Monique D. Tinglin

About Monique D. Tinglin

Strategy without execution is aspiration. Execution without strategy is chaos. I deliver both.I am a social impact and systems-change leader with a career grounded in law, education, and cross-sector strategy. I help organizations turn mission into measurable outcomes by designing programs, policies, and operating models that intervene early, before crises take hold.What sets my approach apart is the ability to bridge strategy and execution, pairing data-driven insights with community-informed design. I have led large-scale initiatives, developed learning and evaluation frameworks, and built systems that support continuous improvement. My leadership emphasizes equity, collaboration, and clarity, fostering strong stakeholder alignment and consistently delivering results.My career began in law, where I expected accountability to reside in courtrooms and legal briefs. I quickly realized that by the time someone needs a lawyer, systems have often already failed them. Investigating school districts’ compliance with civil rights laws revealed a critical gap between policy on paper and lived experience, prompting me to move closer to where decisions shape outcomes.That shift led me into education, where I worked directly with young people and saw how a timely intervention, a supportive adult, or a well-designed policy can fundamentally alter life trajectories. The lesson was clear: durable change happens upstream, when systems support people early and equitably.Since then, I’ve held senior roles across the public and private sectors, leading initiatives in housing equity, child protection, and dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline. Over the past four years, I’ve managed multi-million-dollar portfolios addressing disaster resilience, workforce readiness, and relationship abuse prevention. My work sits at the intersection of policy, practice, and lived experience, aligning stakeholders, building operational infrastructure, and scaling impact with rigor and accountability.I bring executive teams a distinctive blend of strengths: a lawyer’s analytical discipline, an educator’s empathy, and a systems-thinker’s ability to operationalize vision. I thrive in complex environments, serving as a trusted advisor, managing cross-functional teams, and driving clarity where ambiguity is high.I approach my work as an everyday humanitarian because I want for others what I want for myself: the opportunity to fulfill our deepest purpose. People deserve more than survival. We all deserve systems that enable us to thrive.

Experience

1. Manager, Social Impact & Strategic Programs

   Allstate

   Jul 2024 — Present

   Leads $8M+ annual grant portfolios in disaster resiliency and workforce readiness, translating strategic priorities into actionable programs, funding strategies, and performance measurement systems that drive measurable outcomes.• Produces executive-level presentations, briefings, and strategic reports, distilling complex program data into insights that guide leadership decision-making and resource allocation.• Builds and manage cross-sector partnerships with nonprofit leaders and workforce intermediaries, co-creating initiatives that expand equitable access to opportunity.• Conducts rigorous partner due diligence and evaluation, cultivating high-trust relationships that enhance organizational credibility and align investments with long-term impact goals.• Advises senior leadership on strategy, operations, and high-impact programs, proactively identifying solutions and insights that ensure alignment with mission and objectives.• Leads the workforce readiness pillar, manages partnerships, and analyzes trends to drive inclusive economic initiatives and maximize social impact.• Drives the expansion of programs aimed at preventing interpersonal violence, manages economic justice initiatives for survivors, and strengthen partnerships to address relationship abuse and promote healthy relationships.• Identifies relevant projects and opportunities at the intersection of the disaster portfolio, relationship abuse, and workforce readiness pillars.

Education

• Johns Hopkins University School of Education

  Master of Science in Education

• American University

  Bachelor's Degree

• Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs

  2016 Public Policy & International Affairs Cohort

• Harvard Kennedy School

  2015 Public Policy and Leadership Conference Cohort

Skills

• Event Planning
• Microsoft Office
• Politics
• Graphic Design
• Editing
• Photography
• Social Media
• Creative Writing
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Program Development
• Leader
• Public Speaking
• Nonprofits
• Volunteer Management
• Creativity
• Proofreading
• Writing
• Mentoring
• Grant Writing
• Leadership