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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

(1) Support the conceptualizing, design, and complete research on key issues affecting the city of Philadelphia, with a particular focus on city workforce and economic development(2) Developing and implementing strategies to generate and support the adoption of responsive policy solutions via a range of activities including organizing and leading public and invitation-only convenings, government official briefings, and presentations to civic, business, nonprofit, and community-based organizations.

Lead public engagement strategy across a citywide portfolio of 72 capital projects at city owned parks, recreation centers, libraries totaling over $500 million dollars.Provide oversight and support to 15+ nonprofit partners and engagement consulting firms to host over 100 engagement events for projects with a variety of scopes and budgets ranging from $2m to $40m. Align Rebuild engagement plans with strategic goals for multiple city departments including Parks and Recreation, The Free Library, Indego Bike Share, Philadelphia Water Department and Percent for Art.

St. Louis, Mo

• Updated and monitored the implementation of a 3-year strategic plan and fund development plan, while growing human resource capacity from 2 to 5 staff, including continued partnerships with Washington Universersity in St. Louis to host MSW practicum students• Cultivated and developed 9 new board members, led the formation of a new annual festival and resident-led committee, fostered partnerships with new and former funders, raising over $1 million for real estate, community engagement and planning programs• Lead outreach strategy for an award-winning neighborhood planning initiative (Gravois Jefferson Plan), engaging over 700 residents and volunteers and stakeholders• Secured the organization's first national grant, from the Environmental Protection Agency, in the highly selective Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Model, as one of 10 nationally awarded to address solid waste management and chronic illegal dumping in the community.

St. Louis, Mo

• Designed, managed and supervised implementation of local state and federally funded community development block grants• Managed developer and owner responsibilities for CDBG and HOME funded housing redevelopment projects, including 3 single family for-sale projects• Oversaw asset management of non-profit rental portfolio of 11 low-income restricted rental units• Recruited, trained and supervised 10+ Americorps VISTA and AARP volunteers• Actively engaged and energized DSCC members, volunteers, board members, committees, planning teams, partnering organizations and funders in organization’s community based programs including vacant lot beautification, public art and commercial corridor activation projects

• Create and develop partnerships with neighborhood schools and community organizations to provide literacy resources, from deposit collections to database and reference presentations. • Develop and execute in-branch programs from youth and families on topics ranging from STEM to digital literacy.

Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom HS• Creating and delivering real world learning/ humanities curriculum to both Gen Ed and Special Ed students • Re-establishing Division 2 (junior and senior classes) Internship Program by acquiring new sites and acting as a direct supervisor for 18 students• Developing and piloting a menu of interventions with school social workers and other staff on the Restorative Justice Committee Bronx Guild High School• Provided culturally relevant instruction to cohort of 18 students for all four years of high school, including classes in core and elective subjects• Procured and supervised semester-long individualized internships for each student, by establishing new partnerships with local organizations and businesses• Organized and facilitated unique semester long Capoeira Concepts, on Brazilian Martial Arts, as a multi-credited class

Master Of Science (M.S.), Geography

Thesis: Modeling Community Land Trust Property Locations Within Vulnerable Communities [Selections from Abstract] This study presents.

Master Of Science (Ms), Education/Teaching Of Individuals In Secondary Special Education Programs

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Film And Africana Studies

Activities and Societies: Quill and Dagger Senior Honor Society, Order of Omega, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc, Ujamaa Residential College.