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Kansas City Metropolitan Area

Provide written reports on organizational capacity and progress towards goals by analyzing, reviewing and evaluating data for the Neighbor Works® organizations Assist or lead specialized teams and use analytic tools, core technical skills and evaluation methods to assess current and potential NeighborWorks® organizationsIdentify and report on organizations priority/capacity profile and rating based on its financial, organizational, programmatic and management capacity and performanceConduct interviews with the organization’s senior Board, staff, committee and funding partnersExamine policies, procedures, practices and documentation in detailed off-site and on-site assessments, measured against Neighborhood Housing Services of America (NHSA) corporate standards and good business practicesWork in close coordination with NeighborWorks® America District offices, National Initiative and the NHSA secondary market staff

Oversee all operational aspects of a progressive community development organizationManage senior deputies in industrial, commercial and housing development divisionsDirector of the “New Communities Program,” an innovative ten-year community planning and implementation process funded by the MacArthur Foundation and executed by LISC/Chicago Authored and implemented a successfully funded $1.2 million proposal to the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The “Keep Our Homes” campaign is a multi-year project to address neighborhood foreclosures carried out in partnership with two community agencies Responsible for identifying, developing, and managing relationships with over 25 community-based organizationsOversee development and implementation of over 60 projects and programs within the New Communities Program framework, resulting in over $500,000 of new resources for community development to dateImplemented major human resource, financial and organizational procedures, including new staff performance evaluation processes and new accounting systems Selected as an Emerging Leader as part of the Neighborhood Excellence Award from Bank of America, 2009-2010. Attended training and conferences with over 90 other leaders from the United States and the United Kingdom.Visited Russia in 2010 as part of an expert community development team sponsored by the MacArthur International Foundation Program.

Chicago, Il

Generated new funding sources for program and organizational expansionSecured million dollar line of credit for acquisition and rehab of homes for sale to moderate and market rate homebuyers Supervised and managed staffing in department and agency wideImplemented and managed construction and successful completion of each propertyManaged and developed new first-time homebuyers program; developed and coordinated pre- and post-purchase home buyers classesCoordinated and marketed home sales to potential buyers; developed marketing strategies for the communitySecured HUD certification for the agency, resulting in a secure annualized funding stream

Oak Park, Illinois

for City’s largest provider of educational, social and recreational programmingResponsible for developing and planning new and ongoing programs for centrally initiated and community-based opportunitiesIdentified and cultivated resources to provide programming in the areas of citywide technology and education projects, family literacy, youth and adult education, board development and youth violence prevention servicesExecuted adult literacy community planning process in four neighborhoods. Designed marketing brochures, developed needs assessment tools, and facilitated a community planning process in response to residents needs; Provide classroom instruction in personal finance and investments.; Invited and traveled to Russia for community development conference, June - July 2010

Worked in collaboration with local community development corporations to acquire, fund and rehabilitate a scattered site homeownership projectManaged the pre-development and development of new construction for affordable homeownership projectsOversaw project and construction management, including preparation of feasibility analysis, selection of, negotiation with and coordination of development team members, community outreach and project oversightResponsible for identifying potential new projects, including preparation of funding application packages

of Community Services, Urban Edge, Boston, MASecured funding for employment and youth/family programs through successful proposal submissions, managed community services and resident services staff, implement analysis and outreach phase of planning initiativesPerformed strategic planning for projects and programs, including real estate development, local schools, community-based organizations and resident associations,Coordinated and managed temporary relocation process for 88-unit development during construction

Master'S Degree, Project Management

Masters In Management, Non Profit Management

Master Of Science, Management

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

Bachelor Of Arts, Psychology