Experience

SHIFT NC

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Programs

  • Jul 2015 - Present

  Core Focus Areas: Project Management; Partnership Cultivation and Maintenance; Capacity Building; Adolescent Sexual Health; Training & Education; Marginalized & Disenfranchised Youth; Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Sustainability. • Conceptualized and executed year-long intensive capacity building training and technical assistance models for systems that serve vulnerable youth populations. • Managed, monitored and evaluated the Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) federally funded teen pregnancy prevention project (Every Teen Counts Initiative) in seven counties in North Carolina. Was awarded continued funding for two consecutive fiscal years after successful completion of annual project goals and milestones. • Recruited, established MOUs and secured external partnerships with 13 Department of Social Services and a Regional Juvenile Detention Center to be program implementation partners on the Every Teen Counts Initiative.• Supervised daily activities of 6 project staff while working as part of a team to achieve project milestones. • Oversaw annual project budget of $1M. • Wrote comprehensive semi-annual and annual reports for funders review throughout project years. • Monitored staff performance, project progress and partners’ program implementation for continuous quality improvement. • Escalated promptly any issues that may impact project success and achievement of milestones. Show less

• Priority Populations Specialist

  • Jan 2011 - Jun 2015

  Core Focus Areas: Capacity Building, Adolescent Sexual Health, Training & Education, Technical Assistance, Community Mobilization, Community Engagement, Marginalized & Disenfranchised Youth, Sustainability. • Provided ongoing technical assistance, continuous quality improvement (CQI) and budget oversight to 5 community based organizations implementing evidence based adolescent pregnancy prevention programs. • Coordinated and managed the youth leadership team (Teen Action Council) for the Gaston Youth Connected Initiative (GYC). • Provided a variety of teen-pregnancy and HIV prevention evidence based curriculum trainings to youth-serving organizations planning to implement these programs. • Managed and facilitated outreach activities and initiatives to connect priority populations to evidence-based programs and clinical services in the community. • Facilitated various professional development workshops for community based organizations and social service agencies that serve youth. • Developed recruitment and retention tools and utilized social media to engage youth and disseminate prevention information. • Supported program evaluation and tracking, including managing content management systems and databases.• Managed a portfolio of community partnerships and communicated GYC goals, strategies and successes with various stakeholders. Show less



The Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Charlotte (YNPN Charlotte)

• Co-Founder & Chair of the Board of Directors

  • Nov 2014 - Jan 2017

  I am a co-founder and the Board Chair of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Charlotte (YNPN Charlotte). YNPN Charlotte is a local grassroots professional organization and a start up chapter of the national Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (www.ynpn.org). YNPN Charlotte provides resources, networking and career development opportunities to empower and create non-profit professionals. As Board Chair, I am responsible for the management, growth and development of YNPN Charlotte. I oversee our Board of Directors, connect our local chapter with YNPN National, create and foster strategic partnerships in the community and focus on the long term planning of YNPN Charlotte. Show less



Anuvia Prevention & Recovery Center

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Prevention Coordinator

  • Aug 2009 - Jan 2011

  Core Focus Areas: Adolescent Health, Training & Education, Technical Assistance, Community Mobilization, Coalition Building, Sustainability. • Provided technical assistance to SPF-SIG Grant Funded and Western North Carolina communities implementing evidence based prevention strategies.• Served as a liaison between SPF-SIG funded communities, Local Management Entities and the State. • Coordinated the Western Center for Prevention Resources (WCPR).• Collaborated with other regional Centers for Prevention Resources on planning and implementing trainings and prevention strategies locally, regionally and state-wide. • Provided training to 6 new prevention staff on effective prevention practices and programs.• Provided training support and information sharing to 34 counties in the Western Region of North Carolina.• Served on coalition committee to address professional development training needs.• Provided organization sustainability training, technical assistance and coaching to communities. • Gathered and assessed local, county and state-wide data for local coalition’s Substance Abuse Indicators Report. Show less

• Prevention Specialist

  • Sep 2007 - Jul 2009

  Core Focus Areas: Adolescent Sexual Health, Training & Education, Marginalized & Disenfranchised Youth.• Facilitated weekly substance abuse prevention education classes for youth, parents and families of various backgrounds.• Facilitated various professional development trainings on related substance abuse topics and evidence based curricula for substance abuse professionals. • Served on FASD committee and provided pregnancy educational outreach to various communities and co-organized city-wide fetal alcohol spectrum disorders awareness campaign. • Developed evaluation tools and analyzed data for high school, middle school and parentingprograms. • Assisted in revising and providing monthly updates to the department’s website. Show less