David Muhammad Email & Phone Number

Greater Milwaukee

Chief of operations for department of over 800 staff and 4000 contracted workers with a $325 million annual operating budget.• Assess and reinforce DHHS’ strengths and assets that help deliver its vital services which play an important role in the lives of so many.• Supervise DHHS Communications, Contract Services Division, Youth Justice Innovation, and DHHS Facilities projects.• Lead DHHS Facilities planning efforts and related projects.• Provide oversight of complex multi-partner agreements, subcontracts, competitive applications, and scoring processes.• Advance racial equity in contract work by addressing RFP process, drafting policy recommendations, assessing provider network diversity, and gathering stakeholder feedback.• Provide executive level leadership to Division Administrators, DHHS Director’s Office Team, and external partnerships.• Maximize networking capabilities to advocate for and communicate DHHS interests to diverse stakeholders including elected officials, community groups, faith communities, and businesses.

Greater Milwaukee Area

• Develop and Implement City Wide Violence Prevention Efforts• Program Design, Technical Assistance, and Evaluation of Community Based Violence Interruption Efforts• Facilitate Strategic Partnerships Between Government, Private/Public sector, and Community Stakeholders• Grant Management, Policy Analysis, and Research

• Operate after-school bilingual youth remedial education and recreation program for 120-150 children daily at Hayes Bilingual and Lincoln Avenue Elementary• Built community partnerships with families, elected officials, law enforcement, stakeholders, and local businesses• Designed and implemented culturally relevant gang prevention course for over 60 young males from the ages of 10-18• Created and began implementation of agency-wide Boys of Color Initiative• Managed budget over $250,000 and annually secured grant funding• Oversaw Wisconsin Shares childcare program and increased sustainability revenue by 40% in 2013• Recruited and hired staff for multiple locations within the Hispanic community

• Supervised 12 staff, youth workers, and volunteers for program of 80 elementary students• Presented professional development trainings for SSNC, WACYCP, MPS Recreation, and the Helen Bader Foundation• Coordinated 8-week summer program of over 100 students• Developed collaborative projects with Haven woods Economic Development Corporation, Growing Power, Arts @ Large, and H2O Music Productions• Worked closely with school learning team to implement SIP Plan benchmarks for Afterschool programming• Assisted in development of SSNC Youth Department K-12 programming for youth• Certified in CPR/First Aid and Mandatory Reporting trainings