Thomas Dinkins Jr., Mba Email & Phone Number

Promoted from Social Justice Program Manager to amplify reach in creating inclusive environments.

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Manage grant approvals on behalf of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) predominantly for educational research centers, criminal justice initiatives, and economic mobility issues.Collaborate with national, state, and local public policy representatives on programs and ideas to advance social justice on HBCU college campuses.Part of the team that successfully lobbied Congress to more than double the maximum Pell Grant Award. Effectively highlighted racial inequalities with regard to financial needs on HBCU campuses, resulting in an affirmative appropriations and coronavirus stimulus relief bills. Worked on initiatives that vastly increased distance learning platforms.Generated new instruction to 1.5K+ incarcerated individuals seeking college degrees.

Managed the African American Cisco Partner Community (AACPC) to support and accelerate Black-owned partnerships through education and shared resources.Conducted ongoing research into new programs designed to build new HBCU networking opportunities.Researched and implemented a new approach to leverage the viability, effectiveness, and competitiveness of HBCU ecosystem.Collaborated with corporate and HBCU leaders on new initiatives devised to give a strong voice to minorities through the use of technology and data.

San Francisco Bay Area

Secured a $1M grant from JP Morgan to support HBCU student endowments and to assist with debt management.Developed and launched a financial resiliency action plan that affectively documented the concerns, opinions, perspectives, and objectives of almost 2 dozen HBCUs.Coordinated the relationships between almost two dozen HBCUs and venture capitalists.Crafted a “Theory of Change” program that focused on the importance of HBCU endowments and capital flow with regard to entrepreneurs of color.

Managed in excess of $4M in annual scholarship funding for 48 publicly funded HBCUs, and secured funding renewals for 12 separate program.Used historical data and analysis to develop new processes to vastly Improve scholarship processing.Identified Fortune 500 and other top opportunities for students and helped arrange connections and interviews, resulting in several successful recruitments.Initiated 3 new major scholarship partnerships via a successful market research and grant writing campaign.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Directed end-to-end execution of Apparel and Accessories process for the Washington, DC Target (17.8% store mix). Managed the Team Leaders/ Team Member on each engagement and was responsible for providing both coaching and formal written feedback to each of the team members. Developed and promoted two Team Leaders to executives in 2017. Delivered #1 in group Shoe sales performance (14.8% YTD) in 2017. Brought stability, best practice execution, and improved overall sales performance in 6 months.

Falls Church, Va

At T1431 executed multiple operational launches such as: RFID rollout, Ship from Store, and Flexible Fulfilment. In addition, I was able to develop a high performing and engaged team promoting three individuals to more senior roles.

Greater Atlanta Area

Developed Business, Information Technology, and Criminal Justice students that attended Westwood College. Coached students on business acumen, showing how to prepare documents such as resumes and cover letters. Was awarded number one advisor with most graduates placed (82%) in the field.

Greater Atlanta Area

Graduated from Business Sales Leadership and Development program

Torrance, Ca

Regional Sales Analyst for dealers in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Prepared monthly business review decks for Executive month end meetings. Assisted with both Summer and Winter Business meetings and provided monthly and quarterly forecast updates.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, International Business/ Marketing