Assistant Director

• Mar 2023 - Present

Programs Director

• Aug 2022 - Mar 2023

• Supervise the Programs Team and oversee the implementation and achievement of funding goals for the Health, Empathy, Restorative Justice, and Career Initiatives. • Support the 5th Ward community in designing and implementing its own practices to support one another, including 5th Ward youth, residents, and professional staff in some empathy-based communication tools to support that work. Facilitate the Empathy Institute’s implementation of training and practices in restorative justice circles and healing approaches in 5th Ward community systems.• Develop relationships with partners (e.g. HISD, local worshipping centers, CHWs), to perform RJ trainings, conflict resolution, and community building practices. • Design and provide ongoing community driven skill-building opportunities that are engaging and developmentally appropriate.• Facilitate and/or co-facilitate some such conflict transformation practices as requested, in small groups and/or in large groups such as community strategic conversations on SDOH.• Design and manage the business advisory council to design and implement a model for sustainable income opportunities of our Empathy Institute community workers• Manage sub-contracts for implementation of the above.• Design and manage volunteer outreach strategy• Manage student workers & Interns• Maintain records and manage data input into a database, such as for payments for sub-contractors, participant attendance, and feedback collection. • Manage Social Media Presence and Initiatives• Provide practical Professional Development opportunities for the Programs Team• Provide appropriate administrative support for the funding/operations of above. • Design and evaluate outcome analysis as relevant. Show less

Project Manager

• Sep 2021 - Mar 2023

• Support Houston’s 5th Ward community in designing and implementing its own practices to support one another using empathy-based communication tools, especially focusing on 5th Ward youth, other residents, and professional staff. • Design and provide ongoing community driven skill-building opportunities that are engaging and developmentally appropriate. • Facilitate and/or co-facilitate some such conflict transformation practices, such as community strategic conversations on Social Determinants of Health (SDOH). • Event planning for the above, as necessary, which may involve facilities securement, catering, displays/audiovisual equipment, production, participant tracking, feedback collection, volunteers, and payment disbursements. • Manage sub-contracts for implementation of the above. • Data collection and record keeping across various platforms for internal, county and HISD use• Design and evaluate outcome analysis as relevant. Show less

Academic Program Manager

• Sep 2020 - Sep 2021

• Developed, recommended, and implemented standards for the Professional Learning Series, communicating common expectations and monitoring the adherence of participants. • Established, maintained, and analyzed data on teacher/student performance district-wide and ensured that professional development aligned with the needs of the district. • Communicated across departments to streamline Professional Development needs for Principals and Campus Leadership Teams. Interacted with various schools to promote and assist with problems related to the project, as needed. • Instituted innovative means to develop campus leadership. Kept management abreast of project health and concerns through project milestone reporting, issue tracking, risks and risk mitigation techniques, and weekly status reports. Worked closely with technology as needed to detect, test, correct, and eliminate problems and technical issues. • Virtually produced district-wide events updating various stakeholders on policy updates, fund allocation, and familial resources. Show less

Trainer/College Advisor

• Oct 2019 - Sep 2020

• Provided immediate and direct academic and personal support to ~120 on-campus scholars at the University of Virginia, Colby College, and Carleton College. • Mentored 30 non-traditional (first-generation, low-income) student leaders per year in achieving holistic success in higher education by facilitating 8 months of pre-collegiate trainings focused on leadership development, cross-cultural communication, team-building, and academic excellence. • Created and administered curriculum for University Faculty to best support the needs of our scholars once they arrive on campus for the University of Virginia, Carleton College, and Colby College. • Managed relationships with 3 university partners and counselors from over 30 high schools by understanding the unique profile of each institution and improving partnership health by utilizing data to advance culture, recruitment, retention, and re-entry processes • Provided individualized training for on-campus mentors to advance breadth of support and establish understanding of topics of diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism. • Interviewed and evaluated over 1,300 Houston high school applicants annually for 61 full-tuition merit-based leadership scholarships; selected 31 Posse Scholars for Colby, Carleton, and UVA in collaboration with college officials. Show less

Budget Specialist

• Mar 2019 - Jul 2019

• Performed financial transactions for entire Business University: Invoices, Reimbursements, Transfers, Vendor allocation + communication, etc. • Edited and reconciled school-wide financial policy. • Attended Procurement Seminars garnering a macro-level understanding of university-wide transformations to come so as to lead their implementation at the Business School. (i.e. changing software, renegotiating contracts, etc.) • Performed financial transactions for entire Business University: Invoices, Reimbursements, Transfers, Vendor allocation + communication, etc. • Edited and reconciled school-wide financial policy. • Attended Procurement Seminars garnering a macro-level understanding of university-wide transformations to come so as to lead their implementation at the Business School. (i.e. changing software, renegotiating contracts, etc.)

Student Procurement Assistant at The Georgetown University Medical Center

• Nov 2014 - Dec 2018

Intern

• May 2016 - Aug 2016

Provided independent credit research for companies in Chemical, Medical Products, and Tobacco Sectors. Provided independent credit research for companies in Chemical, Medical Products, and Tobacco Sectors.

Instructor/Lead Residential Adviser

• Jun 2012 - Jul 2016

Residential Adviser and Academic Instructor Residential Adviser and Academic Instructor

Legal Intern

• May 2013 - Aug 2014

Intern

• Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

Intern

• Jun 2010 - Aug 2010