President

• Jan 2021 - Present

Focus on federal procurement, small business and early childhood education policy, including shaping federal acquisition policy on Capitol Hill and analyzing federal procurement data to position companies to win federal contracts.

Vice President

• Apr 2019 - Dec 2020

Director of Government Relations

• Aug 2016 - Mar 2019

Vice Chair

• Sep 2016 - Sep 2017

The Mistaken Identity Foundation is a non-profit that provides Workforce Education Programs directed at urban, and formerly incarcerated youth. We provide our program participants with a viable means of combating issues such as anger management, body language and communication, health and other issues that directly impact the workplace. The Mistaken Identity Foundation is a non-profit that provides Workforce Education Programs directed at urban, and formerly incarcerated youth. We provide our program participants with a viable means of combating issues such as anger management, body language and communication, health and other issues that directly impact the workplace.

Kindergarten Teacher

• Aug 2015 - Jun 2016

Understanding needs in early childhood education from a public school lens after TFA corps years at childcare centers. Designed differentiated instruction, intervention, and enrichment activities based on Common Core State Standards, developed and implemented daily and unit lesson plans for kindergarten, track and analyzed class and scholar performance for a culturally diverse high needs student population, administered BAS and NWEA testing, member of Social and Emotional Learning Committee. Show less

Lead Preschool Teacher - Teach for America

• Feb 2014 - Jun 2015

Teach for America Corps placement as a preschool teacher at childcare center on the west side of Chicago. Taught twenty 3-5 year olds in a federally funded Head Start and Preschool for All program, wrote and received grant of $9,000 for supplies for school, created unit and daily lesson plans while tracking and informing instruction based upon student's progress in GOLD assessment system, trained in implementing creative curriculum, conducted bi-monthly literacy and math parent nights. Teach for America Corps placement as a preschool teacher at childcare center on the west side of Chicago. Taught twenty 3-5 year olds in a federally funded Head Start and Preschool for All program, wrote and received grant of $9,000 for supplies for school, created unit and daily lesson plans while tracking and informing instruction based upon student's progress in GOLD assessment system, trained in implementing creative curriculum, conducted bi-monthly literacy and math parent nights.

Corps Member

• Jun 2013 - Jun 2015

Lead Preschool Teacher

• Aug 2013 - Feb 2014

Taught twenty three to five year olds in Head Start funded program, created daily lesson plans and experiences while tracking and facilitating students’ progress to GOLD, fostered positive classroom culture by executing effective classroom management systems and procedures, participated in CLASS, GOLD and Creative Curriculum trainings. Taught twenty three to five year olds in Head Start funded program, created daily lesson plans and experiences while tracking and facilitating students’ progress to GOLD, fostered positive classroom culture by executing effective classroom management systems and procedures, participated in CLASS, GOLD and Creative Curriculum trainings.

Communications Intern

• Jun 2012 - Jun 2013

Summer Intern

• May 2011 - Aug 2011

Summer Intern

• May 2010 - Aug 2010

Summer Intern

• May 2009 - Aug 2009

Summer Intern

• May 2007 - Sep 2007