Key Achievements:Led community engagement and diversity initiatives, including adopting single-member districts to boost inclusion and representation.Managed a $200 million annual budget, ensuring alignment of fiscal priorities with community needs.Spearheaded reforms such as establishing a new K-9 unit for the Mesquite Police Department and transforming animal services, achieving a 90%+ live release rate through a collaborative action plan.Communicated complex policy issues in congressional hearings, policy briefings, and town halls, fostering transparency and engagement.Representative Projects:Led charter reform for diversity and inclusion.Drove municipal goals through strategic planning and managed compliance and legal reporting.Organized public demonstrations and supported the city’s adoption of an Equal Employment Opportunity ordinance.Committees:Councilmember Place 2, 2015-2019Mesquite Rodeo City Reinvestment Zone No. 1Towne Centre Reinvestment Zone No. 2Skyline Tax Increment Finance Reinvestment Zone No. 7Gus Thomasson Reinvestment Zone No. 8Town East/Skyline Reinvestment Zone No. 9Polo Ridge Reinvestment Zone No. 10Heartland Town Center Reinvestment Zone No. 11IH-20 Business Park Reinvestment Zone No. 12Spradley Farms Reinvestment Zone No. 13Alcott Logistics Station Reinvestment Zone No. 14Solterra Reinvestment Zone No. 15Mesquite Health Facilities Development CorporationMesquite Housing Finance CorporationMesquite Industrial Development CorporationMesquite ISD Strategic Planning Committee, 2017 & 2024

Led instructional strategies across departments, managing PLCs to foster teacher collaboration, data analysis, and instructional alignment.Developed and implemented programs that transformed campus-wide learning environments, improved classroom management, and addressed student behavior.Provided direct coaching and feedback, creating actionable steps for educators to enhance instructional practices and classroom management.Developed comprehensive professional development plans for teaching staff, with an emphasis on continuous growth and reflection.Spearheaded the use of data to identify trends, assess program effectiveness, and drive curriculum changes in alignment with state standards.Oversaw campus safety and security protocols, ensuring a secure and compliant environment for 1,000+ students and staff.Facilitated critical conversations with staff, students, and parents to resolve conflicts, enhance performance, and maintain a culture of high expectations.Implemented and tracked schoolwide academic initiatives, focusing on improving underperforming areas, resulting in improved performance metrics.Served on committee to hire staff and mentor new hires. Experienced in identifying and quickly resolving problems between personnel.Analyzed data to direct organizational success and identify the creation of new programs and curriculum and in role as strategic planning committee member.Supervised teams in action research centered on increasing inclusion and diversity and fighting bias and discrimination.Created new programs from concept to delivery, to accomplish organizational goals, such as DC TX Government course adoption and Advanced Placement Club.

Developed and executed programs to engage the community with defined goals and objectives, centered around client outreach, relationship building, and voter registrationHired, managed, and coached paid and volunteer teams with diverse backgrounds and ideologies

Researched case law and relevant legislation to assist counsel for asbestos litigation.Supervised 5 paralegals for work quality. Wrote briefs for counsel and management.

Researched, wrote, and edited policy proposals and legislative briefsAttended Congressional hearings and briefed, verbally and in-writing, high-level staffResponded to communication from constituents via written letters, phone calls, emails, and in-person meetings