* Leads the development and management of new program areas nationwide, focusing on capacity building, training, technical assistance, advocacy, and policy initiatives.* Directs efforts to secure $7 million in annual revenue to sustain and expand the coalition's impact.* Oversees a budget exceeding $6 million, ensuring financial sustainability and strategic allocation of resources.* Cultivates and strengthens relationships with funders and corporate partners to support and enhance the organization's mission.* Collaborates with cross-functional teams to align programmatic goals with organizational objectives, ensuring cohesive and effective implementation of strategies.* Conducts harm reduction research focusing on the efficacy and effectiveness of training and capacity building tools designed for healthcare professionals.* Manages advocacy efforts to influence policy changes that support harm reduction principles and practices at local, state, and national levels.* Serves on national Boards as a harm reduction subject matter expert.* Directs all program monitoring and evaluation activities across the organization.

* Directed the organization's resource development strategy;* Negotiated all contract and grant activities (post award);* Raised over $5MM in grant awards and individual giving; * Drafted over 100 grant and contract bid proposals;* Developed and shepherded stakeholder relationships with high net worth donors

• Developed contract-based nonprofit work, while cultivating ongoing conversation about strategy beyond discrete deliverables;• Developed a development/business model to generate revenue and grant funding;• Supervised department – programs, communication, grants/contract, medical director, faith in harm reduction, medical director;• Developed monitoring and evaluation, advocacy, communications, and/or training/capacity building strategies;• Sustained partnerships and build new relations with major donors and federal and state entities; and• Commited to racial equity on the macro-level; additionally, must have experience or at least strong actionable thoughts about how equity can be enacted within the organization’s operations as well as in community outreach through NHRC’s programs and communications.

• Lead the development and implementation of strategies to ensure the operational and financial health of the organization as it evolves to a scale enabling even greater impact.• Enhance organizational vision; developing and implementing plans and goals in partnership with the Board and the team;• Ensure programs and initiatives are conceived and delivered at the highest level of quality and are rigorously monitored and evaluated, meeting all financial goals and achieving optimal levels of operational and programmatic performance;• Enhancing and galvanizing NHRC’s base of support by communicating its vision and mission with passion and authenticity to a wide audience;• Collaborate with existing partners while cultivating new relationships; and• Instill a culture of high performance by serving as a coach and mentor with an inspirational and transparent approach.

• Partnered with the Board to steward the financial and organizational health of the Institute; • Developed and implement strategies to improve community knowledge of COVID-19 disease, prevention efforts, and vaccination program; • Developed and facilitate public/private partnerships to improve safe and equitable access to the COVID- 19 vaccination program; • Developed and implemented targeted interventions to counteract the misinformation on social media about the COVID-19 vaccination program; and• Collaborated with the Board to direct all activities that lead to the administrative and financial health of the organization.

Leads the development of HDG’s short- and long-term strategy; Creates and implement HDG’s vision and mission; Sets strategic goals and make sure they are measurable and describable; Plans, develops, implements and directs HDG’s operational and fiscal functioning and performance; Develops and implement HDG’s plans and programs; Creates, improves, implements and enforces policies and procedures that will improve operational and financial effectiveness of HDG; Mentors and interacts with HDG strategists to foster growth and encourage development; Provides strategic executive-level leadership by facilitating or advising clients on strategy development and execution to improve operational outcomes; Assesses HDG’s risks and ensuring they are monitored and minimized; Manages collaborative projects and supports relationships with key partners including national organizations; Establishes and negotiates agreements by planning facilitating workshops, through other interactive sessions and assisting in developing the action plan the client will use to manage the change.

• Developed and managed major M&E program and research initiatives to attain positive health and mental health outcome equity for adolescents and young adults; • Developed and monitored strategic program planning and implementation; • Oversaw M&E and research infrastructure and human resource capacity; • Established external and internal partnerships including developing MOU agreements, and planning and facilitating workshops and other interactive sessions to promote adolescent health (e.g., Immunization, Well visits, SRH, Mental Health and Dental); • Developed and disseminated communications to internal and external stakeholders, conducted program review and data auditing, and ensured compliance with regulatory agencies; • Organized and prepared written outputs (e.g., annual reports, draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, peer-reviewed publications, etc.); • Coordinated activities related to budget funding (program/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements, etc.) and prepares related documents/reports (pledging, work program, program budget, etc.); • Coordinated policy activities, including the review and analysis of issues and trends and serving on city-wide (Agency and Mayoral committees) policy committees; • Supervised eight staff members and four Adolescent Medicine Fellows (AMF; as faculty, I only supervised RME and QA activities for Fellows).

Provided guidance on policies and programs aimed at increasing the persistence and graduation rates of underrepresented students; Developed and supported private/public partnerships; Advised the Center on Child and Family Welfare and Policy.

