Experience

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  Loyola University Maryland

  • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

  • Executive Director, Center for Community, Service, and Justice & the York...

    • Jun 2022 - Present
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Loyola’s CCSJ connects campus and community for a more just and equitable world through volunteerism, academic partnerships, advocacy, and internships. CCSJ also includes the York Road Initiative (YRI), whose mission is to collaborate with neighbors, businesses leaders, and partners to produce po...

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  University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Lecturer, UMB Graduate School

    • Aug 2020 - Jun 2022

  • Executive Director,CURE Scholars Program (President’s Office/Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center)

    • Aug 2019 - Jun 2022

    The University of Maryland, Baltimore’s (UMB) CURE Scholars Program is a groundbreaking NIH National Cancer Institute-supported healthcare career pipeline program. The program’s family-style approach inspires youth from Southwest Baltimore to become leaders in the field, while providing essential social and emotional support for them and their families. As Executive Director I oversaw a passionate team of 8 full-time STEM educators, social workers, student success and community engagement professionals who managed day-to-day program operations for middle and high school programming.Some selected contributions include:♦Recruited a cohort of approximately 25-30 6th grade scholars a year from 3 partnering schools in Southwest Baltimore.♦Ensured that the program provides a high-quality curriculum along the pipeline as well as comprehensive evaluation processes that engage CURE scholars and their families.♦Convened the CURE Program Dream Team, a body of UMB staff, administrators, and faculty that serve on special programmatic committees and provided additional support for the program; Convened CURE’s Advisory Board quarterly.♦Orchestrated the program’s multiple funding streams in partnership with UMGCCC and School of Medicine faculty PI’s overseeing federal grants as well as administrative officers in UMB’s Office of the President.♦Cultivated community partnerships to connect scholars and their families with comprehensive support services, including those offered by UMB’s Office of Community Engagement and Community Engagement Center.♦In partnership with UMB CURE’s Office of Communications and Public Affairs, and Office of Philanthropy, supported the execution of large scale special events, communication strategies, and philanthropic initiatives.♦Developed the CURE Scholarship Fund for graduating scholars, including fund guidelines and selection processes.

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  The Johns Hopkins University

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Associate Director—Johns Hopkins Center for Social Concern

    • Feb 2013 - Aug 2019

    I served as the program director for the office, covering program management areas such as Engaged Scholarship, Student Leadership and Development, Neighborhood and Community Programs, and Education. This involved performing quality control functions of office financials for approval, and drafting reports, proposals, and communication for division and university leadership. I managed all AmeriCorps VISTA sub-grant reporting from 2009 to 2017. I also advised various undergraduate initiatives to improve nutrition, health education, and clinical volunteering; I convened the faculty Community Based Learning Advisory Board.Some selected contributions include:♦Designed/implemented the Engaged Scholar Faculty and Community Fellows development program to train three faculty members and three community members annually with a budget of $20K.♦Earned the High Impact Award from Homewood Students Affairs Division in May 2017.♦Hired, supervised, and managed six full-time staff/one AmeriCorps VISTA member, overseeing programs connecting 1K student volunteers to ~90 non-profit organizations and local government entities.

  • Interim Director, Civic Engagement—Johns Hopkins Center for Social Concern

    • Jan 2018 - May 2018

    As Interim Director, I headed a staff of 11 (three more full-time/one more part-time than in my Associate Director role), administering the budget, forecasting and mitigating risk, and overseeing office operations. I represented JHU at meetings of national and regional civic engagement organizations, including Campus Compact’s Research University Civic Engagement Network (TRUCEN), Mid-Atlantic Campus Compact’s Senior Advisory Group, and NASPA LEAD; I also represented the department internally in JHU’s Diversity Leadership Council’s Service-Learning Collaborative and attended student affairs division and sub-division director meetings.

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  Morgan State University

  • Baltimore, Maryland Area

  • DrPH Research Intern/Summer Study Recruitment Coordinator

    • Feb 2014 - Aug 2016
    • Baltimore, Maryland Area

    I completed my doctoral fieldwork with the anti-tobacco Community Based Participatory Research initiative CEASE (Communities Engaged and Advocating for Smoke-Free Environments), supporting their objective by creating recruitment, promotion, and press materials as a part of their media team. I als...

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  The Johns Hopkins University

  • Baltimore, Maryland Area

  • Assistant Director—Johns Hopkins Center for Social Concern

    • Oct 2007 - Jan 2013
    • Baltimore, Maryland Area

    As Assistant Director, I managed quality control, advising processes, student engagement, and regular reporting for around 55 student community service organizations, including coordinating and administering community partner surveys. I fostered collaborative partnerships with a variety of commu...

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  Tetra Tech

  • Fairfax,VA

  • Public Outreach Specialist

    • Oct 2005 - Oct 2007
    • Fairfax,VA

    In this role, I managed a portfolio of government clients at a global water resource engineering firm. I oversaw the development of communication products for a partnership between the Earth Conservation Corps and the US Environmental Protection Agency. I coordinated out-of-state federal public m...

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  University of Michigan

  • Ann Arbor, Michigan

  • Research Assistant—Minority Environmental Leadership Development Initiative

    • Sep 2003 - Apr 2005
    • Ann Arbor, Michigan

    Diversity and inclusion lab of Dr. Dorceta E. Taylor. I interviewed environmental professionals of color and drafted profiles for the Initiative’s website. I conducted phone interviews with environmental organizations about diversity in the environmental field and coded and entered survey data.

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  Children's Environmental Health Network

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • AmeriCorps VISTA—Student Environmental Leadership Development Program Manager

    • Aug 2002 - Aug 2003
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    I served as a program coordinator for an US Environmental Protection Agency funded youth environmental leadership development program for Washington, DC middle school youth. I also attended local and national meetings on children's environmental health.