15 years of experience working on workforce development and small business grants and loans.

Led the launch of EDA’s $500 million Good Jobs Challenge, synthesizing feedback from 1,500+ stakeholder inquiries to inform program policy. Recognized with Gold Medal in Annual Commerce Honor Award Program.

Recognized by a funder as a “super sleuth” for identifying and resolving a county-wide performance reporting issue while overseeing grant compliance for a Chicago nonprofit.

Managed a SNAP E&T pilot program that achieved the highest statewide performance.