Experience

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  The university of michigan: office of academic multicultural initiatives

  Jun 2004 - Aug 2006

  King, chavez, parks college preparatory leader & workshop facilitator

  Design curriculum in relationship to program standards. Implement english language arts curriculum geared to instruct high school students on effective communication styles, both oral and written. Coordinate guest speakers with weekly topics to accommodate various learning styles. Partner with other facilitators and directors of the program to incorporate the main objectives of the King,Chavez, Parks Program.

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  Eastern michigan university: institute for the study of children, families, and communities

  Sept 2005 - May 2007

  Undergraduate research assistant

  Research grants for funding of future programs. Transcribe notes from interviews conducted with international clients. Participate on a collaborative research team to gather information from program participants to determine program effectiveness.

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  Joseph b. whitehead boys & girls club (boys & girls clubs of metro atlanta)

  Sept 2007 - Aug 2008

  Learning center instructor

  Plan, organize and implement highly engaging educational programs to advance the critical thinking skills of member’s ages 6-12. Build the capacity of members to impact successful and on-time grade matriculation. Establish a program setting that insures the health and safety of members.

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  Boys & girls clubs of metro atlanta

  Aug 2008 - Dec 2012

  Accomplishments Mobilized thirteen teens to expand their leadership efforts whereby forming the organization’s first Youth Advisory Council. Developed training for the Youth Advisory Council in project management and facilitation to develop and implement the organizations’ inaugural Keystone Conference based on the national program conference model. Implemented several strategies to provide consistent and relevant coaching and training to Torch & Keystone Club advisors through the development of the Character & Leadership Learning Network. Contributed to significant gains in increased civic engagement for members ages 6-18 by structuring leadership Clubs to participate in collaborative service projects and a series of celebration weeks around national service initiatives. Provide direction and support to 24 Clubs to advance the impact of the organization’s outcomes in Character & Leadership. Develop strategies to track community service hours consistently in the organization. Observe, coach and encourage shared learning to ensure quality program fidelity and instruction that reflects Club members’ interests and meets organizational outcomes. Plan and implement new initiatives for Keystone and Torch Clubs including the development of social missions and a leadership track for each age group. Manage a budget to ensure appropriate expenditures as it relates to the outcomes of trainings, special events or facilitation of programs with emphasis on maximum cost controls. Show less

  • Director of Character & Leadership Development

    Sept 2011 - Dec 2012

  • Afterschool Program Assessment System Coach (APAS)

    Aug 2011 - Dec 2012

  • Coordinator of College & Career Development

    Aug 2008 - Sept 2011
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  Robert w. woodruff fellowship

  Jun 2010 - Aug 2012

  Graduate fellow

  Awarded through the Coca-Cola Foundation to pursue graduate study, fellows are selected based upon their leadership pursuits within the Boys & Girls Club Movement and specific value-add interests to the Movement. Capstone project focused on hip hop pedagogy as an approach to facilitate positive youth development experiences. Insights from this project were leveraged to inform the origin development of Boys & Girls Clubs of America's Lyricism 101 targeted program.

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  Hti catalysts

  Mar 2011 - Aug 2012

  Consultant

  Develop key strategies to increase the efficiency of the consultants’ network. TrainerFacilitate professional development experiences within the youth development sector in the state of Georgia. Production Manager Provide strategic direction to trainers to ensure the needs and themes of training are accomplished. Manage budget and contracts of trainers. Manage project and decisions to meet requirements of the client. Maintain communication of project expectations to team members and stakeholders. Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones. Coordinate the delivery of progress reports, proposals, and presentations between HTI leadership team and consultants. Coach, mentor, motivate and communicate with project team members as a means to influence team to be accountable for assigned work. Show less

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  Boys & girls clubs of america

  Dec 2012 - Feb 2022

  Manage and execute outcome driven Youth Leadership Programs and National Service Initiatives. Execute on assigned project deliverables for the Keystone program and National Service Initiatives. Provide technical assistance, consultations and trainings for Clubs interested in developing or enhancing their Keystone Program. Provide thought leadership, content expertise and advocacy for Good Character & Citizenship Programs. Assist with assigned BGCA conferences and help manage national Keystone conferences. Cross-functionally collaborate with other departments to ensure consistent messaging. Compile emerging resources in the areas of leadership and good character & citizenship. Promote and train Clubs on successful recruitment, attendance, participation and retention strategies. Co-manage and oversee a national youth conference for 1500 youth and adult attendees collaborating with corporate partners, an international hotel brand, and local Clubs. Develop a service continuum outlining the activities needed to engage youth in community service and service learning. Write and design curriculum to drive the service continuum to increase the number of youth participating in community service and service learning over five years. Show less

  • National Vice President, Youth Development Programs

    Jan 2020 - Feb 2022

  • National Director, Youth Development Programs

    Jan 2018 - Jan 2020

  • Senior Director, Gender & Well-Being

    Jun 2016 - Jan 2018

  • Director, Gender & Well-Being

    Aug 2015 - May 2016

  • Director, Youth Leadership Programs

    Dec 2012 - Aug 2015
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  Sandy hook promise

  Feb 2022 - now

  Chief program officer

  In the Chief Program Officer role, I hold responsibilities for defining and developing the overarching strategic vision and roadmap for student, school, and community violence prevention programmatic initiatives, setting the standard of excellence and modeling best practices across Sandy Hook Promise's (SHP) existing programs: Say Something Anonymous Reporting System (SSARS), National Crisis Center, Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) Promise Clubs, and Know the Signs.Programming Strategy: Lead a national research-based program model, one that integrates a race, equity, diversity, and inclusion (REDI) framework to deepen impact and advance the SHP theory of change with focus on scaling and sustaining existing programs and initiatives as well as expanding the program portfolio. Measurement and Evaluation: Establish and implement an overarching measurement and evaluation strategy against SHP's theory of change, advancing data and insight capability. Stakeholder Engagement: Engage stakeholders across the spectrum of K-12 providers to advance violence prevention strategies to include but not limited to local, state and national education providers, policy makers, law enforcement, and community-based organizations. Thought Leadership: Establish and implement an approach that creates a robust pipeline of new and sustained strategic programmatic partnerships. Show less