Experience

Student Freedom Initiative

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Project Manager - Student Development

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Responsible for the full lifecycle management for the organization’s research, development, and implementation of projects aimed at reducing the wealth gap through the lens of education for member institutions. These projects are intended to achieve the following outcomes associated with the respective organizational pillars: (1) Reduce student loan debt (Pillar: Alternative To Parent Plus Loans), Increase job readiness (Pillar: Internships and Certifications), (3) Increase persistence (Pillar: Comprehensive Supports). The portfolio of potential project(s) includes, but shall not be limited to, those projects that are associated with internships, certifications, Minority Serving Institution (MSI) Federal Work Study (FWS) Experimental Sites Initiative (ESI), Student Development & Engagements, and other initiatives that complement academic course work and enable attainment of organizational outcomes. Show less

• MSI Engagement Partner

  • Dec 2020 - Present

  Student Freedom Initiative, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring freedom in professional and life choices for students attending Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs).Student Freedom Initiative is poised to provide ground-breaking tools and resources to students through the collaborative involvement of participating Historically black colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with the intent to enhance the higher education experience and broaden the overall student outlooks for professional life choices.As an HBCU Engagement partner, I provide critical first and second-level interaction and support to HBCUs that have engaged with Student Freedom Initiative with the intention of providing additional opportunities to their student populations for the purpose of increasing and ensuring professional and life choice freedoms. Through collaboration with the HBCUs and Student Freedom Initiative, innovative approaches have been employed to provide and design new pathways in engagement and interaction to create successful relationships and achieve new benchmarking standards. As a Stewart for Student Freedom Initiative, I am also tasked with creating advanced strategies that provide Inventive solutions to HBCUs by ensuring a seamless onboarding and engagement process. Show less



J Willis Group

• Capitol Heights, MD

• Owner/ Consultant

  • Sep 2018 - Aug 2021

  The J Willis Group is a consulting company that offers a variety of solutions to help meet your organization’s training and development needs by utilizing key fundamentals under the human resource development scope. As consultants, we ensure to assess the needs of an organization at both the macro and micro levels, to create and deliver innovative organizational solutions in an ever-changing market. By creating and developing specific tools and providing functionalized guidance to the organization, we work to ensure that organizations can experience a full range of benefits such as increased customer satisfaction due to the presentation of innovative, effective, and timely training solutions. Our goal is to help create a more efficient and effective workforce one organization at a time. Show less



Howard University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Student Awards

  • Nov 2019 - Dec 2020

  Howard University is considered “The Mecca” for Historically Black Intuitions within the United States of America. As such, Howard has paved the wave for many industry greats and often sets the standard for innovation and ingenuity. While Partnered with Howard University in my role as the Manager of Student Awards for the office of Financial aid, one of my major responsibilities is innovation to how we look at Financial Aid and how we engage with our students. This is done by using a Multifaceted approach towards leadership, staff & student engagement that focuses more on effective development and purposeful interaction. This is also achieved with the functional management and development of a fluctuating team of 9 financial counselors, using critical benchmarks, interpersonal skills, and coaching technique to help further develop a high function team-building environment that is needed for effective collaboration and productivity in an interdependent organizational setting that is regularly experienced within financial aid. One of the areas that I take the most pride in is maintaining a documented high level of customer engagement and interaction by using collaborative communication methods. This allows for the establishment of streamlined tasks, goals, and functional objectives while developing campus-based policies and procedures to ensure positive, effective, and open relationships with all internal and external clients. This is further expanded with the innovative guidance used in compliance-related disputes regarding the application of Title IV processes and procedures by enacting critical research that utilizes a collective approach that pools information from my personalized knowledge base, Industry-wide best practices, my professional network of colleagues, and the US ED’s databases Show less



Stratford University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant Manager, Student Financial Services

  • Mar 2019 - Nov 2019

  Stratford University is an organization that prides itself on meeting the ever-changing needs of the community by providing functional pathways to higher education in the Washington D.C. Metro Area, the Common Wealth of Virginia, and several Partnerships Internationally. One of the major responsibilities for my role as an Assistant Manager for Student Financial Services at the Alexandria Campus is to provide first level management by engaging in a leadership role in assisting the Manager of Student Financial Services in the processing of student financial aid and other business office functions while continuously improving financial operations and coordinating closely with the Manager to ensure a high level of customer engagement for Key Stakeholders.Additionally, I am also tasked with providing functional planning to key stakeholders to establish tasks, goals, and functional objectives while assisting with the establishment of policies and procedures to ensure positive, effective and open relationships with all clients of the Student Accounts Office including students, parents, faculty, and administrators. Show less

