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Email: EMAIL AVAILABLE Phone: PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEProven senior leader with experience in non-profit, association, and public sectors. Subject matter expertise in laws, regulations, and policies that apply to gender and workplace equity, education, and access. Demonstrated abilities to drive program results, build consensus, create efficient operations, and lead others. Proven success in leading interdisciplinary and interdepartmental teams engaged in organization wide strategic goals and initiatives. Polished communicator experienced in delivering presentations of national importance, whether before hundreds of stakeholders or nationally syndicated radio and news outlets.Risk Management Committee, December 2022 - Present, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, Psi Epsilon Omega ChapterP.O. Box 445, Laurel, MD 20725Create and facilitate quarterly Risk Management training webinars for over 650 chapter members as a preventive strategy to preserve organizational brand and minimize threat to the health, safety, or welfare of the organization. Assist with the development and implementation of the annual chapter wide Risk Management Plan. Engage internal and external partners to identify, evaluate, manage, and monitor risks through standing operational procedures and mitigations strategies.Sole Proprietor, MustardSeed South, October, 2023 - Present 1902 Gaylord Drive, Suitland, MD 20745Solicit and secure clients to provide expert advice, guidance, and insight to discover their personal style. Create and administer surveys to obtain qualitative data to assess style behavior and self-image impressions. Coach clients to optimize their fashion sense to align with their professional presence. Develop a proposal to achieve the desired outcome. 100% client satisfaction rate to date.Bereavement, July 2023 - October 2023Due to the untimely death of my sibling.Regional Director, Greater DC & Baltimore, September 2022 - June 2023, Opportunity@Work 1100 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 430, Washington, DC 20036 Drove organizational strategy and created a growth plan with key performance indicators for the region. Increased market engagement by 15% in Q1. Launched engagement of local workforce development and employer ecosystems to champion skilled based hiring through innovative external partnerships. Utilized national workforce data to identify and target national workforce pipelines and occupational areas in demand. Managed a team of three Relationship Managers.Interim Vice President, Fellowships and Programs, November 2021- May 2022, American Association of University Women (AAUW)1310 L Street NW Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005Demonstrated exceptional leadership managing the administrative, financial, program and operations of two departments. Supervised all facets of grant and endowment allocations resulting in the distribution of 4M in post-secondary awards and the implementation of a National STEM Summer program for over 300 girls in underserved rural and urban communities. Developed a shared google tracker and Instituted bi-weekly meetings with Directors to track program status, improve status updates process, and improve meeting efficiency. Served as coach to managing Directors, and ten staff members empowering staff to leverage their strengths and self-identify areas for growth. Served as a member of the C-suite engaging in work group sessions to develop the organization's strategic plan. Created quantitative program reports for the Board, senior leaders and VIP funders to highlight success of key performance indicators .Interfaced with external stakeholders and inter-departmental leadership on all national education, and training programs to assess progress, target new partners and utilize social media analytics to broaden and project new audiences. Utilized strength, weakness, opportunities, and threat (SWOT) analysis to create an inclusive process to develop a strategic plan for the division. Reported to the Chief Executive Officer. Director of Programs, October 2019 - September 2022, American Association of University Women (AAUW) 1310 L Street NW Suite 1000, Washington, DC 2005Managed department operations with direct supervision of seven team members. Facilitated cross-organizational team programming for national pay equity virtual series securing national brand employers, and women executives resulting in over 1,000 participants and a best practices tool kit for salary negotiations. Implemented national award-winning pay equity education, training, and advocacy programs serving over 1,000 branches throughout the United States resulting in 190,000 participants trained. Served as department principal for organization wide DEIB training which created trust and transparency amongst the team. Partnered with Human Resources to develop and host organization wide Lunch & Learn education series on Historical Black College and Universities which strengthened organizational understanding of newest partnerships that quadrupled under my leadership. Translated policy and program objectives into programmatic structures that provided direction, accountability, consistency, and expectations for the staff. Direct oversight of the annual leadership conference securing 800+ participants with annual revenue of 120K. Fostered revenue-generating partnerships with Fortune 500 companies, college & universities, and state and local government municipalities generating six figures annually. Spearheaded in-person training program to virtual pivot in response to COVID-19 securing over 150 university partners and 21 city and state contracts. Supervised implementation and tracking of grant