Experience

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  Goucher College and University of Baltimore

  • Adjuct Faculty

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  Collaborative Soulutions

  • Baltimore, MD

  • President

    • Jan 1998 - Present
    • Baltimore, MD

    Consulting and training firm specializing in organizational development, multi-sector partnership building, fundraising, strategic planning, program design and evaluation. Worked with a variety of public and private organizations and agencies, throughout the nation and abroad to improve their effectiveness of program and service delivery. Including: National Congress for Community Economic Development, Inc., National Conference of State Legislatures, Goodwill of Chesapeake, Inc., YMCA of Central MD and Alzheimer’s Association.

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  Maryland General Assembly

  • Represented Baltimore City's Legislative District 44

  • Maryland State Senate (2003 – 2015) and Maryland House of Delegates (1998 - 2002)

    • Jan 1999 - Jan 2015
    • Represented Baltimore City's Legislative District 44

    • Member of Maryland's Legislative Fiscal Team for 16 years• Senate Deputy Majority Whip• Chair of the Pensions Sub-Committee and Vice Chair of Public Safety, Transportation and Environment Sub-committee (Senate Budget and Taxation Committee• Senate Chair, Joint Committees on Management of Public Funds; Audits; and Pensions• Chair, Baltimore City Senate Delegation• Secretary and Second Vice President of the Women Legislators of Maryland, Inc.• Chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland.

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  Development Training Institue, Inc

  • Baltimore, Maryland

  • National Staff

    • Aug 1987 - Aug 1997
    • Baltimore, Maryland

    Member of the national executive management team: Coordinator of Empowerment Zone/Enterprise Communities Initiatives and Director of Market Development. Areas of concentration included: program design and management and small business and housing development. Also, conducted trainings for community leaders, hospital managers, government officials and bankers throughout the nation in resource mobilization, organizational development and collaboration building.

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  Office of the City Manager

  • Berkeley, California

  • Special Assistan

    • May 1986 - May 1987
    • Berkeley, California

    Designed and conducted community outreach, project assessment and management for affordable housing, neighborhood development and homelessness programs