Experience

Experience Waterloo

• United States
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Destination Developement

  • Mar 2023 - Present



RISE Advocacy Services

• Waterloo, Iowa, United States

• Founder, Principal

  • 2019 - Present

  Strategic planning, resource development, communications, and public relations consulting. Diversity Equity & Inclusion advisory consulting and education. Strategic planning, resource development, communications, and public relations consulting. Diversity Equity & Inclusion advisory consulting and education.



State Legislature

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Representative elect- Iowa House District 62

  • Apr 2016 - Dec 2022

  Proudly represented and served the people of Black Hawk County. Served as Ranking Member, Education Committee; Founding Member and Chair, Iowa Legislative Black Caucus Proudly represented and served the people of Black Hawk County. Served as Ranking Member, Education Committee; Founding Member and Chair, Iowa Legislative Black Caucus



SparkWheel

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Iowa Consultant for Community Engagement and Resource Development

  • Jan 2019 - Aug 2022

  Strengthen relationship between CISMidAm and the community to develop sufficient funding that will continue to allow operational as well as programming needs for underrepresented populations within the Cedar Valley. Strengthen relationship between CISMidAm and the community to develop sufficient funding that will continue to allow operational as well as programming needs for underrepresented populations within the Cedar Valley.



Franken for Iowa

• United States
• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Political Director

  • Apr 2022 - Jun 2022

  Political outreach and engagement, communications coaching, strategic advisory services ahead of the 2022 U.S. Senate primary victory Political outreach and engagement, communications coaching, strategic advisory services ahead of the 2022 U.S. Senate primary victory



Biden for President

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Strategic Advisor

  • Jul 2020 - Nov 2020

  Served as advisor to all departments and as a campaign surrogate. Led targeted coalitions work including organizing the highest number of Black Voter Day events in the country and critical outreach to restored voters. Served as advisor to all departments and as a campaign surrogate. Led targeted coalitions work including organizing the highest number of Black Voter Day events in the country and critical outreach to restored voters.



Biden for President

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Iowa Coalitions Director

  • Oct 2019 - Feb 2020

  Worked with state and national stakeholders to develop broad, diverse support for Vice President Biden. Worked with state and national stakeholders to develop broad, diverse support for Vice President Biden.



Communities In Schools National Office

• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Site Coordinator: George Washington Carver Academy

  • Jan 2016 - Jan 2019

  Provided wrap-around services, health care, truancy prevention, and academic assistance to disconnected students; leveraged life-long relationships with Waterloo’s diverse population to create and implement effective, data-driven and needs-based plans to compassionately serve students Provided wrap-around services, health care, truancy prevention, and academic assistance to disconnected students; leveraged life-long relationships with Waterloo’s diverse population to create and implement effective, data-driven and needs-based plans to compassionately serve students