Experience

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  City of bloomington, il

  May 2010 - Aug 2010

  Parks and recreation maintenance
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  We.org

  Jun 2012 - Apr 2020

  Led a team of 12 Trip Facilitators and 2 Trip Coordinators, who were responsible for the planning and execution of WE's service-learning experiences for about 2,000 youth and 400 Adult/Corporate/VIP clients including CEO's and celebrities. Oversaw and was responsible for the Program Content and Logistics of our Youth, Adult/Family, Corporate, and Special Experience Trips portfolio. Personally led the facilitation/hosting of around 12 high-touch client trips per year. Facilitated programs & conversations aimed at strengthening individuals/companies relationships with their giving/charitable journeys. Managed the relationships/contracts of about 10 Suppliers. Show less Engaged new and current partners with WE (formerly Free the Children) and their development efforts within Ecuador. Owned the portfolio for all Adult/Corporate/VIP clients, growing it from about 100 guests per year to 400 guests per year. Worked to cultivate meaningful experiences for corporate and family partners, ensuring that programming supports and grows engagement with WE. WE saw an increase in donations to Ecuador in the millions during this time, resulting in large growth for projects. Also managed the relationships/contracts of about 10 local suppliers. Would personally lead about 25 trips per year, including high-touch clients such as CEOs and celebrities. Show less Led short-term, international service-learning experiences for high-school & university aged youth, adults, families, corporate partners, & high-touch Special Experience clients. Facilitated the entirety of the experience, including ensuring the groups' health & safety, groups' logistics, interaction with local culture, leadership & team-building workshops, action planning workshops, and organic conversations connecting people with issues closest to them, while utilizing & supporting WE's resources. Show less

  • Senior Country Manager, Tanzania Programs

    Feb 2020 - Apr 2020

  • Manager of Programs and Special Experiences

    Sept 2018 - Feb 2020

  • Corporate and Family Trips Specialist

    Oct 2015 - Sept 2018

  • Leadership Facilitator, Kenya Programs

    Jun 2012 - Sept 2015
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  Bond brand loyalty

  Apr 2021 - May 2024

  Using human-centered design paired with lived experience to strategically help solve our clients' complex problems. Using human-centered design principles to create and facilitate impactful experiences for companies, teams, and individuals.

  • Senior Manager, Experience Strategy

    Oct 2022 - May 2024

  • Experience Strategist

    Apr 2022 - Oct 2022

  • Senior Experience Designer

    Apr 2021 - Apr 2022
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  Legacy+

  May 2024 - now

  Trips & special experiences sales manager

  Growing & strengthening partnerships that result in deepened & widened reach of social impacts through strategic planning, development & execution.Sample Initiative: Realize The Dream; working with Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King & Yolanda Renee King in building a movement to rally communities to perform 100 million hours of service and and create nearly $3 billion in social value.

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  Andback coffee

  Sept 2024 - now

  Business development manager

  &BACK coffee is a premium Fairtrade coffee made from 100% Arabica beans, sourced from carefully selected co-ops that are committed to providing support and opportunities for women farmers. With 1% for the Planet and Climate Neutral, &BACK coffee is also committed to protecting the environment farmers are in to help ensure that coffee farmers and their crops have a viable future. Our purpose partners are helping us to certify, frame and implement our commitments to ethical sourcing, environmental stewardship, carbon offsetting and grassroots project delivery. &BACK coffee is all about people, planet, purpose and impact. We are excited to give the return to office a whole new meaning!Join us at: andback.comLe café &BACK est un café haut de gamme certifié Fairtrade, fabriqué à partir de grains arabica à 100 %, provenant de coopératives soigneusement sélectionnées qui s’engagent à fournir un soutien et des opportunités aux agricultrices. Avec 1% for the Planet et Climate Neutral, &BACK s’engage également à protéger l’environnement dans lequel travaillent les agricultrices pour assurer leur avenir et la pérennité de la culture du café. Nos partenaires nous aident à certifier, à encadrer et à mettre en œuvre nos engagements en matière d’approvisionnement éthique, de préservation de l’environnement, de compensation carbone et de projets d’innovation sur le terrain pour les caféicultrices. Les gens, la planète, une vision et un impact positif : il n’y a pas de meilleure vocation. Enfin un bon prétexte pour retourner au bureau!Joignez-vous à nous: andback.com Show less