Minority and woman -owned business providing strategic planning and communications, marketing, philanthropic consulting, strategic organizational planning, mission-specific consulting, and policy analysis to a diverse client base. Current Clients include:ChestertownRiverArts: providing leadership coaching, board,and organizational development consulting to a regional Arts organization.River Warrior Yoga: providing leadership and business coaching, as well as economic development and planning assistance to founder/executive director regarding long-term business and nonprofit development strategies.Building for Mission: Affiliate consultant working with their clients on Race, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion consulting, coaching, and training.Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations: Associate Consultant working with their nonprofit members on strategic planning, DEI, board development, and capacity building.Past clients include:Catholic Charities of Maryland: Developed retail space in a Catholic Charities-owned shopping center in a low-income Baltimore neighborhood with a focus on minority-owned businesses and entrepreneurship. Main Street Chestertown: Facilitated public-private partnership, including the investment of public funds, between an incoming business and the town of Chestertown, located in Kent County, MD.Pay Our Interns: Worked with national nonprofit organization to create organizational infrastructure, program development, long-term strategic planning, and fundraising strategy. William Penn Foundation: performed needs assessment and provided technical assistance to small Philadelphia-based arts organizations to strengthen their infrastructure. Salisbury University: Developed a regional economic development strategic plan with a focus on Maryland’s Lower Shore counties.

Faculty Member, Department of Communications

Tasked by Director to evaluate processes and workforce/resource allocations for purpose of diagnosing inefficiencies and developing strategies to streamline processes and increase revenue streams. Managed 15 – 20 staff during trainings and specific projects.Achievements:● Analyzed outdated utility billing processes and developed a strategic plan to maximize efficiencies and to reduce costs in the face of declining public revenue. ● Participated in development of fundraising and revenue generation strategy to involve city's corporate and philanthropic communities.● Oversaw management of day-to-day operations of nonprofit-operated recreation centers. Served as BCRP liaison; conducted site visits and research regarding centers.● Convened work group of diverse staff members to identify needed areas of professional development. Presented group's recommendations to executives; scheduled training.

Member of Mayor's leadership team involved in strategic and project planning, policy and project development, community and organizational outreach, messaging, and problem-solving. Provided strategic advice and counsel to Mayor and Senior Staff while collaboratively leading 5 - 10 staff to execute a diverse range of projects with a focus on interagency coordination. Achievements:● Evaluated stakeholder concerns regarding spending on children's initiatives; collaborated with finance department in researching and analyzing data and metrics on city-wide programs focused on children; and worked with senior staff and policy professionals to devise cross-agency children's budget of $25M for programs and services for children and families. ● Developed and executed strategic plan to help Big Brothers and Big Sisters of MD enlist the support of anchor institutions and schools commit mentors for 350+ severely at-risk children living in areas of high juvenile crime.● Led community outreach program involving live entertainment while mediating disputes between neighborhood associations and bar & restaurant owners. Established live entertainment license application process, criteria, and enforcement mechanism in collaboration with City Council, zoning administrators, police department, community organizations, and bar & restaurant owners. The application process was adopted and put in place by the city.● Devised protocol and managed process that evaluated, catalogued, categorized, and created a database for managing outdated mayoral-appointed boards and commissions processes. Developed and oversaw process for revision and creation of job descriptions for Mayor's Office staff. Reduced time from vacancy to appointment by 66% or as much as 10 months.

Boutique minority and woman-owned real estate development and consulting firm specializing in the adaptive reuse of historic structures in urban areas with a community based focus. Responsibilities:● Provided strategic pre-development and consulting services to non-profit institutions and organizations. ● Managed several real estate development projects from $5M to $20M and handled project management and development activities as owners' representative.

● Assisted in real estate development transactions averaging $10M, and managed real estate development projects. Handled project management, marketing and business development, government and community relations, and leasing.

● Researched local, regional, and national programs; created cross-disciplinary collaborations; and designed a diverse range of programs. ● Created a scholarship program to encourage families to purchase homes in the area in partnership with a Baltimore-area Community Development Corporation.● Oversaw an area program that supported ex-offender community reintegration in collaboration with a former MD state corrections officer.● Engaged in strategic planning and goal setting for short-term and longer-term collaborations. Represented Foundation on Boards, Committees, and Task Forces involving education, after-school, workforce development, and broader philanthropic issues in partnership with philanthropic organizations and corporations.