Experience

Council of Chief State School Officers

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Director

  • Mar 2013 - Present

  • Lead the CCSSO team responsible for college- and career-ready standards implementation.• Secured funding and developed the High-Quality Instructional Materials and Professional Development (IMPD) Network. As program manager for the IMPD Network, provide overall direction and guidance to states to support implementation of strategic plans that increases adoptions of high-quality instructional materials and professional development supporting use of these materials. • Manage the Chief Academic Officer (CAO) and Chief Talent Officer (CTO) Collaborative which includes agenda development and execution of three in-person convenings, on-site meeting facilitation and presentations, and technical assistance, support and guidance to these senior leaders as needed. • Set priorities for and monitor spending against the programmatic budget, the IMPD Network, and the CAO/CTO Collaborative.• Provide technical assistance and support to all states on college- and career-readiness standards implementation, policies and programs.• Serve as a spokesperson for CCSSO on Common Core State Standards implementation with the media and national stakeholders.• Manage relationships with funders and develop funding proposals for standards implementation, ensuring consistency and connections between deliverables and goals in each grant; ensure grant deliverables are met and managed according to agreement.• Coordinate activities and make connections between the standards, assessment, early childhood and accountability programmatic areas and with other initiatives and programs at CCSSO, including the Education Workforce initiative.



Global Policy Solutions

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate, Programs and Policy

  • Feb 2012 - Mar 2013

  Help manage and execute Leadership for Healthy Communities, A National Program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Conduct research, policy tracking, and program development for Leadership for Healthy Communities and other clients, focusing primarily on education, health, wellness, and nutrition policy. Through policy research, analysis and development, I work to influence social change at the federal, state, and local level.



U.S. House of Representatives

• United States
• Legislative Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Natural Resources Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Ron Kind

  • Aug 2009 - Jan 2012

• Legislative Correspondent, Office of Congressman Ron Kind

  • Sep 2008 - Aug 2009

• Scheduler, Office of Congressman Ron Kind

  • Jan 2008 - Sep 2008



DCCC

• United States
• Political Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Finance Director, Kind For Congress

  • Jun 2006 - Dec 2007

  Implemented a successful fundraising plan for the 2006 election race, cultivated a small donor fundraising base and care and feeding program for large contributors, and successfully tripled the amount of cash on hand going into the 2008 election.