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Investigating Netflix Movies

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Introduction to Python

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Investigating Netflix Movies

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Introduction to Python

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Intermediate Python

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My Certifications

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Data Scientist Associate

Data Scientist Associate

Data Scientist

Data Scientist

DataCamp Course Completion

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Introduction to Python
Introduction to SQL
Intermediate SQL
Intermediate Python

My Work Experience

Where I've interned and worked during my career.

Plentiful | Jul 2022 - Mar 2024

Community Activator

Plentiful is a non-profit startup developing software that connects food insecure individuals to the resources near them in addition to food pantry management tools. • Community outreach/advocacy for Plentiful SMS, web, iOS & Android apps permitting food insecure CO individuals (4,500 unique; >40,000 visits total) to find pantries near them, saving time, fighting hunger, maximizing reach, and ultimately improving the economic development of communities that become more connected and better able to meet basic needs • Liaised with diverse, important community leaders & stakeholders (e.g. Food Justice NW Aurora) and government agencies like the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment to strengthen Plentiful’s Colorado presence and rollout and to pursue approval of Plentiful’s digital TEFAP attestation forms (at the state and federal level) • Onboarded 19 distinct no-cost CO food sites to the Plentiful pantry management software, assisting with check-in, pantry-to-neighbor messaging (SMS/Email/App Push Notification), and reporting for suppliers/grants • Traveled the state to be in-person at food distributions for training and software package implementation/troubleshooting (primary contact for partners throughout the Denver/Aurora metro area as well as pantries in rural locations and counties such as Logan, Bent, Otero, etc.) • Virtually supported 500K+ individuals, 300+ pantries in New York City (onboarding 20 pantries, fielding ~75 inquiries per day, building strong alliances and partner rapport and receiving consistently high constituent satisfaction) • Managed product, implementing prioritization system, leading design & submitting feature requests/bug reports • Ideated product value proposition and incentives to varied customer groups
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St. Anne's Episcopal School | Jul 2021 - Nov 2021

Temporary Director of Communications

St. Anne's Episcopal School is an independent, coeducational day school for preschool through 8th grade students. • Wrote all school-wide communications with important updates regarding events, expectations, and any COVID-related protocols • Managed the school website, CMS, and social media accounts quickly learning several new systems • Planned school events, interfacing with all stakeholders and meticulously ensuring every detail was considered • Kept the wider community apprised of developments in the new Head of School search that directly coincided with the four-month period I was covering for the permanent Director of Communications maternity leave • Executed job functions with aplomb, all while running Social Quiztancing company as well.

Social Quiztancing | Mar 2020 - Present

Founder, Content Writer/Producer, and Puzzle Designer

socialquiztancingco.com A virtual remote trivia company offering interactive, engaging quizzes. These events mirror the traditional pub trivia nights, but are conducted over Zoom. Utilizing a highly produced combination of breakout rooms and digital answer forms, Social Quiztancing does not sacrifice any of the interaction one would experience between team members at a bar, so that geographically disparate groups can participate in a non-spectative, fun activity. (Please feel free to DM for details on how to get a group of friends together for a free trivia night that is offered weekly with a suggested donation) • Write and produce all quiz questions (6,000+) and rounds. • Innovate unique game experiences with trademark rounds. These are delivered in multiple different formats: Standard question-and-answer, music, video, visual, escape room race, crossword puzzle, word ladder, movie puzzle, and many more. • Utilize clever theming and puzzle theory/creation to maximize group participation. This way, the trivia is not you-know-it or-you-don't, but rather the answer can be puzzled out in multiple ways. • MC of events, toggling the teams between the larger main group and their own team breakout, all while also conducting live scoring and standings for peak competitive play • Deliver the quiz to companies, starting during the COVID-19 pandemic, as a way to help them engage their workforce and maintain company culture with a participative event even when the majority are working remotely • Additionally, offer a weekly non-corporate quiz for general fun with a suggested philanthropic donation to a wide-variety of non-profits

Self-employed | Jan 2020 - Feb 2020

Freelance Writer

Literary Fiction. Drafted my second 300+ page novel.

