Experience

Community Foundation Tampa Bay

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Digital Inclusion Program

  • Apr 2023 - Present



The Deuces Live, Inc.-

• St Petersburg, Florida, United States

• Executive Director

  • Oct 2012 - Mar 2023

  Responsible for all The Deuces Live, Inc., a Florida Main Street programming and nonprofit administrative tasks. Facilitated and managed corridor improvement projects including: o I-275 Underpass Lighting and Landscaping Project o Deuces/WADA Action plan: projects include conversion of six Dome Industrial Signs into art pieces; two district parks currently under construction and water and sewer pipe replacements. o Successful submission of an NEA (National Endowment of the Arts) Our Town Grant Initiates and executes new programs to reflect the current economic and community climate including: o Breakfast Food Truck Rally on the Deuces o Movies at the Historic Royal Theater; o Food Truck Rally at Bayfront Creates and cultivates relationships between the Deuces and agencies/organizations in the community, city, state level to find avenues to advance our mutual strategic goals o St. Petersburg College Midtown Campus Ambassador o African American Heritage Association, Chair - Melrose Club House Committee o Florida Chitlin Circuit Group, Secretary o Job Corps Community Relations Council, Vice Chair o Sankofa on the Deuces Advisory Community o Digital Inclusion Group, Co-Chair Show less



Corporate Complete

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Aug 2004 - Mar 2022

  Consultant firm to municipalities, non-profit organizations, financial institutions and alternative lending companies. Provides community and economic development consulting, business consulting, business development, and project/event management. Consultant firm to municipalities, non-profit organizations, financial institutions and alternative lending companies. Provides community and economic development consulting, business consulting, business development, and project/event management.



Community Economic Development Corporation

• Associate Director

  • Aug 2005 - Oct 2009

  Provided business counseling and loan facilitation services to existing and emerging small business clients. Collaborated with marketing team in the creation and publishing of collateral materials Recommended services provided by municipality transition to a non-profit entity to increase client base and revenue streams. Represented the United States of America State Department as host for the International Council of Tampa Bay Region and met with representatives of the Middle East (Palestine and Israel) to discuss strategies for transitioning workforce participants to small business owners. Show less