Lead Elev8U International (formerly Write Choice Learning Institute), dedicated to empowering executives, leaders, and professionals across diverse industries to drive positive change.Design and develop over 300 courses, including leadership curriculum, and provide continuing education units, professional training, workshops, conferences, and retreats for clients.Implement marketing strategies, fundraising initiatives, and community outreach efforts to support both internal and external organizational goals.Advise and support external companies with nonprofit development, strategic partnerships, and corporate training, serving corporate, government, and small business clients nationally and internationally.Deliver keynote speeches, lead corporate events, and facilitate human resources development programs to enhance workforce skills and organizational impact for clients and partners.

Leadership & Vision: Spearheaded the strategic direction and growth of D2L, focusing on youth empowerment through mentorship, education, and community engagement.Program Development: Developed and implemented diverse programs, including leadership development, mental health resources, S.T.E.A.M. education, and parent empowerment initiatives.Partnership Building: Established strong partnerships with key stakeholders, including schools, community organizations, and corporate sponsors, to enhance program reach and impact.Event Management: Organized and led the annual Adventurology Summer Camp, providing youth with transformative experiences in sports, arts, and sciences.Advocacy & Outreach: Actively promoted the importance of youth empowerment through public speaking, media engagements, and community outreach.

Responsible for helping companies or organizations improve their efficiency, growth, and profit through accurate data gathering and thorough analysis, and valuable recommendations. While incorporating acquired knowledge, skills, and abilities to help top management strategically plan and implement strategies within the organizations. Formalizes and creates programs and processes designed to build a more diverse and inclusive small business culture. Also, creates and implements corporate training curriculums, guidelines for leadership, diversity & Inclusion, change management, conflict resolution, risk management, marketing, finance, and a wealth of executive training courses for business professionals across the globe. In addition, giving advice based on market trends, the company’s financial capability, and other important factors. Lead Researcher for focus groups, feasibility study designs, and implementations. Act as the conduit of new information regarding research, media, market developments, and trends for the small business communities and government agencies.

• Responsible for taking the film from the development stage to the finished product. Main duties include casting, script editing, shot composition. Initiates, coordinates, supervises and controls all aspects of a production, from fundraising and hiring key personnel, to arranging for distributors. Involved in the creation and/or development of all types of creative writing for film and TV.• Past Clients: City of Miramar, Broward County Commissions, Susan B. Anthony Recovery center• Developed Short Films, Commercials, Infomercials, Corporate videos…etc.

• Aided in Securing multi million dollars support through effective major federal grants & gift solicitations, creative sponsorship opportunities, and effective donor cultivation events.• Built strong partnerships with leading Fortune 400 & 500 companies, community based organizations, government agencies and educational partners to deliver programs and train staff & volunteers on fundraising and program delivery techniques.• Played key role in SBA’s growth from $30,000 raised annually to more than $150,000.00. Growth exploded the demand for volunteers and staff, resulting in a 40% departmental growth, and a 25% increase in volunteer recruitment.• Responsible for oversight of all fundraising activities to include major gift solicitation, planned giving and endowment, the annual campaign and a capital campaign for the Susan B. Anthony Recovery Center (SBA). Also responsible for community collaboration and public relation development via community engagement, grassroots marketing. Research grant opportunities from foundations, corporations and government agencies. Complete and submit grant requests appropriate to organizational and community goals. Provide staff leadership in all phases of financial development. Assist the Finance Director with preparing and managing annual budgets (revenue and expense) to meet organizational goals within guidelines established by the President/CEO. Plan, organize, manage, and conduct our annual sustaining campaign consistent with SBA best practices and guidelines. Offer programmatic leadership to relevant staff of SBA.

