I create systems that turn chaos into clarity. I lead a proposal team that delivers persuasive, strategic work that wins business and builds confidence. My mission is to design efficient, people-centered processes that elevate collaboration and show our value through clean data and strong storytelling.

Experience

Manager, Proposal Team
Kindercare Learning Companies
3/2025 – Present

• Led 100% revamp of proposal presentation and content that was:
  • Dynamic and positioned our brand as fun, engaging, and playful.
  • A growth experience for every member of the team, who discovered strengths and contributions they had not imagined.
  • Widely praised by our Sales organization as readable, energetic, and vibrant.
• Dynamic and positioned our brand as fun, engaging, and playful.

Responsibilities:

• Lead K12 proposals team
• Promote an ethic of inclusivity and joy that supports all stakeholders participating with enthusiasm in RFPs
• Create workflows, process maps, and technology solutions that improve scalability, reliability, and collaboration

Business Proposal Manager
Kindercare Learning Companies
1/2019 – 3/2025

• Developed proposals and grants for school districts and charter schools for before- and after-school care.
• Prepared business proposals for large corporate and government employers interested in on-site care.

Inclusion Services Advisor
Kindercare Learning Companies
7/2015 – 12/2018

• Studied inclusion practices for young children for the nation’s largest private provider of early childhood education and care.
• Gave creative, tailored advice on strategies for disability accommodation with attention to legal documentation best practices.
• Influenced company-wide adoption of diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies.
• Worked to reduce systematic disparate discipline practices.
• Attended national conferences on challenging behavior.
• Wrote Education Department resources.

Employment Services Advisor
Kindercare Learning Companies
8/2012 – 7/2015

• Conducted impartial investigations into complaints of discrimination.
• Wrote position statements for EEOC and state equivalents.
• Performed research on statutory requirements and gave advice to Employee Relations team on legal compliance.
• Managed large project to comply to a company-wide I-9 audit.

Civil Rights Investigator
Oregon Bureau Of Labor and Industries
8/2009 – 8/2012

• Investigated complaints of employment discrimination.
• Wrote findings requiring a high degree of legal sophistication to be used in administrative hearings.
• Wrote Oregon Administrative Rules.