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Biloxi, Mississippi Area

Manage and oversee staff, coordinate board of directors and serve as lead representative to the community to protect the environment, defending human rights, provide affordable housing . expand economic and business development to increase opportunities for minority constituents.

Biloxi, Mississippi Area

Manage and oversee agency whose focus is upon environmental justice, economic development and justice, affordable housing and justice, human rights and preservation of indigenous communities.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

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Multiple Us Cities

Organizational Bridges (OB) LLC is the USA subsidiary of Vertex Innovation based in Costa Rica. OB develops and equips leaders, organizations and communities to achieve the results and vision they have for the future. This is achieved by providing comprehensive organizational, project-program development, management, strategic business planning, board and staff training, revenue generating services and comprehensive funding development services to nonprofit organizations, government agencies, private and public corporations/businesses, multinationals, faith based institutions, trade associations and academic institutions.

Municipalidad De Tela-Atlantida, Honduras

I'm providing organizational development, project development, strategic planning, fund development and organizing technical assistance to a collaboration of non-profits, Education Department of Tela, Mayor, school leaders and parents in project to obtain financial resources for children in 5 public schools that are in desperate need for computers, new books, desks, essential building repairs, recreational facilities and school supplies.

Granada, Nicaragua

The mission of La Esperanza is to provide opportunities and resources for the long term educational advancement and community development of Nicaraguan barrios we hope to brighten the future of the children by empowering the people of the villages to improve their current living conditions and break the cycle of poverty. La Esperanza serves over 2000 elementary, middle and high school children and youth in 4 impoverished public schools. Over the next 2 months I am creating a fund development, fundraising and marketing plan while building the institutional and organizational infrastructure for revenue development for the staff and volunteers to operate and manage.

San Jose, Costa Rica

http://vertexinnovation.net/en/ (Frano Project Management /Vertex Innovation)Provide comprehensive management and organizational development consulting services in Central and South America.Accomplishments include; Developed strategic business plan and designed and facilitated 2 day managers strategic planning retreat for a multinational corporation in Costa Rica. Designed and conducted training workshops Redesigned aency and department managers and executives job descriptions and responsibilities to enahnce productivity adn effectiveness.. Created diagnostic tools for determining training needs. Analyzed , reviewed, and reformulated policies and procedures for agencies HR Departments.. Developed power point and reveiwed excel presentations Prepared exective managers adn board members for making presentations to US affiliates and central offices.

Santa Ana California

On a 1 year service agreement I served as a Resource Developer for the Development Office assigned to work on volunteer capacity building and fund development projects. I successful re-established and rebuilt the Women Build Volunteer Program and created a Clergy-Lay Task Force named the Circle of Faith. In addition, I created a partnership between Habitat and the John Muir School and Century Center for Economic Opportunity, Inc. (CCEO) that resulted in the submission of a Youth-Build application to the Department of Labor for Orange County.

San Jose, Costa Rica

Providing diverse education, marketing, public speaking and program development consulting services to institutes, schools, nonprofits and socally responsible businesses.Accomplishments include: Developed a 2 year marketing and sales business plan. Redesigned and reformatted website content, increasing website optimization by 50% and increased visits and hits by 70% for a Costa Rican Agency, Devised new marketing strategies and established a 12 month marketing plan for a Costa Rican Language Institute Revised and edited company personnel policies for Harsco Infrastructure Latin America and Hospital Clinica BiblicaConducted and facilitated a training program for a USA multinational company oerating in Costa Rica over a 12 month period.

Philadelphia/Washington, Dc

Provided technical assistance to various Section (8) apartment communities in property management and community development. Duties included preparation of budgets, leasing, soliciting and approving bids, overseeing contractors, and administering federal funds.Accomplishment include: Reduced delinquent account receivables by 50%. Obtained and assisted in the management of federal government funding for safety and security infrastructure in the amounts of $500,000 to install cameras, lighting and fencing. Successfully assisted in the preparation & coordination of 2 federal governmentt. HUD management reviews.

Washington, Dc

Provided technical assistance, grant oversight and financial management to 15 non-profit agencies that received project funding for the DC Fatherhood Initiative (DCFI). Reviewed grant applications, monitored program operations, project outcomes and project budgets. Responded to HHS federal request for information on the DC grant award.Accomplishments included: A leader in the planning, development & implementation of the first DHS/DC Fatherhood Initiative Conference.. Served as key player in the proposal review, bidding, awarding and contracting process for thirty community agencies. Prepared, developed and facilitated three orientations and training workshops for 30 nonprofit community based agencies and organizations throughout the Washington, DC community.

