Experience

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  Priestly Duties Marketplace Chaplains Inc.

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Chief Executive Officer

    • Jan 2021 - Present
    • Greater Chicago Area

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  GWA Consulting Group, LLC

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Principal Consultant

    • Jul 2017 - Present
    • Greater Chicago Area

    GWA is a group of non-profit professionals who specialize in Area Development Projects both domestic and international,Strategic Planning, Leadership Development, Board and Fund Development.

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  Friends 4 Life Covenant Church

  • Flossmoor, Illinois

  • Founder and Pastor

    • Nov 2001 - Present
    • Flossmoor, Illinois

    Overall responsibility for providing pastoral leadership to church membership, community service, counseling, evangelism, prayer support, social action, teaching/preaching, weddings/premarital counseling, funerals, baptisms and visiting the sick.

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  The Champion Foundation

  • Flossmoor, Illinois

  • Founder/CEO

    • Nov 2015 - Nov 2020
    • Flossmoor, Illinois

    We are a start-up community solutions institute which focuses on youth development programming as well as youth violence prevention programs that utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to equip students with the necessary tools to ensure healthier and more responsible patterns of positive behaviors.

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  International Fellowship of Christians and Jews

  • Chicago, Illinois

  • Director of Church Relations

    • Sep 2016 - Jun 2017
    • Chicago, Illinois

    Provide strategic vision, goals, develops the budget and operating plan for the Office of Church
    Relations. - Establish open and effective communication channels between the Church and the Jewish community in Israel. - Research and implement innovative approaches for the development of culturally sensitive and results driven strategies for outreach, communication, training and management practices designed to meet the diverse needs of Jewish families.

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  Circle Urban Ministries

  • Chicago Austin Community

  • Executive Director/CEO

    • Feb 2012 - Dec 2015
    • Chicago Austin Community

    Directly responsible for functions involving strategic planning and implementation; program development, implementation and coordination; fund-raising; marketing plan development; implementation and coordination of an existing business and industry visitation program; creative recruiting activities including prospect acquisition; development and coordination of incentive opportunities toward legacy building, and developing relationships with internal and external economic development allies. -

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  World Vision

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Executive Director of U.S. Programs/Senior Director Global Partnerships

    • Jan 2000 - Aug 2006
    • Greater Chicago Area

    Global responsibility: Provided leadership along with a team comprised of World Vision Senior Level Managers connected with humanitarian efforts around the world; funding water wells in poor villages in Africa, strengthening ADP’S [Area Development Projects] around the world closely working with experienced development team, as well as identifying funding sources to build clinics in Lusaka, Zambia, and other Sub-Saharan countries.National responsibility: Created partnerships with senior leadership in leading religious denominations; successfully managed and moved those collaborations toward major achievements resulting in thousands of children sponsored as well as families in sub–Saharan African which in turn increased name recognition of World Vision among urban churches.Local responsibility: Directly charged with the task of replicating an innovative ministry called the Storehouse of Chicago located on the west side of Chicago which provided building materials and materials to low income families and organizations through product donations from leading building manufacturers.

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  Hartford Institute of Religion and Research

  • National USA

  • Fellow of Congregational Studies/Senior Consultant

    • Jan 2000 - Dec 2003
    • National USA

    Consultant team assigned to work with churches, mosques, temples and sacred spaces of worship toward the goal of carrying out their mission. Conducted assessments, strategic planning, appreciative inquiry, enneagram and spiritual direction.

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  Chicago Youth Centers

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Executive Director

    • Sep 1994 - Apr 1999
    • Greater Chicago Area

    Managed and directed multi-program sites in the Near North area and South side of Chicago, which included head start, after-school and school-based programs serving more than 1,100 families annually. Guided two Head Start sites in order to receive an “NAEYC” accreditation, a childcare award in which only 5% of childcare agencies receive nationwide.Supervisory duties included the direct supervision of a total staff consisting of 32 people including 5 managers with an operations budget of $1.5 million. Other duties included participation and recommendations for hiring all staff and program participants, staff and crew training, curriculum development, and team building. Developed files on 300 grant prospects. Solicited approximately 100 sources for $450,000 in annual support from foundations and corporations. Prepared government grants for approximately $400,000 in city and state funding.Led all areas of fund development, including capital campaigns and major gifts solicitations.Coordinated the conversion of donor and prospect database from manual to computerized system. Provided assistance to over 30 community groups during the program year through training, technical support, preparation of educational materials and youth curriculum presentations. Recruited high profile corporate volunteers for Annual Spring Gala. Increased gross revenue by 30% over previous years, with a 30% increase in attendance. Worked closely in the development of the Local Board. Conducted assessments of existing skills and affiliations to develop a more targeted recruitment approach; developing the local board of management manual.