I lead strategy, data, and student success, building tools to support each one.
Chief Strategy and Analytics Officer, DC CAP
At DC CAP, we help scholars graduate from our 14 partner universities, ready for D.C.'s workforce. In our flagship program, 76% of Class of 2021 scholars earned a degree within five years (57% to 100% by campus).
- Research: IES-funded PhD from UVA, peer-reviewed work in AERA Open, and Common App research partnerships that produced NBER and Brookings work.
- Technology: Built the College Navigator on 15 public data sources, and the scholar matching algorithm DC CAP runs every year.
- Program strategy: Lead Student Success, University Partnerships, GEAR UP, Innovation, and Data & Technology, built around a regional partnership with 14 universities.
- Fundraising: Helped secure more than $50M in philanthropic commitments alongside our CEO and Development team.
Now live: the College Navigator
The first product of DC CAP’s Career Pathway Intelligence Platform. D.C. students and their counselors use it to compare where college and career paths lead. Every number on screen cites one of fifteen public data sources.
Selected Work
Tools and research that help D.C. students choose a path and finish college.
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DC CAP Innovation Hub · Product
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The College Navigator
The College Navigator, the first product of DC CAP's Career Pathway Intelligence Platform, is live and draws on fifteen public data sources so a D.C. student and her counselor can see where each college and career path leads.
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DC CAP · Program Strategy & Evaluation
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Regional Partnership Strategic Pivot
When I arrived at DC CAP, I ran an evaluation of our university partnerships, and the evidence drove a pivot to a regional model built on shared retention and affordability goals with each partner. 76% of Class of 2021 scholars in our flagship program earned a degree within five years, with partner campuses ranging from 57% to 100%.
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DC CAP Analytics · Algorithm Design
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Scholar Matching Algorithm
I built the matching algorithm DC CAP runs each year to pair scholars with partner universities on mutual preferences, student-first. In 2026, 83.5% of matched scholars landed their top-choice partner.
Technical Toolkit
The languages, frameworks, and platforms I use to build systems.
Data Science & Analysis
R (tidyverse), Python (Pandas/NumPy), SQL, Causal Inference, Survey Design
Engineering & Web
Astro, React, Tailwind CSS, Git / GitHub
Platforms & Strategy
Salesforce Education Cloud, Tableau, Financial Modeling, Strategic Planning
AI & Automation
AI System Design, Agentic workflows with audit trails, Workflow Automation