Experience

Together Consulting

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • Oct 2012 - Present

  We provide technical assistance and consulting services to nonprofit and for profit community based organizations and government entities focused on community economic development and financing. Our services include business and strategic planning, program development, project management, and direct technical assistance. Our work supports entities focused on community development finance, neighborhood stabilization, affordable housing and asset development. Areas of core consulting and technical assistance include but limited to capital, organizational, policy and marketing strategies.



CommunityWorks Carolina

• CEO/President

  • Jan 2020 - Oct 2022

  Chief Executive Officer leading a non profit statewide community development financial institution (CDFI) focused on building opportunities for all in South Carolina through equitable investing, lending and financial wellness. We accomplish this through our consumer, small business, community facilities and affordable housing financing. Chief Executive Officer leading a non profit statewide community development financial institution (CDFI) focused on building opportunities for all in South Carolina through equitable investing, lending and financial wellness. We accomplish this through our consumer, small business, community facilities and affordable housing financing.



Northside Development Corporation, Spartanburg SC

• Project Manager

  • Oct 2013 - Mar 2020

  As part of my consulting work at the Northside Development Corporation (NDC), I served as Project Manager for over 6 years. In this role I managed the day to day redevelopment of the Northside Neighborhood in Spartanburg SC. As part of my tenure there I led a Mastering Planning effort as part of a Choice Planning Grant awarded to the City of Spartanburg and the Spartanburg Housing Authority. NDC is the lead community development corporation and community quarterback leading the planning and implementation of the plan. As part of my role at NDC, I helped to develop and implement a multi -tiered housing strategy along with the implementation of key community economic development projects in addition to managing several supportive services programs. Projects included but not limited to closing three New Market Tax Credit Projects (an Early Learning Center, a Mixed Use Mixed Income Project, and a Community Center), and 4% Mixed Income Affordable Housing Bond Deal totaling all totaling over $60M in construction development projects. In addition to these development efforts, in my tenure at NDC I helped to create and manage several supportive services programs with key community partners including an Entrepreneurship program and construction training/apprenticeship program.



Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

• United States
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Community Development Manager

  • Jun 2010 - Oct 2012

  I serve as the Community Development Manager for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond at the Charlotte, North Carolina Branch. As a Regional Community Development Manager, I am responsible for community economic development outreach and education for North and South Carolina on behalf of the Community Affairs Office. The Community Affairs Office’s strategic areas of focus include developing and producing programming around stabilizing and revitalizing communities impacted by foreclosure, strengthening community banks and CDFIs, developing and enhancing capacity in the non-profit community development organizations and educating consumers about financial products, services and innovation. As a Community Development Manager my work entails working with local organizations and key industry leaders to indentify community development issues and opportunities around these topics. We work with financial institutions, public and private organizations and community leaders to facilitate high quality programming and discussions on solution based approaches to challenging community development issues by offering innovative strategies and technical assistance that is grounded in practical experience and applied research. Our work addresses a broad spectrum of challenges confronting low to moderate income communities.



Lowcountry Housing Trust

• Executive Director

  • Jun 2004 - Jun 2010

  As the Executive Director of the Trust, I served as the Chief Executive Officer ensuring fiscal, legal, and reporting accountability for all activities; preparing and implementing annual action plans and five year strategic plans including fiscal forecasts, reports and budgets. Besides the day to day operations of the Trust I worked with financial institutions, governmental agencies, housing developers, community-based organizations, and other interested parties to foster the development of affordable housing throughout South Carolina. In just six years, I built the staff of one to five and lead the organization to over $10M in assets including being designated as Charleston areas lead entity for administering over $7M in Neighborhood Stabilization funding (NSP) as part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act in 2008 to assist with foreclosures and successfully awarded over $1.4M from the CDFI fund from 2007-2010.

• Executive Director

  • Jun 2003 - Jun 2010