• Developed and implemented the Career & Adult Education Department. Grant Writer. Responsible for the overall management, planning and daily operations of the department, including Instructor/Staff hiring and retention, strategic planning, budgeting and financial planning, development, planning, coordination, contract management and academic administration. Implementation of center becoming a satellite location for Broward County Schools systems with Sheridan Technical College. Directs the education/vocational development, implementation and evaluation of enrollment policies, procedures and services at SBA. Creates, directs and coordinates education & vocational training programs for SBA clients. Confers with members of industrial and business communities to determine human resource training needs for a variety of occupations. Reviews and interprets federal and state vocational education codes to ensure that program conforms to legislation. Prepares budget and funding allocations for vocational/educational programs. Reviews and approves new programs. Plans and develops joint programs in conjunction with other members of education/ vocation staff. Coordinates on-the-job training programs with employers, and evaluates progress of enrollees in conjunction with program contract goals. Managed a staff of 8 -12 educational/vocational employees. Working directly with the Department of Corrections in monitoring clients that are on probation. Teaching and training ABE, GED & Vocational Training courses. Also, designated Trainer for New Electronic Health Records.• Fund Development for Department – Secured over $40,000.00 Annually for Department via Fundraising• Grant Writing For Department – Secured over $100,000.00 Annually for the department.• Created an Annual Career and Education Expo for Broward County- Had over 70 Sponsors and 75 Participating Vendors to aid in the reduction of Unemployment, Homelessness and promotion of Sustainability.

• Develop and provide students with innovative and creative class lectures based on the approved syllabus.• Organized, prepares and regularly revises and updates all course materials based on learning needs of students.• Models effective oral and written communications that engage the students, provide clarity, and improve student learning.• Sets clear expectations for the course by providing course objectives, assignments/examinations dates and weight distribution of various evaluation categories.• Overall, Responsibilities were giving and teaching creative writing and rhetoric skills to undergrad students. Completing Lesson plans, grading student based on a college level evaluation. Teaching courses pertaining to general education (College Prep English). Prepping Students to pass State Board Exams while challenging individuals to want more for themselves and society.

• Responsibilities were giving and teaching General Education & Information Technology Courses to undergrad students. Completing Lesson plans, grading student based on a college level evaluation. Teaching courses pertaining to general education (Speech, World Culture and English Composition) and computer technology (Microsoft Office, QuickBooks and Computer Applications).• Prepared and delivered presentations to help students understand various educational topics.• Inspired students to develop interest in vocational subject areas aiming to have them consider a career in the similar fields.• Assigned projects to students and accompanied them on field trips.• Provided extra lectures on request of students and helped students to catch up with the rest of the class.• Coordinated with the General Education Department Head in purchasing study materials for students, Library and Departmental usage.

• Developed and managed a wide range of marketing programs. Defined and evaluated product marketing collateral, programs, and analyses. Tracked, projected, and reported both advertising and circulation-based marketing programs. Maintained communication with management to ensure marketing activities aligned with business goals. Provided leadership and direction to marketing associates to guide the creation of marketing materials and ensure congruence with objectives.• Developed marketing programs for a variety of business-to-business clients.• Used an integrated approach to create balanced programs for clients to build their respective brands and businesses.• Wrote guides and training brochures that enhanced the marketing and brand reps' understanding of complex product features and helped them sell and market more effectively.• Performed ongoing customer/market research and demographic profiling to identify and capitalize on unmet market needs ahead of the curve.• Produced media kit that demonstrated key marketing analytics and demographics for use in sales presentations. Efforts were credited as instrumental in closing numerous high-level deals.

Responsible for scheduling, coordinating and delivering original programming, promotions and public service announcements through broadcast delivery protocol. Developed and managed the budget and ensured compliance with FAU rules and regulations and any local regulations. Responsible for “fleshing out” content, either paid or original, and for developing unique program ideas that serve the College’s broadcasting program or the public interest in line with FAU goals. Developed speakers or interviewees, developed program ideas such as community forums, direct training for students and others on the video and editing equipment in collaboration with student assistants, interns and additional staff as available.