Experience

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  Harvard Business School

  • Coordinator, Hbs Foundry
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  Harvard Business School

  • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

  • Coordinator, HBS Foundry

    • Jun 2024 - Present
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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  Kenyon Review

  • Gambier, Ohio, United States

  • Independent Contractor, Manager, Digital Archive Project

    • Dec 2022 - May 2024
    • Gambier, Ohio, United States

    • Led the digital restoration of the Kenyon Review archive, encompassing 8,218 literary pieces over 72 years.• Developed a cost-effective system to convert PDFs to plain text/HTML, ensuring high accuracy and fidelity of original content.• Trained and supervised 21 part-time digital archive associ...

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  Harvard Business School

  • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

  • Online Learning Facilitator

    • Sep 2021 - Jun 2023
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    • Hosted HBS Zoom "hybrid" platform classes for students who participated remotely and provided technical support to the faculty to ensure their teaching plans ran as designed; liaised with the IT department via Slack for rapid technical problem resolution

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  Harvard University

  • Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

  • Visual Arts Editorial Assistant, Transition Magazine

    • Jan 2020 - Sep 2021
    • Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    "Born in Africa and bred in the Diaspora, Transition is a unique forum for the freshest, most compelling, most curious ideas from and about the Black world. Since its founding in 1961 by the late Rajat Neogy, the first series of issues developed a reputation for tough-minded, far-reaching cr...

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  Fox School of Business at Temple University

  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

  • Assistant Director, Management Information Systems Department

    • Jul 2019 - Nov 2019
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    • Served as the Operations & Events Manager and worked with faculty on seminars, faculty recruiting, research activity, and external business and faculty matters. • Managed the financial activities of the department including ordering, processing purchase orders and invoices, and assisting wi...

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  Harvard Business School

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Unit Coordinator, Entrepreneurial Management Unit

    • Apr 2013 - Jun 2019

    • Provided high-level administrative support to the Unit Head• Managed faculty recruiting; the Unit hired 2 assistant professors a year• Administered all aspects of the required curriculum, The Entrepreneurial Manager (TEM), taught to 950 students across 10 sections & taught by up to faculty yearly • Trained and mentored a team of up to 9 faculty support specialists

  • Faculty Assistant

    • Sep 2002 - Apr 2013

    • Executed the smooth delivery of 9 popular graduate-level courses, including Entrepreneurial Marketing, Founders Dilemmas, Entrepreneurship in Education Reform, and Launching Technology Ventures• Planned and oversaw the delivery of many projects and events, such as the 7th annual HBS Business Plan Contest, the Language Processing™ workshop for Entrepreneurial Marketing, the project fairs for Building Green Businesses and Launching Technology Ventures, and video content for the Founders’ Dilemmas• Proofread cases and academic journal papers, assisted with research and publishing • Managed complex calendars, travel arrangements, and expense reimbursements

  • Program Manager, Brazil Immersion Experience Program (IXP)

    • Sep 2011 - Jan 2012

    The HBS Immersion Experience Program (IXP) was an off-campus learning opportunity for second-year MBA students that allowed them to work on projects for small and medium-sized businesses and communities around the globe. It combined the HBS case method of instruction with hands-on, field-based learning. HBS staff assisted with the complex logistics and execution of these trips.The Brazil trip was designed by Associate Professors Aldo Musacchio and Thales Teixeira. We met with the following companies: Allied Advanced Technologies, BrasilAgro, Clearsale, Dafiti.com.br, Globo, Groupon Brazil, Insper, JGP Investimentos, LIGHT, Maracana Stadium, Petrobras S.A., Vale S.A.• Assisted with the course and travel preparation prior to the 2-week January immersion• Executed all details of the program schedule on the ground in Brazil and made sure multiple, overlapping activities and meetings ran smoothly• Responsible for the safety and welfare of 27 Harvard Business School students while in country

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  Independent Contractor

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Freelance Web Designer

    • May 2003 - May 2009
    • Greater Boston Area

    • Consulted with local area businesses and Harvard University student clubs to design, develop, and manage their websites (HTML, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, and Illustrator)

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  Xintra Computer Schools

  • Quincy and Malden, MA

  • Software Instructor, Web Developer, & Ads Manager

    • Feb 2000 - Sep 2002
    • Quincy and Malden, MA

    • Designed and taught several popular software courses—including Web Design, Flash, and Microsoft Office—to 500+ adult students of all skill levels, economic backgrounds, and nationalities; received the highest course evaluations out of all instructors and have maintained relationships with many ...

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  ZEFER Corporation

  • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

  • Executive Assistant

    • Sep 1999 - Jan 2000
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Zefer Corporation was founded by Harvard Business School students in 1998. Within months of winning the annual HBS Business Plan Contest, the startup raised $100 million in VC funding, which was believed at that time to be the largest ever private financing for the nascent Internet consulting an...

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  Garrett Nagle & Co.

  • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

  • Marketing Assistant

    • Jun 1996 - Sep 1999
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    I was hired primarily to assist the vice president of marketing and sales with marketing and administrative tasks, but I expressed a strong desire to learn and improve processes, too. • Taught myself database management and convinced the owner to use the full capabilities of his company's cu...

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  WINCHESTER MOUNT VERNON HOUSE

  • Winchester, MA

  • Live-in Assistant to the Director

    • Dec 1986 - Jun 1998
    • Winchester, MA

    During the years that I worked there, the Mount Vernon House (MVH) was a rest home for the elderly that housed up to 16 residents when at full capacity. I worked there during the summers while I was in college and took the job as the assistant to the director after I graduated. (Today the MVH i...