Leads the board of directors, and sets strategic direction. Works with the board to develop long-term plans and ensure the nonprofit is moving towards its goals. Oversees operations and ensures its financial stability. Supervises staff, manages finances, and ensures compliance with regulations. Serves as the public face, chief spokesperson, and representative to donors, policymakers, and the community.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS- Non salaried governance level position - Board Leadership (Strategy & Business Development)- Lead the growth and standards of the entityMISSIONWe develop people to become leaders in their communities.COMPANY OVERVIEWSidewalk University is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that helps families and communities with Education, Economic Empowerment, and Nutrition & Health.OUR PURPOSE- Create an Effective Leadership Network Worldwide- Develop Leaders and Professionals to Build & Improve Communities- Help People Identify Community Needs and Create Programs- Promote Educational, Cultural, and Social EventsOUR THREE PRINCIPALS- Education: It all starts here, “Anything You Do, You Must First Get Educated”- Investing: Pass on Education to a Child & Those in Need within the Community- Giving: The Key to Being Educated is to Share One’s Knowledge & Give People Positive Experiences so They Develop WisdomDESCRIPTIONBelow is a sample of some of our programs...EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS- Partnership with NJIT, Rutgers, Newark Public Schools- Academic Enrichment - Middle Schools- Scholarship Application Process- College Scholarship Awards- Adopt a Daycare- Social & Cultural Outings - Fun Stuff!- Volunteerism (feeds all of our programs)ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS- Economic Empowerment Conference- Investing & Finance Management Workshop- Financial Workshop Series- Entrepreneurship- Mentoring- U.S. National Committee for U.N. Women NUTRITION & HEALTH PROGRAMS- Breast Cancer Awareness- Preventative Health Care Services for Children/Families (Obesity & Exercise)- "Gift of Sight" for the Underprivileged- Karate Classes & Tournaments- Track & FieldGENERAL INFORMATIONSidewalk University was originally founded by listening to people on the streets about their day-to-day challenges. It's amazing what we learned. Hearing from the people allowed us to create programs that make a true difference.

- Non salaried position (Nutrition & Health)- Teach people how to get healthy and stay that way- Provide guidance and mentor those ready to lose weight, improve cardio and build strength

- Non salaried position (Economic Empowerment)- Teach people how to avoid debt and build wealth- Provide guidance and mentor those that are ready to self-improve

- Non-salaried partnership with Conrad Andy Howell to make a difference in people's lives- Established SidewalkUniversity.org as our online communication vehicle- Developed our logo to symbolize commitment to worldwide education & programs

Mission:Provide education and action plans for optimal health, nutrition, weight management, and obesity prevention. By helping children, families, the elderly, and others in need, we are restoring people’s health and giving them a life.

Most Recent Project:The WorldShip Project offers the end customer access to UPS domestic and international shipping services and simplifies their operations. The challenge is ensuring that this highly integrated system works on an ever increasing, huge customer base. It needs to be simple enough to handle a "Mom & Pop" shipper, yet sophisticated enough to efficiently provide solutions for Fortune 100 companies. It needs to work flawlessly on all Windows based operating systems in all supported foreign languages across more than 130 countries worldwide. To meet these high demands, we're always in the "inventing" mode. Our systems tend to be too large for typical solutions that don't scale to our needs nor have the capability to handle the complexity of our business rules and software development processes. By using sophisticated virtual technologies, leveraging 24x7 automation, using advanced project development methodologies, and instilling people leadership principals, I'm glad to say that my team and fellow managers are up to this challenge. The key to our success is that we understand our core business, are focused on results, use/create proven processes, and produce exceptional releases that satisfy the most demanding customers.

Information Services strategic planning. Worldwide software development. Two Recent Projects:Project 1: The Enterprise Portfolio Test Practice Project focused on leading seven application development portfolios to assess their “As-Is” testing state and determine the appropriate transformations for their “To-Be” testing state. The complexity of the project was that it was comprehensive and touched on People, Process, Tools, and Environment. It also had a large span of control with frequent interactions with our CIO, ALM Steering Committee senior management team, senior management, each portfolio leader and their subject matter experts, Shared Services, PLS (Test Tools & Defect Management), Finance & Accounting, Human Resources, Learning & Development, Accenture, IBM, and HP. My job role was that of a Project Manager, leading 13 staff that contained a Project Manager, Project Leaders, Team Leads, and Consultants.Project 2: The Portfolio Test Practice Project focused on working with the Enterprise Test Organization, HR and Portfolio Senior Management, 5 app-dev portfolios, and leading 9 portfolio QA teams and various development teams doing QA roles across the NJ/MD/GA campuses. There were enterprise wide as well as portfolio specific initiatives. The complexity of the project was that all interactions needed to be influenced with no direct lines of authority. Financial goals were surpassed by close to a million dollars while still accomplishing all aspects and deliverables of the program on time: (1) Utilize global development resources to reduce costs, (2) Expand use of automation and automation frameworks, (3) Transition testing of DI applications from Development to QA, (4) Improve test processes and utilization of ALM artifacts. Further value was added by analyzing key projects and recommending improvements (Open Account, FGV, MyChoice). Note: The project was significantly larger than what can be listed here.