Experience

MacArthur Foundation

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Program Officer

  • Feb 2020 - Present



University of Chicago

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Resident Head of Linn-Mathews

  • Aug 2015 - Jun 2021

  Resident Heads live in the College Houses where they have direct, daily contact with College students. Each House has a Resident Head; most Houses have Resident Head couples. They live in the halls year-round, and many have children and/or pets. As active participants in House life, they assist undergraduates in developing residential communities that provide an environment conducive to serious study, rest, recreation and the development of healthy human relations. They offer adult guidance and support to individual students, and serve as responsible stewards of their House community. Additionally, Resident Heads, in collaboration with elected student House Councils, plan and carry out a variety of stimulating intellectual, cultural, recreational, social, and informational activities.

• Director, Community Programs

  • Jul 2017 - Feb 2020

  Create partnerships with the public sector, non-profits, civic organizations, and philanthropic partners to incubate community-based ideas and initiatives with the end result of building self-sustained, stand-alone programs.Provides strategic leadership for the Community Programs Accelerator with senior management and serves as a liaison to academic departments, professional organizations, and administrative units of the UniversityOversees the coordination of planning for core programmatic operations and shared program spaces. Develops and oversees the implementation of a financial model for ongoing Community Programs Accelerator operations that includes an annual grant for community organizations.

• Associate Director for Community Programs

  • Aug 2014 - Jul 2017

  Provides administrative and technical support to the Director of Community Programs on collaborative projects across the department, with a special focus on new and existing University and community programming and relationships.The Associate Director of Community Programs manages projects under the direction of the Director of Community Programs, including new program development with internal and external audiences; drafts correspondence and reports of activity related to the program; coordinates related projects with community and university stakeholders; prepares and coordinates meeting materials; and serves as a liaison to internal and external audiences that collaborate with the University.



Woodlawn Public Safety Alliance

• Associate Director

  • Feb 2012 - Sep 2014

  Network of Woodlawn Public Safety Alliance * Organizing all stakeholders (clergy, institutions, residents, developers, CBOs, and tenant associations) to develop the annual WPSA plan, this includes clearly defined goals, objectives, work plans, timelines, roles & responsibilities. * Support the Board of directors by reviewing the annual plan and identifying potential linkages and partnership opportunities between programs, committees, and partners. * Coordinating the communications with general public, government, and law enforcement officials including news blasts and website. * Coordinating the daily activities of the Research and Analysis phase, the development and implementation phase as well Local Community-based Prevention, Intervention, and Response Programs, and serves as a liaison between the community and the City’s law enforcement entities to coordinate increased community input and monitoring. * Managing grant deliverables and ensuring that all grant guidelines and standards of supervision established) are complied with. * Accomplishes human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures. * Achieves operational objectives by contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and program standards; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining system improvements; implementing change. * Meets financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.



NCP Woodlawn nka Network of Woodlawn

• Community Organizer

  • Feb 2010 - Feb 2012

  New Communities Program Woodlawn/Woodlawn Children’s Promise Community Lead Parent Organizer (WCPC) for 4 Woodlawn schools (Fermi, Sexton, University of Chicago- Woodlawn, and Wadsworth) Lead organizer for NCP/WCPC Health, Housing, Legal, Technology and Workforce Committees New Communities Program Woodlawn/Woodlawn Children’s Promise Community Lead Parent Organizer (WCPC) for 4 Woodlawn schools (Fermi, Sexton, University of Chicago- Woodlawn, and Wadsworth) Lead organizer for NCP/WCPC Health, Housing, Legal, Technology and Workforce Committees



Voices Unlimited

• Voice Actor

  • Jan 1995 - Dec 2010

  Voice actor for campaigns including McDonald’s Coca-Cola, General Mills and live stage performances for WBEZ and Unshackled! Professional Musician 1995-Present Blues Guitar, Mouth Harp, Organ Performed with Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Jerry Butler, Player’s Step Outside at such venues as Jazz Showcase, Velvet Lounge, Legends Voice actor for campaigns including McDonald’s Coca-Cola, General Mills and live stage performances for WBEZ and Unshackled! Professional Musician 1995-Present Blues Guitar, Mouth Harp, Organ Performed with Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Jerry Butler, Player’s Step Outside at such venues as Jazz Showcase, Velvet Lounge, Legends



University of Chicago, The College

• Admissions Counselor

  • Jan 2003 - Feb 2010

  Interviewed, recruited and counseled students and families; evaluated applications and sat on admissions committees; presented information sessions on admissions and financial aid to prospective students and parents; attended local college fairs on behalf of the University of Chicago * Participated in multiple outreach efforts to local and predominantly-minority high schools * Conducted mock interviews and assessments with high school students (Collegiate Scholars Program); developed curriculum for 2009 Chicago Public Schools IB College Summit with emphasis on interviewing and application essays



Woodlawn East Community and Neighbors

• Youth Services Coordinator

  • Jan 1997 - Jan 2008

  Responsible for managing the day-to-day programming for up to 20 clients (ages 6 to 16) and developing curriculum and enrichment activities (e.g. music lessons, cultural enrichment field trips) * Responsible for managing paid and volunteer staff of up to 3 * Wrote grant proposals that yielded more than $45,000 annually in public and private funding; coordinated with city and state officials regarding youth programming and safety * Recognized as a model of youth development Responsible for managing the day-to-day programming for up to 20 clients (ages 6 to 16) and developing curriculum and enrichment activities (e.g. music lessons, cultural enrichment field trips) * Responsible for managing paid and volunteer staff of up to 3 * Wrote grant proposals that yielded more than $45,000 annually in public and private funding; coordinated with city and state officials regarding youth programming and safety * Recognized as a model of youth development