Resume
Resume
Education Pioneers, Austin, TX
Manager, Talent October 2023 - Present
Lead strategic planning and operations for competency-based post-graduate fellowships in data analytics, strategy, operations, and project management, ensuring efficient talent assessment and seamless delivery of programming.
Collaborate with program operations and business leads to align on talent profiles, targets, and program goals, ensuring a strong pipeline and efficient and effective recruitment strategy
Develop and execute scalable, one-to-many talent strategies, including partnerships with school districts and university career services offices, in-person and virtual recruitment events and webinars, creation of digital marketing campaigns, and sourcing, recruitment, and selection of participants.
Leverage the trends and data outputs of previous cycles to inform scalable solutions for pipeline development and equitable recruitment, interview, and onboarding processes
Exceeded recruitment targets for two consecutive quarters, reaching 120% to goal for H1 2024
University of Maryland Global Campus, Remote
Adjunct Professor August 2023 - Present
Taught PACE 111 Program and Career Exploration course for technology and business majors, focused on aligning students’ professional goals and career options with their academic programs.
Delivered on curriculum by implementing innovative teaching methodologies that facilitated a comprehensive understanding of career pathways, enhancing students' professional readiness
Analyzed and iterated on student evaluation materials to ensure alignment with program objectives, curriculum developments, industry best practices for skills assessment
Meta, Austin, TX
Program Manager, Emerging Talent Recruiting March 2022 - July 2023
Program managed the Software Engineering Internship program, supporting over 5000 intern and intern managers annually, significantly contributing to talent development and internal mobility strategy.
Managed the pairing of 600+ interns to teams/projects by reviewing candidate skills and competencies, team needs, and tooling output to ensure accurate, intentional, and appropriate matches
Facilitated trainings and continuous development opportunities for 600+ Intern Managers and Directors to guide and ensure proper scoping of project and equitable and developmental performance management and evaluation
Analyzed efficiency of program tooling used to automate processes and predict outcomes, in order to provide feedback for future improvement and solicit buy in for implementation
Served as point of contact for Intern Programs performance management, informing of evaluation best practices and collaborating with engineering teams on tooling continuous improvement
Maintained cross-functional partnerships with software engineers, engineering directors, recruiters, human resources business partners, and other units across the business
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Austin, TX
Project Manager November 2020 - March 2022
Project managed the Virtual Advising Project, driving statewide implementation and adoption of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven college and career advising chatbot, expanding reach to over 300,000 students across 1,200+ school districts for the 2020-21 academic year.
Served as main point of contact for the project, communicating goals and needs, reporting on KPIs and progress to benchmarks, execution of strategy, and addressing blockers to success
Prospected partners for growth and outreach opportunities, conducted informational and onboarding presentations, and fostered relationships with key stakeholders and decision makers
Maintained internal and external partnerships related to funnel development, recruitment, and onboarding of users to ensure consistent pipelines and seamless adoption each implementation cycle
Led strategy, content design, and delivery of chatbot communications focused on guiding applicants through career planning and the college-going process
Established baseline metrics, maintained data collection, and steered development of project evaluation and continuous improvement
General Assembly, Austin, TX
Instructor Manager September 2019 - November 2020
Recruited, trained, and coached technology industry professionals on facilitation and educational program design best practices to ensure a positive student experience for early career tech talent.
Managed the quarterly recruitment, in-person and remote onboarding, and development of a rotating, 20-person instructional team for software engineering, data science, data analytics, product management, and user experience (UX) design courses
Tracked instructor and program performance data through formal and informal feedback loops, including student surveys, exit tickets, and classroom observations, identifying areas of opportunity to meet key performance indicators (KPIs) for instruction, curriculum, and/or student experience
Ensured alignment between project/product management and instructional design team related to student and educational program design and iterations of curriculum
Led Advisory Board for Product Management course, interfacing with SMEs to guide conversations on their input to curriculum and evaluation development lifecycles
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Senior Program Manager, School of Information March 2019 – September 2019
Project managed the launch of the new informatics undergraduate degree program, leading a cross-functional team of faculty, staff, and campus partners on the execution of proposal and curriculum development.
Developed partnerships to conduct research on industry best practices and analyzed local and national employment trends in the technology field to craft academic program objectives and standards
Program Manager, Black Studies August 2017 – February 2019
Managed student programming logistics, recruitment, and retention efforts for undergraduate and graduate programs, with the purpose of increasing engagement and positive experiences within the department
Developed, coordinated, and executed undergraduate and graduate recruitment strategy including marketing, prospective applicant outreach, and admissions consultations - for 2018-19 school year, saw 20% increase in undergraduate majors and 50% increase in yield for graduate students
Directed faculty-led committees, answering inquiries on departmental, college, and university policy, coordinated meeting logistics and agendas, and provided resolution on committee decisions
Maintained and audited data in order to design, develop, and implement assessment consistent with the department’s strategic objectives on recruitment and retention
Academic Advisor, Office of Recruitment and Student Success September 2015 – August 2017
Created and led recruitment and retention program, scaling to a college-wide initiative featuring strategic recruitment, workshops, small group programming, and individual interventions
Developed content, structure, and evaluation of co-curricular retention program
Facilitated strategic information sessions and recruitment workshops for internal and external applicants – resulted in 35% increase in high quality admitted students and 59% increase in yield
Contributed to cross-functional team of campus partners to develop and implement diversity recruitment initiatives - increased offers for Black and Latino students by 27% and 17% respectively
Identified process improvement for developing and managing relationships with school districts and college campus stakeholders who could assist in accessing targeted applicant pipelines
M.Ed. in Educational Leadesrship and Policy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX May 2017
B.A. in American Studies, University of Maryland, College Park, MD May 2010