EDUCATION AND SPECIALIZED TRAINING:

• UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, Minneapolis, MN, 1999

  Master of Public Policy

• DRAKE UNIVERSITY, Des Moines, IA, 1997

  Bachelor of Science in Sociology

• PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, Princeton, NJ, 1996

  Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs-Policy Summer Institute

• SCHOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAINING (SIT), Oaxaca, MX, 1996

  Spanish language certificate

• MARSHALL MEMORIAL FUND, Washington D.C., 2013

  Diversity and Inclusion Seminar of Federal DEI efforts

STRENGTHS AND CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Leadership Training and Facilitation

• Race Equity Plans and Strategy Development

• Research and Policy Brief Development

• Public Policy and Leadership Development

• Policy Advocacy Campaign Development

• Nonprofit Management and Governance

• Nonprofit Fund Development and Earned Income Strategy

• English and Spanish Bilingual written and oral fluency