Director, Impact Accelerator

• Dec 2022 - Present

Senior Director, Programs

• 2021 - Nov 2022

Director, Peer Programs

• 2020 - 2021

Senior Manager, Programs and Member Education

• 2018 - 2020

■ Design and manage programs and content for JFN’s year-round educational and social programs. Lead team member in development of programs and content for JFN’s annual international conference. ■ Identify and research philanthropic resources and trends in order to share with JFN’s members and to influence programs offered to members. ■ Manages relationships with members and prospective members and leads stewardship process in order to increase retention and engagement in the network and best support their work.■ Provides support and facilitation to empower members to form collaborations and partnerships with other members. Show less

Director, Network Planning and Optimization

• 2016 - 2017

■ Developed and implemented comprehensive network structure, currently utilized to allocate annual budget of over $120 million to approximately 400 organizations.■ Created and oversaw committee allocating $100,000 grant to 12+ organizations fostering collaboration, the sharing of resources, and the expansion of each’s purview.■ Implemented and expanded lay leader engagement initiative annually pairing 50+ high-level donors with executive directors and agency leaders ultimately yielding a significant increase in donations and engagement Show less

Manager: Network Planning and Optimization

• 2015 - 2016

■ Created comprehensive and transparent guidelines to promote the benefits and expectations of being a UJA network agency in order to ensure consistency.■ Collaborated and liaised with agency departments: Allocations, Fundraising, and Marketing to ensure consistent integration of new network model and guidelines.■ Oversaw group of lay leaders and staff to review grants and beneficiary agencies.■ Entrusted with development and implementation of programing and marketing content to highlight the hundreds of programs supported by UJA throughout the year long centennial celebration. Show less

Manager: J-1-1 Information & Referral Center

• 2009 - 2015

■ Provided information and referral services to 4,000 individuals including: the elderly, people of lower socioeconomic status, and those with special needs. Conducted needs assessments of all callers and liaised with the appropriate organizations to ensure proper services were rendered.■ Coordinated trainings for over 50 colleagues in beneficiary agencies, increasing participation by 233%.■ Supervised Information & Referral Specialists, master’s level internship program, and external consultants. Show less

Clinical Social Worker, contracted to the Baltimore City Public School System

• 2004 - 2009

■ Assessed, diagnosed, and treated Baltimore City Public School elementary and middle school students in individual and group settings regarding mental health and substance abuse issues. ■ Assessed, diagnosed, and treated Baltimore City Public School elementary and middle school students in individual and group settings regarding mental health and substance abuse issues.