Experience

Appalachian Opportunity Fund
• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Executive Director

  • Jan 2023 - Present


South Arts

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

• Fieldworker

  • Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

  Conducting fieldwork via audio and video recordings of artists and community leaders throughout Appalachia Conducting fieldwork via audio and video recordings of artists and community leaders throughout Appalachia



Northeast State Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Grant Writer/Researcher

  • Oct 2021 - Jan 2023

  Developed successful federal grant proposals from the Appalachian Regional Commission, Department of Education and the Department of Labor to support higher education programming alongside a grant development team that secured over $7 million in 2022 alone. Developed successful federal grant proposals from the Appalachian Regional Commission, Department of Education and the Department of Labor to support higher education programming alongside a grant development team that secured over $7 million in 2022 alone.



Appalachia Thriving

• Writing & Organizing Consultant

  • Sep 2019 - Jan 2023

  Providing grant writing, copywriting, communications, campaign strategy and organizing services to non-profits and community organizations in central Appalachia. Providing grant writing, copywriting, communications, campaign strategy and organizing services to non-profits and community organizations in central Appalachia.



New Haven Legal Assistance Association, Inc.

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Economic Justice Unit

  • May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Conducted research on gentrification, affordable housing and the legacy of urban renewal in New Haven, Connecticut. Developed a pilot proposal for a democratic investment fund to be managed by a community development corporation. Conducted research on gentrification, affordable housing and the legacy of urban renewal in New Haven, Connecticut. Developed a pilot proposal for a democratic investment fund to be managed by a community development corporation.



Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale (Tsai CITY)

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community and Economic Development Coordinator

  • Feb 2018 - May 2019

  Conducted research into the social and solidarity economy and developed the 2019 TSAI City Inclusive Economic Development Speaker Series Conducted research into the social and solidarity economy and developed the 2019 TSAI City Inclusive Economic Development Speaker Series



Kentucky Small Business Development Center

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

• Intern

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Intern with Kentucky SBDC (Small Business Development Center), primarily working in publicity, web content development and digital marketing for the RISE Louisville program. Intern with Kentucky SBDC (Small Business Development Center), primarily working in publicity, web content development and digital marketing for the RISE Louisville program.