Experience

Charlotte Center City Partners

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Vice President of Economic Development

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  Focusing on retaining, expanding, and attracting business, talent, and investment in Center City by revamping economic development initiatives, providing executive strategic planning, building public-private partnerships, and creating economic development programs with a social impact focus. • Managing the Charlotte Center City Small Business Innovation Fund with $4M+ of grants for supporting small businesses to innovate through COVID-19 and be more resilient. The fund is Center City’s signature opportunity for driving new diversity, equity, and inclusion outcomes. • Collaborating with the entire economic development ecosystem to help ensure economic growth for Charlotte’s urban core has a community-benefit focus by being diversified, inclusive, and continuous. Show less



State of Oregon

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Jan 2019 - Aug 2019

  Started as Governor Brown’s Mid-Valley Regional Solutions Coordinator and received increasing responsibility. • Led a statewide team to develop interagency solutions and coordinate with public, private, and philanthropic sectors to deliver community and economic development projects with social impact outcomes. Represented and supported the Governor throughout the state by building support for her agenda and providing strategic plans, insights, and recommendations to Executive Branch leadership. • Served as principal advisor to the Governor on housing and economic development policy and provided direction to state housing and business development agencies’ budgets, strategic plans, and legislative priorities. Show less

• • Nov 2017 - Aug 2019

• • Jul 2015 - Jan 2019

  Lead a multi-agency team to develop interagency solutions and coordinated with public, private, and philanthropic sectors to deliver community and economic development projects. Represented and supported the Governor in Marion, Polk, and Yamhill counties by building support for her agenda and providing recommendations to Executive Branch leadership. • Restructured Mid-Valley program to better align projects, priorities, and processes for the advancement of regional economic development efforts and Governor’s Office representation. • Directed more than $5 million for public and private sector projects in the region Show less

• • Jan 2015 - Jun 2015

  Assisted chair in establishing committee agendas, work plans, and priorities. Managed committee’s engagement with legislative colleagues, media, state agencies, professional lobby, and public. • Stewarded 198 measures with 67% of bills passing • Assessed and articulated diverse legislative perspectives



Salt River Project

• United States
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager of Strategic Engagement - State and Local Government Relations

  • Jul 2002 - Jan 2015

  Joined as an intern in Water Rights & Contracts/Research Archives, promoted through a series of increasingly responsible managerial positions based upon representing SRP in multiple external relations opportunities, devising strategic direction with executive management, and team leadership performance. • Managed Chamber Relations and Political Action Committee teams with a $1M+ budget ensuring sound financial sponsorships, substantive campaign programming, and strategic alignment with corporate public policy agenda and economic development priorities • Led a division of professionals collecting, preserving, and applying SRP’s history for an array of government relations, economic development, water, power, land, environmental, and governance activities Show less