
Project Manager
Greater Los Angeles Area

Project Manager
Greater Los Angeles Area
Project manager with substantial non-profit experience and strong communications background, interested in organizations focused on creating social change.
Main skills include program and campaign management, media production, outreach and communications.
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
August 2004 — Present (5 years 4 months)
- Disaster Management Services for various insurance carriers in the wake of major natural catastrophes
- Marketing and Development Consultant for The Center, Long Beach’s OutLoud Art and Film Festival
- Public Relations Consultant for the youth publicity launch of Info Link Orange County’s 2-1-1 call center program— “What’s the 211?”
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 2008 — August 2008 (8 months)
-Coordinated production of international media campaign "Does HIV Look Like Me?" in South Africa, Swaziland, and Mexico
-UN funded anti-stigma campaign featuring YPLHIVA (young people living with HIV or AIDS)
(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
2002 — 2004 (2 years )
- Coordinated production of an Emmy nominated television series in a major broadcast market.
- Led extensive outreach program, which received a “Community Impact Award” from the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA).
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
2001 — 2002 (1 year )
- Managed caseload of dependent children and their families
- Worked with juvenile court to assist families in the development and restoration of social functioning
(Mental Health Care industry)
1998 — 2001 (3 years )
- Oversaw independent living service coordination for a clientele of disabled adults
- Led team from understaffed and in crisis to top team in the agency
B.A. , History and Political Science , 1994 — 1998
• Graduated cum laude, Dean’s List and academic scholarship all four years
• American Studies Program Semester Fellowship/Educational Internship, Washington, D.C.--a competitive, national program that offers internship opportunities to promising Political Science undergrads.