Experience

City of Rogers, MN
• Food Production
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Economic Development Coordinator

  • May 2023 - Present


East Central WI Regional Planning Commission

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Economic Development Planner

  • Aug 2021 - Jan 2023

  - Managed statewide grant program for 10 county region focused in economic development/recovery and approved 900+ grants resulting in total disbursements upwards of $9 M. - Drove public engagement daily by interacting with potential applicants, regional partners, municipalities, state of WI, and other government/economic development professionals. - Meticulously reviewed grant materials (5 per application) evaluating official documents with accuracy implementing due diligent practices resulting in roughly 14 grant approvals per week on average. - Collaborated cross-functionally with review team and East Central staff to strategize project coordination to achieve goal of seamless, precise check and approval system. - Extensively tracked program data utilizing weekly, final review updates for biweekly and monthly reporting, preparing county profiles for external commission, committee, and board meetings. - Conducted qualitative research on 5 different industries to grasp understanding of how the COVID-19 pandemic economically impacted sectors of East Central region's economy as part of the EDA CARES ACT institutional grant plan's initiative. - Applied strong organization, strategic analysis, and research/academic writing skills resulting in 5 chapters written start to finish with order and narrative including all gathered quantitative and qualitative research. -Attended monthly staff meetings and economic development meetings to maintain current knowledge of regional and state trends and developments. Show less



City Year

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• AmeriCorps Member

  • Jul 2018 - Jun 2020

  -– Served 1,700 hours in Chicago public K-8 school with team (7) to foster relationships, partner with school administers, all faculty, and AUSL professionals cultivating academic growth to get students on track to graduate-Co-taught sixth grade math to 60 students using data informed progress monitoring to develop and implement lesson plans resulting in increased proficiency in target skill strands-Facilitated weekly strategic plans to support six students to develop core social emotional competencies-Implemented daily academic interventions for 12 students to address critical skill gaps, math proficiency and fluency increased 1.5 grade levels on average-Created and directed grade-wide student recognition initiatives in collaboration with school leaders raising daily attendance to maintain on track record of 96%-Organized events that celebrated student's achievement and engaged both students and families applying strong project and team leadership to enhance success-Optimized community outreach by securing 1,000+ in-kind donations for school-based events-Marketed initiatives to execute 17 school events with seven colleagues to 400 student body and families increasing engagement by 50%-Operated classroom during absence of Partner Teacher taking initiative while thinking on my feet to implement sound, strategic plan utilizing instructional resources & training from professional developments to decrease achievement gaps resulting in employee of the month Show less

• Marketing and Communications Coordinator

  • Jul 2018 - Jun 2020

  -Established creative, collaborative relationship between the team and school community through various media, communication, and partnership efforts-Conceptualized and executed 16 interactive newsletters delegating excerpts, editing photos, and designing layouts crafted to share experiences with community using Adobe, Instasize, and Canva -Edited monthly newsletter to ensure content quality and distributed to all stakeholders-Created, scheduled, and published weekly Instagram posts to maximize brand awareness resulting in 15% increase of followers-Developed social media campaigns and specific marketing strategies to enhance engagement with followers and promote organizations cause-Came up with unique and innovative ideas for team branding and engagement tactics Show less

• Corps & Deans Council Representative

  • Jul 2018 - Jun 2020

  -Selected as team representative to develop content expertise in site tools and best practices for academic interventions to enhance service performance of team-Deployed 6 surveys and facilitated feedback spaces for six peers to hear and record concerns-Analyzed data from 280+ members to summarize trends in service satisfaction and dissatisfaction-Built evidence-based feedback for effective communication between leadership and team-Explored impact analytics to help City Year better understand its impact Show less