Experience

Coalition for Smarter Growth

• United States
• Public Policy
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Director, RISE Prince George's

  • Dec 2020 - Present

• Strategic Advisor

  • Jul 2018 - Present



The Institute for Responsible Citizenship

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Scholar, Summer Fellow, and Alumni Association Co-Founder

  • Jun 2005 - Present



LEE

• United States
• Education Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Public and Elected Leadership Development Consultant

  • Nov 2014 - Present



Derrick Leon Davis for County Council

• Largo, MD

• Senior Advisor

  • Jun 2011 - Apr 2022

  Keeping Prince George's County #FocusedOnTheFuture. Keeping Prince George's County #FocusedOnTheFuture.



DC Scholars Public Charter School

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Specialist

  • Sep 2021 - Dec 2021



Wes Moore for Maryland

• Baltimore, Maryland, United States

• Policy Advisor

  • Feb 2021 - Aug 2021



David Trone for Congress

• Potomac, MD

• Policy + Organizing Fellow

  • Feb 2018 - Jul 2021

  Keeping the American Dream alive at home and around the globe. Keeping the American Dream alive at home and around the globe.



NC Black Leadership + Organizing Collective

• Carrboro, North Carolina, United States

• Fall Into Freedom Fellow

  • Oct 2020 - Nov 2020

  Civic engagement, voter education, and voter mobilization organizer for the members and allies of the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service (of Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC). Civic engagement, voter education, and voter mobilization organizer for the members and allies of the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service (of Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC).



U.S. Census Bureau

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Enumerator

  • Jul 2020 - Nov 2020

  Hustling hard to make sure that every District resident gets counted for the 2020 Census. Hustling hard to make sure that every District resident gets counted for the 2020 Census.



LaJoy Johnson Law SBOE 2020

• Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Senior Advisor

  • Aug 2020 - Oct 2020

  Fighting for educational equity for Ward 8 -- and working families across the District of Columbia -- from the perspective of an informed, engaged single Mom and parent education/empowerment advocate in the heart of Congress Heights. Fighting for educational equity for Ward 8 -- and working families across the District of Columbia -- from the perspective of an informed, engaged single Mom and parent education/empowerment advocate in the heart of Congress Heights.



Total Wine & More

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Customer Service Representative + Merchandising Team Member

  • Aug 2020 - Sep 2020

  Support store management team to maintain Total Wine + More's brand and operations by delivering best-in-class service, selection, and value to our customers. I serve as a cashier, help process many different tracks of customer service resolutions, stock associate, sales associate, and in-store pickup/curbside delivery fulfillment specialist (which includes regular utilization and problem resolution of enterprise CRM, POS, and inventory management technology systems).I also am directly involved in promoting Total Wine + More products and services to our customers and may serve in a team member capacity to support my fellow front end team members, merchandisers, and stock associates. Show less

• Customer Service Representative + Merchandising Team Member

  • Mar 2020 - Aug 2020



KIPP DC

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations Team Lead

  • Sep 2019 - Dec 2019

  Ensuring that 3 academies (pre-K, elementary, and middle) with 1300+ students at the Smilow Campus in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood of NE DC maintained:-- Clean and safe facilities, filled with Joy Factor (due to twice-a-day building walks)-- Nutritious and seamless foodservice (along with associated records management/compliance reporting for the USDA National School Lunch Program-- Responsive and reliable security + transportation services (including coordination with representatives from the Metropolitan Police Department + DC Department of Transportation) Show less

