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Lead and manage the start-up and operations the Chandler Park Conservancy, with a goal of creating a world class, regional destination at Detroit’s Chandler Park.• Lead and coordinate all fundraising and revenue-generating efforts, working with a Fund Development Advisory Committee, board members, volunteers and partners;• Lead and supervise a small staff team to ensure achievement of organizational objectives;• Working with the contracted Financial Services agent and the CPC Finance Committee, create and implement a financial management system to ensure the financial integrity of CPC;• Establish and sustain dynamic partnerships with the City of Detroit, Wayne County, Detroit PAL and other appropriate partners to assure effective park maintenance and security and dynamic use of existing facilities;• Ensure effective staffing and support for the Board of Directors and various committees they may appoint;• Ensure dynamic, competent and effective recreational services to the community based on ongoing perception surveying and board –approved success measures;• Work toward the creation of Chandler Park as a demonstration “conservation campus”;• Establish and implement an effective marketing and outreach campaign designed to engage volunteers, and achieve constantly-increasing usership of all Chandler Park facilities;• Lead necessary collaborative strategic planning efforts to maximize use and resources for Chandler Park

High performance senior leader with non-profit and government experience. Proven organizational and planning skills. Mentor, motivate, and lead high performance teams and volunteers. Implemented participative management strategies. Instrumental in developing strategic business plans to attract new customers from the private, government and public sectors; building client relationships and coalitions.

Manage and direct the planning, design, construction, programming, and general operations of the Conner Creek Greenway and related greenways with a goal of developing a linked network of greenways to connect people and places on Detroit’s Eastside.• Serve as chief executive officer overseeing all aspects of the organization including financial management, fundraising, design, construction, programming, project management, marketing and operations; • Coordinate greenway operations with partners such as City of Detroit, MDOT and Wayne County. • Provide leadership for coordinating the installations in line with fundraising for several athletic amenities for a local neighborhood park including a football field, tennis courts, baseball/softball diamonds, basketball courts and soccer fields; • Provide leadership to complete construction of a two-mile section a non-motorized pathway with more than one million dollars in investments that enhances Detroit’s greenway infrastructure; • Provided leadership for corporate sponsor to build and give away 400 bikes to Detroit youth that come from disadvantage families so they can participate in the growing bicycle community. Students were chosen based on improved in attendance, academics and/or behavior; and • Expanded youth participation in activities by more than 200% while introducing and educating students about bicycle safety.

Effective management of a grantee portfolio of more than $1.5 million in investments resulting in safe and healthy environments for children;Spearheaded efforts of diverse philanthropic leaders from the Kresge, Kellogg, Chase, Erb, Hudson Webber, and Knight Foundations that resulted in more than $2 million over three years to support the organizational capacity of a key community development corporation that is critical to the redevelopment of a neighborhood with 30,000 residents;Key contributor to the Foundation’s strategic planning and program investments;Mentor and technical assistance provider resulting in increased capacity for partner organizations working to improve the outcomes for 14,000 children in two communities.

Efficient supervisor for a successful team of five professionals.Effective management of seven initiatives that build community-based organizations’ capacity, along with the infrastructure to develop partnerships with municipalities.Developed fund raising strategies to secure more than $2 million in foundation and government funding.Co-facilitator for New Jersey’s regional equity organizing initiative regarding economic stress, urban sprawl, municipal fragmentation, high property taxes, and racial divisions. Outcome: State Legislature bill to eliminate inequitable affordable housing practices.Established the community component of an anti-gun violence campaign (Operation Cease Fire).Effectively managed departmental budget ranging from seven-hundred thousand to one million dollars annually.Established regional housing opportunity center to assist residents in relocating to higher opportunity neighborhoods.

Managed highly effective team of 15 and a 20,000 square foot facility.Increased annual coordinated services of health and human service agencies from 30,000 clients to more than 100,000 residents being served annually.Provided leadership to establish collaborations to provide arts, recreation and youth develop activities for more than 3,000 kids annually.Coordinated collaboration among several community-based organizations, health care institutions, and funding corporations to hold annual health fair that served 3,100 people over three years.