Experience

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  Colorado public interest research group (copirg)

  Sept 1991 - May 1994

  Campus organizer, lead organizer, organizing director

  • Supervised five full-time campus organizers at Metropolitan State College, Colorado State University, University of Northern Colorado, University of Southern Colorado, and Western State College (now Western State Colorado University) (1993-94).• Recruited and trained dozens of student volunteers at Colorado State University (1991-1992) and Metropolitan State College and coordinated statewide campaigns on clean air, consumer rights and hunger and homelessness (1992-93).

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  Fund for the public interest

  May 1992 - Aug 1995

  Canvass director

  • Directed summer door-to-door campaign operations for the Colorado Public Interest Research Group (Summer 1992 and 1993), the Connecticut Public Interest Research Group (Summer 1994), and Sierra Club and Green Corps (Summer 1995).

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  Connecticut public interest research group

  May 1994 - Sept 1995

  Organizing director

  • Supervised three campus organizers at four colleges and universities working on national environmental and local hunger and homelessness issues.* Directed the organization's door-to-door summer campaign office in Norwalk, CT.

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  Pirg campus action

  Sept 1995 - May 1996

  Masspirg students assistant organizing director

  • Trained and managed seven full-time campus organizers who coordinated the organization's work at 14 community and state colleges.• Helped manage and run advocacy and fundraising campaigns for consumer and student rights, good government, and environmental issues.

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  Fund for the public interest

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2002

  Public interest grfx staff writer

  • Managed Web sites for 12 state-based public interest and environmental groups.• Wrote, designed and produced newsletters 3-4 times per year for six groups.• Wrote, designed and produced materials for dozens of state and federal advocacy campaigns.

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  Clean up congress

  May 1996 - Sept 1996

  National canvass director

  • Managed five staff in North Carolina, Maine, Connecticut and Oregon running door-to-door campaigns to defeat anti-environmental candidates running for Congress.• Developed campaign plans and managed national budget.

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  Fund for the public interest

  Sept 2002 - Mar 2008

  Direct mail director

  • Coordinated direct mail fundraising for 50 state-based public interest and environmental groups.• Worked with state program staff and writing team to produce more than 150 appeals each year.• Hired printers, mail house vendors and part-time staff to deliver more than 800,000 pieces each year.• Created and managed a budget of $500,000 and collected almost $2 million in returns each year.• Beat organizational fundraising projections each year.

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  The public interest network

  Mar 2008 - Apr 2009

  Public interest grfx senior editor

  • Reviewed, edited and approved text prepared by GRFX staff and trained new writers.• Designed and wrote newsletters, annual reports, direct mail, Web sites, online actions and other pieces for GRFX’s two biggest clients: Environment America and U.S. PIRG.

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  Freelance communications consultant

  May 2009 - Jun 2012

  Writer, photographer, graphic designer

  • Wrote and produced annual reports, newsletters and direct mail for clients of Public Interest GRFX, the in-house publications department for the Public Interest Network (2009 – 2010).• Wrote marketing materials for Grassroots Campaigns, Inc. (2009).• Wrote and designed fundraising materials for the Apeiron Institute for Sustainable Living (2009 – 2010).• Edited and wrote weekly blog posts for the Rhode Island Coalition for Transportation Choices (2010 – 2012).• Wrote and edited federal grant application for Confluence Strategies, Inc. (2009). Show less

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  Brown university

  Jul 2014 - now

  • Advise students on the internship and job search and how their academic interests can translate into different careers paths. Hold an average of 600 one-on-one advising sessions per year.• Plan and present more than two dozen workshops each year to help students develop job search skills, including interviewing, networking, and writing cover letters, résumés and LinkedIn profiles.• Recruit more than 25 alumni each year to share their experiences at Community Hours, online discussions, and other events.• Helped create and manage the Careers in the Common Good Summer in New York City program, which matches 20 student interns with Brown alumni and others working at non-profits, government agencies and social enterprises.• Initiated and recruit approximately 40 employers annually for the Brown/RISD Common Good Internship and Job Fair.• Help coordinate the Careers in the Common Good Winternship program, with more than 40 Winter Break internships in New York, Boston, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.• Help organize and present workshops using the Designing Your Life and Wayfinder curriculums. • Serve on Brown’s local Truman Scholarship selection committee (2012 – Present). Show less

  • Assistant Dean of the College for Careers in the Common Good & Director, Professional Pathways

    Aug 2023 - now

  • Associate Director Career Counseling, Careers in the Common Good

    May 2018 - now

  • Career Counselor, Coordinator Careers in the Common Good Project at the CareerLAB

    Jul 2010 - May 2018

  • Acting Director, CareerLAB

    Jul 2014 - Mar 2015