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Natural CreativityCo-Director
Jan. 2020 - Mar. 2025Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesAs part of a two-person leadership team, we were able to navigate the financial and logistical challenges of the pandemic, which required flexible and creative thinking, collaboration across multiple stakeholder groups, extensive communication, and responsiveness in real time. My responsibilities during this time included:
- leading strategic planning work with our five-person board, our staff of seven (now 10), and our enrolled community (which fluctuated between a low of 23 young people to a current high of 67)
- adapting our in-person educational program to an online, then hybrid, then outdoor, pod model over the course of 18 months
- developing and distributing educational, curricular, and promotional materials to staff, enrolled families, and broader community
- managing financial oversight, including developing annual budget for $800k non-profit, running payroll and all associated HR tasks, bookkeeping and tracking cash flow
- wrote grants that returned over $2 million in operating income during this period Additionally, I acted as a facilitator in our program, and provided direct instruction. and support to dozens of young people across a range of subject areas. Our program emphasizes process over content, so the goal is to help people figure out how to learn what they need or want to learn. I also provided direct parent coaching and support.
Natural Creativity CenterProgram/Executive Director
Aug. 2015 - Jan. 2020Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesAs part of a start-up education non-profit, my job consisted of nearly all aspects of operation, beginning with early focus group market testing, strategic planning, promotion, and implementation. Specifically, I was able to do the following in our first four years:
- Co-designed and built innovative educational program that grew from community of 16 young people to 45
- Developed family recruitment and admissions processes, which included managing financial aid criteria for 80% of our population
- Designed staff development protocols and materials, and grew staff from two to six
- Developed partnerships with local universities to recuit and employ student volunteers
- Operated the HR and financial aspects of the business, including hiring/onboarding all staff, running payroll and managing benefits, developing annual operating budget, managing expenses and cash flow, coordinating annual financial reviews
- Cultivated relationships with funders to grow their investment from $100k in year one to $400k by year four
- Developed and revised our educational approach based on evolving community needs and staff expertise
Save A Mind FoundationProgram Director
Jun. 2009 - Aug. 2015Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesPrimary responsibilities include: research and development of innovative educational program for middle school students, teacher training and implementation, data management, program evaluation, strategic planning, and communication. I led a small team that created and implemented a program across a total of 10 middle schools in 3 cities, serving 2000+ students and providing training to 250+ teachers.
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