• Regional Market Development Consultant

  • Jun 2018 - Dec 2019

  Facilitated stakeholder meetings with 50+ community leaders from a range of backgrounds and perspectives to gather detailed intelligence regarding the current operating conditions and barriers to entry/expansion for high-performing public charter schools in Maryland.----> Recruited 16 influential civic leaders from Prince George's to learn more about KIPP DCUtilized the KIPP Foundation’s Strategic Campaign Planning Guide to conduct and compile a comprehensive organizational needs assessment/audit of internal capacity to support an expansion of policy, organizing, advocacy, public relations, and community engagement efforts.Designed legislative priorities fact sheet for the Maryland Alliance of Public Charter Schools.Provided analytical and operational insights into key assumptions underpinning financial model for a new network of schools.Developed a collaborative partnership with staff at KIPP Baltimore and the KIPP Foundation regarding regional advocacy priorities in Maryland.----> Co-hosted issue advocacy roundtable on the future of public charter schools in Maryland with Governor Larry Hogan at KIPP Baltimore in September 2018----> Identified, researched, and cultivated a detailed fundraising prospect list of individuals and entities that could be approached to leverage challenge matching grant Show less



SWEAT DC

• Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Marketing Consultant + Brand Manager

  • Jun 2019 - Oct 2019

  Helping people everywhere keep it moving, one group fitness class at a time. Helping people everywhere keep it moving, one group fitness class at a time.



Donna Edwards for Prince George's County Executive

• Capitol Heights, MD

• Policy + Compliance Director

  • Jan 2018 - May 2018



Democracy Prep Public Schools

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Student Marketing and Enrollment Program Manager

  • Jul 2016 - Sep 2017

  Re-built a combined community outreach (public events and visibility) and direct voter contact (canvass and phone bank) student recruitment campaign to achieve a 70% reduction in the SY17 DC student enrollment gap and established scalable organizing infrastructure for an integrated marketing program in Democracy Prep’s expansion sites (Washington, DC; Baton Rouge, LA; Las Vegas, NV; Camden, NJ). Re-built a combined community outreach (public events and visibility) and direct voter contact (canvass and phone bank) student recruitment campaign to achieve a 70% reduction in the SY17 DC student enrollment gap and established scalable organizing infrastructure for an integrated marketing program in Democracy Prep’s expansion sites (Washington, DC; Baton Rouge, LA; Las Vegas, NV; Camden, NJ).



Fair Elections Howard

• Columbia, MD

• Campaign Manager

  • Aug 2016 - Nov 2016

  Developed campaign plan and led day-to-day field operations management for a state-wide advocacy coalition which integrated communications, political outreach, grassroots fundraising, direct voter contact and visibility for the first stand-alone ballot measure to fund/implement a small dollar, publicly financed campaign donor matching system that received majority support at the polls in the United States. Developed campaign plan and led day-to-day field operations management for a state-wide advocacy coalition which integrated communications, political outreach, grassroots fundraising, direct voter contact and visibility for the first stand-alone ballot measure to fund/implement a small dollar, publicly financed campaign donor matching system that received majority support at the polls in the United States.



CASA

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Baltimore Voter Education Project Program Manager

  • Mar 2016 - Jul 2016

  Provided day-to-day operational oversight for a combined, bilingual community outreach, digital, and direct voter contact field campaign to increase the number of young people and mid-propensity Latino and African-American voters participating in the Maryland presidential primary election. Conducted data analysis to determine the top 40 precincts in Baltimore with the highest density of mid-propensity Latino and African-American voters – a total of 6,463 voters at 5,292 doors to engage regarding CASA’s leadership in a city-wide/cross-sector/social justice issue organizing campaign. Managed direct voter contact program that knocked on 15,390 doors across 245 shifts approximately 2,500 commitments to vote in just under three weeks’ time. Show less



Dereck E. Davis for Congress

• Mitchellville, MD

• Deputy Campaign Manager and Finance Director

  • Apr 2015 - May 2016

  Raised more than $500,000 and finished second (out of five) major candidates in fundraising twice during a competitive Democratic primary Congressional race with $3.37 million in total campaign contributions. Directed financial operations and compliance for candidate with concurrent federal/state reporting schedules. Built e-mail list, conducted strategic scheduling, managed development of multiple stakeholder tables (kitchen cabinet, Finance Committee, Young Professionals Council), and drafted policy briefs for endorsement questionnaires and issue roundtables (on real estate, clean energy, financial services, workforce development). Show less



