PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Center for American Progress Washington, D.C.

Director of Racial Equity and Justice Policy June 2022 - January 2025

• Orchestrated cross-sector policy strategy on racial equity through executive-level convenings, leading research on racial wealth gaps, and shaping national dialogue on educational equity and multiracial governance

• Led strategic engagement with White House Domestic Policy Council to shape implementation of federal racial equity Executive Orders through policy analysis, stakeholder coordination, and development of governance frameworks

• Designed city-level strategy for federal infrastructure investment in underserved communities through mayoral partnerships; developed innovative policy framework for environmental justice through virtual power plant implementation

Center for American Progress Washington, D.C.

Director of Advocacy, Generation Progress   August 2019 - June 2022

• Spearheaded national advocacy strategy across five major initiatives, leading four-person team and implementing new systems for project tracking and cross-departmental collaboration to advance reforms in student debt, climate justice, criminal justice, gender equity, and immigration

• Directed advocacy initiatives within $1M portfolio, managing grant development, donor relationships, and program execution

• Co-hosted monthly radio segment on the Leslie Marshall Show, reaching 600,000 listeners

Center for Reproductive Rights Washington, D.C.

Act for Women Campaign Manager    November 2016 - August 2019

• Led two strategic reintroductions of the Women's Health Protection Act by mobilizing congressional champions and coordinating diverse stakeholder coalition, driving expert review process that secured record support from 217 House and 43 Senate co-sponsors — a 30% increase from previous session

• Expanded Act for Women Coalition from 68 to 117 organizations through targeted recruitment

• Directed two semi-annual advocacy days by managing end-to-end logistics, training constituent advocates, and strategically matching them with priority congressional offices; secured record-breaking 114 Hill meetings in latest campaign, including 11 member-level discussions

• Led national polling research and co-authored 'Restoring Our Rights' report analyzing findings of poll

Feminist Majority Foundation Arlington, VA

National Campus Program Coordinator July 2015 - November 2016

• Directed three-person national campus organizing team, managing $300K budget

• Led annual National Young Feminist Leadership Conference, increasing attendance 40% through targeted outreach to student organizations and social justice groups, and reforms to agenda of conference

• Mobilized grassroots networks for Tennessee and New Orleans campaigns through training, event coordination, and coalition building

• Led foundation's multi-state ballot measure and candidate campaigns, overseeing strategic events and media engagement while training a network of 100+ staff and volunteers

Feminist Majority Foundation Arlington, VA

National Campus Organizer July 2013 - July 2015

• Expanded national network of student organizations  to 14% more active campus chapters through strategic campus visits, targeted recruitment campaigns, and partnerships with academic departments, women's centers, and student organizations

• Led multi-state clinic defense program across seven states, training 300+ volunteers in legal defense strategies, coordinating with law enforcement and clinic staff, and managing media relations to improve community response to anti-abortion harassment

• Developed comprehensive advocacy toolkits on reproductive rights, campus sexual harassment, and voting rights for organizational website reaching 200,000 visitors monthly