Experience

WURD Radio

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• On Air Host (The Shomari Show) - Fridays at 1pm

  • Jan 2010 - Present

  A weekly Friday Show, the “The Shomari Show,” aims to help spread wisdom and knowledge to our people and is grounded in the belief that we must teach our own and control our own narrative. Each show is broken into three segments: “Weekly Issues Focus,” “Dynamics Of The Diaspora,” and “Reaching Out For The Brothers,” and follows the path of moving information, knowledge, understanding and wisdom. A weekly Friday Show, the “The Shomari Show,” aims to help spread wisdom and knowledge to our people and is grounded in the belief that we must teach our own and control our own narrative. Each show is broken into three segments: “Weekly Issues Focus,” “Dynamics Of The Diaspora,” and “Reaching Out For The Brothers,” and follows the path of moving information, knowledge, understanding and wisdom.



University of Pennsylvania

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer/Instructor, Psycho-educational Interactions with Black Males

  • Sep 2007 - Present

  Created course taught at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education and University of North Carolina – Wilmington, designed to prepare future and current educators, counselors, social workers and other professionals to better serve and empower the young Black males they will engage. Created course taught at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education and University of North Carolina – Wilmington, designed to prepare future and current educators, counselors, social workers and other professionals to better serve and empower the young Black males they will engage.



Root Cause

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

• Senior Consultant

  • Jan 2013 - May 2017

  Organization: Campaign for Black Male Achievement Guides the Campaign for Black Male Achievement in advancing direct service, policy, and collaborative solutions towards social progress. The Campaign for Black Male Achievement (CBMA) is a national membership network that seeks to ensure the growth, sustainability, and impact of leaders and organizations committed to improving the life outcomes of Black men and boys. CBMA is a growing member network that currently includes more than 4,703 leaders representing nearly 2,555 organizations and programs across the country.The Open Society Foundations launched CBMA in 2008 to address the economic, political, social and educational exclusion of Black men and boys from the American mainstream. Since its inception CBMA has been a leading force elevating strategies and investments to improve the life outcomes of Black men and boys, and has a six year track record as a foundation-sponsored catalytic leader bringing focus and profile to the disparate actors focused on these outcomes. CBMA is the only national organization in the country with a targeted focus on supporting and strengthening the leaders and organizations advancing Black Male Achievement.



Philadelphia City Council

• Research Analyst/Communications Specialist

  • Dec 2012 - Apr 2013

  Provide policy and legislative research support to City Councilperson in Philadelphia. Provide policy and legislative research support to City Councilperson in Philadelphia.



AAKT Concepts LLC

• Public Policy

• Co-Founder

  • Oct 2009 - Jan 2013

  Lead the conceptual and operational direction of an Educational Consulting firm specializing in program ideation, design and implementation targeted to youth development and education organizations serving African American youth. Project include(d)Boys/Girls Clubs of Philadelphia- Germantown HS Summer Bridge Program (facilitation)- SMART Program (program design, facilitation)Diversified Community Services- Sweet’s Water Ice Youth Entrepreneurship Program (program design, group facilitation)Impact Services Corporation - Pilot TANF Employment, Assessment, Retention and Networking Center (program design, curriculum development, facilitation, staff development training)- Re-Entry Center for Ex-Offenders (developed program manual, technical assistance, staff development) Philadelphia Mural Arts Project - Cops n’ Kids Program – Turning the Corner (program design, curriculum development)- Blueprint Anti-Violence Mural Project (staff training, program design, curriculum development)Pro Sports Community Consultants- PROSTYLE Bullying Prevention Program Kensington CAPA & Bartram Motivation HS (facilitation)Resources for Human Development- Juvenile Community Reintegration Program (program design, staff hiring, orientation and training)- ACES Career Exploration Program (program design) - E3 Welcome Home Center (staff hiring, training)Temple University Small Business Development Center - Youth Entrepreneurial Training Program and Business Incubator (program design, curriculum development)University of Pennsylvania - Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium (program design)- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia/Craig-Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine (research team member, 2000) - report for the United States Department of Labor entitled Retention in the United States Job Corps: Analysis and Recommendations



Impact Services Corporation

• Director, Fatherhood Training Services

  • Oct 2002 - Jan 2005

  • Directed implementation of all components of fatherhood program for young men, ages 16 – 21, referred by Family Court. Supervised 4 full-time staff and 3 training consultants. • Developed and implemented all curricular, training and special event components of Philadelphia site for nationally piloted fatherhood program for adult ex-offenders (Fathers at Work). • Directed implementation of all components of fatherhood program for young men, ages 16 – 21, referred by Family Court. Supervised 4 full-time staff and 3 training consultants. • Developed and implemented all curricular, training and special event components of Philadelphia site for nationally piloted fatherhood program for adult ex-offenders (Fathers at Work).