Juniperseed Consulting

+ Work with startups, venture firms, family offices and artist estates to help them build public private partnerships and develop their growth strategy. Assist with business development, community outreach and fundraising.  

+ Work with large organizations on innovative or unique projects that need operational, logistical or fundraising support. Connect them with local government or small business partners where needed.

Consultant

GlobalGirl Media

Board Member

University of California, Los Angeles

Strategic leadership in the design, development and execution of world-class programs and resources for the Price Center, Entrepreneur Association and Venture Accelerator at UCLA Anderson, providing participants and students with the skills, tools and knowledge to launch and grow their ventures.

Senior Program Manager, Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Social Venture Partners

Partner

University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business

Social Entrepreneurship Pitch Coach

Backstage Capital

+ Serve as a mentor for marketing and operational development for the current cohort of early-stage start ups at the Backstage Los Angeles Accelerator.

+ Backstage Capital is a venture capital fund that invests in new companies led by underrepresented founders in the US. The fund has invested $5M in 100 companies led by underrepresented founders.

Mentor

Cornell University

+ Distinctions: Forte Academic Scholar, Johnson Leadership Fellow, Student Council Community Chair, Johnson Board Fellow, Environmental Finance & Impact Investing Associate

+ Highlighted Coursework: Entrepreneurial Finance, Negotiation Essentials, Strategies in Sustainability, Financial Markets & Institutions, Case Studies in VC & PE, Managing & Leading Organizations, Operations Management

+ Independent Study: Partnerships for Strategic Growth at Emmy's Organics

MBA & Forte Fellow, The Johnson School at Cornell University

Goldman Sachs

+ Designed client development strategies and researched potential prospects; developed pitch books and portfolios in advance of client meetings.

+ Presented material for prospective clients on Goldman Sachs investment strategy.

Summer Associate, Investment Management Division

USAID

+ Worked to deepen partnerships with private sector companies focused on the Feed the Future initiave, including Swiss Re, Nestle, Diageo, Cargill, Vodaphone, PepsiCo, Unilever and more. 

+ Draft private sector engagement plans with local government officials in the nineteen Feed the Future focus countries. 

+ Build and develop partnerships with NGO partners, including InterAction, CARE, Bread for the World, Mercy Corps, Save the Children, World Vision, Catholic Relief Services and more.

Strategic Partnerships Advisor, Bureau for Food Security

+ Helped USAID Administrator Shah and senior staff to plan domestic and international meetings on health, education and disaster relief. 

+ Built relationships with private sector and NGO stakeholders interested in the USAID strategic agenda, including GE, Cisco, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Pepsico, Cargill, JP Morgan, CARE, The Clinton Foundation, ONE, Unicef, Amnesty International, Interaction, Mercy Corps and more. 

+ Implemented a data-driven planning process for Administrator Shah with the agency CIO.

Director of Scheduling & Strategic Planning

USDA

+ Key member of senior team who advised US Cabinet Secretary Tom Vilsack on all international and domestic meetings with the goal of expanding access to healthy food, conserving agricultural lands, and building sustainable agriculture systems. 

+ Built relationships with private sector and NGO stakeholders interested in the USDA strategic agenda, including Tyson, Kraft, Whole Foods, General Mills, Smuckers, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Center for Food Safety, One Acre Fund, Heifer International, and more.

Deputy Director of Scheduling

Creativity, Entrepreneurship & Innovation

At Juniperseed Consulting, strategy and partnership-building are the cornerstones of my approach to fostering growth for startups, venture firms, and artist estates. My role centers on developing public-private partnerships, enhancing community outreach, and spearheading fundraising initiatives.

I am passionate about local business, alternative investing and art collecting, and I am an active member of the Forte Foundation and the Ellevate Network. While at Cornell, I helped establish the Johnson Women in Tech conference.

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