Experience

United Way of Central Maryland

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

• Vice President of Grants and Impact Strategies Officer

  • Jul 2015 - Present



Family League of Baltimore

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

• Senior Director of Impact / Chief of Learning and Evaluation

  • 2013 - 2015

  • Developed logic models and performance measures for initiatives agency-wide, as foundation to strengthen data collection and data use to inform program improvement and evaluate impact. • Served as lead writer for a number of Family League public and private grant proposals.• Oversaw internal data analysis and coordinated partnership with external evaluation partners. • Continued to lead out of school time systems building work through grant from the Wallace Foundation.

• Director of Strategic Innovations and Professional Development

  • 2012 - 2013

  • Led out of school time systems building work through grant from Wallace Foundation. • Continued to strengthen and develop the implementation of quality improvement and professional development system for out of school time programs.

• Out of School Time Programs Director

  • 2006 - 2012

  • Directed Family League’s out of school time (OST) and community schools investment portfolio, averaging $6 million yearly investment, funding 50 programs to serve 5,000 youth.• Led RFP development and annual grant making process for OST and community schools investment.• Developed and launched program quality improvement and professional development plan for all OST programs.• Strengthened data analysis and evaluation efforts to demonstrate link between youth participation in OST and youth outcomes, including strong school attendance.• Wrote successful proposal for a 3-year $750,000 grant from the Wallace Foundation to support OST systems building in Baltimore – one of nine cities awarded nationally.• Led design and supported development of Read to Succeed summer learning program, an innovative multi-agency public/private collaboration aimed at supporting grade-level reading.



Baltimore Safe and Sound Campaign

• Sustainability Specialist

  • 2003 - 2006

  • Developed funding analyses and grant proposals for additional funding of after school programs.• Supported RFP development and grant making process for out of school time programs.• Supported ongoing evaluation of city-wide after school initiative.• Supported the development and implementation of Baltimore’s Community School’s initiative.

• Reading by Nine Strategist

  • 2001 - 2003

  • Directed ongoing development and implementation of comprehensive strategy to support early language and literacy development in Baltimore City’s children.



Baltimore Reads

• Director of Children and Family Initiatives

  • 1998 - 2001

  • Oversaw all aspects of family literacy portfolio, including implementation and partnership development.• Wrote grants to secure over $1 million annual funding for programs. • Represented agency on local, state and national coalitions focusing on reading and national service.

• The Reading Edge Project Director

  • 1994 - 1998

  • Designed and implemented The Reading Edge an innovative family learning and tutoring intervention in five Baltimore City public elementary schools.• Recruited, hired, trained and supervised 77 AmeriCorps members over four years of the project.• Designed and coordinated reading component of SUPERCAMP summer camp, serving 500 youth.



Baltimore Mentoring Institute

• Career Development Program Manager

  • 1992 - 1993

  • Developed and delivered career exploration curriculum for 200 high school students.• Developed job training program and trained twenty high school dropouts in job readiness skills. • Solicited and developed jobs in community service fields for twenty high school dropouts. • Developed and delivered career exploration curriculum for 200 high school students.• Developed job training program and trained twenty high school dropouts in job readiness skills. • Solicited and developed jobs in community service fields for twenty high school dropouts.



Communities Planning & Housing Association, Inc.

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations

• Education Projects Director

  • 1989 - 1992

  • Established an educational component for the agency and wrote grants to fund project for three years.• Wrote, edited and directed the publication of Take This School and Love It!, a comprehensive manual on parent and community involvement in the Baltimore City Publics Schools. • Established an educational component for the agency and wrote grants to fund project for three years.• Wrote, edited and directed the publication of Take This School and Love It!, a comprehensive manual on parent and community involvement in the Baltimore City Publics Schools.