Credentials and Certifications

  • The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is the # 1 ranked Public Affairs Program in the United States.

    In addition to receiving my MPA, I earned a Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS) in Conflict and Collaboration, from the world renowned Program for the Advancement of Conflict and Collaboration (PARCC).

    Outside of courses, I organized a speaker series featuring DEI practitioners in the public, private, and non-profit sectors to share leading DEI management practices. You can see the project on my portfolio page

    My master’s coursework included: Econometrics, Statistics, Microeconomics, Public Budgeting, Performance Management, Mediation, Conflict Studies, Public Organizations and Management, Public Sector Human Resources, Labor Law, Public Administration and Democracy, Leadership and Public Policy

  • At Cornell I designed my own major, and was accepted into the honors thesis program for a project titled “The Performative Construction of Truth in Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling.” Ultimately, I left the thesis behind to spend my time volunteering for and working with climate organizations, which led to jobs with 350.org and Earthjustice.

    My course work included feminist gender and sexuality studies, critical race studies, environmental studies, and traditional sociology.

    In 2010 and 2011 I was president of the Cornell Folk Song Society, founded in the mid 1950s and whose former presidents include Peter, from Peter, Paul and Mary.

  • The PMP is the global standard project management certification, offered by the Project Management Institute. The certification requires at least three years of formal project management experience, 35 hours of classroom instruction, a four-hour accreditation exam, and ongoing professional development certifications.

    I practice traditional, hybrid and agile PM methods. I hold an additional Project Management certification from eCornell.

  • The Scrum Alliance puts it best:

    “Scrum is a lightweight yet incredibly powerful framework. Scrum relies on cross-functional and self-managing teams to deliver products and services in short cycles, enabling: Fast feedback, Quicker innovation, Continuous improvement, Rapid adaptation to change, Delighted customers, and Reduced time from idea to delivery.

    “The term scrum comes from a 1986 Harvard Business Review article (The New New Product Development Game) in which authors Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonaka made an analogy comparing high-performing, cross-functional teams to the scrummage used by rugby teams. Ken Scwaber and Jeff Sutherland first introduced scrum as a framework at the Object-Oriented Programming, Systems, Languages & Applications (OOPSLA) conference in 1995 in Austin, Texas.

    “Though it has its roots in software development, today scrum is used in almost every industry so that teams can solve complex problems and deliver innovative products and services that truly delight customers.”

    I am extremely passionate about applying scrum in organizational development, human services, technology transformation, and DEI settings — taking the framework beyond traditional applications in software development.

  • Over the last 10 years I’ve attended a over a dozen training-for-trainers with Training for Change. TfC’s adult education pedagogy has served me across multiple sectors and issues — from designing experiential learning modules for new software adoption, to facilitating agile scrum sprints, to designing and leading strategic organizational planning, to tailoring DEI curricula for multiple organizations.

    Workshops Attended

    Large Online Trainings with Impact 2022 (2 hours)

    Intro to Training Online 2019(2 hours)

    Intro to Facilitating Online Meetings 2019 (2 hours)

    Designing Dynamic Spaces Online 2019 (2 hours)

    When Things Go Wrong Online 2019 (2 hours)

    Training for Social Action Trainings, Ithaca 2016 (Three days)

    Advanced Training for Social Action Trainers, Minneapolis 2015 (Five Days)

    Training for Social Action Trainers, Philadelphia 2014 (Three days)

    Whites Confronting Racism, Philadelphia 2014 (Three days)

    Creative Workshop Design, NYC 2013 (Three days)

    Advanced Training for Social Action Trainers with 350.org, Minneapolis 2012 (7 days)