Experience

The Chisholm Legacy Project: A Resource Hub for Black Frontline Climate Justice Leadership

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research and Policy Associate

  • Dec 2021 - Present



Florida Rising

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Central FL Climate Justice Organizer

  • Oct 2020 - Oct 2021

  -Coordinated a Disaster Resiliency program across three counties and a network of communities to make frontline communities more resilient in the face of disasters.-Established resource hubs throughout communities and worked with community leaders and local emergency management to create processes and plans for disaster preparedness and response in frontline communities.-Built and maintained authentic relationships with communities, elected and appointed officials, and partner organizations.-Participated in 9 coalitions locally, regionally, state-wide, and nationally to advance policy priorities recommended and shaped bycommunity leaders.-Co-led the organizational outreach and response around Florida’s legislative session in regard to climate-related policy in 2021.-Organized community events to increase awareness and education on a variety of subjects with a variety of audiences, including disasterpreparedness and response, climate and environmental justice concerns, legislative policy, and housing justice and tenants’ rights. Alsoorganized events to disseminate needed materials, such as hurricane preparedness kits, and events to clean up local parks and lakes.-Gained an immense amount of climate justice-related subject matter, including topics such as just transition, just recovery, energydemocracy, and environmental protections.-Consistently utilized JEDI practices to engage kindly and equitably in BIPOC, disabled/senior, and low-income communities.



First United Methodist Church of Winter Park

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Missions and Outreach Coordinator

  • 2019 - 2020

  -Collaborated with team of staff, clergy, and laity to execute missional engagement locally, domestically, and internationally on behalf of church. -Built and maintained relationships within church, communities, and external organizations.-Solicited donations on behalf of partners, organized mission trips domestically and internationally, organized volunteer events to benefit partner organizations, and participated in community-wide dialogue surrounding the Church's call to social justice.-Worked on various other projects as needed, such as designing new t-shirts for missioners, building houses in Costa Rica, attending local disaster response preparedness conferences, and planning special worship services to celebrate Kenyan youth program.



PARTNERS IN MINISTRY INC

• United States

• Program Development and Outreach Coordinator

  • 2018 - 2019

  -Oversaw creation and sustaining of community partnerships, media relations, fundraising, grant writing, volunteer recruitment, event planning, and creation of new programming. -Managed graphic design projects including monthly newsletter, as well as maintained website, donor database, and social media accounts. -Contributed to capital campaign for new building; participated in planning meetings, recruited prospective partners and donors, and wrote grant applications for $3,000,000 multipurpose building project.-Organized distribution center on campus through NC United Methodist Conference, Scotland Co. government, and Red Cross immediately following Hurricane Florence.-Secured six tractor trailers of supplies as well as $100,000 in grant funding within one month of hurricane and continued to solicit and receive donations and volunteer work teams over four months after.



THE CENTER FOR SPIRITUALITY IN NATURE

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

• Interim Program Assistant

  • 2018 - 2018

  -Managed event publicity for Center and new Church of the Wild DMV, including organizing Center calendar, drafting and sending communications to participants and interested parties, promoting events via social media and website, and follow-up communications via social media and Eventbrite. -Created and published weekly Monday Notes from Nature via social media, MailChimp, and Center website. -Performed regular maintenance of website, donor database, and picture/quote databases, as well as regular compilation of website statistics via Facebook Insights and Google Analytics.



Wesley Theological Seminary

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Assistant To The President

  • 2014 - 2015

  -Received guests and managed all mail, phone, and email correspondence. -Coordinated president’s calendar, arranged all travel, and oversaw office’s budget. -Recorded minutes for all administrative meetings; arranged logistics and created/edited written materials and correspondence for Board of Governors’ meetings. -Implemented special projects for president’s office, including preparation for capital campaign and planning of special events. -Received guests and managed all mail, phone, and email correspondence. -Coordinated president’s calendar, arranged all travel, and oversaw office’s budget. -Recorded minutes for all administrative meetings; arranged logistics and created/edited written materials and correspondence for Board of Governors’ meetings. -Implemented special projects for president’s office, including preparation for capital campaign and planning of special events.