Senior Project Manager

• Feb 2023 - Present

Board Member

• Dec 2022 - Feb 2023

Care Manager

• Dec 2020 - Feb 2023

•Advocating for people with disabilities and/or mental health challenges to ensure they are receiving the best quality of care in their group home or nursing facility •Partnering with individuals with disabilities and their families to coordinate access to various resources •Collaborate with nursing and facility staff to coordinate quality of care for client •Advocating for people with disabilities and/or mental health challenges to ensure they are receiving the best quality of care in their group home or nursing facility •Partnering with individuals with disabilities and their families to coordinate access to various resources •Collaborate with nursing and facility staff to coordinate quality of care for client

Housing Counselor

• Jul 2018 - Apr 2020

•Consistently managed program benchmarks and exceeded program goals by creating sustainable community partnerships •Spearheaded outreach efforts and marketed program by appearing on media outlets and through grassroots efforts •Taught and coordinated home buyer education classes through Virginia Housing and partnered with lenders, real estate agents, and other professionals in the real estate industry to increase program participation •Advocated for clients in foreclosure by communicating with the loan servicer and as a result, several clients successfully transitioned out of foreclosure into a stable housing situation

Board Member

• Jan 2016 - Apr 2020

•Improve economic development conditions in various villages in Africa through the creation of agriculture and environmental projects •Organized fundraisers to increase awareness of agency’s mission and increase profit •Improve economic development conditions in various villages in Africa through the creation of agriculture and environmental projects •Organized fundraisers to increase awareness of agency’s mission and increase profit

Special Projects Manager

• Nov 2013 - Apr 2017

•Accelerated program engagement significantly beginning with four universities enrolled in the agency’s volunteer program to over twenty universities during my tenure •Facilitated sustainable and collaborative partnerships between non-profit organizations, governmental entities, and businesses to strengthen and diversify the program’s reach •Provided critical information to interested universities related to the program’s costs, potential land sites, and any additional information needed during the decision making process •Transformed business retention and recruitment strategies by developing interpersonal relationships with clients and by utilizing cost-effective tools such as social media marketing and public relations opportunities •Prepared reports for the agency’s Board of Directors and tracked necessary data for grants

Refugee Resettlement Intern

• Jan 2013 - May 2013

•Collaborated with organizations by marketing the agency’s referral services to clients such as mental health treatment, prenatal appointments, and primary care physician •Coordinated the preparation for new arrivals by preparing and submitting necessary paperwork, contacting arrival’s sponsor(s), scheduling arrival’s appointments, and organizing the arrival’s residential needs •Established and maintained a trusting relationship with the client effectively and sensitively through frequent home visits, providing emotional support, maintaining confidentiality, and advocating on their behalf in the community