Experience

• 

  inSpring

  • United States
  • Business Consulting and Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Senior Manager, Immigration Services & Founding Member

    • Jun 2023 - Present

  • Candidate Success Manager

    • Nov 2022 - May 2023

    Responsible for creating and delivering a best-in-class career and visa advising experience. Focused on engaging with inSpring prospective and current candidates and providing proactive, ongoing support, addressing complex issues including visa management across their journey. Works with leadership to deliver on a dynamic and rigorous programming that improves Day 1 productivity and readiness for placed candidates. Responsible for managing day-to-day operations of the Candidate Success Team that is in charge of direct candidate engagement and executing best-in-class experiences along the lifecycle.

• 

  Oasis Collective

  • San Francisco, California, United States

  • Director of Immigration and Recruitment

    • Apr 2024 - Present
    • San Francisco, California, United States

    Oasis Collective is a 501(c)(3) corporation aimed at advancing the role of women in the tech industry for a more equitable and ethical future. We create spaces and experiences for emerging women leaders to connect, collaborate, find their next co-founder, and share knowledge and resources with one another. In an industry and culture created for men by men, it is imperative that women building and influencing the development of innovative tech products have psychologically safe, supportive, and enriching spaces where they can express their full selves, and find the resources and empowerment they need to innovate and build with excellence.Oasis also founded and operates the first ever all-women's Ai tech house in San Francisco, and helps other women take advantage of Bay Area tech opportunities by hosting visiting fellows and helping women move to SF to advance their careers and scale their companies. We give women leaders and founders a platform by hosting speaker events and increasing exposure.Women-founded companies only receive 2% of total VC funding - we aim to change that.

• 

  Fragomen

  • Los Angeles, California, United States

  • Senior Business Immigration Analyst

    • Sep 2020 - Oct 2022
    • Los Angeles, California, United States

• 

  Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

  • Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

  • International Student Coordinator & Designated School Official (DSO)

    • Sep 2015 - Jul 2019
    • Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

    - Oversaw, managed and collaborated on non-immigrant status (F-1, J-1, H-1B) of approximately 4,500 international students from over 80 countries- Liaised between the University, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) as a Designated School Official (DSO)- Assisted in the management of the University’s Student Exchange and Visitor Program (SEVP), ensuring adherence to regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and enforced by USCIS- Provided advising and information to international students and the community regarding university policies, housing, health insurance, cultural adjustments and financial matters- Collaborated with students and attorneys in collecting requested evidence to respond to RFEs for H1B visa applications- Ensured students maintained their nonimmigrant status in coordination with departments across the University- Contributed to a departmental repository of resources to aid students with regulations, acclimating to the U.S. and connecting students with those resources as needed - Guided students through the complicated processes and compliance of the U.S. immigration system- Responsible for approving CPT (Curricular Practical Training), Pre-completion OPT (Optional Practical Training), Post-completion OPT, and STEM OPT, while ensuring compliance. - First line of inquiry and support for students coming to the United States for the first time, ensuring sensitivity and patience with all questions and needs

• 

  Epic Surf School

  • Lisbon, Portugal

  • Communications & Marketing Director

    • May 2013 - Sep 2013
    • Lisbon, Portugal

    - Responsible for all marketing and communications for mobile surf school- Developed new partnerships with travel agencies and local and international businesses to drive additional clients and profits- Successfully expanded the company's website and social media presence- Implemented a new scheduling system to streamline reservations and communications- Scheduled and completed all customer correspondences while providing excellent customer service