Vice President of Community Engagement and Advocacy

• Oct 2022 - Present

Small Business Owner

• Jan 2019 - Present

Small business consulting and personal development. Small business consulting and personal development.

Director of Community Impact

• Dec 2020 - Oct 2022

Program Director

• Jun 2019 - Jun 2020

Cultivated and engaged community partners to strategically support families as they navigated housing, transportation, educational systems and more. Designed and implemented programs with fidelity for families to help them increase their self-efficacy and support their children’s growth, development, and academic success, while building their own skills. Cultivated and engaged community partners to strategically support families as they navigated housing, transportation, educational systems and more. Designed and implemented programs with fidelity for families to help them increase their self-efficacy and support their children’s growth, development, and academic success, while building their own skills.

Regional Director

• Sep 2017 - Jul 2019

Implemented a growth and sustainability model for a new regional program that sought to provide students with an opportunity to succeed in school and life with free eye exams and free glasses. Successfully cast vision, provided leadership, and led the strategic growth of the organization. Quadrupled Richmond area school districts served as well as recruited 20+ nonprofit organizations to serve nearly 20,000 children by developing and maintaining collaborations with key contacts. Oversaw the day-to-day operations of the program that included maintaining a consistent schedule while ensuring 100% accurate results, supervising, and coordinating with optometric and optician staff and liaise with national operations and local partner. Show less

Youth Program Quality Coach (Contract)

• Sep 2015 - Sep 2017

*Certified as external program assessors by the David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality (YPQ). Coached out-of-school time site leads to analyze program quality and create meaningful changes withn their respective organizations. *Certified as external program assessors by the David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality (YPQ). Coached out-of-school time site leads to analyze program quality and create meaningful changes withn their respective organizations.

Director of Education

• Sep 2012 - Jan 2017

Actively participated as a key contributing member of the management team to implement strategies that led to program growth for youth attending after school and summer enrichment programs. Actively participated as a key contributing member of the management team to implement strategies that led to program growth for youth attending after school and summer enrichment programs.

Title I Mathematics

• Aug 2001 - Feb 2013

Model lesson plans for elementary teachers. Coach teachers in relevant math concepts. Attend monthly education meetings and disseminate information to school staff. Member of the School Planning and Management Team (SPMT) Model lesson plans for elementary teachers. Coach teachers in relevant math concepts. Attend monthly education meetings and disseminate information to school staff. Member of the School Planning and Management Team (SPMT)