Capitol Solutions Consulting, a certified woman owned small business, is a boutique consulting & government relations firm designed to assist domestic as well as international organizations with business development and accessing government funding. The firm also works to build relationships for clients with key U.S. government contacts (including USAID, US Dept of State, DHS, HHS, DOJ and DOD) Major areas of expertise: Firm has helped secure over $8 million in funding for clients to date Proven track record of business development for Alaska Native Corporations & 8a small disadvantaged businesses

Vice President, Government Relations/Ambassador, Partner Relations. Responsible for building strategic relationships with government leaders in Washington, DC and at the United Nations. Oversight and management of fund development strategies related to federal and foundation grant funding and grant writing staff. Responsibilities included donor relations, building strategic partnerships and facilitating corporate donor engagement. Public speaking and representing Convoy of Hope at high level meetings and events.Major Accomplishments – Secured over $6,765,956 in grants and cash donations and donated food. Built the internal capacity of COH to go from receiving almost no federal grant funding to, for the first time ever, applying for a $20 million USDA grant for children’s feeding.  Established relationships for COH with high net worth individuals, business owners and private foundations including Kellogg Foundation, MasterCard Foundation, Exxon Mobil, Walmart Foundation, Hormel, and many others.

Candidate for U.S. Congress - Alabama Congressional District 2

Presidential Appointment - Top Secret Security Clearance - Reported directly to the White House.Responsible for the international implementation and oversight of the President's agenda for the Faith-Based & Community Initiative for USAID and the U.S. Department of State. Oversight and management of Center staff. Coordinated outreach to domestic as well as international NGO’s and served as the main liaison to the NGO community for USAID. Major Accomplishments –  Asked by the Administrator of USAID to represent the agency and travel as part of the official U.S. Delegation for the Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Accra, Ghana and also at the International Conference on Financing and Development in Doha, Qatar. Successfully provided testimony on behalf of USAID before the House International Relations Committee.  Convened high level meetings with senior USAID officials and NGOs to address critical foreign aid issues and needs.  Facilitated key public-private partnerships with Fortune 500 Companies and NGOs in developing countries.  Provided assistance to U.S. Mission Offices and U.S. Embassies around the globe.  Authored a guidebook to provide guidance to USAID Mission Offices and U.S. Embassies on the Faith Based & Community Initiative that was distributed to every Mission and Embassy around the world. Established trusted relationships with prominent faith leaders such as the Rev. Rick Warren, Pastor Bill & Lynn Hybels, mega-church Pastor Joel Osteen, Rev. Herb Lusk, Bishop Harry Jackson, etc.  High level of expertise in Corporate Social Responsibility. Established relationships with entities such as Walmart Foundation, UPS Foundation, Dow Chemical Company, Kate Spade, Land O’Lakes Corporation,etc  Asked to speak before Parliament and Cabinet members in Ethiopia; worked with Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s office to host an international FBCI event in Rwanda with the White House and the Secretary of Education.

Recruited by the Governor of Alabama to build the first Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives for the State of Alabama. Responsible for the implementation of the Alabama Faith-based & Community Initiative, oversight and supervision of the Alabama AmeriCorps, Citizen Corps and Homelessness programs and initiatives. Responsible for managing over 35 federally funded sub-grantees and a direct staff of 13. Tasked with oversight and management of a $4.5 million dollar budget. Major Accomplishments – Established the first Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives for the State of Alabama that was pointed to as a model for the rest of the nation by the White House & replicated by Governors of other States.  Established the first AL Statewide Inter-agency Council on Homelessness & served as its Chair Established and served as Vice Chair of the AL Citizen Corps Council Appointed by the Governor as a member of the AL Homeland Security Task Force. Established and served as Chair of the AL Faith-Based Substance Abuse Task Force,  Re-established the AL Women’s Commission and served as its Chair Successfully managed the constituent relations & donations management for the Hurricane Katrina response for the AL Governor’s office by serving as Volunteer and Donations Coordinator during Hurricane Katrina. Designated entity to coordinate Volunteers and Donations for the State through the Alabama EMA. Established a nationally recognized system for coordination of all volunteers and donations during Katrina for AL, MS & LA.  Established the Governors Emergency Relief Fund (still in effect today) immediately following Katrina which has raised at least $50 million dollars in cash & donated goods to help Katrina victims and continues to assist disaster victims to date. Established the “Serve Alabama” name and website for the GFBCI and significantly expanded the resources available to Alabamians through the various programs the office is able to provide.

