Results and Case Studies
What the program work behind the services has delivered, with Alivia's role and dates.
On the record
Selected Work
MEDA · Project and Program Consultant · 2023 to 2026
Alivia led and expanded the Volunteer Accelerator Network to more than 65 mentors and 180+ clients, managing mentorships, resources, and small-business startup consulting.
CanRenew · Project Consultant and Director · 2025 to present
Roadmap to Business Success is a MEDA program. Alivia leads the strategy, design, implementation, and growth of programming that helps entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, build operational capacity, and prepare for sustainable growth, with a curriculum informed by The E-Myth.
Hear from the entrepreneurs in their own words, or read the full program story.
Confirmed Record
Founder
2018 to 2020
Founded Community Empowered, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on strengthening communities through volunteer-driven programming and economic development initiatives. Led organizational strategy, program development, community engagement, volunteer and board infrastructure, fundraising, partnerships, and implementation of community-based initiatives designed to expand access, opportunity, and economic mobility.
Metropolitan Economic Development Association
Project and Program Consultant
September 2023 to August 2026
Grew the Volunteer Accelerator Network to more than 65 mentors and 180+ clients, managing mentorships, resources, and small-business startup consulting. Roadmap to Business Success is a MEDA program.
Project Consultant and Director, Roadmap to Business Success
September 2025 to present
CanRenew grant implementation and leadership of Roadmap to Business Success: leads the strategy, design, implementation, and growth of programming that helps entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, build operational capacity, and prepare for sustainable growth.
Partners in Property Commercial Land Trust
Vice Chair/Treasurer
December 2023 to August 2026
Strategic planning, organizational guidance, grant development, and programmatic support.
Minnesota Alliance for Volunteer Advancement
Board Member, Public Policy; Vice Chair, DEI Committee
September 2023 to present
Service on the MAVA Board of Directors.
Founder
2024
Founded BIPOC Entrepreneur Day in 2024, while working as a program manager at MEDA, to celebrate and support Minnesota's minority entrepreneurs, and secured an official proclamation from the Governor of Minnesota recognizing the day statewide.
Board of Directors, Secretary
2026 to present
Serves on the Board of Directors as Secretary.
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