Experience

Historic Germantown

• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Engagement Coordinator

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Historic Germantown is a partnership of 18 extraordinary historic houses, destinations, and museums preserving the history of Northwest Philadelphia. This one year grant-funded project offers me the opportunity to support these institutions in building relationships with their surrounding communities. • Create community engagement strategic plans for all 18 Historic Germantown sites and assist Executive Directors in implementation • Develop and grow partnerships with residents, local organizations, and city officials on behalf of HG sites • Expand Stenton Museum's Dinah Project to further involve near neighbors in decision making within the institution Show less



Freelance

• Arts & Culture Worker

  • May 2017 - Present

  With a focus on community engagement within the arts, I’ve been invited to serve in varying capacities within organizations. I’ve lectured and moderated discussions at the New School, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Black Gotham Experience, Rethinking Residencies annual symposium, and Common Field national conference. My writing can be found in Foundwork Journal. I’ve also developed site and demographic-specific programming for organizations like the Harvey Gantt Center, Association for the Study of African American Life and History, and Weeksville Heritage Center. Show less



Be Reel Black Cinema Club

• African Diaspora

• Founder/Creative Director

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  In the height of #OscarsSoWhite, I noticed something very peculiar. Across all social media feeds, folks were calling for more mainstream recognition of Black cinematic storytelling and putting stakeholders to task. However, as a member of the Brooklyn Academy of Music and frequent attendee of filmhouses in NYC, I noticed that at screenings of Black films, I was either the only Black person in the audience or the only Black millennial present. Understanding that the disconnect may be awareness, I nabbed 10 tickets, blasted it all over social media, and the Be Reel Black Cinema Club was born. Since then, this group of anti-cinefiles has crisscrossed the boroughs being transported to every corner of the African diaspora via archival, classic, and contemporary independent film. Show less



Recess/Assembly

• Assembly Program Manager

  • Jan 2019 - May 2022

  Engage and mentor participants by building tailored pipelines from court-involvement to opportunities within the arts Collaborate with artists and manage a team of educators to create and lead art and social justice curriculum Secure internship and shadowing opportunities for youth within institutions including the Whitney Museum, Afropunk, and MoMA. Build ongoing partnerships for Assembly with NYCHA, NYPD, Center for Court Innovations and other city agency, cultural and community organizations Show less



Weeksville Heritage Center

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Outreach Manager

  • Jan 2016 - Jan 2019

  • Cultivate and maintain relationships with community organizations, local schools, NYCHA residents, political leaders, and fellow cultural centers • Event programmer for Weeksville Wednesday/Weeksville Weekends and the Take Action Center • Copywriter for all marketing materials, website, and Instagram • Secure and manage all press and media partnerships •Chairperson for Weeksville Ambassadors philanthropy program • Cultivate and maintain relationships with community organizations, local schools, NYCHA residents, political leaders, and fellow cultural centers • Event programmer for Weeksville Wednesday/Weeksville Weekends and the Take Action Center • Copywriter for all marketing materials, website, and Instagram • Secure and manage all press and media partnerships •Chairperson for Weeksville Ambassadors philanthropy program