Purchase College, SUNY

New York University

Administrative operations, logistics, and event planner

Promise54

Operations Director

Operations Manager

Executive Assistant To Chief Executive Officer

•	Plans and supervises all operations systems for an annual program with 800-1000 participants
•	Recruits, selects, hires, coaches, and manages a team of direct reports responsible for critical workstreams
•	Leads the designing and execution of staff training and development
•	Develops and directs team vision, strategy and goals
•	Administers contract, business terms, negotiation, RFPs, and invoicing with external vendors for technology, transportation, lodging, food and other procurement
•	Formulates budget line items and tracks and reconciles spending
•	Ensures compliance with legal, ADA, and emergency risk management, grantor compliance, security procedures, and performance management
•	In collaboration with the marketing team, plans and designs communication systems including websites, social media, and smartphone application for attendees, staff, and regional constituents

Teach For America

Director, Institute Operations

•	Managed a team of five high performing direct reports 
•	Worked with HR and hiring managers to prepare job descriptions, interview plans, notification templates, and hiring paperwork for 300+ candidates annually
•	Sole organizer for 3-5 teamwide off-site weeklong conferences rated between 95-100% attendee satisfaction 
•	Planned and supervised summer school operations coordinator. 
•      Tracked team budget, processed expense reports for senior leadership. 
•      Designed and ghost-authored team-wide email blasts
•      Managed high volume general inbox for attendees

Manager, Institute Support

•	Led and enhanced systems coordinating more than 2,000 applications in support of seven hiring managers 
•	Planned and executed logistics for two national conferences of 300 attendees; negotiated with vendors for 20% cost-savings 
•	Reinforced leadership development pipeline for incoming staff; increased applicant numbers by more than 50%

Coordinator, National Institute Operations

•	Executed logistics for four large team conferences and several smaller events
•	Instituted collaboration among 35 executive assistants to share strategies and streamline existing systems
•	Handled scheduling, travel and expenses for senior vice president

Executive Assistant, Teacher Preparation and Development

Created mailroom standard operations in National Office. Organized office events and kitchen and copy room inventory.

Louis Gorton