FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Fairfax, VA Operations Management | Non-Profit Program Mngt. & Planning 2018 – 2022 As coordinator for IT Program Management & Planning for one of the largest school divisions in the US (188,000 students across 200 schools and centers), I supervised a team of professional project managers, technical/business architects, senior financial analysts, and technicians. I directly oversaw fund management, prioritized allocation, forecasting and budgeting of over $36 million annually. Direct management of funding (local, state, federal, grant) as well as the start-up (acquisition) phase of department contracts and projects. Worked alongside Chief Information Officer in a strategic capacity. Coordinated across all areas of the department, with outside departments, state and national organization and corporate entities. Responsible for team planning, forecasting, budgeting, and acquisition for the department, includingstudent 1:1 digital transformation and COVID-19 virtual learning and classroom efforts. Departmental oversight of 150+ active contracts spanning the division, including participation in technical specification coordination (RFP), contract development, negotiation with national vendors, and monitoring. Provided leadership through goal setting, clear work objectives and timely feedback; encouraged a culture of teamwork, support for innovation and cultural awareness and respect. Project management experience moving projects through acquisition to implementing team(s). Promoted cooperation across the division on a wide range of projects and program planning efforts; encourage collaboration, shared goals, teamwork, and support for innovation. Assistant Director | Non-Profit Financial Services & Development 2008 – 2018 Position crossed two distinct areas. First Grants Development & Sponsored Programs coordinator was the lead position in the school division for developing and maintaining grantor relationships and proposal development with non-profit partners, state and federal funding sources, universities, and corporations on both a local and a national level. On budgetary issues, I worked with division departments on complex budget issues and served as a primary community outreach specialist. I supervised the work of grant and budget professionals with varied assignments to provide customer support to both internal and external constituents. Assistant Director for the Budget Office overseeing a $2.1 billion budget (FCPS is the 10th largest K-12 division in the US). Led division wide response to multimillion-dollar grant solicitations through collaborative efforts and partnerships on local, nonprofit, higher education, and national levels. Proven ability to cultivate partnerships and work with corporate, university and public sector partners both locally and nationally. Significant communication efforts included: professional writing and proposal development, teaching cohort classes as guest lecturer, presentations, and trainings (both grant and budget-related) delivered to state legislature, community, citizen, and employee groups. Supervised office analysts on their assignments and kept the team on target to meet complex and demanding budgetary and grant deadlines. Developed working relationship with surrounding counties and other districts nationwide through the annual publication of comparative jurisdictional data covering wages, technology, and educational/staffing ratios.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE ENERGY OFFICIALS | Alexandria, VA Executive Director | Acting Executive Director | Director of Grants & Research 2002 – 2008 Began as the Director of Grants and Research (2002), then moved to Acting, then Executive Director (2006-2008). Principal fundraiser for the organization. Responsible for daily operation, management, and budgeting of the organization. Implemented national, multimillion-dollar federal U.S. Department of Energy research program with 35+ public and private universities. Supervision of local and regional staff working in satellite offices around the country. I worked directly with the non-profit board of directors, universities across the country, internal staff, and external partners to provide overall programming direction, education, training, program implementation and deployment guidance to all state and territory energy offices. Director for all grant, cooperative agreement, and research efforts. Responsible for over $34 million in federally administered grants. Program management duties included budgeting for all facets of the national organization; federal and private sector proposals, issuing request for proposals (RFPs), relationship management and coordination across all state and territory energy programming efforts. Strategic communications with a national board comprised of state and territory energy directors included managing retreats, presentations, quarterly updates, newsletters, significant grant reports, white paper, and issue writing. Served as the primary fundraiser for the organization with annual fund-raising requirements. Served as a technical advisor and liaison to states on complex federal policy and funding issues. Experienced with initial design and set-up of highly complex multi-organization programs. Planned and executed media events, national and regional meetings, board workgroups, and facilitated monthly legislative meetings. Facilitated fund-raising efforts to provide sponsored meetings for national membership. Supervised staff on all program, membership services, fundraising, and accounting functions. Provide day-to-day guidance on work assignments, including feedback on job performance. EDUCATION_______________________________________________________________ Master of Science | Agricultural & Environmental Economics University of Illinois Thesis: Estimating Willingness to Pay Measures for Flood Control on Public Land. Bachelor of Arts | Economics Wake Forest University SELECT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT_____________________________________ Oakland Promise | Education, Scholarship, Mentorship organization volunteer | 2025 City of Oakland | Race and Equity Team | 2022 - Present Kajeet (education sector wireless & connectivity provider) Advisory Board | Appointed 2021 -2024. Recipient “FCPS Cares” Award | for team support, communication & engagement (COVID-19) | 2020. Elected by peers to FCPS “Superintendent Advisory Committee” for 3-year term | representing all management and executive leadership positions across division (serving 2016-2019). Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Tech | Humanities Book Approval Com. (2018 – 2022). Thomas Jefferson HS for Science & Technology | Colonial Athletic Boosters | Vice-President (2019 – 2021). Thomas Jefferson HS for Science & Technology | Crew Boosters | President (2016 – 2018). Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts | Education Advisory Board supporting STEM learning through the arts (serving 2015 – 2018).