My position as Director for the Office for Black Catholics is to serve the African American Catholics within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in collaboration with local parishes to evangelize and celebrate the contributions of the Black Catholic community. The Office of Black Catholics is committed to evangelization and building a faith community that is truly Black, authentically Catholic, and an integral part of the Universal Church.

I work in collaboration with the Sisters of the Redeemer, staff members, partners in mission, and volunteers and is responsible for promoting the effective, professional, and appropriate operation of the Redeemer Ministry Corps Program, ensuring its volunteers actualize the Program's mission. Additionally, the Director is responsible for co-creating and offering engaging programming that builds awareness and understanding of Blessed Alphonse Maria Eppinger's Charism and Redeemer Spirituality in an effort to develop and foster meaningful relationships and connections.

Assessed individual needs for clients who are terminally ill or medically vulnerable Collaborated with agencies on homeless issues and develop solutions to place clients in appropriate levels of care Researched client cases to help them seek all resources need for care Implemented services for clients who are terminally ill or medically vulnerable that are homeless.Collaborated with agencies on homeless issues and find solutions to help place clients in appropriate levels of care.Provided ongoing therapeutic needs including counseling, medication management, family reconciliation, end-of-life planning, advance directives, etc. and maintainingTrained and Supervised volunteers in a group setting and individually as neededDeveloped and trained eight volunteers to work specifically with clients who are homeless and terminally illUtilized a diverse skillset such as networking with individuals and community bridging the gap of needed services for the clientsWorked with a diverse groups of clients

Served as a lead resource to the Governance Board, Senior Management Team & Department Heads related to operations and decision makingProvided diversity awareness & education through management team collaborations on the integration of organizational Mission & Core ValuesDeveloped, planned and implemented operational strategies and completion of the Mission Integration Plan Partnered with Pastoral Care on liturgical masses and reflections for staff and residentsManaged and coached staff as stewards of peace and justice, through personal and professional development, awareness, education & practice Provided mentorship and support to high school and college age students for quarterly service projects Developed and presented training of the organization’s Mission and Core Values at new employee orientation and on-going educational programs for board members, management and staff

Maintained responsibility for health, safety, and welfare of over 400 clientsPrepared and managed departments’ fiscal budget Maintained exceptionally high retention rate of 90% Supervised, coached and provided training for 12 full-time employees Researched and provided data and insight for grants that resulted in an increased operational budget by 20%Developed and updated all policies and procedures, successfully passed and exceeded all federal, state, and local inspections and auditsProvided agency direction and preparation for Council on Accreditation and Reaccreditation AuditSpearheaded and executed five-year strategic plan for Adult and Senior Care Program, which resulted in a new program developmentNetworked with community organizations, built partnerships that resulted in support services for a 10% higher volume of clients served Served as key liaison to the Board in all matters pertaining to DirectoratePartnered with corporate sponsorship to support fundraising events Professionally represented the organization to the media, which included print and television

Oversaw and managed Hurricane Katrina and Rita evacuees support Managed Hurricane Katrina and Rita displaced evacuees project – resulted in 80% project completion for home repairsProvided fiscal accountability for over 300 approved clients with $2,000 in gift cards with zero identified discrepancies in formal auditsDocumented all paperwork and case files to ensure effective case management through cohesive communication and documentation effortsAssisted in development of Asset Building Case Management program, built and maintained stakeholder relationships with Habitat for HumanityProvided case management support for over 50 Habitat for Humanity cases resulting client approval for Habitat for Humanity homes

Developed and maintained operational budget in excess of $20,000.00 Successfully increase sales by 50% through hands-on sales strategy development, including training and operational in initiativesProvided direction and training for staff on daily operational needsProvided efficient training & support to staff through daily operations management Developed sales tactics to increase daily sales, resulted in larger donation given to nonprofit organizations on Yokosuka Base

Case Managed welfare to work clients ensuring referred clients were given orientation to program.Handled caseload for welfare to work program assessing client’s needs and helping clients meet goals.