Washington Dc

As the project coordinator and manager for the OIC-DC Fatherhood Initiative I designed and implemented job readiness and employability workshops, identified employment opportunities, networked with social service providers, maintained employment databases, and identified pre-apprenticeship and academic literacy needs and opportunities.Accomplishments included: Successfully developed and implemented marketing, outreach and recruitment strategy. Identified and assisted 50% of the project client roster in obtaining full-time employment. Placed 90% of our client roster into GED programs, vocational training, and computer literacy classes. Developed and implemented a new training curriculum for this new government funded demonstration projects.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

CEO, Founder and Organizational Development Consultant, Center for Technical Assistance & Training, Washington, DC 9/05-9/06, 9/97-12/03CTAT, a consultant company provided technical assistance and training to non-profits and local and municipal government agencies in the areas of organizational development, fund development, organizational management, program development, strategic planning, public and affordable housing programs, resident services programs, physical housing creation, board/staff development, youth development and social service program development.Accomplishments included: Obtained 16.6 milion dollars in public/ private funds for various non-profit corporations and government agencies/municipalities throughoput the United States Obtained, managed and monitored the HOME Technical Assistance contract awarded by the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development for a three year period in the form of reimbursable sub-recipient contract. The grant provided program development, program management, strategic planning, resource development and evaluation services to Bexar County Department of Housing and Economic Development and Merced Housing CDC in San Antonio Texas Consultant and Program Director for Move UP CDC in Kansas City, Missouri. My colleague and I created and served as adjunct staff for the CDC for this community based non-profit. We also managed and monitored the city contract of $400,000 dollars from the Kansas City Housing and Economic and Development Finance Corporation (HEDFC). CTAT obtained an additional 1,850,000 Move UP Community Development Project. Under contracts for (CTAT) I Supervised and coordinated the field operations of 10 consultants that provided field services in numerous cities including but not limited to: Detroit, Milwaukee, Little Rock, Kansas City, New York, Roseburg, Spartanburg, San Antonio, Dallas, Decatur, Cullen, Lawrence, New Haven, Dublin, Ft.Valley, Des Moines, Chicago,Champaign.Roseburg, Ann Arbor

Alexandria, Virginia

Community Lodging served predominantly a low-income Hispanic community of immigrant adults and youth formerly from Mexico, Central and South America..As Executive Director, I managed and developed programs for this non-profit organization. I supervised a staff that provided affordable housing and transitional housing programs, after-school programs for elementary and middle school age children, summer programs for youth and computer literacy and ESL classes. Accomplishments included: Obtained, managed and monitored two state grants and reimbursable sub-recipient contracts from the Virginia Dept. of Housing and Community Development for the transitional housing program for $60,000 for 2 years. Supervised 9 staff and numerous volunteers Wrote and obtained $52,500 of new grant funding from the Cit of Alexandria Youth Fund and from the Virginia Department of Health for the anti-bullying project Sought and obtained designation and grant by Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) for establishment of a ACPS Resource Center/Library for our Family Learning Center provided $10,000 per year, 20 computers, books, software,& furniture Created a Middle School Program serving 30 boys and girls in academic, social and recreational pursuits

Provided technical assistance in strategic planning, project development, program management and fund development for Community Development Corporations and Community Housing Development Organizations. Also, conducted organizational and program assessments and evaluations of these aforementioned nonprofit community organizations.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Authorized technical assistance provider chosen by the CCDA board of Directors to serve the National CCDA member congregations, churches and faith partner agencies/organizations As CEO for Partners In Christian Community Development (PICCD I coordinated, managed and supervised a team of consultants that provided holistic community development technical assistance and training. The services that I and my colleagues provided included strategic planning, fundraising, board and staff training, new start-up support for a 501c3 to incorporate, program evaluations and audits, board-staff retreats, affordable housing development, youth development, social service program development for youth, families and seniors.

