Experience

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  City year

  Jul 2009 - Jun 2010

  Senior corps member/ team leader

  Led five diverse corps members in implementing 1:1 tutoring, whole class support, and an after school program. Served as the liaison between school faculty/staff and corps members. Mediated issues within the team as well as between the team and the school.

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  The mentor network- north carolina mentor

  Aug 2010 - May 2011

  Msw student intern

  Conducted home visits, health and safety inspections, placements, pre-placement meetings, and client interviews. Participated in clinical team meetings, child & family treatment meetings, and person centered planning for clients at this therapeutic foster care placement agency. Collected and analyzed data for several large-scale internal studies.

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  Carolina for kibera

  Aug 2011 - Sept 2012

  Facilitated and led migration of donor data to SalesForce interface. Led the conceptualization and creation of an Annual Fund including but not limited to: strategy, timeline, campaign types, budget expenses and revenues, and support materials. Worked directly with the Executive Director to process all donations, reimbursements, and check requests; create and disseminate the Annual Report; coordinate and manage volunteers; prep for board meetings; plan and oversee special events; and communicate and work in conjunction with Kenyan staff. Managed the stewardship process for more than 4,400 donors and led process improvement efforts to increase productivity and timeliness of donor communication.

  • Fundraising Consultant

    May 2012 - Sept 2012

  • Program Assistant

    Aug 2011 - May 2012
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  Cameo 2.0

  Aug 2012 - Jan 2013

  Fundraising consultant

  Working with the Executive Director to formulate the fundraising strategy for this educational start up non-profit. Creating an Annual Fund, donor database, and Major Gift and Grant/Foundation strategy.

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  City year

  Jan 2013 - now

  Reporting to the Sr. Vice President, Recruitment & Admissions, the Managing Director, Strategy and Operations is responsible for supporting the overall success of the Recruitment and Admissions department by ensuring that the team has the right data to drive strong decision-making, infrastructure to support the day-to-day work, and resources to enable the team to succeed in recruiting and retaining diverse and talented applicants to City Year. The Managing Director, Strategy and Operations manages a team of 7-9 professionals who are tasked with supporting the work of front-line recruitment and admissions professionals. As the leader of this team, the Managing Director, Strategy and Operations is responsible for ensuring that the Strategy and Operations team delivers the support that front-line staff need and ensuring that efforts that impact the team are coordinated and aligned. Show less Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Talent Acquisition, the National Manager of Recruitment and Admissions Strategy and Operations is responsible for leading on Strategy and Operations for City Year’s National Recruitment and Admissions team. The National Manager of Recruitment and Admissions Strategy and Operations serves as a trusted advisor to the Senior Vice President, Talent Acquisition and provides oversight and leadership in the areas of Strategic Planning/Goal Setting, Project Management, Communications, Organizational Change Management, and Human Potential to ensure the advancement and success of City Year’s National Recruitment and Admissions department. Show less Aid the organizational readiness team in working with internal and external business partners to think strategically about new and improved systems that will continue to push the organization towards operational excellence and efficiency. Aid the organizational readiness team in training design and implementation to ensure all users of new systems feel well equipped on how to use the system on day one. Work with the organizational readiness team to help project manage the creation and implementation of these new systems and the follow up and evaluation post implementation. Show less In conjunction with the Executive Director, manage the stewardship process for all current and potential donors; apply for grants and maintain compliance; manage donor database; plan and implement special events; and manage corporate donor sponsorships and contracts. Create and implement the site’s cultivation strategy including annual fund touch points, monthly newsletter, thank you process, “Letters from the Field,” Board involvement, and pipeline meetings. Manage the site’s social media and external communication: writing copy, sending out press kits, and maintaining a presence on Twitter, Facebook, site blog, and site website. Show less Assisted with the creation, management and implementation of the development strategy for the City Year Jacksonville site, with specific emphasis on managing and building relationships with corporations, foundations and high net worth individuals and prospects in an effort to maximize financial resources to help City Year Jacksonville achieve its revenue and mission-based goals. Created and implemented site policies, managed corps member and site operations, screened resumes and conducted interviews, managed all social media and external communication, and tracked site revenue and expenses. Show less

  • Vice President, Operations

    Oct 2022 - now

  • Managing Director, Operations

    Sept 2020 - Sept 2022

  • Managing Director, Strategy and Operations

    Aug 2017 - Aug 2020

  • National Manager of Recruitment and Admissions Strategy and Operations

    Feb 2017 - Jul 2017

  • Development Operations Manager

    Jul 2016 - Jan 2017

  • Organizational Readiness Manager

    Jul 2016 - Jan 2017

  • Chief of Staff

    Jul 2014 - Jun 2016

  • Development Manager

    Nov 2013 - Jun 2014

  • Development & Operations Coordinator

    Jan 2013 - Oct 2013
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  University of north carolina at chapel hill

  Aug 2016 - now

  School of social work - adjunct professor

  Teaching SOWO 883: Marketing and Fundraising for Nonprofit Organizations during the Fall 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 semesters to Masters level Social Work students.Teaching SOWO 792: Program Design and Proposal Development during the Spring 2021, 2022, 2023 semester to Masters level Social Work students.