Provided leadership for all research and evaluation (RE) activities for WWO's international programs in Central and Eastern Europe, South East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Caribbean regions; Designed research and evaluation strategies to enable program managers to identify child poverty, deprivation and social exclusion challenges as well as uncover their predictors and correlates; Improved overall program performance in the following areas (e.g., Early childhood education; Literacy; Poverty reduction, HIV/AIDS clinical and support programs; Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) programs) in low-resource, emergency, and post-emergency settings; Organized and coordinated data collection and analysis; Interpreted and reported on project results to internal and external stakeholders and Board members; Developed and managed the learning and knowledge management system for the organization and country offices: Conducted routine international site visits for data auditing and training; Managed research and evaluation personnel and projects both in the United States and WWO international locations, including supervising, coaching and training staff to perform their appropriate research and evaluation tasks; Led collaborative WASH efforts in West Ethiopia (Gambella) to address the South Sudan refugee crisis; Authored research proposals and peer-reviewed articles and participated in domestic and international conferences; Authored and reviewed grant proposals; Developed and facilitated organizational capacity enhancement strategies.

Led and managed projects to reform youth service systems; developed quality assurance systems including performance matrices; led the development of an agency-wide strategic plan; conducted gap analyses on youth programs and policies; authored reports on partner, project and team performance; adapted and implemented system-wide practice change models; supervised select foundation staff; drafted and oversaw consultant contracts and $1.4 million project budget; drafted and submitted monthly reports to Governor and Foundation leadership on project progress; Coached and counseled senior level state agency staff; developed detailed short and long range work plans; provided direction for human resource planning; Developed strategies inter-agency collaboration; identified, coordinated, and leveraged viable community-based, philanthropic, and state government stakeholder resources to establish joint-funded youth projects; established cross-cutting initiatives with relevant Foundation programs; fostered and maintained relationships with project partners; Captured and analyzed complex system level data; present reports of findings to high level officials and state stakeholders

Successfully managed all aspects of a NIH/NIDA-funded research grant; developed a novel DVD based ethnic and gender specific HIV/Hepatitis prevention intervention for sex workers and drug-involved adults and youth; designed and conducted qualitative and quantitative field research; utilized behavioral change communication strategies in prevention intervention development; conducted field testing on efficacy of behavioral interventions; carried out large and small focus groups assessing sexual risk and substance abuse behaviors among youth and adults; compiled and analyzed data; published peer review papers; wrote and submitted grant proposals and executed grants once acquired; worked with advocacy organizations to draft messaging strategies; supervised research staff; managed budget and submitted financial statements; provided technical leadership to ongoing HIV/AIDS prevention projects in the Caribbean; explored and initiated emerging private/public partnerships in developing prevention initiatives in under-resourced countries; conducted numerous briefings with key state and community stakeholders; developed memorandums of agreement with international institutions to foster student and faculty exhcnage

Assisted in the development of research capacity among Caribbean Colleges and Universities and regional scientific organizations; developed strategies to diversify the pool of public health researchers; participated in multilateral and cross ministerial efforts to strengthen a research response to the AIDS epidemic; managed grant portfolio; participated in cross-agency committees to align strategies to investigate links between HIV and substance abuse; developed legislative briefs for the Institute and Division Directors; facilitated the collaboration between U.S. and Caribbean investigators through the development of international and domestic seminars, networks, and workshops; assisted the Caribbean Epidemiology Center (CAREC) in developing research skills among its HIV/AIDS and substance abuse investigators; conducted meta-analysis of research and related policy issues on youth (OVCs), HIV/AIDS, drugs, education, and violence in the Caribbean, for use by NIDA in planning research initiatives; produced monthly newsletters highlighting HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care research conducted in the Caribbean; traveled extensively throughout the Caribbean identifying potential NIDA grantees; documented and analyzed efforts of other NIH Institutes and international donors in supporting research on the health and development of children, adolescents, and young adults in the Caribbean

Managed a legislative portfolio that included secondary and post-secondary education, TANF and HeadStart reauthorization, and U.S./Caribbean relations; assisted in crafting TANF reauthorization language; led a review on ADA policies governing areas of refuge in high rise building after 9/11; collaborated with House and Senate staff in assisting with drafting bi-partisan legislation on key social issues; drafted speeches; liaised with the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) members and staff to forward agenda on education and public health awareness; developed a Brain Trust Symposia for the CBC Legislative Conference on success gaps in higher eduction and TANF; addressed constituent inquiries; wrote policy briefs and tracked legislation; drafted represented the Congressman at meetings with international NGOs and government officials; worked closely with ministers of health and other leaders in the Caribbean; worked to strategically expand the list of President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) countries; accompanied Congressmen on two official trips to the Caribbean (e.g., Trinidad and Tobago and St. Martin)

Reviewed and drafted proposed legislation; addressed constituent concerns; responded to public and press inquiries; represented the senator at functions and meetings.

Secured the safety and well-being of pre-adjudicated juveniles; counseled at-risk youth.

Served as lead Preschool Teacher; Served as Deputy Director of the PrimeTime After School program serving over 600 children; Co-directed the YMCA summer camp for over 300 campers;

Served in the most forward deployed battalion in the US Army; responsible for completing all medical lab technology activities in the forward field unit (e.g. all lab test, phlebotomy, reading and documenting lab test results); assigned 1/2 time to the Military police unit.