Senior Consultant & Fractional Chief Operating Officer

• Mar 2022 - Present

Strategy and Operations Consultant and Leadership Coach

• Jan 2022 - Present

Chief Of Staff

• Sep 2021 - Present

Managing Director of Operations

• Jun 2020 - Jul 2021

Built and launched a new social justice non-profit organization focused on racial equity in the American southConceptualized and executed an 18-month planning effort to design the organization and its programming; raised and managed over $10 million over three years to support planning work and ongoing programming and operations; led leadership team in strategic planning and development of operational plans to launch and evaluate programming; implemented project management processes and systems across the organization to ensure the execution of key goals Managed budget and finance, including a $4.5 million annual budget, along with operations and administration, staffing and capacity management, and human resources for growing team of 15+ employeesLed the development and execution of several stakeholder and community engagement strategies, including the National Advisory Council and an initiative focused on southern women, to engage partners and grow audiences

Chief Of Staff & Director of Operations

• Jul 2018 - Jun 2020

Senior Advisor & Director of Strategic Initiatives

• Aug 2016 - May 2018

Designed and executed Mayor Landrieu’s yearlong term as President of the United States Conference of Mayors.Generated $750,000 to support efforts of the Conference; developed federal lobbying agenda for America’s mayors and coordinated events and activities to highlight urban priorities; led programming for Winter Meeting & two Leadership Meetings of the Conference attended by hundreds of key stakeholders; managed relationships with mayors and executive staff around the countryManaged international affairs for the City of New Orleans’ Tricentennial celebration, including visits of two Chiefs of State and 25 foreign Ambassadors to the United States; Oversaw team fundraising efforts for the City of New Orleans’ Tricentennial celebration, raising over $3 million to support a yearlong calendar of special eventsDirected efforts to share hurricane recovery expertise with cities in Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico post Hurricanes Harvey, Maria and Irma; raised & distributed $150,000 in grants to local nonprofits doing recovery work through the NOLA Pay It Forward FundOversaw relationships with key philanthropic partners of the Mayor’s Office & City of New Orleans, maintaining and creating public private partnerships to advance a variety of city priorities

Associate Banker

• Jul 2015 - Aug 2016

Developed a five-year strategic plan with New Orleans market leadership to grow revenue from $25 million to $50 million; served in Chief of Staff capacity to oversee management, business development, and marketing efforts Developed a five-year strategic plan with New Orleans market leadership to grow revenue from $25 million to $50 million; served in Chief of Staff capacity to oversee management, business development, and marketing efforts

Special Assistant to the Candidate & Mayor-Elect

• Dec 2009 - May 2010

Oversaw the candidate’s schedule and traveled with the candidate to all campaign activities including rallies, endorsement and donor meetings and events, and media opportunities; Election resulted in landslide win for candidate carrying 66% of citywide vote and 365 of 366 voting precinctsDeveloped plan for Executive Office of Mayor including recruitment and training of team members; assisted with transition activities including eighteen citizen-driven taskforces and evaluations of all existing city departments

Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff

• Jun 2008 - Dec 2009