San Francisco Bay Area
Seasoned business operations leader with a track record of driving efficiency, facilitating growth initiatives, and enabling organizational scaling. Skilled in strategic planning, process optimization, and cross-functional collaboration. Passionate about implementing impactful operational improvements while ensuring compliance and mitigating risks. Key strengths include procurement management, workplace strategy, legal operations, corporate governance, and global expansion.
• Oversee workplace experience team, growing the team and real estate portfolio from 1 to 7 global offices • Established and lead procurement team and strategy • Managed return to office strategy, increasing in person attendance by 3x.
A bold, independent spirit defines everything we do at First Look Media – from journalism that holds the powerful accountable to arts & entertainment that shapes our culture. Launched by eBay founder and philanthropist Pierre Omidyar, First Look Media is built on the belief that freedom of expression and of the press, and fiercely independent perspectives, are vital to a healthy democracy and a vibrant culture. As director of legal operations, I provide support for a variety of corporate governance and secretarial compliance activities including research, analysis and document preparation. Key Contributions: • Expanded global operations into Brazil. • Coordinates with corporate governance team in providing a full range of corporate governance and corporate secretarial services for both U.S. and International entities. • Drafts entity resolutions, minutes and other corporate governance documents as required for multiple entities. • Interface with and provides assistance and support to other departments including Finance as required and as related to corporate governance matters. • Provide corporate governance assistance on corporate reorganizations, mergers, acquisitions and other major projects.
Will Fitzpatrick PC, is sought out by high net worth individuals, family offices and foundations who wish to integrate their for-profit activities and their philanthropy. As the chief business officer, I managed the overall operations of the company, including: product development, marketing, communications and logistics as we explored and assisted clients with innovative approaches to philanthropy and investing; social enterprise; good governance; intellectual property; venture finance; tax-exempt organizations; dispute management; for-profit Investing through private foundations; general corporate matters. Key Contributions: • Oversaw and facilitated client relations and retention, including contractual partnership deliverables, billing matters, and new engagement letters. • Provided paralegal assistance to the general counsel. • Served as senior administrator and provided on-going training to the company's administrative assistant. • Created new forms and templates (boilerplate and customizable). • Assist with creation of presentation materials utilizing PowerPoint.
Omidyar Network is a philanthropic investment firm that invests in entrepreneurs and their visionary ideas to create opportunities for people to improve their own lives, their communities, and the world around them. As legal administrator, I managed ON global legal entities (creation and ongoing compliance), contracts administration, board secretary support, investment/grant legal process support, trademarks, legal education, business ethics support, and a host of other duties. Key Contributions: • Expanded operations to six international offices, including South Africa, Kenya, India, United Kingdom, Singapore, and Mauritius. • Managed compliance and regulatory filings both domestically and internationally. • Primary point of contact for all matters related to all entities, both domestic and international. • Coordinated affiliate board meetings, including scheduling and facilitating the preparation and distribution of board materials with all pertinent departments. • Kept up to date records of all entities including minutes, resolutions, corporate documents, director information, and org chart. • Coordinated with the finance department to establish and maintain bank accounts domestically and internationally. • Drafted and filed incorporation documents for domestic and international corporations and LLC’s. • Interviewed, selected and deployed corporate governance management system/platform for domestic and international entities. • Trained and mentored legal assistants.
• Coordinated legal document processing and internal approvals. • Supported development and maintenance of legal templates. • Maintained legal documents onsite, offsite and electronically. • Trademark portfolio management for multiple entities.