Leads a team that designs public safety strategies; develops new initiatives to reduce crime, convenes and builds corporate and public advocacy to reduce crime, builds a culture of community/citizen care and concern within the Atlanta Police Department, and secures technical, financial, and human resources required to make Atlanta a safer city and Atlanta’s police department more effective. • Collaborate with the Mayor, Police Chief, and top executives to deliver strategy for public safety in the City of Atlanta and the Atlanta Police Department. • Designs programs and initiatives that achieve Foundation goals and objectives, therefore reducing crime to a 50-year low in the City of Atlanta. • Provides leadership to a team of 20 that oversees more than 30 programs that enhance service delivery to the community, provides advanced training to all ranks within the police department, and renders state-of-the-art technology that increases the efficiency of regional law enforcement. • Increased organizational capacity and staff development by providing effective leadership to operations, development and fundraising, finance, administration, programs, and communications, thus creating a national model for public-private partnerships. • Successfully led 3 fundraising campaigns yielding more than $90 million for public safety programs. • Leads Board meetings and Board committees serving as principal liaison with corporate and philanthropic executives ensuring proper organization governance. • Promoted from Director to Vice President to Chief Operating Officer within 18-months due to outstanding performance and organizational impact.

Work with a diverse client base to offer business management solutions for entertainment industry clients, including contract and rider drafting, negotiations, business accounting, strategic planning, event coordination, and public relations.• Serve as talent manager to key clients providing guidance, administrative support, and long-term career strategy.• Represented American Idol winner Candice Glover, Grammy-winning singer/songwriter duo A-Plus, and 12-time Guinness World Records holder Matt The Knife • Deliver a broad range of support services to streamline business operations for entertainment companies.

Directed planning, production, and coordination of large-scale, complex concerts and events. Led a cross-functional team consisting of venue staff, local union crewmembers, and event employees.• Successfully produced and managed concerts and events for A-List talent (Carol Burnett, The Beach Boys, IL Volo, Joan Rivers, Dancing with the Stars, Boston, Aretha Franklin, and Itzhak Perlman).• Delivered a net impact of more than 85% ticket sell-through at all performances by managing event sponsorships, marketing, Public Relations, and advertising. • Booked and negotiated all talent/fees and rider fulfillment to ensure profitable events. • Execute all even logistics – vendor contract negotiations, catering, event settlement, production, credentialing, staffing, and payroll to ensure effective operations.

Instrumental in planning, organizing, and executing over 200 student activities and events each school year, such as Commencement, Orientation, Welcome Week, Homecoming Week, and other major campus events. • Built a high-performing team of department employees, student workers, and Activities Board members.• Presided over budget development, personnel management, schedule coordination, and payroll.• Negotiated and facilitated in-kind gift donations for campus activities and events.• Promoted to professional staff during sophomore year due to my positive impact on campus culture and overall student satisfaction.