Climate and Sustainability Performance Office

• Secured a $75K in grant funding and developed grassroots campaign strategy for The Greater Washington Urban League with the DC Mayor’s office, for the Census 2020 Complete Count Committee and Young Advocates Sub-Committee for effective collection of hard to count populations, specifically Wards that are largely populated by people of color• Advised Julian Castro for President Campaign on environmental and climate justice issues

Former COO & Director of Strategic InitiativesBoard Vice President & Treasurer♦ Advocates for the eradication of lead in communities of color, specifically black and latino. ♦ Manages partner relationships and coalition building to organize advocacy campaigns surrounding lead exposure awareness. ♦ Drafts policy recommendations for elected officials proposals, prepare testimony and strategizes policy agendas for the empowerment of sustainable communities of color. ♦ Manages daily functioning and organizational operations, organizational culture, and structure while serving as the right hand to our President. Responsible for grant management, written communications and drafting press releases for some of our most important work.

◇ Lead diverse campaign strategy for the state. Hired, then coached, managed and empowered a state staff of 10 daily + volunteers ◇ Gave compelling speeches at community and campaign events and developed media & communications strategies to gain more traction and exposure for the candidate ◇ Built and leveraged relationships with community leaders, elected officials and organizations to garner support. ◇ Oversaw content creation, marketing and digital media strategies. ◇ Developed policy based media strategy to highlight the campaign issues germane to Virginians. ◇ Secured endorsements and lead advocacy strategy to organize statewide ◇ Lead day-to-day operations. ◇ Setup a Northern Virginia office location◇ Ensured ongoing coordination with the headquartered campaign office◇ Responsible for managing and maintaining the state budget◇ Posses excellent organizational skills ◇ Level-headed leader with great interpersonal skills

Former caterer and private chef offering organic & sustainable gourmet street foods options — eclectic soul food. Varied cultured offerings from Malawi to Costa Rica.

♦ Provided research for a successful PAC campaign that won the majority in the House of Representatives, for the largest Democratic Political Action Committee in the nation; an effort that has not be achieved since 2010. ♦ Drafted candidate strategy memos and crafted political narratives by conducting self and oppositional research on political candidates and incumbents, used to shape political strategy.♦ Analyzed legislative policies and candidate’s positions on a wide range of key public policies.♦ Drafted narratives on candidates and incumbents, and analyzed political effectiveness of messaging and campaigns. ♦ Developed and factually substantiated the narratives for TV, radio and mail piece ads, in more than 25 districts, throughout the nation.♦ Compiled evidence-based data for varied media platforms for more than 25 congressional districts. ♦ Analyzed legislation, candidate positions and political issues for up to 10 consultants. Political Analysis, Data Analysis, Negotiation, Public Speaking, Marketing, Advertising, Research

♦ Drafted and reviewed retail lease agreements and other real estate related contracts for commercial projects, under direction of general counsel most notably Union Market, DC and Mosaic District, Fairfax VA

♦ Negotiated Global Hospitality agreement terms with corporate real estate clients for US and international markets.♦ Appropriately sourced outside counsel and managed the flow of internal litigation matters.♦ Led SoCal Gas Leak Project — developed a team to liaise with large relocation partners who assisted with finding units for displaced community members — raising $25M for Bridgestreet.♦ Developed internal sales contract process with General Counsel that allowed for sales managers and clients to submit contract requests efficiently for fast closing procedures. ♦ Managed the implementation and continued use of the sales contract process and other internal legal processes as needed.♦ Created, analyzed, and/or reviewed varied contracts for global (US, EMEA, and APAC) serviced apartment matters including but not limited to: *Master Service Agreements*Short term and long term Residence Agreements *Consultant Agreements *Management Agreements *Corporate Real Estate Leases *Residential Leases*Reservation Agreements♦ Directly supported Managing Director of Development and Brand Services and General Counsel, with all legal matters pertaining to the US, EMEA and APAC business lines.♦ Researched and provided case law, articles, for short term housing regulations, trademark and franchise matters in various states and countries. ♦ Created structural company and client specific process flows for enhanced brand understanding and management. ♦ Served as the HR coordinator on-boarding new candidates, drafting job descriptions, assisting with migrations, and conducting reference verifications. ♦ Worked alongside HR director to implement web-based performance management and inter-office social communication system used company wide transforming company culture.♦ Enhanced overall company function and structure.♦ Developed and maintained office legal databases and archival systems via Sharepoint, shared drives and other online storage systems.

♦ Supported SVP and federal and state regulatory government affairs and legal teams by attending legislative hearings for briefing sessions on issues affecting telecommunications policy and legislation affecting Verizon.♦ Assisted general counsel and lobbyists with research for testimony on Broadband Spectrum issue.♦ Conducted legal market research on the agency websites (FCC, UCC) examining waivers, comments and ex-parte filings.♦ Documented files and reviewed current policy issues.♦ Conducted research for Verizon community outreach program efforts.♦ Prepared materials and presentations for operational reviews.♦ Tracked members of congress status information.

♦ Implemented an archival organization system for the director's public speeches.♦ Created and maintained databases of NINR partner information and federal congressional letters.♦ Disseminated new Palliative Care program research to requesting medical facilities and healthcare professionals.♦ Facilitated purchase requests for the department.♦ Assisted marketing team with planning NINR's 25th anniversary events, graphically designing layouts for company endorsed paraphernalia.♦ Responsible for facilitating the inter-office, blue folder communication system.♦ Drafted letters to congress.