Kelly Joy, MSF

Experience

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  Regal Entertainment Group

  May 2005 - Jun 2007

  Shift Lead / General Manager's Assistant

  I supervised the other workers, mainly the cashiers in the box office. I helped maintain accountability of cash, coupons, passes, etc., and I also prepared Box Office Reports for corporate auditors. I assisted the General Manager as needed with organization projects, event set-up, and whatever else was required.

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  Elashoff Consulting, Inc.

  Jul 2007 - Jul 2007

  Project Supervisor

  I supervised the progress being made on a consulting project that examined the safety and efficacy of a medication that had entered the phase of human clinical trials. I delegated tasks to workers as needed, and I also performed much of the data entry work myself.

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  Elashoff Consulting, Inc

  Aug 2008 - Aug 2008

  Project Supervisor

  I was hired back as a project supervisor for Elashoff Consulting, Inc. after helping the first project I supervised stay on track to finish as scheduled. For this project I read through hundreds of pages of FDA Advisory Committee transcripts and helped create a database that logged relevant information from those transcripts.

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  San Diego County Taxpayers Association

  Aug 2009 - Jul 2010

  Public Policy Analyst

  I researched and reviewed ballot measures and created nonpartisan analyses of the potential fiscal impacts of those measures. I helped create and maintain databases; I evaluated the fiscal health of some cities by weighing available revenue against their potential liabilities; and I wrote reports based on the data I collected.

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  City of San Diego

  Feb 2010 - May 2010

  Graduate Policy Intern

  I drafted a “white paper” report on the regulatory environment facing small businesses for the City of San Diego, with an emphasis on what could be improved to increase expansion and retention of local businesses.

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  San Diego State University

  Aug 2010 - May 2011

  Teaching Associate

  I taught and managed three introductory Economics courses at San Diego State University. I selected the course texts; wrote the syllabi; gave all lectures; administered quizzes and exams; held regular office hours; and managed grading.

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  Club Z! In-Home Tutoring Services

  Aug 2011 - Dec 2011

  Educational Consultant

  Interviewed students and assessed the individual needs of the student; suggested potential tutor matches; sold tutor packages to students and their families.

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  UC Davis

  Jan 2012 - Sept 2014

  Planned and taught course sections for students; held regular office hours; graded exams; helped manage the class.

  • Graduate Student

    Aug 2011 - Sept 2014

  • Teaching Assistant

    Jan 2012 - Jun 2014
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  Silver Sky Soft Services, Inc.

  Jul 2013 - Feb 2014

  Contract Worker

  Helped formulate a survey and conducted research regarding financial data.

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  Parliament Marketing

  Jul 2013 - Oct 2013

  Product Marketer

  Marketed and sold travel packages to event attendees on a seasonal basis.

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  Focus Strategies.

  Oct 2014 - Apr 2015

  Analyst

  Served as the analyst for a variety of quantitative analysis projects, in some cases with project management and supervisory duties. Highly experienced with quantitative data analysis using Excel, STATA, qualitative analysis, and extremely proficient in Microsoft Office programs such as Word and Outlook. Supported a wide range of projects involving homelessness data analysis.

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  StudentsFirst

  Aug 2015 - Apr 2016

  Policy and Data Analyst

  Responsible for exporting, organizing, cleaning and analyzing education data, census data and other types of publicly-available data relevant for advocacy efforts at the organization. I also created data products using software packages such as STATA, Microsoft Excel and ArcGIS.

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  Innovate Public Schools

  Jun 2016 - Aug 2018

  Manager of Research and Data

  As part of the Research Team at Innovate, I helped produce high-quality reports and data products in the field of K-12 Education Policy.

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  Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council

  Aug 2018 - Jun 2019

  Research and Policy Specialist
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  California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission

  Jul 2019 - now

  I lead the work of CDIAC’s Administrative, Education and Data teams as well as manage operations for the organization.

  • Manager, Technical Assistance Section

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Senior Research Specialist

    Jul 2019 - Apr 2023