Development, strategy design, coalition building, corporate engagement and sponsorships
• Community/Outreach Director for Boston's first Open Streets outdoor festival engaging with key community leaders, nonprofit organizations, and oversee small business/vendor participation
• Babson College Black Women's Entrepreneurship Leaders Coach: Served as a small business coach for cohorts of Black female entrepreneurs throughout the country
• Uptima Business Bootcamp Small Business facilitator:

• Lead organizational innovation practice by designing toolkits, guidebooks and policies that foster a culture of learning and transformation.
• Incubate revenue generating business model focused on advancing health equity initiatives within California to scale nationally.
• Conduct landscape and feasibility analysis of training and capacity needs for health equity professionals throughout the US.
• Develop and host national conferences; design concepts, convene and invite health equity disruptors, facilitate strategic learning sessions, analyze themes and trends from sessions.
• Lead early stage business model development for social leaders finding new solutions to communities designed for Black health, wealth and joy

• Led the vision and development of a national business development organization (BDO) network of 130+ organizations by providing ongoing funding, a series of innovative tools, trainings and ongoing technical support.
• Built and designed curriculum for quarterly trainings, developed a monthly newsletter, and offered ongoing peer learning opportunities.
• Built national infrastructure for small business organizational investment by leading a $5M SBA Community Navigator Pilot grant focused on resource alignment in 6 US markets.
• Led the launch of a national digital learning platform designed for small businesses with a $3.8M award from Verizon in 12 US Cities with over 75 local partners.
• Enhanced data utilization of network by leading ongoing data trainings and distribution of quarterly reports.
• Prepared funder proposals and cultivated and maintained philanthropic partnerships.

• Led the strategic development of the bank's community engagement model focused on delivering quality services and access to safe and affordable products to underbanked communities.
• Launched a free entrepreneurship co-working space centered around BIPOC businesses in one of Boston historic Black neighborhoods creating shared economic and social value to new founders and the bank.
• Developed new relationships through creative engagement strategies to bring in $1.1M in new lending opportunities with an additional $575,000 in deposits.
• Served on credit committee to invest in early stage entrepreneurs of color
• Developed a webinar series around wealth building and wealth protection for communities of color.

• Managed the Financial Opportunity Center network providing technical assistance to local organizations including site visits, data assessment and analysis.
• Managed HUD Section 4 Federal grant program by leading a competitive selection process and administering the allocation of statewide economic development projects.
• Co-led a new citywide initiative around credit building in partnership with public and non-profit institutions targeting wealth disparities in Boston with a goal of national replication.
• Distributed 32 microloans through Kiva: an online resource for early stage businesses.
• Established funder relationships resulting in $285,000 raised for placed-based entrepreneurship and neighborhood health and wellness programs.
• Administered $1.2M Social Innovation Fund program geared towards increasing high earning careers to workers with lower technical skills.
• Grew the LISC Boston office social media engagement by 200% within 8 months.
• Led the continuation of a

• Managed 11 full time staff, led strategic planning and implementation of annual goals
• Developed key strategic partnerships with public and private stakeholders including elected officials, local colleges and universities and health care institutions.
• Oversaw annual program budget of $600,000, monitor expenditures, renewed city and state contracts, processed payments to vendors/contractors
• Developed a local Advisory Board charged with providing guidance and support to the organization