2U | May 2019 - Dec 2019

Admissions Manager

2U powers the world's best digital higher education by partnering with world- renowned universities like the University of California at Berkeley to help them offer a full master degree in data science online (face-to-face and synchronous) without sacrificing the interaction or engagement of an on- campus program. • Managed five direct reports to program-leading team recruitment total for two Berkeley Data Science admissions cycles • Interfaced with stakeholders at Berkeley and across departments at 2U to balance competing interests and meet joint goals • Innovated and implemented professional development program structure and tracking for direct reports • Maintained program operations in cross-department function (as point of contact for Finance and the Information School) • Oversaw rollout of outreach initiative developed as Senior Counselor across department because of measured success

2U | May 2017 - May 2019

Senior Admissions Counselor

• Acted as liaison between management and individual contributors, deftly fostering buy-in at both levels • Created Sales Operations role within Admissions, collaborated with Sales Operations department using analytical acumen • Innovated and implemented team-wide outreach effort based on engagement, working smarter, increasing user experience • Maintained program operations, oversaw all applicant document organization in keeping with Berkeley standards

2U | Sep 2015 - May 2017

Admissions Counselor

• Recruited data science students to the Master of Information and Data Science program at UC Berkeley • Top performer across all metrics (submitted applications through enrollment) on 15-recruiter team three years in a row • In total: recruited 167 students at an average total tuition of $66,000 for a total of $11 million in tuition bookings • Adept use of Salesforce and Marketo for ever-improving insights, campaigns, and call strategies to improve recruitment • Developed and executed comprehensive training program still in use for new Admissions Counselors team-wide

Make-A-Wish Colorado | Jan 2014 - Jul 2015

Wish Department Coordinator

Make-A-Wish Colorado creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. • Mastered conception, organization, and execution of granting dream wishes to children with potentially terminal diseases • Managed reservations, planning, database entry, and communications related to the coordination of wishes ranging from trips to Disney World to wishes to meet Peyton Manning • Individually designed specialty wishes with innovation (e.g. planned and facilitated a re-creation of an Amazing Race, which involved collaboration with wish departments across the country and numerous vendors in the Denver area) • Collaborated with the rest of the Wish team to expedite several ‘rush’ wishes, which often required one-day coordination • Managed financials, billing, filed expense reports, and organized appreciation efforts for vendor participants/donors

Self-employed writer/author | Sep 2013 - Dec 2013

Freelance Writer

Literary Fiction. Drafted 300+ page novel.

Colorado Center on Law and Policy | Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

Communications Liaison Intern

• Served as member of the Economic Opportunity Poverty Reduction Task Force state legislative subcommittee • Researched metrics of poverty in Colorado (including housing, food, and healthcare standards) • Analyzed previous legislation to strategize an effective approach to poverty reduction for the subsequent Colorado General Assembly session

Full Frame Documentary Film Festival | Jan 2013 - May 2013

Programming Intern

Annual premier film festival which is a program of the Duke University Center for Documentary Studies and a qualifying festival for the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) • Supported Programming Director in fielding submissions and selecting festival films • Demonstrated strong visual aesthetic with student film sample and arts education • Met with in-state and out-of-state filmmakers and industry professionals before and during the festival in administrative and coordinating capacity • Evaluated emerging artist film ready submissions for the Fellows Program and a festival premiere

Social Entrepreneur Corps | Jun 2011 - Aug 2012

Summer Field Consultant

Soluciones Comunitarias S.A. (SolCom) is a business that specializes in combating socioeconomic problems in rural areas using entrepreneurial tools. Working from various regional offices, SolCom reaches communities throughout Guatemala, Ecuador, etc. and offers economical products that improve health conditions within rural communities. Working within the MicroConsignment Model, Soluciones Comunitarias empowers local entrepreneurs to offer products (like water filters and solar lamps) and services (like low-cost eye exams) to even the most remote areas. • Based on performance and leadership exhibited in Guatemala, recruited by SECorps for further consulting in Ecuador • Utilized Spanish language skills to complete all of the following tasks in both Ecuador and Guatemala: • Led grassroots consulting team in implementation of the MicroConsignment Model, which empowers local entrepreneurs and facilitates access to vital products and services, lifting communities out of poverty • Conducted research for a Social Entrepreneurship course culminating in a twenty-page paper on the use of drip-irrigation systems, which informed the program’s future policy • Consulted for nascent entrepreneurial endeavors, including weaving cooperatives and tourism companies • Provided SWOT analyses for entrepreneurial groups; designed visual media and graphs to communicate findings

My Education

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Duke University
Accademia dell'Arte, Tuscany

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