Establishing a new office and team to develop, oversee, and implement strategic infrastructure projects and programs critical to the Baltimore region's long-term economic competitiveness and equitable development

The Executive Director is responsible for the day to day management of the organization.The management duties include but are not necessarily limited to the following:- Ensuring that the activities of the organization both reflect and further the Vision Plan.- Assisting the Program Committees in developing the annual goals and objectives.- Supervising the staff (Office Manager, West Baltimore Street Manager, Program Director, Marketing Director, Economic Director, Community Schools Director and 3 Coordinators, and Workforce Program Coordinator).- Making recommendations for changes to the community plan consistent with the vision for the area.- Fundraising: both operating and capital funds.- Representing the organization at public meetings and with potential partners.- Promoting and marketing the neighborhoods.- Developing neighborhood leadership.- Managing the fiscal affairs of the organization through support of the Finance and Audit Committee.- Overseeing the physical development of key properties within the neighborhoods.- Maintaining a communication system that ensures broad public participation in the organization.- Developing alternative systems of providing services and development.

Project Manager and Program Director for the economic development portfolio of the Southwest Partnership, covering commercial and housing development, and public safety. Reporting to Executive Director, and supporting Committee Chairs.Responsibilities include:- Supporting the Commercial Development, Housing Development and Public Safety Committee Chairs in the development of annual goals, objectives, metrics, and general meeting administration. - Maintaining and building relationships with property and business owners- Working with developers to obtain resources to ensure success- Coordinating with the Marketing and special Events staff person to bring activity to the major corridors- Building a Board of Directors of a new non-profit to create a cultural arts and entertainment center in the Lord Baltimore Theater- Identifying possible development parcels- Coordinating acquisition activity with the City of Baltimore- Coordinating with UMB and Bon Secour on their Live Near Your Work Program- Organizing a network of residents to keep a watchful eye on activity around and in vacant buildings

Special Assistant to Deputy Mayor Jim Smith- Provide policy advice and research for Administration priorities spanning a portfolio of agencies and mayoral initiatives.- Liaise with constituents and businesses to collect information on complaints or proposals and provide memoranda and recommendations to senior staff for action as needed. - Represent the Administration at events, as needed, and on a variety of working groups and councils, including the Mayor's Bicycle Advisory Committee.

Provide budget management for a portfolio of City agencies through:- Review and approval of all expenditures to ensure a balanced budget- Fiscal analysis and support for new agency initiatives or existing operations Facilitate the Outcome Budgeting process through:- Coordination of a team of peers to review annual budget proposals and performance evaluation for nearly 200 City-funded services.- Coordination of government and private sector stakeholders to foster resource alignment around shared priorities.Agency Portfolio:Board of ElectionsCable and CommunicationsEmployees Retirement SystemMayor's Office of Employment DevelopmentMunicipal Zoning and AppealsOffice of Civil RightsPlanningPublic Works - Solid Waste, Water & WastewaterSpecial Project: Outcome Budgeting

- Analyzed the effectiveness of the City's economic development projects financed through payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) and developed a tool to aid in future evaluation- Identified and made recommendations to the Mayor and her cabinet on how to strengthen deficiencies in developer compliance and in contractual clauses

- Represented the development priorities for my West Baltimore community for inclusion in the 25-year Regional Plan for Sustainable Development (RPSD) for Baltimore City and its surrounding counties- Developed a cohort of regional stakeholders to plan, develop and foster the ability and desire to better integrate the Baltimore metropolitan region and implement the RPSD

- Organized and co-facilitated over 8 community meetings to help community leaders leverage new government capital investments to bring attention to other community needs- Applied for 4 community development grants to beautify and green vacant lots and properties

- Wrote over 40 recommendations on whether to exclude individuals or companies from USAID contracts- Created and managed both a physical and an electronic case management system of over 150 cases

Program and Budget Analyst for the Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean's Office of Regional Sustainable Development (LAC/RSD)- Created and provided capacity building to over 20 colleagues on a new budget tracking system, which reconciled and consolidated financial information - Managed and ensured obligation of 99.9% of an expiring $60 million budget