Venture Philanthropy Partners

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• youthCONNECT Network Director

  • Mar 2014 - Oct 2014

  Served as operational director for a $36 million White House Social Innovation Fund-supported initiative to improve education, employment, and healthy behavior outcomes for more than 20,000 low-income 14-21 year olds across the National Capital Region. Facilitated the sharing of lessons learned/operational resources as well as the development of placed-based initiatives/joint ventures among six high-performing nonprofits (College Summit, Latin American Youth Center. Metro TeenAIDS, KIPP, Urban Alliance, Year Up) organized into a collective impact-inspired network. Devised the program design/evaluation matrix and managed the implementation pilot for innovative and integrated “community school” transformation model at the LAYC Career Academy and Suitland HS. Crafted strategy for long-term investment in capacity building of small-to-mid-sized youth + workforce development non-profits in Prince George's that resulted in eventual expansion of Fair Chance's non-profit consulting service territory in the National Capital Region. Show less



Prince George's County, Maryland

• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Economic Development and Education County Stat Analyst, Office of the County Executive

  • Mar 2011 - Mar 2014

  Established innovative, place-based framework for analyzing the relative concentration of social conditions and public infrastructure which informed the development of the Transforming Neighborhoods Initiative – County Executive Rushern L. Baker III’s signature effort to pursue coordinated, inter-agency community development in six highly distressed communities across Prince George’s County Directed first-in-a-generation commercial and residential market research studies and companion planning process to develop a comprehensive, County-wide real estate development strategy Developed business cases detailing the performance of and process reforms necessary to improve permitting, code enforcement, roadway maintenance, foreclosure response, and workforce development service delivery Show less



Baker 2010 Transition Team

• Largo, MD

• Assistant Director

  • Nov 2010 - Feb 2011

  Managed recruitment and selection process for 200+ policy committee members and 350+ citizen appointees to state and local government oversight boards and commissions. Managed recruitment and selection process for 200+ policy committee members and 350+ citizen appointees to state and local government oversight boards and commissions.



Clean Economy Development Center

• Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Business Development Fellow

  • Feb 2010 - Aug 2010

  Liaised between labor unions, philanthropic capital, federal agency staff (principally from the United States Department of Energy and The White House), local stakeholders, and elected officials at every level of government to identify gaps and market-specifc barriers toward establishing a national network of residential and commercial building retrofit and renewable energy industries. Liaised between labor unions, philanthropic capital, federal agency staff (principally from the United States Department of Energy and The White House), local stakeholders, and elected officials at every level of government to identify gaps and market-specifc barriers toward establishing a national network of residential and commercial building retrofit and renewable energy industries.



Mark Winston Griffith for New York City Council

• Brooklyn, New York

• Campaign Manager

  • Feb 2009 - Nov 2009

  Managed daily operation of insurgent campaign with 15 full-time staff, 25+ volunteers and $300,000 budget. Coordinated fundraising, financial management, message strategy, and targeting for an organization with a network of 2,300 active supporters that generated 9,000+ positive voter identifications. Drafted work plans and performance metrics that catalyzed a 72% increase in field organizer productivity between the primary and general election. Managed daily operation of insurgent campaign with 15 full-time staff, 25+ volunteers and $300,000 budget. Coordinated fundraising, financial management, message strategy, and targeting for an organization with a network of 2,300 active supporters that generated 9,000+ positive voter identifications. Drafted work plans and performance metrics that catalyzed a 72% increase in field organizer productivity between the primary and general election.



Achievement First

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer

  • Sep 2008 - May 2009

  Conducted strategic planning, training and oversight of 40+ staff in two states. Created innovative teacher certification process that predicted the likelihood of teaching applicants to achieve certification within two years. Led recruitment, selection and design of School Operations Summer Internship Program. Conducted strategic planning, training and oversight of 40+ staff in two states. Created innovative teacher certification process that predicted the likelihood of teaching applicants to achieve certification within two years. Led recruitment, selection and design of School Operations Summer Internship Program.



