I offer outreach and birth doula services to include home visiting and early intervention, for pregnant individuals and their infants 0-2 years old.● Culturally responsive childbirth education as well as birth and postpartum doula services● Developed training content based on the HealthConnect One 20-session model and facilitated a cohort of 20 doulas in order to bring new service providers to Open Arms clients and the overall community ● Bi-weekly prenatal and postpartum home visiting through Baby’s second birthday● Routine child development screenings, client wellness screenings and resource referrals● A liaison to relevant community resources to include baby items, domestic violence services, transportation, funding, court advocacy, etc● Outreach events to support the Black community and other marginalized communities from a birth and pregnancy perspective

● Full-spectrum birth support services including: live birth, pregnancy/infant release, and prenatal & postpartum support services● Services are catered to communities of color, LGBTQ+, varying socio-economic statuses, varying marital/familial statuses● Support offered in a myriad of settings to include hospital, birth center, home birth – encompassing a diverse range of birth circumstances such as water birth, cesarean birth, and vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)● Peer-led breastfeeding education and assistance● Prenatal and postpartum consultation to address clients’ needs during labor and after birth● Supporting with evidence based research, so that clients are armed with the education to make decisions in their own best interests● Developed content and presented in the Northwest Doula Conference 2019 regarding Breastfeeding in the Black community● Led panel discussions regarding best practices for newly trained doulas

Birth Doula, Diversity Doula Committee, Doula Training● Developed and facilitated a breastfeeding training for doula colleagues ● Developed and participated in a panel regarding birth outcomes in the Black community and secondary trauma in Black doulas● Served on the Doula Diversity Selection Committee, to foster diversity in Swedish doula selection pool● Served on the Leadership Committee, to determine relevant programmatic needs and budgeting● Prenatal and postpartum consultation to assess clients’ birth vision and support their needs prior and after birth● Supported for clients at Swedish Hospital’s various campuses to include First Hill, Issaquah, and Ballard● Brought awareness to clients regarding various programs, courses and opportunities related to birth, breastfeeding and parenting● Attended monthly birth education meetings and peer group discussions● Provided evidence-based resources to assist clients in making the birthing decisions that best serve them

Government Procurement Technical Assistance● Reached out to disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE) to inform them of upcoming local and federal government contract opportunities, events and resources to put them in the best position to compete for and win contracts● Mapped out a customized government contracting strategy through individual business counseling using the Bid Readiness Evaluation Tool● Sent clients email correspondence – relevant links, articles, contract opportunity notifications, event notifications, etc.

Government Procurement Technical Assistance, Business Development, Small and Minority Businesses - Consultant

- Plan and coordinate national certified Women's Business Enterprises(WBE)/corporate/government one-on-one match-making events to include WBDC's Annual Entrepreneurial Woman's Conference Contract Connections Program and the Office Depot/Enterprising Women Match-Maker as well as all media, evaluations and follow-up throughout these programs. These match-makers have resulted in major corporate and government contracts for WBE Certified clients- Leads WBDC's South Suburban Initiative, expanding the reach of WBDC's IL Procurement Technical Assistance Center to the South Suburban Chicagoland area- Develop, and facilitate IL Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) workshops as well as create ancillary workshop-related materials- Conducts individual business counseling sessions in various government contracting topics such as: government certification, General Services Administration (GSA) schedule, capability statements, System for Award Management (SAM) registration assistance, bid submittal/proposal writing, contract award history/contract forecasting, contract management and related topics- Researches and analyzes Federal and local government databases for the purposes of assisting clients with their government contracting strategy- Edits and maintains several pages of company website- Provides content for the Insider Newsletter - to a list of over 3,000 of WBDC’s clients and constituents- Interfaces with government prime contractors to identify subcontracting opportunities for clients

Production coordination for five accounts including, but not limited to: program scheduling, as well as communication liaison to the client, Station Mgr., production team and account execs.Trained a team of new hires in company practices and procedures

Chicago's local PBS station and one of the major network broadcast stations in the region Worked in all aspects of the national Lucky 11 Sweepstakes Campaign dealing with: creating related media, customer attainment/feedback, budgeting, sponsorship gifts and production assistance - which resulted in the success of the regionally televised Sweepstakes event Developed a system for Lucky 11 Sweepstakes Campaign data organization and storage

• Designed, wrote and distributed press releases regarding new products, celebrity tournaments, and company personnel – issuing these releases to 10,000+ media outlets.• Edited two company websites for content and clarity• Created and maintained Certified Instructor acquisition and follow-up plans, which resulted in 13 potential candidates• Set up, managed and participated in online seminars using Gotomeeting.com Webinar software, and creating related support media – Power Point presentations, seminar invitations, follow-up letters, packets, etc.• Coordinated events planning for NFL Hall of Famer’s Tourneys and Golf Trade Shows• Conducted customer feedback

· Administered all admissions procedures dealing with: interviewing prospects, paperwork, student retention and follow-up, that resulted in over 40 students starting their college careers· Recorded and preserved team notes for weekly Executive Meetings

Managed theme park gift shop with average customer visit at 100+ patrons per night Created "Magical Moment" dance - currently used as a nightly tradition at Sweet Spells