Department of Defense (2024-present): Reporting to the Department of Defense, I create and implement education programs and policies to promote educational equity in the Marine Corps (MCCS) for Marines and their families.
Mathematica Policy Research (2022-2024): Project manager and EPMO Scheduler for 25+ projects ranging from $200,000 to $20 million. The projects center on educational policy through health and human services.
- Developed a robust training program within the EPMO for incoming project associates and project managers
- Utilized Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Agiloft, JIRA, and SharePoint daily
- Analyzed and created financial project reports, invoices, client progress reports, and project reviews
- Supervisor of the first summer internship program in addition to leading the EPMO’s retention initiative
Illinois State Board of Education (2022): Project manager and lead of Discipline Policy (including racial disproportionality, expulsions, and suspensions) in Illinois schools; Coleader of Jett-Hawkins Hair Equity Policy; and team member on bullying policies and restraint and time out policies.
- Reduced exclusionary discipline by 5%
- Created and reviewed 200+ discipline, bullying, and hair discrimination cases for school districts using Microsoft Excel
- 60% increase in process flow improvement for districts that disproportionality expel students of color
- 45% increase in incident response documentation for parents, educators, and administrators
- Led a team of five with a $775,000 budget to reduce exclusionary discipline with empathic instruction
A Knock At Midnight (2018-2024): Supervises and evaluates teachers, in addition to teaching comprehensive classes to lowincome youth.
- Increased team retention by 50%
- Responsible for allotment and allocation of $350,000 Upward Bound budget
- Improved educational progress of 70% of students
- Executed 4 in-depth projects that was under budget by 5%
Chicago Public Schools (2016-2021): Lead English Teacher
