AREAS OF EXPERTISE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE * Executive Leadership Executive Director 2011 - 2017 * Fund-raising Light House Youth Center, Chicago IL * Budget Development and Management * Rehabilitated and implemented educational and enrichment program offerings for K-12th * Board Relations and grade participants through strategic implementation of data driven, program analysis and evaluation which led to program and financial increases of over 80%. Governance * Team Building and ACHIEVEMENTS Performance Improvement * Increased annual budget 80%-from $1 million to $3.5 million. * Partnership-Building * Increased student enrollment via program planning, operations and evaluation by more * Training than seven fold-from 45 youth to over 300. * Program Development and * Expanded community resource partnership portfolio with area institutions, for profit corporations and community based organizations. Management * Created and developed innovative educational programming offerings that resulted in * Curriculum Development grade level proficiency and increases. * Advocacy * Lobbied lawmakers in Springfield that resulted in $750,000 grant for afterschool program * Strategic Planning and summer workforce program. * Early Childhood Education * Pioneered and designed a seven-week summer academic enrichment camp and Saturday University for over 300 youth. * Expanded program and financial increase over 80%. National Director of Education 2004 - 2011 PUSH Excel, Chicago IL * Designed, expanded and led organizational strategy and educational programming at 9 domestic and international offices for a national civil rights organization. Managed annual operating budget of 10 million and staff of 100. Responsible for activities related to research, programming, advocacy, and thought leadership.

Highlights:

• Budgeting
• Leadership
• Management
• Operating Budget
• Planning
• Strategic Planning