Experience

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  TexasBank

  • United States
  • Banking
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Assistant Vice President/CRA & Community Development Officer

    • Dec 2023 - Present

  • CRA/Community Development Officer

    • Jun 2023 - Present

    Represents the company in community/economic development, activities, and initiatives for a designated market. Manage the bank’s Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) program and develops an understanding of public programs to support community development initiatives. Establish and maintain relationships with community groups and organizations to identify, lending and other business development opportunities.

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  Goodwill Industries of Dallas, Inc.

  • Career Services Success Coach - Workforce Development

    • Dec 2022 - May 2023

    Success Coaches for Career Services are advocates and guides for our clients helping them to remove barriers and create a success plan that will lead to new employment or advancement in their current employment. Success Coaches are deeply caring individuals with strong motivation to see their clients succeed through one-on-one coaching sessions that connect clients to training pathways, assess needs, and provide wrap-around supports. Success Coaches are team players with a commitment to collaborative work streams and a heightened level of initiative to get things done. Success Coaches understand when working with vulnerable populations you will wear many hats, will be expected to get results in a fast-paced environment, and be comfortable with purposeful change on a daily basis.

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  Lad Lake

  • Dousman WI

  • Workforce Development Coordinator

    • Oct 2018 - Sep 2022
    • Dousman WI

    The Workforce Development Coordinator assist students ages 16-21 gain employability skills. Responsible for implementing a campus wide program inspiring young people to tap into their talents and explore their career interest. Responsibilities include assisting with the implementation and maintenance of a vocational work study program that will help students gain hands on experience in various trade and industry fields. Work to assess the needs of the local companies and train students accordingly, providing students with employment counseling and job placement assistance so they can apply their knowledge to real life situations and promote the life skills students need as a transition into adulthood.

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  UW Credit Union

  • Madison, Wisconsin

  • Financial Specialist

    • Jan 2018 - Jun 2018
    • Madison, Wisconsin

    Providing a full range of products and services to members with an emphasis for acquiring, expanding and enriching member relationships as described in the Branch Service Philosophy.

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  Riverworks Development Corporation

  • 526 East Concordia

  • Director of Workforce Partnerships

    • Aug 2014 - Oct 2017
    • 526 East Concordia

    RDC is committed to building our workforce partnerships initiative in a coordination with our Financial Opportunity Center (FOC), which provides a supportive and resource-rich environment where low and middle-income families can access employment and career advancement opportunities, income supports, and financial tools and services. Through a new approach of outreach, coordination, coaching, and a set of bundled services, FOC’s assist employers’ needs and participants in reaching economic stability. RDC seeks to accomplish this with the support of employers to the greatest extent possible. The Workforce Partnerships Coordinator will interact with the organization’s staff and board, employers, neighborhood residents, and local nonprofit organizations and other institutions. The Workforce Partnerships Coordinator will be responsible for implementing all facets of the Financial Opportunity Center activities and employment development strategies and providing educational and vocational guidance services. This position reports directly to the Director of Neighborhood Development.

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  Christ Temple Church of God in Christ

  • 2778 N. 10th Street, Milwaukee WI 53206

  • Pastor

    • Jun 2008 - May 2015
    • 2778 N. 10th Street, Milwaukee WI 53206

    Overseeing the life and direction of the church; have a firm grasp on the purpose, values and strategy of the church and the ability to align ordained and lay staff and key leadership teams with its mission. Offer pastoral leadership to the congregation alongside clergy and lay ministers. Ensure that the systems, practices, and policies of the church responsibly and effectively support its ministry activities.

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  Greater Milwaukee Urban League

  • 435 W. North Avenue

  • Employment Specialist

    • Feb 2013 - Jul 2014
    • 435 W. North Avenue

    Assisted CDBG Eligible clients in obtaining employment through comprehensive case management services. Monitored and evaluated program outcomes for City funded employment initiative. Created a focused employer recruitment plan to further community based initiatives including CDBG funded economic development programs.

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  North Avenue CDC

  • 3331 West North Avenue

  • Main Street Manager

    • Jan 2008 - May 2009
    • 3331 West North Avenue

    Responsible for the implementation and management of a national commercial corridor development program focused on the economic development of a city designated North Avenue commercial corridor. Assisted owners and stakeholders in the improvement of commercial properties, expansion of operations, leveraging private investment, and attract additional customers and new businesses to the North Avenue Main Street Corridor. I assisted small business in job growth, training and development.

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  US Bank

  • Greater Milwaukee Area

  • Vice President, Community Developmement Manager Metropoltan Wisconsin & Chicago

    • Feb 1989 - Sep 2007
    • Greater Milwaukee Area

    Community Development Manager, Jun 2005 – Sep 2007Coordinated community development for the Wisconsin metropolitan region. In this role, I sought opportunities for U.S. Bank to invest in economic development projects that grow small businesses and create stronger neighborhoods. I was responsible for identifying and building strategic/innovative/complex high profile alliances with key community organizations, government and housing developers to develop economic business opportunities for the bank including community development lending, investment, board involvement and financial education opportunities.