I help students name and claim their personal values, skills, and sparks. 
I encourage empathy, responsibility,
humor, and learning. 

I see the big picture vision, and effectively translate that to daily decisions and tasks.

I develop lasting relationships with individuals across generations.

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SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCES

• More than thirteen years developing and facilitating educational programming at not-for-profit organizations

• Two summers instructing social justice and service-learning program for talented youth in Berkeley, CA and Baltimore, MD

• Three years orchestrating executive functioning skill development for high school students at an independent school

• Three years leading high school community action program using design thinking principles

• Four years implementing high school service learning program

• Seven years training youth leaders

• Coordinated 80+ events, including ten successful weddings

• Graduate capstone on service learning

• Graduate coursework in nonprofit management, youth development, and program design, implementation, and evaluation

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Youth Development   | May 2016
Kansas State University, GPA 3.83

Bachelor of Science, Marine Biology, Minor in Education  |  2001
University of California, Santa Cruz