Experience

United Way of the Valley and Greater Utica Area

• Administrator of Initiatives and Grants

  • Nov 2017 - Present

  Oversee the ever growing R4K (Ready For Kindergarten) Initiative. Launched in the Fall of 2016 with ten committee members supporting three school districts with Family School Navigators. In 2019, we are a true collective impact committee with 62 members, Advocacy and Research Teams, seven Family School Navigators and serving over 500 children and their families in eight elementary schools located in Herkimer and Oneida Counties, New York. In addition, I write grants to enhance United Way's resource development and to support all initiatives (R4K, 2-1-1 Mid-York, Utica ESPRI, and the Free Tax Preparation). Show less

• Administrator of Initiatives and Grants

  • Dec 2011 - Present

  Convene, engage and facilitate collective impact efforts in Herkimer and Oneida Counties. Implement the R4K (Ready for Kindergarten Initiative), focusing on community-wide data collection, Family School Navigators embedded in nine local districts and local state and federal advocacy for early access to services and learning. Collaborative applicant for several coalitions, partnering with HUD, IRS, FEMMA, NYS OTDA, NYS OCFS and others for grants and the deliverables serving both counties.