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Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Managing team focused on breaking down systemic barriers that prevent Black communities from accessing economic growth opportunities.•Facilitating cross-departmental information-sharing, coordination, and strategic collaboration.•Cultivating relationships with local partners to plan and execute issue campaigns around issues such as housing access, price gouging, disaster relief, healthcare access, etc.•Meeting regularly with economic justice organizers to do long-term campaign planning and check in on progress.•Sharpening understanding of economic justice through the study of historical and contemporary scholarship and building relationships with directly impacted communities.

Assisting with administrative duties related to the successful delivery of training programs.• Developing packets and handouts for training events. • Providing tech help for virtual training events. • Tracking invoices and payments for training events. • Coordinating logistics for in person conferences/gatherings (meals, room setup, sign-in station, AV, hotel check-in/check-out.• Coordinating orientation materials for new hires.• Organizing, editing, and distributing training videos for future use.• Organizing event evaluation forms. • Assisting with correspondence to organizers on behalf of training staff.

Nashville Metropolitan Area

Supporting youth in building their writing, presentation, and leadership skills through creative writing and spoken word poetry, including short fiction writing and songwriting.•In conjunction with Southern Word team, plan, execute, and evaluate writing and poetry clubs, workshops, shows, and poetry slams; primarily for youth in schools and community settings, but also for adults and intergenerational groups at times.•Assisting with recruiting and marketing programs and events through marketing visits, sample performances, and communication with youth and parents.•Presenting own writing for modeling, demonstration and inspiration. •Documenting and submitting documentation for all workshops, residencies, shows, and activities.•Researching and developing new spoken word activities and curricula for use in workshops and residencies.•Supporting logistical execution of workshops, shows, and poetry slams.

Nashville Metropolitan Area

Oversaw, designed, scheduled, and coordinated a wide range of internal and external learning opportunities for program participants.• Utilized evidence-based practices to continually revise and improve upon our current Job Readiness curriculum, especially computer literacy.• Scheduled and coordinated Hard Skills courses and certifications for 50+ program participants (Hospitality Readiness, Construction Readiness, and Painting Readiness).• Taught weekly computer literacy classes for participants returning from incarceration who had vast skill variance.• Imparted job search coaching and case management for people returning to the community from incarceration.

Imparting job search coaching and case management for people returning to the community from incarceration, with a focus primarily on employment acquisition and success, and additionally fostering engagement in skills-building, while providing wraparound support.

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

A 24-week intensive program focused on gaining technical programming skills in a full stack scope using Agile Methodologies. Spent 30+ hours a week studying, completing assignments and group work while continuing full-time job as a Education Specialist at Project Return. Technologies learned/explored include:Frontend - HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, Material UI, JavaScript, jQuery, Handlebars, Media Queries, React.jsDatabase/Backend - MySQL, Sequelize, NoSQL, MongoDB, Mongoose, APIs, Node.js, Express Dev-ops - GIT/GitHub, Heroku Deployment

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Oversaw, designed, scheduled, and coordinated a wide range of internal and external learning opportunities for program participants.• Utilized evidence-based practices to continually revise and improve upon our current Job Readiness curriculum, especially computer literacy.• Scheduled and coordinated Hard Skills courses and certifications for 50+ program participants (Hospitality Readiness, Construction Readiness, and Painting Readiness).• Taught weekly computer literacy classes for participants returning from incarceration who had vast skill variance.• Imparted job search coaching and case management for people returning to the community from incarceration.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Imparting job search coaching and case management for people returning to the community from incarceration, with a focus primarily on employment acquisition and success, and additionally fostering engagement in skills-building, while providing wraparound support.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Facilitated engagement between the campaign and 50+ influential community organizations (i.e. advocacy groups, nonprofits, neighborhood associations, faith-based groups, etc.). Organized opportunities for diverse constituencies to meet the candidate. Advised on messaging and communication framework for diverse communities.

Created digital campaigns designed for advocates to engage their state officials on healthcare policy issues. Curated content for advocacy page on website. Organized events to amplify community voice on healthcare issues.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Fostered relationships with faith leaders, healthcare advocates, and community members from diverse backgrounds. Collaborated with them to research issues and to develop healthcare advocacy strategies. Taught community stakeholders and state-wide organizations techniques to effectively communicate with public officials and other decision makers within their communities.•Influenced 1,000+ community members and 100+ faith leaders to sign a petition and a letter requesting Tennessee lawmakers to expand access to healthcare. •Directed activities of 2 to 3 interns each semester and met with them weekly to assist in their professional growth and development. •Helped Tennessee acquire 13,772 unique comments, a national record, during a federal comment period. •Organized and motivated 100+ people to attend a healthcare rally so they could present urgent healthcare needs to Tennessee lawmakers.•Educated staff on how to use “EveryAction”, the organization’s outreach platform.

Jacksonville, Florida Area

Collaborated regularly with community and religious leadership and provided workshops to assist them with developing organizational, negotiation, and fundraising skills. Aligned the diverse goals and initiatives of various community members and allied organizations to transform the local community into one that reflected the dignity of all people.• Fundraised $25,000+ annually and the prepared materials, such as a Corporate Fundraising Meeting template. • Increased funds raised from local businesses by $20,000 in one year.• Developed community meeting agendas to be presented to audiences ranging from 5 to 1,500 people.• Visited 500+ faith leaders and other community leaders to discuss their concerns, to recruit them into the organization, and to share best practices for communicating the organization’s vision to their networks.• Encouraged 500+ faith leaders and other community leaders to attend the Annual Community Assembly where they directly addressed city leaders.

Certificate In Full Stack Web Development

A 24-week intensive program focused on gaining technical programming skills in a full stack scope.

Bachelor’S Degree, Public Policy/Communication Studies

Activities and Societies: Vanderbilt NAACP - Political Activism Chair, Vanderbilt Spoken Word - President, Vanderbilt Radio Station - Disc.