Experience

Taproot Foundation

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

• Senior Consultant

  • May 2021 - Present



Common Impact

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

• Senior Consultant ➣ Account Project Management

  • Oct 2016 - Nov 2020

  Remote employee for a nonprofit organization based in Brooklyn, NY. Expanded corporate social responsibility, leadership development and employee engagement through creation of skills-based volunteer experiences. Shaped partnership lifecycle: onboarded new clients, educated leadership, communicated project goals and value to employees. Operationalized account work plans, timelines and deliverables. Balanced needs and demands of multiple internal and external stakeholders. Authored and deployed toolkits. ✦ Established partnerships across corporations, communities and nonprofit organizations. ✦ Advanced mission, built nonprofit capacity, developed leaders and managers, and saved staff hours. ✦ Evaluated nonprofits, scoped and refined project plans and outlined expectations. ✦ Identified key measurements for success at project start; collected and analyzed data points. ✦ Retained and renewed high number of corporate clients. Assigned to highest touch partners. KEY EXTERNAL PROJECT, Launched scalable and impactful annual Volunteer Challenge for Fortune 500 company: Orchestrated highly engaged corporate challenge including 70 nonprofits, 400+ corporate volunteers, in nine key markets. Identified nonprofits, planned service activities and formulated tangible and measurable impacts. ✦ Revamped 2020 plan from in-person to virtual event due to COVID-19. ✦ Results in 2019: NPS 96; earned 100% Satisfied or Very Satisfied rating; growth in leadership skills 75%. ✦ Three-year results: 82% of nonprofits reported long-term capacity increase; saved an average of 210 staff hours. KEY INTERNAL PROJECT, Reimagined Common Impact to provide services to organizations that address inequality: ✦ Reviewed programs and presented operational recommendations to drive improved diversity and equity. "Season has been a great partner and I noticed an improved partnership between Common Impact and Fidelity as a result.” --Fidelity leader



Presidio Institute

• Professional Training and Coaching

• Consultant, Special Projects

  • 2014 - 2017

  Analyzed trends, costs and benefits for proposal to revitalize and renew military facilities and thought leadership initiatives. Identified key measurements of project impact. Collaborated with C-suite leaders on proposal deliverables. ✦ Introduced multi-dimensional, strategic proposals with cost projections and program models. ✦ Drafted cross-disciplined, immersive plan in conjunction with Stanford University to resolve social issues. Analyzed trends, costs and benefits for proposal to revitalize and renew military facilities and thought leadership initiatives. Identified key measurements of project impact. Collaborated with C-suite leaders on proposal deliverables. ✦ Introduced multi-dimensional, strategic proposals with cost projections and program models. ✦ Drafted cross-disciplined, immersive plan in conjunction with Stanford University to resolve social issues.



Growth Public Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant, Academic Outreach

  • 2016 - 2016

  Spearheaded and executed community engagement strategy to gain approval of charter school to serve diverse families and student populations. Prepared school plan within school district opposed to school concept. ✦ Outlined talking points for core team to leverage in community forms and conversations. ✦ Formalized community engagement tracking system to target strategic community outreach. ✦ Collected required number of signatures. Proposal was presented and approved by school board. ✦ Resulted in establishment of charter school and continued improvement in educational opportunities for students with lower socioeconomic backgrounds. Demand for school eclipses capacity.



Reimagining Service

• Auburn, California, United States

• Program Coordinator, Bank of America Service Leadership Fellows Program ➣ Leadership Coalition

  • 2012 - 2015

  Coordinated thought leadership coalition of 20+ executives across multiple sectors. Organized internship program for graduate students from elite, higher education institutions. Interviewed, hired and onboarded Graduate Fellows. Reviewed products and provided feedback to align with priorities. ✦ Increased Twitter followers by 200% through social media and website content creation. ✦ Encouraged greater volunteer engagement through key project implementation. ✦ Developed relationships with key university administration.



California State University, Office of the Chancellor

• United States
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Program Manager, ELIXR Project ➣ Academic Technology Services

  • 2007 - 2010

  Informed and communicated advanced teaching methodologies and practices for higher education faculty. Collaborated with principal investigators to implement the program. Identified program goals within perimeters of federal funding.✦ Earned awards for the development of 70+ videos to promote effective teaching methods. ✦ Reviewed video content critically and provided feedback on design and content.✦ Crafted content for webpages and blogs.

• Director, Office of Service Learning

  • 2000 - 2008

  Promoted and implemented socially-responsible student programs across 23 campuses and established greater opportunities to serve the community. Office established in 1998 and first of its kind in the United States. Cultivated inclusive network of staff, faculty and students; facilitated peer sharing and professional development. Promoted to the position after three years as coordinator. ✦ Collaborated in raising up to $2 million annually through federally funded and privately funded grants. Monitored and reported grant milestones.✦ Communicated strategic direction, successes and opportunities in presentations and written publications. Prepared Chancellor and senior leaders for Trustee reporting. ✦ Developed campus-specific and statewide metrics for staff and students.✦ Outlined academic policies and reviewed strategic goals annually.