Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Forging my own path beyond the corporate funnel toward a career and life centered on solving the world's most important problems. Remembering to appreciate all of the little joys along the way.
Modernized the organization’s social media strategy, contributing to record-breaking fundraising in support of breakthrough cancer research at Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center. Designed and implemented goals and systems to enhance personal effectiveness and streamline collaboration within an unstructured nonprofit environment.
Co-founded and scaled a social enterprise startup described as a “data + tech enabled shop local movement,” living and working alongside co-founders for 16 months to build a mission-driven organization aimed at revitalizing community wealth. Co-conceived a data ecosystem connecting local community stakeholders to counter the economic consolidation of the U.S. economy, and sourced and launched the MVP for the Community Loyalty Co-Op—a shopper data tool for localized business environments that facilitated $8,946.23 in transactions during a 4-month pilot. Established organizational cultural principles and systems to strengthen team attunement, meta-knowledge, and sustainability, while leading a transparent analysis of mission impact and team viability that ultimately informed the strategic decision to close operations. Recognized as finalists for the Penn President’s Innovation Prize and winners of Temple University’s “Better Philly. Better Tomorrow” competition.
End-to-end creation, implementation, and management of novel leadership educational programming for Penn students. WLV creates a truly unique environment for students to reflect on their experience, learning, and identity to kickstart learning and personal development. As Venture Fellows, we lead Wharton students on 10-day expeditions to locations such as Antarctica, Patagonia, Utah, and the Atacama Desert.
I worked as a core member of Lara's small non-profit team focused on building a national community of 500+ female entrepreneurs across Peru. Serving as a Product Manager, I established systems for data collection and analysis to understand innovator needs, conducted multiple segmentation and user discovery analyses using Python and survey methods, and developed plans for a holistic business skill education curriculum to enhance business operations.