A career of turning relationships into results.

Turning public relationships into investment.

Center for Employment Opportunities (2017–2023): Increased NYC Council discretionary funding 160% from FY2018 to FY2020 through government engagement and funding strategy.

The Doe Fund (2016–2017): Led efforts securing $1.8 million in new NYC Council funding to expand program capacity.

Goodwill NYNJ (2023–2026): Co-led government affairs efforts that secured $2.5 million toward a new headquarters capital funding request.

Connecting corporate priorities with inclusive opportunity.

Center for Employment Opportunities: Secured a $1 million multiyear corporate grant to advance inclusive hiring across a national restaurant company's franchise network and corporate headquarters.

Helped align employer engagement, economic mobility, and institutional strategy—an approach that continues to shape my work across sectors.

Delivering at the intersection of city priorities and local economies.

The Doe Fund: Directed the partnership with the New York City Economic Development Corporation, overseeing services by 100+ workers across 16 Industrial Business Zones and City-owned properties.

Integrated career-development pathways into contract operations, connecting essential services with longer-term economic opportunity.

Mobilizing when the stakes were highest.

Center for Employment Opportunities: Mobilized 10 emergency sanitization crews within 48 hours for NYC DCAS at the onset of COVID-19, as part of an emergency response effort recognized by Robin Hood.

The response reflected the ability to align public-sector relationships, operational capacity, and urgent community needs.

Building organizations that perform and adapt.

Goodwill NYNJ: Led a $30 million-plus social enterprise portfolio and delivered $1 million in revenue above target, including $354,000 in direct contribution and $530,000 in year-over-year contribution growth.

Co-architected the five-year “No Talent Left Behind” strategy. Led applicant tracking modernization associated with 39% growth in registered candidates, 60% growth in inclusive employment candidates, and a 27% reduction in time to first submission.

Center for Employment Opportunities: Led regional strategy and a roughly $10 million transitional employment portfolio serving more than 200 daily workers.

Making technology useful to people and institutions.

GoodTemps × Microsoft: Originated the business challenge and led GoodTemps-side implementation and adoption of an AI-powered résumé builder developed with Microsoft and Goodwill technology leadership.

Reported initiative activity; the figures do not establish that the tool alone caused interviews or placements.

Featured by Microsoft

AI-powered résumé building in action.

Microsoft published this customer story and accompanying video about the Goodwill NYNJ résumé-builder collaboration, reporting more than 200 staff hours saved and a 25% faster path to interviews for candidates.

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