Empowering organizations, teams, and individuals to make a difference. | Disability and Social Justice Advocate | Non-Profit Leader | Organizational and Systems Consultant | Educator | I make things happen.
Swearer Center at Brown University
2022 - Present
Revitalized a four-year, $250,000 community-engagement academic fellowship with over 80 students.
Pioneered and implemented equitable and accessible admission and student-support practices.
Increased student engagement by 1000% through a directed culture shift and data-driven process improvements.
Streamlined staffing from 4 to 1.25 FTE, maintaining program capacity and quality.
Amplified program applications significantly by an impressive 30% increase.
Engineered a comprehensive student management system with tracking capabilities.
Established center-wide standards for technology, documentation, reporting, and student support.
Formulated curriculum and workshops for long-term Disability/Social Justice change and skill development.
The Online Dramaturg
2013-2023
Cultivated a consulting firm specializing in serving Non-Profit Organizations and marginalized communities
Realized the production of an award-winning play, ensuring fair labor practices in collaboration with three unions.
Tripled client's event capacity while eliminating conflicts and streamlining cross-departmental collaboration.
Directed the development and launch of a research and engagement platform for regional cultural organizations.
Presented and taught workshops in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Spectrum Theatre Ensemble
2021
Boosted revenue by 225% through a mix of new fundraising strategies and a new production approach.
Initiated and nurtured strategic partnerships with state agencies, Ivy Leagues, and disability justice organizations.
Championed the multi-state launch of an innovative inclusivity certification tailored for arts organizations.
Cultivated relationships with new major individual donors and secured funding from a Federal-level funder.
Directed the strategy and development of three concurrent national-level initiatives focused on Neurodiversity.
Restructured five years' worth of financial transactions while designing a six-year financial pro forma.
Implemented Disability Justice-centered systems and processes to support the neurodivergent staff and leadership.
Unexpected Productions
2009-2017
Engineered a 10-year plan to ensure the long-term growth and sustainability for the organization's youth program.
Led and designed a 5-year data collection and metrics analysis project across school districts.
Achieved a nearly 100% reduction in human error through innovative training and custom technological solutions
Innovated technical designs and processes for the organization's productions.
Trained new members of the technical team.
Amazon.com
2010-2014
Led a cross-functional intercontinental team for 2 major technical rewrites of Amazon’s product pages.
Co-led the implementation of the pipeline for continuous deployment.
Coordinated minor and major releases with other divisional departments and cross-functional teams.
Architected and implemented test automation for multiple platforms, from desktop to mobile.
Microsoft
2007-2010
Headed a virtual team based in 3 countries for the beta release of Visual Studio 2010’s Hybrid Help System.
Designed and implemented web and offline content quality assurance crawlers to test over 1.5 million unique pages.
Developed a live-code test suite for Production and Staging level servers.