Experience

Young Community Developers

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Manager- 100% College Prep Institute

  • May 2022 - Present

  100% College Prep Institute, is a college preparatory organization for middle school, high school, and college youth. 100% seeks to provide low-income students of color who do not see college as an option with academic and leadership skills and support that prepares them to enter and complete post-secondary educational opportunities. We employ a holistic approach that teams our staff with students, teachers, counselors, and parents in order to set and achieve academic goals, and a plan… Show more 100% College Prep Institute, is a college preparatory organization for middle school, high school, and college youth. 100% seeks to provide low-income students of color who do not see college as an option with academic and leadership skills and support that prepares them to enter and complete post-secondary educational opportunities. We employ a holistic approach that teams our staff with students, teachers, counselors, and parents in order to set and achieve academic goals, and a plan for college. The Program Manager plans, supervises, and coordinates comprehensive extended day programming and services for students at 100% College Prep. Show less



Paris Enterprise - Youth Development and Cultural Affairs L.L.C.

• Principal -Youth Development and Cultural Affairs

  • 2007 - Present

  Greater Detroit Area Independent consultant specializing in strategic planning; program design; staff development; process facilitation; and program evaluation of after-school, youth development, college access, career readiness, and gender specific social emotional intelligence programs.



Cornerstone Education Group

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Advocate

  • 2019 - Jun 2020

  Work as a member of the school culture and climate team, to facilitate positive behavior interventions and provide social emotional support to 793 scholars in grades K-8. Duties include but are not limited to: Leading and assisting in the day to day operations of the school’s culture and climate team Working with scholars and families to establish a connection and system of support within the school and at home. Working with instructional staff to support learning by conducting… Show more Work as a member of the school culture and climate team, to facilitate positive behavior interventions and provide social emotional support to 793 scholars in grades K-8. Duties include but are not limited to: Leading and assisting in the day to day operations of the school’s culture and climate team Working with scholars and families to establish a connection and system of support within the school and at home. Working with instructional staff to support learning by conducting push in and pull out behavioral interventions. Leading restorative circles to reduce harm and help scholars develop coping and leadership skills. Co-facilitate a culture and climate professional learning community, that builds practices and supports student learning and engagement, by gathering the base of knowledge and nurturing the collective space to align resources, best practices and promising approaches to support scholar success . Show less



Urban Neighborhood Initiatives

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Director- AmeriCorps Academic All Stars

  • Feb 2018 - Oct 2018

  Greater Detroit Area The Program Director is responsible for the administrative oversight and overall direction of the AmeriCorps Academic All-Stars Student Success Mentor Initiative which partnered with the Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) to provide full time school-based mentors to support chronically absent youth in 7 DPSCD schools. Achievements include: Successfully managing grants and assets through the dismantling and closure of one fiduciary sponsor to another. Successfully… Show more The Program Director is responsible for the administrative oversight and overall direction of the AmeriCorps Academic All-Stars Student Success Mentor Initiative which partnered with the Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) to provide full time school-based mentors to support chronically absent youth in 7 DPSCD schools. Achievements include: Successfully managing grants and assets through the dismantling and closure of one fiduciary sponsor to another. Successfully restructuring inherited misaligned grant activities to meet grant requirements and report grant outcomes that had previously been untracked and not reported. Successfully sun setting a federally funded program. Responsibilities included but were not limited to: Recruiting, hiring, training and administrative oversight of all AmeriCorps service volunteers Grant reporting, performance and compliance monitoring. Program model design and implementation. Working cross-sector with community partners, school site and district officials to heal broken relationships and sunset the grant program. Show less



Youth Development Commission

• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Manager- School and Community Engagement

  • Jan 2017 - Feb 2018

  Greater Detroit Area Youth Development Commission –Detroit, MI The Program Manager for School and Community Engagement oversees the development and implementation of community and school relationships, which includes: • The My Brother’s Keeper Success Mentor Initiative which partnered with the Detroit Public Schools Community District to provide mentors and academic case managers to support chronically absent youth. • YDC’s Professional Mentoring Program, which matches adult volunteer mentors… Show more Youth Development Commission –Detroit, MI The Program Manager for School and Community Engagement oversees the development and implementation of community and school relationships, which includes: • The My Brother’s Keeper Success Mentor Initiative which partnered with the Detroit Public Schools Community District to provide mentors and academic case managers to support chronically absent youth. • YDC’s Professional Mentoring Program, which matches adult volunteer mentors with students • Academic All-Stars, which provides school-based academic enrichment and college/career readiness services for high school students Show less



