In this role, I’ll be building and stewarding relationships with the businesses and organizations that make this model possible — cultivating new corporate partners and deepening existing ones so every CRDLS student has access to meaningful, full employment throughout their four years.

This work builds on what I love most in my career: connecting mission-driven organizations with the partners who help them thrive. Most recently, I served as Development Manager at Living Jazz, where I built out the organization’s development infrastructure from the ground up — corporate partnerships, grants, and a first-ever quasi-endowment. Before that, I led corporate and community partnerships at The Arc San Francisco, working with partners like AT&T, Visa, and Morrison & Foerster, and spent over six years at Pomeroy Recreation & Rehabilitation Center building workforce development programs for the neurodiverse community.

I can’t wait to bring that experience to CRDLS and help open doors for these incredible students. If your company is interested in becoming a Corporate Work Study Program partner — or you just want to grab coffee and learn more — I’d love to connect!

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