Experience

The Basics, Inc.

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

• Senior Liaison to The Basics Learning Network

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  The Basics are five, fun and simple caregiving tenets that support social, emotional and cognitive development of children from birth to age three. The Basics Learning Network is constellation of communities, collectively building an international movement to support early learning and brain development for ALL children. Learn more at www.thebasics.org The Basics are five, fun and simple caregiving tenets that support social, emotional and cognitive development of children from birth to age three. The Basics Learning Network is constellation of communities, collectively building an international movement to support early learning and brain development for ALL children. Learn more at www.thebasics.org



NorthStar Learning Centers, Inc.

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Innovation

  • Mar 2019 - Dec 2021

  Founder of the Southcoast Coalition for Early Childhood Education, a network of 75+ cross-sector regional stakeholders dedicated to a vision where every child enters kindergarten ready to learn and reach their full potential. www.southcoastearlyed.org Serving as the Director of Innovation, I lead the organization in a rebranding strategy, including a new logo, website and public facing annual appeal. To enhance support for a capital campaign for a new early education and community center, I was the associate producer for a capital campaign video to share the vision and magic of NorthStar.



The Marion Institute, Inc.

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

• Founding Program Director of Grow Education

  • May 2009 - May 2018

  Founding director of Grow Education, an innovative program in collaboration with New Bedford Public Schools to imagine growing food as a vehicle to address social determinants of health and increase authentic culturally responsive family engagement. Featured TEDx New Bedford Speaker 2015 Founding director of Grow Education, an innovative program in collaboration with New Bedford Public Schools to imagine growing food as a vehicle to address social determinants of health and increase authentic culturally responsive family engagement. Featured TEDx New Bedford Speaker 2015