Leader of an innovative mentoring program for high school students in underperforming schools, DeKalb County Juvenile Court, youth in underserved communities and the Department of Human Services. Developing and expanding relationships with external organizations and donors to ensure optimum program funding and acquire collaboration opportunities. Key Contributions• Managing film, music and creative Arts program for at-risk youth to include; operations, budget, human resources, training and development, project management, curriculum development, partnership development and program management. • Leading 70 mentor volunteers and 300+ mentees; designed and implemented program curriculum, supervised event planning, and managed operating budgets.• Utilizing superior communication skills to negotiate grant funding, resulting in a 200% increase in funding.• Event management, marketing, public relations, content development, design and crisis communications.

Development and implementation of strategic direction for all Cox Enterprise new and existing business in the areas of public relations, event management, content strategy, employee engagement, business development, crisis communications, internal communications, budget, contracts and account management.Key Contributions• Operations: Managing a budget of $6M spread across Cox Communications (Product and Technology and Field Operations) and Cox Auto accounts.• Team Leadership: people leader over Account Managers and Generalists; escalation point for client issues, developing and mentoring team towards ideal growth paths, hiring, training and development.• Client Relations: Foster new and manage existing business opportunities. Developing partnerships by presenting innovative ways to connect our capabilities to their organizational initiatives. • Community: Developed an internship program for KWI Communication targeting underserved youth- providing hands on experience in the Public Relations, Marketing and Communications fields while developing marketable skills.

Spearheaded development of long-term vision to drive organization growth and sustainability. Coordinated resources across teams to ensure execution of new agency initiatives. Actively communicated with community stakeholders to develop and obtain an in-depth understanding of community needs. Orchestrated and led in-person events, trainings, and consultation sessions for 200+ attendees. $250K budget allocation and oversight while monitoring performance and promoting program success. Conducted research and applied for grants to fund existing and future programs.Key Contribution• Cultivated and maintained 40, external, long-term partnerships with service provision stakeholders to expand reach and execute organization objectives.• Led the contractor selection, furniture and office equipment procurement, project management and design of the new Public Defender’s Office.• Created and led The Center, Inc., a re-entry program to address housing, job placement, behavioral health, mentoring, veteran interests, and education needs of clients who wish to re-acclimate into society, post-incarceration.• Served as Supervisor for the Criminal Investigator’s division of the organization• Led fundraising and community engagement events

Headed daily office operations while actively identifying opportunities for improvement and establishing standard operating procedures (SOPs) to drive success and efficiency. Managed human resources (HR) department, including managing payroll, employee onboarding, benefits administration, and personnel records. Utilized exceptional communication to oversee and maintain vendor relationships and negotiate contracts. Managed a high-performing team of 3, while overseeing a $1.3M budget. Key Contribution• Played integral role in designing Pokket; a software assisting formerly incarcerated individuals with re-entering society by utilizing community resources.• Actively traveled to trade shows and partnered with prospective/existing customers to guide training and implementing Pokket in courts, jails, or organizations.

Directed various in-house initiatives and partnered with federal/local law enforcement agencies to identify and resolve human trafficking, gang violence and drug issues in select areas of metro Atlanta. Evaluated public safety concerns and pioneered initiatives to address prostitution, drug abuse, homelessness, unemployment, and poverty. Oversaw a team of 2 case managers, 2 attorneys, 1 paralegal, a criminal investigator and 12 clinical and community volunteers.Key Contributions• Increased adoption of the community court program with governmental, non-governmental, law enforcement agencies, political, and corporate organizations by 300%.• Developed alternatives to sentencing for non-violent offenders and made the court the hub for community resources • Led efforts to reduce narcotics crimes by 70% and violent crimes by 46% on Fulton Industrial Boulevard.• Training and development of leadership, clergy, law enforcement, business owners and community members in the area of Human Trafficking awareness and prevention.

Provided launch management for both the Product Development and Brand Marketing teams. Projects were technical in scope; with scales ranging from medium to large. Utilizing various project management methods; I was responsible for the prioritization of work assignments, data analysis, strategic development and testing of ideas, automated process implementation, and the end to end process of all product, marketing and technology related initiatives within my department.

Supported the Sales, Marketing, IT and Operations efforts of the global business through account, project and channel management. Responsibilities included the development of project goals, timelines and evaluations; improving the manner in which the company acquired business, managed relationships and maintained partnerships. Additionally, negotiated merchant contracts and managed multi-million dollar merchant development funding.

Conducted needs assessments for impoverished villages in Africa through interviews and personal observations. Post funding awards; cconducted program reviews, audits and site visits- pre and post project implementation. Collaborated with project stakeholders on project implementation strategies, and ccontributed to the development of proposals for micro enterprise loans in developing African countries; supporting small business ownership for impoverished women.

As the Program Manager for the King/Chavez/Parks Program; developed curriculum, hired and trained staff to execute program goals and objectives. Conducted research, contributed to and authored publications on the nutritional habits of gay men diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, the rebuilding of lives post war crime trauma, secret sexual behaviors of married men who sleep with men, and risky behaviors associated with the HIV/AIDS pandemic in South Africa.