Experience

First Responder Network Authority

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Environmental Justice Coordinator & Deputy FPO

  • May 2014 - Present

  Environmental Justice Coordinator Environmental Justice Coordinator



US Department of Commerce, NTIA

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Communications Program Specialist

  • Apr 2013 - May 2014



U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Advisor

  • May 2012 - Apr 2013

  Administration for Children and Families Office of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood Development Administration for Children and Families Office of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood Development



Office of Emergency Communications, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

• Division Chief

  • May 2010 - May 2012

  Regional Coordination Program Regional Coordination Program



DHS Office of Emergency Communications

• Stakeholder Engagement and Outreach

  • Aug 2008 - Feb 2011



SRA Touchstone Consulting Group

• Principal

  • 2005 - Aug 2008

  Hold a senior leadership role in the delivery of services to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) SAFECOM Program and Office of Emergency Communications. Responsibilities include: • Team management duties • Development and implementation of strategic priorities; • Alignment of internal and external stakeholders; • Establishment of a governance structure; and • Meeting facilitation. Hold a senior leadership role in the delivery of services to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) SAFECOM Program and Office of Emergency Communications. Responsibilities include: • Team management duties • Development and implementation of strategic priorities; • Alignment of internal and external stakeholders; • Establishment of a governance structure; and • Meeting facilitation.



CL2: Coaching Leaders, Coaching Learners

• Founder

  • 1999 - 2005

  Provided clients with a variety of services: executive coaching, project management, strategic planning, meeting facilitation and workshop trainings. Client list and work include: · Leadership Coaching -- government managers, entrepreneurs, and executive directors; · Sexual Harassment Prevention trainings for the D.C. Department of Corrections · Center for the Child Care Workforce— mentored new Executive Director, assisted in merger of CCW and the American Federation of Teachers, provided budgetary and financial analysis; and · National Breast Cancer Coalition—facilitated a strategic planning process, set up a voter education campaign, directed the Clinical Trials Department. Show less



Center for the Child Care Workforce

• Executive Director

  • 1994 - 1998

  · Moved organization from California to Washington, D.C.; · Completed the transformation of the organization from a local - to a national organization; · Coordinated public education efforts and served as spokesperson; · Tripled the budget and created a 6-month reserve fund; and · Developed public policy, grassroots organizing, public education and training programs · Moved organization from California to Washington, D.C.; · Completed the transformation of the organization from a local - to a national organization; · Coordinated public education efforts and served as spokesperson; · Tripled the budget and created a 6-month reserve fund; and · Developed public policy, grassroots organizing, public education and training programs



AFSCME--Union

• Assistant Director, Women’s Rights Department,

  • 1991 - 1994

  • Developed and conducted over 400 workshops on battered women, sexual harassment prevention, pay equity, employment discrimination, women’s health, violence against women, self esteem building and leadership training; • Represented AFSCME in labor, women’s and health care coalitions; and • Assisted in setting up and running a successful, get-out-the-vote operation in predominantly African-American precincts in Louisiana (GOTV-Louisiana). • Developed and conducted over 400 workshops on battered women, sexual harassment prevention, pay equity, employment discrimination, women’s health, violence against women, self esteem building and leadership training; • Represented AFSCME in labor, women’s and health care coalitions; and • Assisted in setting up and running a successful, get-out-the-vote operation in predominantly African-American precincts in Louisiana (GOTV-Louisiana).



National Committee on Pay E

• Executive Director

  • 1984 - 1991

  , quity (1984 to 1991) • Turned a fledgling, at-risk coalition into a viable, lasting organization; • Quadrupled the membership and budget over a five year period; • Directed efforts to enact national pay equity legislation; • Directed coalition-building efforts among women’s, labor and civil rights organizations; • Served as liaison to the 33 organization Board of Directors and six task forces; • Hired and managed staff; and • Coordinated NCPE public education efforts and served as spokesperson. Show less



Antioch School of Law

• Faculty/Clinical Supervisor

  • 1980 - 1984

  , (1980 to 1984) • Supervised a legal clinic in the representation of battered women and abused children; • Litigated domestic violence, domestic relations and employment discrimination cases; and • Taught Women and the Law, Family Law and Employment Discrimination Law. , (1980 to 1984) • Supervised a legal clinic in the representation of battered women and abused children; • Litigated domestic violence, domestic relations and employment discrimination cases; and • Taught Women and the Law, Family Law and Employment Discrimination Law.



U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

• Attorney/Advisor, Office of Policy Development and Implementation

  • 1978 - 1980

  , (1978 to 1980) • Drafted precedent-setting decisions and guidelines concerning sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination, and religious accommodations (all of which are still in force today); • Coordinated and reviewed inter-agency guidelines; • Provided legal advice to the field offices; • Organized a public hearing on wage discrimination; and • Reported directly to the Chair, Eleanor Holmes Norton, on special assigned projects. , (1978 to 1980) • Drafted precedent-setting decisions and guidelines concerning sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination, and religious accommodations (all of which are still in force today); • Coordinated and reviewed inter-agency guidelines; • Provided legal advice to the field offices; • Organized a public hearing on wage discrimination; and • Reported directly to the Chair, Eleanor Holmes Norton, on special assigned projects.