Experience

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  MD Department of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation

  • Manager Maryland Re-entry Initiative (MRI)

    • Jan 2007 - Present

    Oversee state-wide re-entry initiative.Provide technical assistance, training (deliver and develop), program development, skills building and workshops for Maryland American Job Centers, community/faith-based organizations, government/private agency partners to include but not limited to the following:- Identifying and Working with Barriers to Employment- Utilizing Career Theory and Assessments to Assist Individuals with Career Decision-Making - Job Seeker Employability - 21st Century Employability Skills- Role of Collaboration in Meeting the Needs of Job Seekers: Planning/Implementing Workforce Development Services and engaging community resources- Professional Ethics- Professional Development: Understanding Yourself and Others; Offender Workforce Development Specialist (OWDS) certification training - plan, coordinate, and develop training for workforce development specialists, public safety staff, community service providers.Also coordinate the Federal Bonding Program for Maryland - assist employers in completing their request for a fidelity bond and train Local Bonding Coordinators who work directly with job seekers.

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  Independent Contractor/Clear Purpose Consulting Group

  • Maryland Area

  • Consultant/Trainer Organizational/Business Planning; Leadership Development; Motivational Speaker

    • 1996 - 2007
    • Maryland Area

    Provided training, technical assistance to nonprofit organizations and small business in the following:- organizational/business planning- leadership development- personal growth/development- motivational speaking

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  Maryland Correctional Institution for Women

  • Instructor Career Development/Employment Readiness.

    • 1996 - 2006

    Provided instruction, information, workshops, and coaching to incarcerated women in Career Development/Employment Readiness @ Maryland Correctional Institution for Women (MCIW) for MSDE. Coordinated Career/Resource Fairs. Facilitated staff development training and workshops.

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  Enterprise Foundation currently Enterprise Community Partners

  • Columbia Maryland

  • Program Director

    • 1990 - 1995
    • Columbia Maryland

    Provided technical assistance, program and staff development, funding, and consultation to nonprofit & for-profit housing and community development organizations, public-private partnerships; developed/managed/presented in national conferences offered by Enterprise; oversaw multi-state (8) community development project providing funding, staff development, program development, and training. Coordinated the development of a national Housing Management Training for Non-profit Housing Developer/Managers offered regionally(garnered Housing Management experts from across the country to develop the training)