Intrinsic Schools | Director of Finance and Operations

Intrinsic Schools is a 7th through 12th grade public charter school that blends technology with great teaching to provide every student a path to college and career.

• Developed and aligned organizational strategy to finance, facilities, and operations.
• Led process for developing the first blended learning school facility in the U.S.
• Managed short-term and long-term financial needs.
• Managed day to day accounting, HR, and operations activities.

Achievement Schools Direct | Director of Budget and Finance

The ASD was created (through Race to the Top) to catapult the bottom five percent of school in Tennessee straight to the top 25 percent in the state. ASD is a state-wide school district with the authority to operate schools and authorize charter schools in any area with schools in the bottom five percent.

• Developed financial strategies for startup school district.
• Aligned organizational strategies to long-term financial plans.
• Coordinated all finance activities with state government officials.
• Developed processes for aligning district strategies with individual schools day to day.

Charter School Growth Fund | Senior Investment Associate

CSGF is a non-profit that invests philanthropic capital in the nation's highest performing charter school operators, to dramatically expand their impact on underserved students.

• Managed on going relationships across portfolio investments.
• Led and supported strategic business planning efforts.
• Developed analytics approach as a member of the startup team.
• Key contributor in fund development: Facility Financing, Tennessee, and Florida funds.

Way Back

• Analyst for asset-based lending group
• Controller & Baker at a small, start-up bakery
• Every job you could imagine at a family run grocery store chain, from building budgets to bagging groceries