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VP Partnerships

Kiddom

Nov 2024 - Current (1 year 10 months)

• Build and manage a differentiated portfolio of licensing agreements with authors of high-quality K-12 curriculum, aligned assessments, professional learning, and supplemental services • Develop philanthropic funding strategy to support impact research and moonshot product development • Lead corporate development initiatives: target identification, diligence, and valuation

Head of Partnerships

Kiddom

Jul 2023 - Oct 2024 (1 year 4 months)

• Steward existing relationships with high-quality curriculum, assessment, professional learning, and efficacy research providers • Source and execute new strategic partnerships in service of student attainment

Head of Corporate Strategy

Newsela

Apr 2021 - Jun 2023 (2 years 3 months)

• Partnered with CEO and executive leadership team to develop and execute long- and short-term company priorities: managed market analysis, drove alignment, set KPIs, and audited performance across departments • Owned communications around strategic plan: developed executive talking points for board updates and all-company meetings, owned weekly and quarterly reviews with Newsela leadership (70+ directors and above) • Served as program manager for high priority cross-departmental initiatives

Principal Consultant

Tyton Partners Strategy Consulting

Aug 2018 - Mar 2021 (2 years 8 months)

• Led strategic planning, market evaluation, partnership, and due diligence projects for clients including EdTech companies, assessment/curriculum companies, philanthropic foundations, higher ed. institutions, and P.E. firms • Owned high-level client relationships while managing rotating groups of analysts and associates; created detailed project plans, developed frameworks for analysis, and built data-driven recommendations for domestic and international growth • Created standardized processes for key firm activities including MBA recruiting, K-12 marketing outreach, and business development case studies

MBA Brand Marketing Intern, My Little Pony

Hasbro

Jun 2017 - Aug 2017 (3 months)

• Established design recommendations based on customer insights, market trends and product differentiators • Drafted audience size and value estimates for secondary target segment in advance of film launch • Conducted internal reporting and data visualization audit for franchise engagement tracking

Manager, Global Business Development

Publicis Media

Sep 2013 - Jun 2016 (2 years 10 months)

• Identified and led acquisition initiatives including prospecting, pitch strategy and content development • Deployed into local markets to manage high-stakes media pitch teams including senior management • Communicated complex agency network proposition to multibillion-dollar global clients e.g., Coca-Cola, Mondelēz, Procter & Gamble, Samsung, Etihad Airways

Associate/Manager, Digital Planning and Activation

Publicis Media

Jan 2011 - Sep 2013 (2 years 9 months)

• Planned and executed digital, social and mobile media campaigns for Microsoft consumer brands and United Airlines • Supervised multi-agency activation process from plan approval and launch through optimization and wrap-up reporting • Researched and wrote agency thought leadership and point-of-view documents for internal and client distribution

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Student Teacher

Marion Cross Elementary School

Jan 2010

Planned and taught lessons in English, Math, Social Studies and Science to meet Vermont State Standards

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