Experience

Basic Goods
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Founder

  • Mar 2020 - Present


Flyover Fashion Fest

• United States
• Retail

• Co-creator & Producer

  • 2016 - Present

  Flyover Fashion Fest is a two-day fashion, music and arts festival in Downtown Iowa City that takes place every spring. The festival showcases Iowa's top fashion and design talent as well as fashion innovators from across the country. Flyover Fashion Fest is a two-day fashion, music and arts festival in Downtown Iowa City that takes place every spring. The festival showcases Iowa's top fashion and design talent as well as fashion innovators from across the country.



Guns x Butter

• Founder and Creator

  • Dec 2014 - Present

  Politics. Art. Design. Fashion. Look Good. Do Good. Politics. Art. Design. Fashion. Look Good. Do Good.


The Java House
• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Director of Coffee Partnerships

  • Jan 2020 - Mar 2020


Flyover

• United States
• Hotels and Motels
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Jun 2017 - Mar 2020

  Flyover is a platform dedicated to making fashion more inclusive and accessible through immersive events throughout the Midwest and great content. As co-founder I oversee overall business/company strategy and serve as the chief connector. Flyover is a platform dedicated to making fashion more inclusive and accessible through immersive events throughout the Midwest and great content. As co-founder I oversee overall business/company strategy and serve as the chief connector.



Iowa Fashion Project

• Retail Apparel and Fashion

• Co Founder

  • 2016 - Mar 2020

  Iowa Fashion Project is a social-good startup aiming to elevate, connect and grow Iowa's fashion community. We do this through unique events, education, and fashion forward creative and marketing services. Iowa Fashion Project is a social-good startup aiming to elevate, connect and grow Iowa's fashion community. We do this through unique events, education, and fashion forward creative and marketing services.


RADinc.
• United States
• Retail
• Owner/Director

  • Feb 2017 - Dec 2019

United Way of Johnson & Washington Counties
• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Community Strategies Coordinator

  • Jan 2017 - Feb 2017


Little Village Magazine

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Manager

  • 2016 - Jan 2017

  Little Village Mag is a news, culture and events publication servicing the Iowa City and Cedar Rapids areas. Each month we reach more than 250,000 readers through print, digital and mobile platforms. Little Village Mag is a news, culture and events publication servicing the Iowa City and Cedar Rapids areas. Each month we reach more than 250,000 readers through print, digital and mobile platforms.



Vote MOB Network

• Statewide Organizer

  • Oct 2012 - Nov 2012

  It was my job to recruit and train college organizers at 5 colleges throughout the state to mobilize youth vote. It was my job to recruit and train college organizers at 5 colleges throughout the state to mobilize youth vote.



Obama-Biden Transition Team

• Staff Assistant

  • Oct 2008 - Jan 2009

  Worked in the Office of Public Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs where I assisted with outreach to African American and Youth organizations and constituency leaders. Co-authored a memo submitted to the Obama-Biden administration on ways the incoming administration could increase civic engagement among youth. Worked in the Office of Public Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs where I assisted with outreach to African American and Youth organizations and constituency leaders. Co-authored a memo submitted to the Obama-Biden administration on ways the incoming administration could increase civic engagement among youth.



Obama for America

• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Deputy Director African American Vote

  • Jun 2008 - Nov 2008

  As Deputy Director for the African American Vote it was my responsibility to coordinate outreach to African American leaders, create and help implement at the state level a voter registration plan and mobilize African American voters on Election Day.Coordinated and managed campaign presence at National African American conferences including the National Urban League Conference, the Annual NAACP Conference and the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference.

• Field Organizer/Staff Assistant

  • Feb 2007 - Jun 2008

  Was one of the first field organizers hired in Iowa for the Iowa Caucus. OrganizedJohnson County, an area with a high density of Democrats and where the University of Iowa is located, Iowa’s largest university.Traveled to South Carolina, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kentucky and New Jersey during the primary. My focus was primarily on organizing and mobilizing minority communities



Iowa Democratic Party

• United States
• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Field Organizer

  • Aug 2006 - Nov 2006

  It was my primary task to recruit volunteers and identify supporters for Democratic candidates on the ballot. Efforts led to 70% Democratic vote share in Johnson County, Iowa. It was my primary task to recruit volunteers and identify supporters for Democratic candidates on the ballot. Efforts led to 70% Democratic vote share in Johnson County, Iowa.


Senator Bayh Full Immersion
• Participant

  • 2006 - 2006