Experience

City Of Mcdonough
• United States
• Utilities
• 1 - 100 Employee
• City Planner

  • Aug 2023 - 5 months


Terrell and West Consultancy

• Community Impact Strategist

  • Jan 2021 - 3 years

  - Directly assist 3-5 small and mid-sized non-profit organizations in achieving their community economic development goals by developing, but not limited to, grocery store coops, community centers, food processing centers - Created 2 community planning documents, such as local food system assessments, local asset reports, and other assigned plans as well as conferred with community stakeholders, property owners, contractors, architects, and the public regarding conformance to standards… Show more - Directly assist 3-5 small and mid-sized non-profit organizations in achieving their community economic development goals by developing, but not limited to, grocery store coops, community centers, food processing centers - Created 2 community planning documents, such as local food system assessments, local asset reports, and other assigned plans as well as conferred with community stakeholders, property owners, contractors, architects, and the public regarding conformance to standards, plans specifications, and codes - Identifies community problems, issues, and opportunities through direct engagement and stakeholder engagement in the underserved neighborhoods Show less


Federation of Southern Cooperatives
• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Regional Outreach Specialist

  • Aug 2022 - Aug 2023


Towson University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Urban Food Systems Adjunct Professor

  • Jan 2021 - May 2022

  - Implemented experiential learning techniques, discussion, and readings to challenge students to examine the complexity of urban food systems through a lens of class, race, and religion. Students will consider what it would take to improve these systems to assure access for all to nutritious, adequate, affordable food, ideally with reduced environmental harm.



Black Church Food Security Network

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Deputy Director

  • May 2019 - Dec 2021

  Baltimore, Maryland Area - Created opportunities in the food-value chain that connected producers to community wholesale markets through Coordination logistics for farmer’s produce from North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland - Managed program data collection; and set community impact metrics that supported the Black Church Supported Agriculture Program, community gardens, and training - Identified, secured, and cultivated funder and donor relationships that generated over $600k within 3 years for the… Show more - Created opportunities in the food-value chain that connected producers to community wholesale markets through Coordination logistics for farmer’s produce from North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland - Managed program data collection; and set community impact metrics that supported the Black Church Supported Agriculture Program, community gardens, and training - Identified, secured, and cultivated funder and donor relationships that generated over $600k within 3 years for the organization to help the organization reach its long-term goals Show less



Maryland Transit Administration

• Truck Transportation
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Junior Transportation Planner

  • Jul 2017 - May 2019

  - Conducted a 6-month public outreach campaign at over 10 locations in Baltimore City for North Avenue Rising, a $27MM transportation project that will add bus shelters, transit signal priority technology to traffic lights, and streetscaping to satisfy ADA regulations - Led analysis of a food access proximity study to alleviate the food disparities in urban food deserts; led to recommendations of specific transit on the high-frequency routes from food deserts to grocery stores and proposed… Show more - Conducted a 6-month public outreach campaign at over 10 locations in Baltimore City for North Avenue Rising, a $27MM transportation project that will add bus shelters, transit signal priority technology to traffic lights, and streetscaping to satisfy ADA regulations - Led analysis of a food access proximity study to alleviate the food disparities in urban food deserts; led to recommendations of specific transit on the high-frequency routes from food deserts to grocery stores and proposed farmers’ markets at multi-modal transit hubs - Solicited Bus Operator feedback at 4 bus divisions with over 100 bus operators, to gather employee concerns and route challenges during monthly In-Reach sessions; included data points on potential service changes to customers Show less



Tuskegee University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Government Association

  • Aug 2014 - May 2016

  Tuskegee, AL