Detroit, Michigan

I served as the Interim Executive Director on a temporary 5 month consultant contract for this Ford Foundation funded demonstration project that channeled money through the Community Foundations in each of the 5 cities. I conducted and led the negotiations, administrative and technical support to secure the 2 million dollar safety and neighborhood crime, outreach and counseling program with the city government Managed and monitored the two major city contracts representing two million dollars referenced above Evaluated, enhanced and leveraged the pre-development loan program sponsored by the Neighborhood and Family Initiative. I supervised 6 staff, voluneers and consultants and managed all operations for the agency Facilitated a strategic planning board and staff retreat Monitored a $300,000 Ford Foundation operating grant for the organization Facilitated a strategic planning board and staff retreat Developed a 2-year strategic organizational and fund development plan for the organization Developed a transition plan for the organization that included a search process for a permanent CEO.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Provided on-site technical assistance and training.Accomplishments:Organized, developed and facilitated the creation of a public/private collaborative in Little Rock, Arkansas of government agencies, local ,non-profits universities, law enforcement and faith based institutions in support of the Little Rock Housing HOPE VI Neighborhood Planning Process Developed a strategic plan for the Little Rock Housing Authority Developed and obtained federal grants totaling 13,600,000 for the City of Little Rock Housing Authority from HUD. Organized and facilitated the strategic planning process for the Kansas City Housing Authority composed of government staff, community groups and public housing residents.I raised 110,000 for two resident management corporations in Kansas City, Missouri. Facilitated a joint planning process for the Milwaukee Housing Authority that resulted in new management policies, rejuvenated social service programs, improved monitoring systems, establishment of collaborative implementation team composed of residents, government staff & neighborhood partners Organized a coalition called PLAN, composed of residents and neighborhood groups to combat the loss of public housings units throughout the city of Detroit. Raised a combined $155,000 in federal grant funds for three Detroit non-profit organizations. Testified to the Detroit City Council at the request of Chairwoman Mary Ann Mahaffi concerning the city plans to demolish hundreds of pubic thousand units without replacing existing subsidized housing. In the state of Illinois I raised a combined $40,000 to support the efforts of two client agencies (Statewide Housing Action Coalition and Concerned Neighbors of William County) In the state of Connecticut I raised $120,000 in private and government funds for Coalition of the People and Elm Haven Resident Management Corporation, developed strategic plans and conducted board and staff training for each organization over the course of a 6 year period.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Served as liaison between residents, management divisions and corporation counsel.Reviewed resident’s payment history and files and negotiated and executed payment agreements. Updated, reconciledand monitored accounts for over 942 units. Prepared ex-tenants accounts for write offs. Accomplishments included: Identified financail resources and assistance for significant numbers of public housing resident familes to pay for their rent and essential needs, I alos collected delinquent tenant account receivables for 942 rental housing units bringing in an estimated $300,000 Successfully participated in a project to write off an estimated 1 million dollars of uncollected rents from ex-tenant accounts Successfully provided technical support to seven property managers for 9 designated multifamily developments

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Provided home purchase counseling, packaged and reviewed DC government HPAP loan applications for submission to the city. Drafted sales contracts for prospective home-buyers and prepared, submitted and monitored single-family rehab loan applications. Also provided counseling and represented families in mortgage and rental default hearings and proceedings.Accomplishments included: Packaged reviewed and determined loan eligibility for 72 home purchasers to become successful in obtaining $20,000 dollars for down payment assistance for first time homebuyers from the DC Local Development Corporation (DCLDC). Packaged, reviewed, and determined loan eligibility for 48 homeowners to become successful in obtaining deferred home improvement loans through the DC Single Family Rehabilitation Program.. Prevented 15 homeowners from foreclosure through my representation utilizing the HUD assignment program and procedures that enabled the clients to have their FHA mortgages assumed, restructured and recast at a lower interest rate and a monthly payment amount that was achievable by the homeowner..

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Grants & Loan Program Analyst, Campaign for Human Development,Washington,DC.1/82-5/82, 2/84-4/84Evaluated economic development loan proposals and social development grants. Developed profiles on technical assistance providers, prepared updates on other foundations, interviewed prospective funding candidates and monitored previous loan recipients. Worked with other foundations to leverage resources on behalf of CHD financed groups.Accomplishments included: Reviewed and pre-qualified over 50 loan proposals and applications. Counseled 50 loan recipients to aid in their loan request qualification process. Established a directory and database that provided technical assistance providers and complimentary funding resource prospects for CHD loan recipientsOrganized, evaluated and scored grant applications in conjunction with area program officers.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I provided services on a three month contract in which I organized low-income community residents conducted research, facilitated community meetings and worked closely with police department and neighborhood groups in addressing crime and safety issues in the Adams Morgan Community.Accomplishments included: Increased resident participation in community policing program by 25% and increased capacity of the resdient organizations and community leaders to build support in their fight against crime and drug trafficking in teh community. .

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Conducted training sessions, developed and organized resident associations and homeowner groups. Provided consultation and representation on behalf of resident associations in their negotiations with property management and property owners. Researched and evaluated commercial and industrial development projects in conjunction with the Office of Planning and Economic Development as a representative to Neighborhood Housing Services planning committee.Accomplishments include: Successfully organized a homeowner association in the Northeast section of DC establishing a Neighborhood Watch & Patrol Program that substantially reduced larceny & drug trafficking in the target community. Organized over 15 resident councils and assisted five apartment communities in rolling back illegal rent increases through the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Successfully assisted the residents of three apartment communities in organizing to purchase heir building in conjunction with University Legal Services and Ministries Untied To Support Community Life Endeavors.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Organizational Management/Administrative Sciences

36 Graduate Course Credits, Urban Studies/Affairs

Successfully Completed All Course Work/Thesis Pending

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: Political Director of the Organization for African and African Students, Research Assistant for Middle Eastern.