Deputy Director – House Republican Conference (1999) Congressman J.C. Watts, ChairmanResponsible for hiring, training and direction of staff. Advisor to Executive Director on management, budget & policy issues. In Director’s absence, attended House Leadership meetings and was given signature authority for the Congressman on Conference documents. Assisted the Director in writing Conference communication strategies, coordinated Member outreach and House Republican Conference Leadership events. Major Accomplishments –  Worked with the Congressman to coordinate targeted outreach to Members of Congress on a wide variety of policy initiatives. Recruited & hired top notch staff to fill several critical positions within the HRC. Served as a liaison to the House Leadership for the Congressman and represented his agenda & goals successfully.

Responsible for all Education & the Workforce Committee work. Served as advisor to the Congressman on wide range of policy issues including Judiciary, Foreign Affairs, and House Appropriations. Responsible for all Faith-Based Initiative/Charitable Choice legislation issues – worked with Congressman to attach language to two major appropriations bills. Major Accomplishments –  Worked with the Congressman to attach Charitable Choice language to two major appropriations bills. Established policy for Charitable Choice that later became the basis for the Faith-Based Initiative, a national initiative embraced by both President Clinton and President George W. Bush. Advised the Congressman on a wide variety of policy initiatives and successfully navigated the Appropriations process on numerous occasions.

U.S. House of Representatives - Washington, DC Legislative Assistant (1997-1999) Responsible for all legislation and speech writing concerning the following issues: Foreign Affairs, Religious Freedom, Juvenile Crime, Welfare, Healthcare/Medicare, Social Security, Immigration, Veterans, and Education. Handled wide variety of Appropriations Committee work including D.C. Subcommittee of Appropriations. Major Accomplishments –  Worked with the Congressman to successfully handle highly controversial policy issues that were a major source of concern in his district.  Drafted a weekly op-ed under his name for the newspapers in his district for over two years. Drafted legislation & Amendments for the Congressman on several issues. Advised the Congressman on a wide variety of policy initiatives and successfully navigated the DC Subcommittee of Appropriations process for Congressman on several issues.

• Chief Administrative Officer U.S. House of Representatives - Washington, DC Administrative Assistant (1995-1997) Appointed by the CAO to serve as his AA (which on Capitol Hill is like a Chief of Staff). Responsibilities included delegation of projects to senior level CAO staff, coordinating press, hiring and training of staff. Acted as a liaison between the CAO and House and Senate Leadership, Members of Congress and Congressional Staff. Advised CAO and assisted with high level decision making process for implementing major reforms on the U.S. House of Representatives. Major Accomplishments – Worked with the CAO to bring historic reform to the U. S. House of Representatives. Assisted with oversight of a $1 billion annual budget and all non-legislative operations of the U. S. House of Representatives that included over 14,000 employees, and impacted 21,000 journalists, and 3 million tourists per year.  Downsized and outsourced functions of the US House of Representatives that had been riddled with waste, fraud and abuse. By implementing business based reforms we were able to save over $148 million per year in taxpayer money.  The reforms I helped put in place in the U.S. House of Representatives became a model for the operation of 44 national parliaments around the world and were named one of the Top 100 Innovations in American Government by the Ford Foundation and Harvard University.  Was considered by the CAO as one of his most trusted advisors Developed a strong network of relationships with Members of Congress and their staff as well as a close working relationship with the House Leadership Offices.

Assistant to the Deputy Assistant to the President for Public Liaison (1991-1992) Assistant to the chief liaison for the White House to Veterans, Law Enforcement, Education and Conservative & Religious groups. Organized White House briefings between special interest groups and the President, drafted Presidential briefing papers, scheduling requests and talking points. Major Accomplishments –  Organized & coordinated roundtable discussions for the President with major faith leaders. Developed relationships with faith leaders from every denomination across the United States. Drafted briefing papers and talking points for the President on numerous occasions.

Worked to coordinate Presidential site visits to Malibu, Los Angeles and Beverly Hills. Provided staff support to the “California White House” – the on site operations for the White House while the President was in California.

• U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Washington, DC Assistant to the OFCCP Director (1990) Responsibilities included research for the Glass Ceiling Project and the Americans with Disabilities Act, compiling OFCCP directory, and editing/writing nationally distributed newsletter, The OFCCP Outlook.