Director of Partnerships and Operations, Trinity Church Wall Street Philanthropies, 07/2022 – Present

• Develop external partnerships so Trinity can walk alongside its grantees and work effectively with government and philanthropic partners to further its social justice mission
• Work across the institution to bring all of Trinity’s strengths to bear to the benefit of our grantees
• Build community and operational infrastructure to ensure the effectiveness of the Philanthropies team

Senior Analyst, HR&A Advisors, 01/2022 – 06/2022

Promoted from Analyst

• Helped manage a seven-month citywide civic engagement process to inform the policies and priorities of the new mayor of NYC
• Supported the policy work of a NYC philanthropic foundation focused on criminal justice reform as well as housing and homelessness, including campaign management for a coalition of faith leaders
• Proposed a conceptual plan for a food hub and distribution facility that advances local and regional food and agriculture in Connecticut
• Performed landscape assessments and power mapping for criminal legal system reform in NYC and economic mobility in four regions
• Co-led stakeholder engagement for the creation of NYC’s first-ever 10-year citywide food plan
• Conducted market analysis to propose target industries for NYC to convert businesses to worker ownership and close racial wealth gaps
• Analyzed downtown economic conditions & revitalization projects

Urban Planning Research and Teaching Assistant, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, 08/2017 – 05/2019

• Led stakeholder engagement for Andres Sevtsuk’s spring 2019 Future of Streets in Los Angeles studio
• Supported Knight Foundation-funded project-based course by Lily Song focused on inclusive growth for Overtown, Miami in fall 2018
• Maintained course logistics for Lily Song’s spring 2018 Community Development course and speaker series
• Supported Ann Forsyth, Director of Urban Planning, on scholarship and outreach on healthy places, new towns

Neighborhood Planning Intern, NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development, 06/2018 – 08/2018

• Established plan goals by analyzing past plans, community input, and zoning
• Prepared data snapshots and presentations for planning studies
• Designed cohesive marketing materials for property owner loans
• Assisted community engagement strategy and execution

Digital Communications Manager, FoodCorps, 11/2013 – 06/2017

Promoted from Communications Coordinator

• Set strategy for social media, increasing following on Twitter by 189.61% to 52,782, Facebook by 106% to 18,225, and taking Instagram from scratch to 13,945
• Supervised state-level social media presence across 17 states
• Co-led organization’s first website redesign and brand refresh
• Collaborated cross-functionally on fundraising, recruitment, and advocacy campaigns across all digital channels
• Trained stakeholders such as corps members and local partners to speak in a unified voice with the support of appropriate tools

Organizing Fellow, New Yorkers for de Blasio, 09/2013 – 11/2013

Green Carts Intern, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 06/2011 – 08/2011