Take Lead Impact is a youth leadership nonprofit I founded to help students build confidence, leadership skills, and a strong sense of voice. We create programming and resources that blend mentorship, research, and digital storytelling—so young people can turn their ideas into action and see themselves as leaders.

What I do as Co-Founder & Director

• Lead program strategy, curriculum design, and community partnerships

• Manage branding, communications, and storytelling across web + social

• Design and publish content experiences (website, digital resources, media)

• Coordinate volunteers/mentors and oversee operations from planning to delivery

I own the end-to-end “user experience” of Take Lead—from the way people discover us, to the way participants move through resources and programs.

• Designed and led a cohort-based program model in which students conducted research-driven projects aligned to four initiative tracks: Environmental Justice, Health Disparities, Education Equity, and Mental Health.

• Guided student cohorts to identify community needs, conduct background research, and translate findings into action-oriented projects, connecting academic inquiry to real-world impact.

• Supported Environmental Justice cohorts in researching environmental inequities and organizing park clean-up initiatives at Branch Brook Park (Newark, NJ) and Brandywine Park (Wilmington, DE).

• Led Health Disparities cohorts in researching food insecurity and community health needs, culminating in a fundraising initiative that raised $1,262, with $630 donated to Isaiah House (East Orange, NJ).

• Guided Education Equity cohorts in researching disparities in access to educational resources and representation, resulting in book donation initiatives supporting local libraries in underserved communities.

• Supported Mental Health cohorts in researching mental health stigma and well-being, leading to a community-based affirmation campaign promoting empathy, connection, and open dialogue.

• Developed written and digital storytelling content documenting student research, reflections, and outcomes, and published impact narratives through the organization’s website.

• Managed end-to-end program execution, including cohort facilitation, research guidance, outreach, fundraising coordination, and community engagement.

• Product thinking: turning needs into programs + digital experiences

• Web design/development: content structure, usability, accessibility

• Brand + storytelling: messaging, visual hierarchy, narrative clarity

• Operations + leadership: planning, coordination, community engagement

• Stakeholder management: partners, mentors, participants, volunteers