Experience

U.S. Department of Justice Community Relations Service

• United States
• Government Relations Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Conciliation Specialist

  • Dec 2015 - Present

  - Neutral third-party conciliating community conflicts and violence based on race, color, national origin gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or disability - Conciliate, mediate, facilitate, train or provide consultation services, - Develop action plans, partnerships, and resources to address tension and crisis situations. - Neutral third-party conciliating community conflicts and violence based on race, color, national origin gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or disability - Conciliate, mediate, facilitate, train or provide consultation services, - Develop action plans, partnerships, and resources to address tension and crisis situations.



Coretta Scott King Young Womens Leadership Academy High School

• Greater Atlanta Area

• Senior Army Instructor

  • Aug 2013 - Nov 2015

  Senior Army Instructor Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy High School, August 2013 – August 2015 - Manage high school JROTC program from administration and instruction to supply. - Teach up to four classes per day; organize and execute community service events, train and deploy various competitive high school teams. - Educate, mentor and advise young adults with a goal of making them better citizens. Senior Army Instructor Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy High School, August 2013 – August 2015 - Manage high school JROTC program from administration and instruction to supply. - Teach up to four classes per day; organize and execute community service events, train and deploy various competitive high school teams. - Educate, mentor and advise young adults with a goal of making them better citizens.



US Military Entrance Processing Command

• North Chicago, IL

• Staff Judge Advocate

  • Sep 2011 - Aug 2013

  - Planning and directing the overall legal support program, providing accurate, effective, and timely legal support to the Commander, his staff, and 64 subordinate commands dispersed throughout the Continental United States. - Managing the successful disposition of hundreds of cases in the areas of military justice and criminal law, claims, administrative and civil law, fiscal and contract law, and labor law. - Planning and directing the overall legal support program, providing accurate, effective, and timely legal support to the Commander, his staff, and 64 subordinate commands dispersed throughout the Continental United States. - Managing the successful disposition of hundreds of cases in the areas of military justice and criminal law, claims, administrative and civil law, fiscal and contract law, and labor law.



US Army Garrison Fort McPherson

• Fort McPherson, GA

• Staff Judge Advocate

  • Jun 2010 - Sep 2011

  - Exceeded every measurable performance category despite working with rapidly dwindling financial and personnel resources due to the impending closure of the installation. - Transformed a desperately under-staffed Client Services section into Legal Assistance, Claims, and Tax Assistance sections that were recognized by the Chief of Staff of the Army as among the best. - Administrative law and Military Justice section received accolades from Department of Defense and the JAG Corps. - Exceeded every measurable performance category despite working with rapidly dwindling financial and personnel resources due to the impending closure of the installation. - Transformed a desperately under-staffed Client Services section into Legal Assistance, Claims, and Tax Assistance sections that were recognized by the Chief of Staff of the Army as among the best. - Administrative law and Military Justice section received accolades from Department of Defense and the JAG Corps.



US Army Forces Command

• Military Law Attorney

  • Apr 2009 - Jun 2010

  - Deftly handled a daily myriad of sensitive issues including the Suicide Prevention Task Force as the primary legal advisor for Human Resources in the Army’s largest command. - Provided notable administrative and fiscal advice to the Command Group, SGS, primary staff sections, reserve components, and Army Forces Command subordinate legal offices on various legal topics to include: administrative law, ethics and standards of conduct, criminal law, fiscal law, domestic operations, legislation, FOIA and Privacy Act, and transportation and travel. -Provided operational legal support as key member of the Battle Team and the Crisis Action Team. Show less



Coalition Security Transition Command Afghanistan

• Command Judge Advocate and Afghan Corps Legal Mentor

  • Oct 2008 - Apr 2009

  - Named the best Command Judge Advocate the commander had ever worked with. - Comfortably handled weighty issues in a complex, rapidly changing, difficult and dangerous environment as a true combat Judge Advocate. - Legal advisor to the Afghan Regional Security Integration Corps commander, his subordinates, and their staffs responsible for the Coalition military trainers for the Afghan National Army.-Provided legal assistance to more than 750 soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines.

• Legal Advisor to the Afghan National Police

  • Mar 2008 - Oct 2008

  - Authored several Afghan Ministry of the Interior development documents including the Ministry of the Interior Legal Asset Development Assessment, the Afghan National Police Legal Systems Work Plan, the Ministerial Legal Development Plan, and the Legal Development Implementation Plan. - Operated at the highest level of the Afghan government by mentoring the Legal Advisor to the Minister of the Interior, and the Chief of Legal Affairs for the National Police Force, and their staffs.-Improved the organizational structure of the legal support system with a primary emphasis on continued restoration and development of the Rule of Law within the Afghan national government. Show less



US Army Garrison Fort McPherson

• Fort McPherson, GA

• Deputy Staff Judge Advocate

  • Jun 2006 - Mar 2008

  - Lead a 15 civilian and soldier team of legal professionals to excellence, culminating in winning the Chief of Staff of the Army’s Award for Excellence in both Legal Assistance and Claims. - Supervised everyday operations of the Fort McPherson legal office, ensuring precise, thorough, and expeditious delivery of legal services to commanders, staff, retirees, soldiers, and families within the Atlanta Metropolitan region. - Lead a 15 civilian and soldier team of legal professionals to excellence, culminating in winning the Chief of Staff of the Army’s Award for Excellence in both Legal Assistance and Claims. - Supervised everyday operations of the Fort McPherson legal office, ensuring precise, thorough, and expeditious delivery of legal services to commanders, staff, retirees, soldiers, and families within the Atlanta Metropolitan region.



Coalition Forces Land Component Command/Third US Army

• Various Military Camps in Kuwait and Iraq

• Chief of Fiscal and Contract Law

  • Jun 2003 - Jun 2006

  - Drafted over 200 fiscal law opinions on requests for expenditures totalling more than one billion dollars. - Principle attorney for administrative, fiscal, and contract law matters within the Coalition Forces Land Component Command theater of operations (primarily Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan) during Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. - Primary legal adviser on complex contingency procurements involving a theater wide budget in excess of ten billion dollars - Drafted over 200 fiscal law opinions on requests for expenditures totalling more than one billion dollars. - Principle attorney for administrative, fiscal, and contract law matters within the Coalition Forces Land Component Command theater of operations (primarily Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan) during Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. - Primary legal adviser on complex contingency procurements involving a theater wide budget in excess of ten billion dollars