awards exceeding 570K annually from inception to completion. Staff liaison to National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored project on higher education institutional compensation systems. Assistant Vice President, Program Operations, September 2017 - September 2019, Communities In Schools (CIS)601 E 5th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202Served as Executive Team member to establish and implement the organizations Vision 2020 strategic plan. Drove implementation of Differentiated Services in 47 schools where 7,000 students were case managed, and 28,000 students received community-based services. Supervised eight Program Directors, two Managers, and 80 Site Coordinators. Leveraged influence with area Superintendent(s) to convene a district-wide conference for four hundred new teachers and Principals serving students in economically vulnerable communities. Translated program objectives into an inaugural Social Capital Initiative convening over 600 businesses, faith based, and community partners resulting in paid Summer internships for over 200 secondary students. Created and implemented a Bond-and-Build change management strategy resulting in best practices for leadership coaching. Facilitated national rollout and training for research-informed practice and Social-Emotional Learning assessments to sustain, deepen, and grow student support outcomes. Achieved 12 of 13 agency-wide performance goals in FY 2017- 2018. Refined service accountability measures and fiscal responsibility policies and procedures. District Coach, Beacon Learning Community, September 2016 - August 2017, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) P.O. Box 30035, Charlotte, NC 28230Advised area Superintendent on the status of program implementation goals for the CMS turnaround initiative with oversight of fourteen K-12 schools. Conducted education research and analysis for program effectiveness. Delivered differentiated instructional and talent management support through targeted big rock strategies improving student academic outcomes. Prepared and facilitated professional development for over 400 novice educators. Liaised with internal and external stakeholders securing local business funding for a teacher appreciation banquet and staff incentives. Designed and implemented coaching and tracking systems with a focus on teaching efficacy to improve teaching methods and close the achievement gap. Performed qualitative research on school instruction and culture to be published in CMS Accountability report.Director, State Associations & Strategic Development, July 2014 August 2016, American Psychiatric Association (APA) 800 Maine Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20024Served as chief strategist for affiliate engagement and led collaboration with C-suite executives to accelerate membership engagement, recruitment and retention, and new leader initiatives in support of sustainable goals. Advised CEO & Medical Director on targeted legislative and policy strategies around healthcare access and equity, workforce diversity, and inclusion. Managed operational budget and competitive grants in excess of $1 million dollars. Revised operational policies and procedures on fiscal responsibility,and training for newly elected officers to ensure continuity in practices for seventy-four affiliates in the U.S. and Canada. Leveraged partnerships in support of national communications rebrand marketing initiative resulting in buy-in of 25 affiliates in less than 6 months.Academic Facilitator/Administrator, June 2007 June 2014, International Studies Schools @ Garinger, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools1100 Eastway Drive, Charlotte, NC 28205Managed six professional learning communities for a total of twenty-six teachers. Served on the school leadership team to create and implement an annual school improvement plan. Maximized instructional competence and student learning through 1-1 coaching. Collaborated with community stakeholders to develop experiential learning opportunities resulting in a community garden and neighborhood mural. Interviewed instructional staff candidates and made recommendations for hire to the Principal. Increased cohort by 29.6% Deputy Director, Women and Fair Practices, American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) 2002-2006 80 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20001Managed a team of 29 employees and volunteer Federal government agency coordinators serving as primary liaisons to stakeholders to drive national policy and education initiatives on civil, human, and workers rights in 14 regions. Lobbied organizations position on key legislation before Congressional leaders and staff that led to passage of family-friendly legislation. Managed executive liaison activities across matrixes organization including labor matters on behalf of C-suite. Served as department spokesperson at the request of the Executive Vice President. Developed reports, speeches and testimonies on women and minority trends for internal and external stakeholders to include U. S. Minority Congressional Caucuses Spearheaded national advocacy campaigns garnering partnerships with allied organizations in fifty states. Represented the organization on nationally syndicated radio shows and news outlets. Bachelor of ArtsHistory and Political ScienceVirginia Union University, Richmond, VAMaster of Public AdministrationThe University of Akron, Akron, OHCERTIFICATIONSLean Six Sigma, Yellow BeltKnowledge Tree LLCU.S. Congress National Public Radio Black Entertainment Television Civil, Women, and Human Rights Conference, National AFL-CIO Communities- In- Schools NC State Conference/National Town Hall Women In Global Development Leadership Forum (WILD 2021-2022). |
