In my role as an Executive Director, I lead all aspects of a community economic development program serving the Olney neighborhood, including program development, fundraising, managing day-to-day operations, and supervising 2 commercial corridor managers, a community development assistant and 4 sanitation specialists. I developed and executed a strategic operations plan to bolster organizational capacity by applying market data and analyses to refine organizational priorities and corridor management practices, streamlining processes, building staff capacities and creating knowledge management systems. I’m building on relationships forged over the years, strategically repositioning the program to be a hub of collaboration among N5SRP, Advisory Board, corridor merchants, organizational partners, government agencies, residents and volunteers; yielding 253 community events, activities and meetings with over 2,000 attendees. Additionally, I established a partnership with PHMC to pilot its Advocacy institute Young City Planners Initiative, a one-year cohort of for 15 youth, providing 12-weeks of leadership and skills development, to envision and effect change in the Olney community, culminating in presentations to state and city officials. I garnered the strongest and broadest collaborations to date in planning and executing signature events, yielding record attendance at monthly Open Mic Nights, Olney Youth Arts Festival, Park(ing) Day, Jazz on the Green, Trick or Treat on North 5th Street, and the Winter Festival. I am also managing and planning a community-engaged streetscape improvement project along the corridor.

In my role as a Co-Director, I secured and managed over $670,000 in contracts, grants and donations for the organization and on behalf of merchants. I expanded the corridor cleaning program from 5 to 7 days of service per week by streamlining operations and leveraging team members’ skills. I also initiated, designed and executed the “Shop Where Global is Local” and “Why I love Olney” promotion campaigns. I engaged over 300 volunteers in community clean ups, invigorating community members to keep the corridor clean and educating merchants and residents on proper trash disposal. Additionally, I co-designed and executed the Olney food tour series, engaging 15 businesses and 86 attendees.

In my role as an Assistant Director, I delivered technical assistance to entrepreneurs and small business owners on over 300 matters. I secured and managed over $300,000 in contracts, grants and donations, doubling the Philadelphia Activities Fund investment in N5SRP’s community programming. My duties also included program management, community engagement, fundraising development, partnership building, organizational capacity building, and contract administration. Additionally, I played a key role in comprehensively revamping the website to better communicate the neighborhood’s unique assets. I co-led a community-engaged process to create an organizational 5-year strategic plan.

In my role as a Community & Economic Development Coordinator, I planned, created promotional materials for, and coordinated 40 community meetings, events, and activities. I co-founded, designed and implemented the Keep 5th Clean Campaign. I provided technical assistance to merchants and referred merchants to resources provided by the city government and other organizations.

In my role as an Americorps, I created and implemented a social media plan and increased social media engagement by 70%. I coordinated revitalization activities, managed volunteers, and organized over 20 community events. I worked with the Program Director to implement a corridor revitalization plan. I developed effective working relationships with area merchants and residents, property owners, other community organizations and local and state government agencies. I promoted and coordinated community meetings, events, and activities.

Previously known as KICKS USA In my role as a Program Coordinator and Facilitator, I served as liaison between N5SRP, The Village of Arts and Humanities and a regional leading urban apparel retailer to develop and implement a joint venture youth on-the-job training and mentoring program for Philadelphia high school students. I also planned and coordinated information sessions and the recruitment process. I facilitated 32 professional development workshops for 72 students.