• University Bursar

  • Jun 2018 - Mar 2019

  Stratford University is an organization that prides itself on meeting the ever-changing needs of the community by providing functional pathways to higher education in the Washington D.C. Metro Area, the Common Wealth of Virginia, and several Partnerships Internationally. One of the major responsibilities for my role as a University Bursar at Stratford University is to manage the total disbursement lifecycle of a 35-Million Dollar Federally-funded Budget by developing and executing total disbursements, processing, reconciliation of Federal funds that includes the implementation of innovative ideas and tools to ensure program integrity and compliance. In addition to the management of the disbursement lifecycle process for Federal Funds, I am also tasked with the collaborative evaluation of departmental needs and the regular review of regulatory compliance audits to ensure strict adherence to Federal, State, and Local regulations as it relates to Title IV funds. Additionally, I have been tasked with collaboratively defining the talent development process by engaging in the recruitment and retention of potential and existing employees. This is achieved by providing functional learner-centered training opportunities utilizing the A.D.D.I.E. model, the consistent periodic review of proposed job descriptions to ensure the potential listings adequately address organization and department needs, the engagement with potential candidates by establishing and conducting collaborative panel interviews to assess proposed skillsets while gauging potential integration into the organization’s culture, and working collaboratively with executive management team for student accounts; consisting of the Corporate Manager, Assistant Corporate Management and University Bursar, to conduct task and needs assessments to review overall organizational structure for Student Accounts by identifying and defining departmental personnel needs and requirements. Show less



Bowie State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Aid Counselor - Program Analyst

  • Apr 2016 - May 2018

  Bowie State University is an organization that is a pillar of support for higher education in the Prince George’s County Community. The University serves a diversity rich population that helps to cultivate academic success and lifelong learning. One of the major responsibilities for my role as a financial aid counselor at Bowie State University is to manage a $7 Million dollar State-funded Budget by developing and executing total awarding, processing, and delegation of state funds that includes the implementation of innovative ideas and tools to ensure program integrity and compliance. In addition to the management of a major state-funded budget, I am also tasked with creating innovative strategies that provide financial literacy to students and ensuring a seamless onboarding process. As a public service member in Higher Education, I am charged with evaluating departmental needs to provide functional tools to better serve our students. One of my key achievements in my role at Bowie State University includes the successful identification of several areas of discrepancy within the previous state awarding process that accounted for over 100k in monetary compensation. Show less



Ezra Technologies

• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Writer, Consultant

  • Dec 2014 - Dec 2017

  While working with Erza Technologies I planned and developed, in accordance with company needs, key edits to operational procedures and manuals while managing all updates and revisions to technical literature. Additionally, I analyzed documents to maintain continuity of style of content while also conducting critical research to develop documents aligning with technical design specifications. While working with Erza Technologies I planned and developed, in accordance with company needs, key edits to operational procedures and manuals while managing all updates and revisions to technical literature. Additionally, I analyzed documents to maintain continuity of style of content while also conducting critical research to develop documents aligning with technical design specifications.



Prince George's Community College

• Largo, MD

• Coordinator

  • Nov 2014 - Apr 2016

  Prince George’s Community college has prided itself on leading the county in Training and Workforce Development. The College has provided an affordable option for Higher education to the Prince George’s County community, in addition to creating a viable option in workforce training and development. Prince George’s Community college is an organization that has serviced the region by providing a pathway towards educational success for adult learning opportunities. While employed at Prince George’s community college as a Coordinator for scholarships, I managed a 10 Million-dollar State-funded assistance program that provided state-based financial assistance to over 3500 students. One of the primary objectives was to ensure program integrity and compliance. In addition to overseeing this State-Funded Budget, I constructed quality assurance processes as it relates to awarding and disbursement to ensure accuracy, accountability, and compliance. While in the role of Coordinator for Scholarships, one of my key achievements was the successful creation of innovative strategies with the use of technological advancements to streamline the state awarding processes. Show less



Northern Virginia Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Educational Support Specialist II

  • Jul 2008 - Oct 2014

  Northern Virginia Community College has branded itself as an organization deeply rooted in diversity and inclusion. As the largest community college in the state of Virginia and the second largest community college in the United State, Northern Virginia Community College has prided itself on its expansion of higher education. By providing high-quality options in higher education, Northern Virginia Community College has created a legacy of academic excellence.While employed as an educational support specialist, one of my primary objectives was information management and regulatory compliance. In addition to information management, I was tasked with establishing a functional training program for prospective campus managers, campus financial aid representatives, work-study students, and other key departments by analyzing the organizational needs, designing and developing key objectives, implementing a training plan, and establishing functional evaluation measures. One of my key achievement in my role at Northern Virginia Community College includes designing interactive training methods to provide inclusive support to all Allied Campuses, Colleagues, and the Community by utilizing various workshops, seminars, and multifaceted training sessions Show less

• Information Technology Specialist I

  • Jul 2007 - Jul 2008

  Northern Virginia Community College has branded itself as an organization deeply rooted in diversity and inclusion. As the Largest Community College in the state of Virginia and the second largest community college in the United State, Northern Virginia Community College has prided itself on its expansion of higher education. By providing high-quality options in Higher education, Northern Virginia Community College has created a legacy of academic excellence.One of my primary roles, while employed as a Helpdesk Technician at Northern Virginia Community College, was to provide Tier I Technical assistance to 6 Allied Campuses and 8 Satellite locations. As a Help Desk Technician, I often provided assistance with troubleshooting various database systems such as Peoplesoft and Image Now. In addition to troubleshooting various systems, I also maintained compliance with Federal, State, and Local governing agencies regarding regulatory technology requirements. Show less