The Opportunity Project
Tulsa, OK

Executive Director
(formerly Manager of Professional Learning)

9/14 - present

• Maintain yearly operating budget of ~$1.2M

• Develop and execute strategy to deliver expanded learning opportunities across Tulsa

• Oversee the expansion of organizational and site capacity for social and emotional learning as well as positive youth development

• Collaborate with Expanded Learning Team to deliver high-quality professional learning experiences to educators and nonprofit leaders

• Advocate for increased investment in expanded learning initiatives

2nd Story
Chicago, IL

Managing Director
(formerly General and Financial Manager)

11/14 - 9/23

• Maintained yearly operating budget of ~$500,000

• Democratized finance and budget presentations to be accessible, informative, and engaging to a wide audience with different levels of financial acumen

• Anchored gratitude as a core aspect of 2nd Story’s fundraising program

• Shepherded 2nd Story through its first audit and received a clean opinion

• Grew staff from a volunteer-run organization to a full-time staff of five

• In collaboration with the Artistic Director and Board of Directors, centered pay equity and arts worker care as part of the company’s operations

• Strengthened 2nd Story’s policies and procedures by creating an HR Manual, Ethics Policy, and Finance Policy

• Launched and executed a 4-month weekly artistic residency program in partnership with Lawrence Hall, a social service agency in Chicago

• Piloted a storytelling and support program with The Kedzie Center, a mental health agency in Chicago, for DACA and undocumented youth

Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Chicago, IL

Special Projects Coordinator

6/15 - 5/16

• Key member of the task force team responsible for the opening of Steppenwolf’s Front Bar Coffee and Drinks

• Provided direct support to Steppenwolf’s then Managing Director David Schmitz and supported Steppenwolf’s senior-level leadership in the areas of presentation, data analysis, and reporting

• Developed a comparative analysis that assessed the financial practices of the nation’s leading theatre institutions

Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Chicago, IL               

Education & Community Programs Coordinator

9/13 - 7/15

• Organized annual student matinee performance audience of 7,000 students and teachers

• Piloted and executed ‘Behind the Scene,’ a community engagement program for teens to learn about careers in the arts

• Facilitated and mentored the Young Adult Council, Steppenwolf’s after-school program of 20 - 25 high school students

• Supervised the SYA summer intern and year-round education volunteer

Wender Collective (formerly Walkabout Theater Company)
Chicago, IL              

Managing Director

6/13 - 11/14

• Managed the rebranding of the company’s visual identity

• Maintained operating budget and monthly register

• Produced organization’s first fundraiser and surpassed event revenue goal

• Created and distributed all administrative and artistic contracts, in addition to building and hiring administrative team

R e c o g n i t i o n

2nd Story - Community Partner Award, The Kedzie Center
2nd Story - Community Partner Award, Lawrence Hall
Harry L. Davis Executive Education Scholarship for Nonprofit Leaders