Edelman

• United States
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern, Corporate Social Responsibility Group

  • Jun 2008 - Aug 2008



Coro New York Leadership Center

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Public Affairs Fellow

  • 2007 - 2008

  Participant in highly selective, post-graduate internship program consisting of job placements within six different industry sectors (government, media, business, labor, non-profit) and hands-on study of leadership and the democratic process. Developed a catalogue and conducted mapping of the availability of tax preparation and financial services in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Participant in highly selective, post-graduate internship program consisting of job placements within six different industry sectors (government, media, business, labor, non-profit) and hands-on study of leadership and the democratic process. Developed a catalogue and conducted mapping of the availability of tax preparation and financial services in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.



Office of Governor Martin O'Malley and Lt. Governor Anthony Brown

• Baltimore, Maryland

• Maryland Transition Policy Analyst

  • Nov 2006 - Jan 2007

  Assessed status and provided direction for the operations of state government in three critical service delivery areas: PreK-12 education, higher education, minority/women-owned business development. Implementation of agency strategy recommendations resulted in an 11% increase – equivalent to $520 million – in the share of state contract awards to minority and women-owned businesses. Assessed status and provided direction for the operations of state government in three critical service delivery areas: PreK-12 education, higher education, minority/women-owned business development. Implementation of agency strategy recommendations resulted in an 11% increase – equivalent to $520 million – in the share of state contract awards to minority and women-owned businesses.



O'Malley Brown for Maryland

• Largo, MD

• Deputy Chief of Staff to Anthony Brown

  • Jul 2006 - Nov 2006

  Developed briefing materials, conducted strategic scheduling, and coordinated messaging strategy for the only pair of candidates to unseat a sitting Republican governor in 2006. Co-architect of field plan that generated a 12,000 vote gain in Prince George’s County. Developed briefing materials, conducted strategic scheduling, and coordinated messaging strategy for the only pair of candidates to unseat a sitting Republican governor in 2006. Co-architect of field plan that generated a 12,000 vote gain in Prince George’s County.



Friedman Billings Ramsey

• Arlington, Virginia

• Office of Corporate Giving Intern

  • Jun 2006 - Aug 2006

  Performed research, analysis, and site evaluations of prospective grantee organizations for a philanthropy with $1.7 million in annual giving. Launched annual workshop on photography-based social action research for 20+ young adults at a Southeast Washington, DC community center. Performed research, analysis, and site evaluations of prospective grantee organizations for a philanthropy with $1.7 million in annual giving. Launched annual workshop on photography-based social action research for 20+ young adults at a Southeast Washington, DC community center.



National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise

• Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Intern

  • Jun 2005 - Aug 2005

  Designed and facilitated United States Department of Justice Weed & Seed youth leadership camp. Conducted research on nationwide network of Violence Free Zones and grassroots community development organizations Designed and facilitated United States Department of Justice Weed & Seed youth leadership camp. Conducted research on nationwide network of Violence Free Zones and grassroots community development organizations



Maryland Association of Student Councils

• Baltimore, Maryland Area

• First Vice President

  • Jul 2002 - Jun 2003



Prince George's County Public Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Member on the Board of Education (SMOB)

  • Jun 2001 - Jun 2002

  Advocated for weighted per-pupil spending to account for differences in the instructional demands of students in poverty, with disabilities, and ESL needs -- pushing the Maryland Generaly Assembly to adopt the recommendations of the Thornton Commission on Education Finance, Equity, and Excellence. Advocated for weighted per-pupil spending to account for differences in the instructional demands of students in poverty, with disabilities, and ESL needs -- pushing the Maryland Generaly Assembly to adopt the recommendations of the Thornton Commission on Education Finance, Equity, and Excellence.



Troy Beck Golf Academy

• Glenn Dale, MD

• Camp Counselor + Driving Range Manager

  • Jun 1997 - Aug 2001