Executive Director, Explore Buffalo, December 2013 - Present
Leadership of a growing nonprofit organization providing tours and education programs of Buffalo architecture and history, with the following key responsibilities:
Management of a professional staff of six and more than two hundred volunteers
Organizational strategy and support for the Board of Directors
Oversight of tours, events, and programs, including development of new tours
Grant writing, sponsor and donor relationships, and other fundraising efforts
Management of organization budget and finances
Media and community relations
Webmaster & Newsletter Editor, Presbytery of Western New York, Buffalo, NY: April 2008 - May 2019
Create and maintain website and produce weekly e-newsletter for the regional governing body of more than 50 Presbyterian churches in Erie, Niagara, Chautauqua, and Cattaraugus Counties
Summer Tour Coordinator, Preservation Buffalo Niagara, Buffalo, NY: May 2013-September 2013
Student Assistant, University at Buffalo Teaching & Learning Center, Buffalo, NY: January 2013 - April 2013
Dining Server, Canterbury Woods, Williamsville, NY: April 2009 - May 2013
Honors Colloquium Teaching Assistant, University at Buffalo Honors College, Buffalo, NY: 2010, 2011, & 2012 Fall Semesters
Student Assistant - Community Liaison, University at Buffalo Honors College, Buffalo, NY: May 2012 – December 2012
Intern, Turning Technologies/University at Buffalo Teaching and Learning Center, Buffalo, NY: July 2011 - June 2012
Intern, Office of U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, Buffalo, NY: May 2010 - August 2010; December 2010 - January 2011
Intern, TheCost.org, Buffalo, NY: June-August 2008
University at Buffalo:
Presidential Scholarship Selection Committee, 2015-Present
WNY Prosperity Fellowship Selection Committee, 2017-Present
North Presbyterian Church:
Treasurer: 2021 - Present
Ordained Elder: 2007; Voting Member of Board of Session: 2007-2009; 2013-2016
Young Adult Advisory Delegate, Presbyterian Church (USA) 220th General Assembly, Pittsburgh, PA: Summer 2012
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 416
Bugler for Veterans and Memorial Day ceremonies: 2003-2019
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Bachelor's of Arts, summa cum laude: May 2013
Majors: Political Science, American Politics & Public Affairs Specialization; English; Geography
Honors College, Presidential Scholar
Williamsville South High School
Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation: 2009
Visit Buffalo Niagara Beacon Award, Outstanding Tourism Executive: May 2018
UB Department of Geography Outstanding Senior Award: 2013
UB Phi Beta Kappa Samuel P. Capen Award: 2013
Calvi Memorial Scholarship Award: 2012
UB Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society: 2012
UB Women's Club Grace W. Capen Award: 2011
Eagle Scout: 2009
Community Leader (Youth) Award - National Federation of Just Communities of Western New York: 2009
Additional Details and References Available Upon Request