BAYVIEW ASSOCIATION FOR YOUTH

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Programs and Operations -100% College Prep Institute

  • 2011 - 2015

  San Francisco Bay Area Bayview Association for Youth- 100% College Prep Institute, San Francisco, CA Responsible for providing senior level management and administrative oversight to a small community- based nonprofit, who operates a college and career resource center that provides academic and social emotional support, college and career advising, and exposure to rewarding post-secondary career opportunities for low income and first-generation youth in the 6th – 12 grades. Achievements: •… Show more Bayview Association for Youth- 100% College Prep Institute, San Francisco, CA Responsible for providing senior level management and administrative oversight to a small community- based nonprofit, who operates a college and career resource center that provides academic and social emotional support, college and career advising, and exposure to rewarding post-secondary career opportunities for low income and first-generation youth in the 6th – 12 grades. Achievements: • Successful facilitated multi-stakeholder collaborations that increased our program impact and participation by 400%. • Successful wrote and secured $80,000 worth of grant funding to support and increase program capacity. • Developed several processes, manuals and system protocols that have been standardized and are now being trained to other organizations to duplicate our program model. Responsibilities: • Hiring, training, supervision and administrative oversight of program staff, participants and volunteers. • Development and implementation of core programming and curriculum. • Staff evaluations and professional development • Development of strategic partnerships and leveraged opportunities for collaboration to increase program impact and participation Show less



San Francisco Unified School District

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• After-School Programs Coordinator

  • 2006 - 2009

  San Francisco Bay Area Tenderloin Community School, San Francisco, CA Coordinated an extended day learning program that provided positive behavior supports and alternative learning interventions for 372 elementary students and their families. Achievements: • Wrote for and secured $ 45,000 worth of private grant foundation funding for expansion of programming. • Created and implemented cultural relevant rite of passage programs to assist struggling students and… Show more Tenderloin Community School, San Francisco, CA Coordinated an extended day learning program that provided positive behavior supports and alternative learning interventions for 372 elementary students and their families. Achievements: • Wrote for and secured $ 45,000 worth of private grant foundation funding for expansion of programming. • Created and implemented cultural relevant rite of passage programs to assist struggling students and families. Responsibilities: • Supervision and administrative oversight of program staff, participants and volunteers. • Development and implementation of core programming. • Staff evaluations and professional development Show less



Kaplan

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lead Supplmental Education Instructor

  • 2004 - 2005

  Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area Responsible for the delivery of Kaplan produced NCLB (No Child Left behind Act of 2001) sanctioned supplemental mathematics and language arts curriculum in partnership with Buffalo Public Schools designed to prepare students (grades 6-12) for New York State proficiency exams. Exams Taught: • New York State Regents Exam Mathematics A • New York State Regents English Exam • SAT I Reasoning Test Skill



Boys Scouts Of America Greater Niagara Frontier Council

• Urban Specialist - AmeriCorps Member

  • 2002 - 2004

  Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area AmeriCorps- Boy Scouts of America- Cheektowaga, New York Responsible for assisting in the start-up, implementation, and maintenance of the Scout Reach initiative (an Urban based outreach of the Boy Scouts of America aimed at increasing minority and urban involvement in scouting), as well as, serving as a community service advocate for the Urban Corp division of AmeriCorps National Community Service Organization. Responsibilities: • Monitoring and training adult volunteers on… Show more AmeriCorps- Boy Scouts of America- Cheektowaga, New York Responsible for assisting in the start-up, implementation, and maintenance of the Scout Reach initiative (an Urban based outreach of the Boy Scouts of America aimed at increasing minority and urban involvement in scouting), as well as, serving as a community service advocate for the Urban Corp division of AmeriCorps National Community Service Organization. Responsibilities: • Monitoring and training adult volunteers on basic BSA protocol and procedures • Conducting recruitment campaigns throughout the Buffalo Public Schools, as well as, at various local community • Creating and implementing a supplementary education curriculum for a 10-week hands on educational summer program for youth ages 7-16 • Providing man-hours and service to local food pantries and food banks Show less