
Director of Finance at Tipping Point Community- Claim this Profile
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Erin Crandall
Puja is a rare and exceptional finance leader. I had the pleasure of working with her for 4 years in grants management at Teach For America, as her team leader and as a colleague on our finance leadership team. Puja is incredibly detail-oriented and efficient. She is a creative problem-solver, who asks questions and seeks to use financial systems to their fullest. While others are content to download and manipulate data in excel, Puja figures out how to make Workday do the heavy-lifting so she can focus on strategic output. But beyond her high-quality work product, Puja operates with a "people-first" orientation and goes above and beyond to promote strong team culture. She identifies and prioritizes strategies that promote racial equity, and actively pursues learning opportunities in this space. Puja is a huge asset to any team and I highly recommend working with her!
Shalini Lall
Having worked with Puja for three years within a large national non-profit that regularly pursues federal funding opportunities, I know her work well. Her ability to work independently and compliantly- adhering to incredibly complex federal laws and policies is unparalleled. In addition to her deep public grants subject matter expertise, she is a strong collaborator, who worked to bring together numerous stakeholders to inform her work, as well as a strong communicator-- often making complex ideas digestible to a broad audience.
Erin Crandall
Puja is a rare and exceptional finance leader. I had the pleasure of working with her for 4 years in grants management at Teach For America, as her team leader and as a colleague on our finance leadership team. Puja is incredibly detail-oriented and efficient. She is a creative problem-solver, who asks questions and seeks to use financial systems to their fullest. While others are content to download and manipulate data in excel, Puja figures out how to make Workday do the heavy-lifting so she can focus on strategic output. But beyond her high-quality work product, Puja operates with a "people-first" orientation and goes above and beyond to promote strong team culture. She identifies and prioritizes strategies that promote racial equity, and actively pursues learning opportunities in this space. Puja is a huge asset to any team and I highly recommend working with her!
Shalini Lall
Having worked with Puja for three years within a large national non-profit that regularly pursues federal funding opportunities, I know her work well. Her ability to work independently and compliantly- adhering to incredibly complex federal laws and policies is unparalleled. In addition to her deep public grants subject matter expertise, she is a strong collaborator, who worked to bring together numerous stakeholders to inform her work, as well as a strong communicator-- often making complex ideas digestible to a broad audience.
Erin Crandall
Puja is a rare and exceptional finance leader. I had the pleasure of working with her for 4 years in grants management at Teach For America, as her team leader and as a colleague on our finance leadership team. Puja is incredibly detail-oriented and efficient. She is a creative problem-solver, who asks questions and seeks to use financial systems to their fullest. While others are content to download and manipulate data in excel, Puja figures out how to make Workday do the heavy-lifting so she can focus on strategic output. But beyond her high-quality work product, Puja operates with a "people-first" orientation and goes above and beyond to promote strong team culture. She identifies and prioritizes strategies that promote racial equity, and actively pursues learning opportunities in this space. Puja is a huge asset to any team and I highly recommend working with her!
Shalini Lall
Having worked with Puja for three years within a large national non-profit that regularly pursues federal funding opportunities, I know her work well. Her ability to work independently and compliantly- adhering to incredibly complex federal laws and policies is unparalleled. In addition to her deep public grants subject matter expertise, she is a strong collaborator, who worked to bring together numerous stakeholders to inform her work, as well as a strong communicator-- often making complex ideas digestible to a broad audience.
Erin Crandall
Puja is a rare and exceptional finance leader. I had the pleasure of working with her for 4 years in grants management at Teach For America, as her team leader and as a colleague on our finance leadership team. Puja is incredibly detail-oriented and efficient. She is a creative problem-solver, who asks questions and seeks to use financial systems to their fullest. While others are content to download and manipulate data in excel, Puja figures out how to make Workday do the heavy-lifting so she can focus on strategic output. But beyond her high-quality work product, Puja operates with a "people-first" orientation and goes above and beyond to promote strong team culture. She identifies and prioritizes strategies that promote racial equity, and actively pursues learning opportunities in this space. Puja is a huge asset to any team and I highly recommend working with her!
Shalini Lall
Having worked with Puja for three years within a large national non-profit that regularly pursues federal funding opportunities, I know her work well. Her ability to work independently and compliantly- adhering to incredibly complex federal laws and policies is unparalleled. In addition to her deep public grants subject matter expertise, she is a strong collaborator, who worked to bring together numerous stakeholders to inform her work, as well as a strong communicator-- often making complex ideas digestible to a broad audience.
Experience
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Tipping Point Community
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United States
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Philanthropic Fundraising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Finance
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Sep 2023 - Present
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Teach For America
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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Managing Director, Financial Grant Management and Analysis (Enterprise)
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Mar 2021 - May 2023
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Senior Director, Financial Grant Management (Regional)
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Jun 2019 - Mar 2021
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Director, Financial Grant Management (Regional)
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Jul 2018 - May 2019
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Founding Director, Teacher Training Finance and Operations
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Sep 2014 - Jun 2018
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Arete Education, Inc.
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Bronx, New York
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Founding Executive Director
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Jun 2013 - Aug 2014
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NYC Department of Education
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Math Teacher
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Sep 2008 - Aug 2013
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Education
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2004 - 2008
Lewis and Clark College
Sociology and Anthropology -
2008 - 2010
Pace University
Masters of Science in Teaching
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