Experience

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  Prudential financial

  Jan 1991 - Dec 2001

  Research assistant to senior data analyst, associate manager

  Market research project director responsible for study design, instrument development, data collection, analyses (quantitative & qualitative), report writing and presentations to leadership and communities.Hands-on research training through the Burke Institute in Cincinnati, OH, with project director internships at The Intersearch Corporation in Horsham, PA, and The NPD Group Inc. in Port Washington, NY, as well as project management at Georgetown University.

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  Liberty science center

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2003

  Partnership coordinator

  After 9/11, left the private sector and became a relationship manager for 5 of the 31 underserved school districts (i.e., Pleasantville, Pemberton, Phillipsburg, Neptune, West New York) across New Jersey.authored and disseminated reports to the NJ State Department of Educationdesigned myriad math and science educational resources for K-12 teachers

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  Ets

  Nov 2003 - Oct 2024

  Institutional Review Board (IRB) director for 75+ social, behavioral and educational research projects annually. Served as the single-point of contact for research study management as well as the Single IRB of Record for government-funded collaborative research. Responsible for IRB reviewer, analyst and staff training, working with General Counsel, liaising with project teams and international partnering entities.Within the Office of the Vice President, Research, program manager for the Innovative Research agenda with budgets over $1M. And, project manager for 3 multi-year federal grants totaling over $5M in the ETS Research Institute.Co-led the ABLE Employee Resource Group, which advocated for the accessibility of all learners in the organization. Led book clubs ("Demystifying Disabilities" and "Rewire Your Anxious Brain: How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety, Panic, and Worry"), raised awareness, and arranged fundraisers and events to support local area schools with accessibility needs. Show less

  • Senior Research Project Manager

    Aug 2022 - Oct 2024

  • Research Assistant to Research Project Manager

    Nov 2003 - Aug 2022