Experience

SuperTalk Mississippi

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

• Radio Show Host

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  Greenwood, Mississippi, United States Host a once-weekly talk show, Delta Talk, that features community leaders from Greenwood and surrounding areas.



Boys & Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Delta

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

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Aug 2015 - Present

  Yazoo City, Mississippi



Self-Employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Presenting Trainer, Actor, Director, and Writer

  • 1991 - Present

  Provides presentation and stage training for companies, groups, and individuals Directed and taught after-school theater programs at Lower Marion High School and summer arts camps at Holy Family College in Philadelphia, PA and Delta State University in Cleveland, MS Directed community theaters productions and staged events throughout the Mississippi Delta. Performed in theater venues throughout the U.S. and aboard the CN74 U.S.S. John C. Stennis Served as Interim Instructor for… Show more Provides presentation and stage training for companies, groups, and individuals Directed and taught after-school theater programs at Lower Marion High School and summer arts camps at Holy Family College in Philadelphia, PA and Delta State University in Cleveland, MS Directed community theaters productions and staged events throughout the Mississippi Delta. Performed in theater venues throughout the U.S. and aboard the CN74 U.S.S. John C. Stennis Served as Interim Instructor for Beverly Hills Playhouse in Philadelphia and New York City classes Show less


Mississippi Business Journal
• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Contributing Writer

  • Jun 2014 - Nov 2016


HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION OF THE TRI-STATE DELTA

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations

• Executive Director

  • 2008 - 2011

  Greenville, Mississippi Developed and managed strategy for programming, activities, and donor cultivation Developed and maintained expense and revenue budgets Created donor rating system and feasibility study Provided reports and recommendations to the Foundation Board of Directors and Board of Trustees Coordinated with government agencies, NGOs, and Legislators on Delta Healthcare strategies Restructured staff and operations for efficiencies and over 1.2 million in cost saving to DRMC



Bologna Performing Arts Center

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • 2004 - 2009

  Cleveland, Mississippi Negotiated, coordinated, and evaluated all programming and presentations Developed and managed marketing strategy for all programming and activities Lowered overall expenditures for Operations, Arts Educations, and Auxiliary budgets Increased support through Media and Corporate sponsorship, and Annual Memberships Developed and maintained expense and revenue budgets Recruited, trained, and supervised up to 15 full- and part-time employees per year Negotiated fees… Show more Negotiated, coordinated, and evaluated all programming and presentations Developed and managed marketing strategy for all programming and activities Lowered overall expenditures for Operations, Arts Educations, and Auxiliary budgets Increased support through Media and Corporate sponsorship, and Annual Memberships Developed and maintained expense and revenue budgets Recruited, trained, and supervised up to 15 full- and part-time employees per year Negotiated fees, production, and scheduling for events in both the 1178-seat Main Hall and 135-seat Recital Hall working with University elements and outside vendors Voted “Best Performing Arts Venue – 2006” by the readers of Mississippi Magazine Show less



Drexel University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of International Programs

  • 1996 - 2000

  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Restructured various International elements within the University Increased overall international enrollment for three straight years Developed student recruiting mechanisms in Turkey and Russia Initiated the first International Alumni fundraiser in Taipei, Taiwan Initiated talks for joint-degree programs with institutions in Taiwan and Uruguay



US State Department, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

• Senior Program Officer

  • 1991 - 1996

  Washington D.C. Metro Area Administered $40 million dollar grant program with the Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union under the FREEDOM Support Act Designed programs, drafted RFP’s, and managed grantee selection process Monitored and Evaluated grantee organizations Traveled throughout Eastern Europe and NIS evaluating in-country programs and systems Negotiated with U.S. Overseas Posts concerning various programming elements