A place where transformation begins for homeless women, children and men of Stafford, Spotsylvania, King George and Caroline counties and the City of Fredericksburg, Virginia (Planning District 16): from surviving to thriving!

A place where transformation begins for homeless women, children and men of Stafford, Spotsylvania, King George and Caroline counties and the City of Fredericksburg, Virginia (Planning District 16)

Inspire, inform, coach and facilitate organization and community development of organizations and community groups by:• Facilitating development of group/community relations• Catalyzing the creative discovery of previously unrecognized resources• Linking people, organizations, institutions, and associations for collective impact• Facilitating and hosting opportunities for mutual learning• Developing teams that produce and deliver effective community-transforming projects• Coaching leaders and teams to yield improved and sustainable quality of lifeUsing theories, concepts and tools:• Asset Based Community Development• Shalom Zone Training ®• Appreciative Inquiry• Theory U ("U Path")

During the Great Recession, planned and developed consulting business; working nationally and internationally to teach and coach Asset Based Community Development and Asset Mapping.

Consultant (10/2015 to 4/1/2016) then CEO of nonprofit start-up; board formation; organization administration; policy development; program planning, implementation and assessment; staff recruitment and supervision; undergraduate and graduate intern supervision; fund development; budgeting and cost accounting with poverty-resolving programming engaging 200+ volunteers, 60+ program participants, and 700+ community members

Provided consulting services to vet, train, coach and support Asset Based Community Developmentpractitioners and organizations in Georgia, Connecticut, West Virginia and New York using internet and in-person methods.Contracted with Communities First Association to write proposals and was awarded national trainingcontracts to provide organizational and community development services for Habitat for HumanityInternational

Planned, directed and managed community development of low-income residential housing; management of properties and Pathways physcial plant; facilities maintenance; supervision of personnel and persons on prison work-release; negotiated and public-provate parternships to support construction training programming for youth in Virginia Corrections system; trained adults in HAZWOPER and construction safety (OSHA); CPR trainer certified.

Teach, facilitate and coach community groups in Asset Based Community Development across the U.S. to:• Form diverse constituents into cohesive, collaborating, community development groups• Develop multicultural relationships• Form and implement strategic plans, goals and objectives• Asset map community resources• Establish outcome and impact metrics• Form partnership agreements (MOA's - MOU's)• Identify and support local leadership• Coach local and regional trainer/facilitators• Work with curricula development team to produce national training curriculum

Using on-line and in-person teaching; provided coaching, training and national workshops with the Habitat for Humanity International Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative (NRI) to improve resident engagement, community participatory planning and affiliate board adoption of the Neighborhood Revitalization approach to the development of affordable housing.

Provided bereavement assessment, supports, education and counseling for hospice patients, families and Richmond community. Developed community-led bereavement project: Flower Power: Growing Through and Beyond Loss.

Administration, strategic planning, and organizational development; and, recruited, hired andsupervised staff and graduate interns to achieve:• Organization expansion ◦ Increased budget from $14,000 to over $300,000 in three years ◦ Recruited, hired and supervised staff ◦ Supervised US and international Master of Social Work and Master of Divinity student interns ◦ Established office space and technology for operations ◦ Secured full financial audit of the organization ◦ Solicited and successfuly secured ~$100K in grant funding from the Community Foundation and other RVA foundations ◦ Established and participated in social media outlets (website, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Connect VA)• Pre-development planning for ~ 300 units of affordable housing in two Richmond, VA neighborhoods ◦ Held over 50 community meetings to build resident trust and facilitate participatory planning to yield community input and support ◦ Negotiated land acquisition among multidisciplinary organizations (churches, denominations, private entities and government) ◦ Served as liaison to yield collaboration among architect, engineer, City Planning, City Council, residents and developer• Envisioned, collaboratively planned and started a regional food security, social enterprise, community development program - Shalom Farms ◦ Negotiated and finalized MOA's with multiple partners ◦ Produced over 90,000 pounds of produce in 2009 that was contributed to FeedMore (food bank) and Richmond food deserts. ◦ Recruited over 1400 volunteers in 2008-2009 to provide multicultural supports to develop and operate Shalom Farms

Executive and programmatic leadership to plan and reorganize a community ministry center and engage community members in use of educational and service delivery resources posessed by the center.• Provided leadership to and training for board of directors• Developed and maintained operating budget of ~$125,000.• Negotiated leases with multiple building tenants• Planned and supervised building maintenance• Negotiated sale of adjacent residential property to provide income• Wrote grants and was awarded ~$100,000 in funding• Employed and supervised staff

Provided leadership to a start-up hospice for the creation of chaplaincy policies and procedures; and,provided chaplaincy (pastoral and bereavement) care for patients and their families; and, developedmarketing strategies for hospice care.

Studied and graduated from dual degree graduate program.

Part-time employment and internships during full-time education programs:Congregational Education - First Baptist Church DeLand, FLLibrary Special Collections Assistant - Pitts Theological Library, Emory University, Atlanta, GAChaplain and Community Formation Assistant - Virginia United Methodist Homes, Richmond, VALibrary Circulation Assistant - Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Concentration - Social Work Planning, Policy, Program (Macro)

Bid and managed multimillion dollar land development, highway construction, water and wastewatertreatment plants, and commercial site development projects:• Walt Disney World Dolphin and Swan hotels infrastructure• Miami Metrorail light rail mass transit• PalmCoast Florida large-scale infrastructure development• Port Orange Florida Wastewater Treatment Plant• Palm Coast Florida Wastewater Treatment• Lake City Florida Water Treatment Plant• Red Bug Road (Orlando, FL) expansion• Bristol, Maine landfill closure• Orlando International Airport Taxiway expansion• Black River Jamaica river diversion and pumping stations...Related accomplishments:• Expansion of operations of Central FL site-work business• Business development, cost estimating, and project management for $2 million per year commercialsite development organization• Project management of two Orlando, FL retrofit road construction projects totaling $13 million• Project engineering/management for $10-$15 million Disney World FL Dolphin and Swan Hotelsinfrastructure• Cost estimating and competitive bidding for various private and public projects up to $6 million• Project engineering for Palm Coast, FL $43 million site development infrastructure development• Project and safety engineering for $16 million design-build Miami-Dade Metrorail Mass transit lightrail system maintenance facility• Florida Licensed Building Contractor • O.S.H.A. Hazardous Waste Operations Supervisor Certification