Experience

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  Johns Hopkins University And Johns Hopkins Medicine

  • Director Of Community Affairs

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  Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Medicine

  • Baltimore, Maryland Area

  • Director of Community Affairs

    • Feb 2017 - Present
    • Baltimore, Maryland Area

    Lead community relations efforts for Johns Hopkins' multi-institutional East Baltimore campus in planning, implementing, and coordinating comprehensive approaches to community issues in surrounding neighborhoods. Collaborate with a broad range of non-profits and local community organizations to support initiatives to improve health, education, housing, public safety, employment, and economic development in Baltimore.Promote revitalization and redevelopment through a wide variety of community and economic development projects including the East Baltimore Development Initiative (EBDI) with the ultimate goal of improving quality of life in East Baltimore.

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  The Preston Group dba POWERMarketing

  • Marketing and Business Development Consultant

    • Jan 2005 - Jan 2017

    Boutique consulting firm focused on providing strategic communications, marketing and business development expertise to non-profits, for-profits, and government agencies involved in financial services, education, health care, and community economic development.Key projects included:Rosedale Federal Savings & Loan Association - Chief Marketing Officer and CRA ManagerNovadebt - Business Development ConsultantVisionary Marketing Group - Business Development and Account ManagerMorgan State University - Branding and Marketing ConsultantBehavioral Health Administration - Communications Campaign Director

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  Empower Baltimore Management Corporation

  • Chief Marketing Officer / Secretary to the Board / Interim COO

    • Aug 1995 - Aug 2005

    As a senior director for this $100 million non-profit, built and strengthened the internal organizational structure and capacity to deliver quality programs and services and achieve short and long term, strategic goals. Accomplishments included creating and retaining 5,000 jobs, training 5,000 individuals for employment and career advancement, assisting 1,000 first-time homebuyers, and reducing crime by 25 percent. By developing innovative best practices for business and community development, we earned recognition as the top performing Empowerment Zone in the country.