Experience

Northwest Area Foundation

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

• Program Officer

  • Jun 2015 - Present



CAPI USA - Immigrant Opportunity Center

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

• Workforce and Community Engagement Manager

  • Aug 2012 - May 2015

  Workforce & Community Engagement Program Mgr - October 2013-presentResponsible for program design, implementation, evaluation, reporting, budgeting, fundraising and external relationship management of the following programs: MFIP (Minnesota Family Investment Program), RES (Refugee Employment Services), Career Pathways, Financial Education and Community Engagement. Directly supervise a team of 8 direct reports. Health & Human Services Program Mgr - Aug 2012 -October 2013Responsible for program design, implementation evaluation, budgeting, fundraising and external relationship management of the following programs: Food Shelf, Health, Civic and Community Community Development.Accomplishments: - Led development and implementation of the organization's first online database across multiple programs. - Secured funding to implement an innovative design-thinking based evaluation of the food shelf program. - Grew workforce and community development programs by 350%



Minnesota Department of Human Services

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern, Commissioner's Office

  • Feb 2012 - May 2012

  Participated in Children’s Justice Initiative roundtables with state and county representatives to discuss barriers and share successful strategies of child welfare implementation. Researched potential policy recommendations to improve Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC).Analyzed civic engagement efforts of MN Health Care Reform Task Force.



Northwest Area Foundation

• Research and Evaluation Intern

  • May 2011 - Jan 2012

  • Reviewed grant proposals, conducted site-visits, and wrote grant reviews for local non-profits and for the regional Native American Social Entrepreneurship Initiative• Assisted in conducting demographic research on African American populations within the Twin Cities, and American Indian populations in an 8-state region.• Researched and analyzed grantmaking data of peer funders by geographic and target populations



Tangent Search

• Executive Search Consultant

  • Aug 2005 - Sep 2010

  Strategic recruiting for mid-level management and professional positions. I worked in various industries including, Internet, Direct Marketing, Financial Services, Consumer Goods, Hospitality and others.



Ariel Investments

• United States
• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Investment Specialist

  • Dec 2001 - May 2005

  Group leader of a 3-4 person shareholder services team responsible for advising mutual fund investors during a significant asset growth period. Implemented strategic department changes to streamline operations, including outsourcing two major functions, in-bound calls and marketing fulfillment. Acquired securities licenses: 63 , 6 , 7 , 26



MorganWorks.com

• Director, Marketing

  • Sep 1999 - Sep 2001

  Led marketing at an Internet company offering web-based recruiting solutions to businesses and career website portals to job seekers. Wrote a white paper and investor presentations that helped secure $5 million of financing. Developed and implemented a $1 million marketing budget. Coordinated marketing aspects of 2 product launches, including events and trade shows. Selected, hired and managed ad agency, website designer and public relations firm.



Rochester Business Journal

• United States
• Technology, Information and Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter

  • Sep 1996 - Jun 1999

  Covered retail and business sports beats. Wrote weekly news stories and developed sources. Wrote weekly industry special reports on a variety of topics including: small businesses, finance, healthcare, IT, law, real estate, etc. Updated and maintained daily news website.