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New Orleans, LA, US

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

• Build strong working relationships with all stakeholders that elevates DDD’s thought leadership in place management, community development and economic development.
• Coordinate legislative regional priorities in coordination with the New Orleans Business Alliance, New Orleans Chamber of Commerce, New Orleans Black Chamber of Commerce, Greater New Orleans, Inc., New Orleans and Co..
• Advocate and educate local, state, and federal officials about Downtown New Orleans issues… Show more
• Advocate and educate local, state, and federal officials about Downtown New Orleans issues and advancing solutions to address them.
• Develop and communicate the DDD’s legislative and policy agendas and act as spokesperson in absence of President/CEO
• Work with the President & CEO to formulate policy recommendations for Board of Commissioners and other governing bodies. Show less

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

• Led a $5M, three-year Advancing Cities grant initiative, driving equitable and resilient blue/green sector growth.
• Orchestrated leadership team meetings, operationalizing action plans for transformative green infrastructure projects.
• Successfully fostered stakeholder collaboration, converting project ideas into tangible workforce, small business, and policy advancements.
• Managed NOLABA’s portfolio of initiatives, motivating teams, and ensuring project goals were… Show more
• Managed NOLABA’s portfolio of initiatives, motivating teams, and ensuring project goals were achieved.
• Delivered progress reports, proposals, and presentations to diverse audiences.

Greater New Orleans Area

• Tasked with bringing the Orleans Parish Jail into compliance with all 175 sections of a federal consent decree.
• Successfully tripled substantial compliance progress and decreased noncompliance by 84% in first six months.
• Analyzed data, prepared quarterly analysis reports, and collaborated with department heads to devise data-driven compliance plans.
• Provided expert legal and compliance consultation to department heads and Sheriff
• Effectively represented the Sheriff’s… Show more
• Effectively represented the Sheriff’s interests during semiannual monitor tours through data presentations Show less

Greater New Orleans Area

• Led criminal justice reform efforts, resulting in a definitive change to municipal bail procedures and reduction in local incarceration population.
• Managed utility, cable, telecom, and environmental issues, enhancing city services and technology access.
• Acted as Council ethics liaison and provided legal insights for complex litigation.

• Single-handedly lead the most efficient courtroom in Orleans Parish while individually handling a daily docket and case load of over 100 cases at a time.
• Successfully prosecuted fifteen jury trials in 12 months as both first and second chair.
• Negotiated hundreds of successful plea deals between defense counsel and the District Attorney.
• Conducted legal analysis and research, delegating tasks within the team.

• Conducted extensive research for each issue within the case and presented it to Judge Plotkin
• Performed detailed review of all evidence presented (over 1,000 documents)
• Drafted judgment proposals
• Edited and reviewed all briefs before publication
• Took notes and assisted in conference calls

Greater New Orleans Area

• Researched criminal and civil appeal claims and writs of various topics
• Attended and summarized oral arguments
• Drafted memoranda proposals and summaries

Greater New Orleans Area

• Researched and wrote memoranda on the racketeering accusations of the BP oil case
• Attended various criminal and civil hearings
• Compiled database of most recent maritime cases in Louisiana

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Managed over 85 talent and literary clients’ booking, meeting, travel, portfolio, and other needs
• Tracked client grids and prepared talking points for weekly literary meetings
• Researched various projects and presented materials to clients
• Cultivated and maintained relationships with creative executives and media representatives

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Pitched project ideas from various media in weekly creative lunches to clients
• Answered hundreds of calls per day and directed them accordingly
• Read and discussed scripts in weekly group forum and attended weekly agent speaker series
• Assisted in community outreach programs

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law

Winner, First Place, Tulane Law Senior Trial Competition March 2013 Winner, First Place, Tulane Law Junior Trial Competition February 2012.

Institute Of Politics Fellow

The Institute of Politics (IOP) is a leadership training seminar aimed at giving each fellow a complete education on politics. From.

Bachelor'S Degree, Social Sciences, Business Administration

Activities and Societies: USC Presidential Scholar and Honor Roll 2003-2007