Aug 2019 – May 2024 · 4 yrs 9 mos · Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

• Foster upper-level undergraduate students’ commitment to lifelong learning by connecting course materials to broader themes, important moments in history, and current trends and events. Designed the curriculum to encompass a broader scope of entrepreneurship beyond the technical aspects of starting and running a business to the advantage of being able to develop and apply entrepreneurial thinking to any personal or professional endeavor.
• Selected Key Contributions:
• Deliver 3 hours of content weekly to 433 upper-level undergraduate students enrolled in Introduction to Entrepreneurship. Develop course curriculum and assign and evaluate all projects and exams.
• Coordinate with the Disability Resource Office to ensure compliance with all reasonable and appropriate accommodation requests when administering class lectures and exams.
• Demonstrate a continued commitment to academics through full participation in research projects spearheaded by fellow faculty members. Serve as a subject matter expert on white papers and other initiatives related to the application of entrepreneurial thinking in government, nonprofit and corporate industries.

Apr 2019 – Sep 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos · Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

• Direct and lead the development of goals, strategies and performance measures, ensuring that Red Hat successfully exceeds its commitment to creating a world-class diverse and inclusive talent for its associates world-wide. Serve as the subject matter expert on the design and implementation of strategic efforts in recruiting, managing and rewarding talent. Represent the company on key external initiatives.
• Selected Key Contributions:
• Deliver value to by creating strategies to implement, grow, measure and create effective enterprise-wide diversity and inclusion programs for over 13,000 employees through research, benchmarking and events.
• Serve as a strategic partner to executive management and cross-functional teams by providing learning, knowledge, best practices and innovative solutions for culture change.
• Provide strategic guidance and leadership to twelve employee resource groups to align with business strategies and increase impact in the North American, Latin American and Asian markets.
• Develop and support a diverse and inclusive workforce through Diversity Talent and Leadership development with a goal to significantly increase promotional opportunities for women and professionals of color.

Oct 2017 – Dec 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos · Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Develop strategic, legislative, and policy goals in alignment with the councilmember’s vision for general initiatives. Maximize potential for legislative goals’ success for Committee on Business and Economic Development.
• Oversee staff for the Committee on Business and Economic Development and all agencies within portfolio; manage ~$250M capital budget and a $200M operations budget. Employ sound judgment in analysis of District of Columbia’s budget; propose allocations in alignment with policy goals.
• Enabled 166% increase in official social media followers.
• Oversee day-to-day operations; provide leadership, supervision, and evaluation for personal office staff and committee staff. Create and nurture relationships with key stakeholders. Represent councilmember at taskforces, boards, and commissions; prepare summaries of action items and identify responsible individuals.

Jul 2016 – Oct 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos · Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Apr 2013 – Jul 2016 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Created strong foundation for success through provision of government relations and community engagement to nonprofit organizations, development companies, and law firms. Provided executive management services to philanthropic and community organizations.
• Represented clients and their issues before government officials and community organizations; provided ontological coaching to corporate executives, nonprofit leaders, and business owners; and assisted clients with operations and infrastructure analysis designed to increase operational efficiency.
• Maintained 100% retention rate coaching executive leaders and staff of corporations and large nonprofit organizations.
• Oversaw day-to-day operations, staff / vendors, fundraising, and programming for nonprofits. Initiated significant modifications to organizational strategic plan and vision.
• Displayed notable management ability as campaign manager for District of Columbia elected official. Assisted partners at major law firms with business development and client generation.

Jun 2011 – Jan 2013 · 1 yr 7 mos · Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Employed balanced, disciplined leadership to ensure implementation and maintenance of financial, operational, and internal governance controls including creditworthiness, tax, accounting, and audit processes. Directed three years of delinquent audits and IRS 990 filings to ameliorate association’s potential loss of jeopardy 501(c) status. Enabled Board qualification for Directors and Officers Liability Insurance for first time in over a decade by improving organization’s overall financial health. Managed up to 100 staff, consultants and volunteers for association’s annual convention.
• Oversaw organization’s management and general administration with budget in excess of $3M annually. Served in various leadership capacities including General Manager of National Bar Institute’s Philanthropic Arm and Vice President / General Manager for-profit National Bar Corporation. Oversaw first major six-figure renovation of headquarters in 25-year history of organization’s occupancy.
• Enabled 62.5% increase in total sponsorships through leadership of sponsorship development, recruitment, and retention for $1.3M budget. Increased prospective member inquiries by 25% through innovative overhaul of all print and digital marketing collateral in alignment with new association strategy. Transformed ~$200K loss into $68K profit through innovative realignment of NBA Crump Law Camp.
• Created and established NBA Top 40 Under 40 event as organization’s second largest fundraiser.
• Published first NBA Magazine in over five years; implemented weekly NBA NewsBrief and Advocacy Brief. Embraced responsibility for managing 59-member voting board, 19-member executive committee, and 35-member past president’s council.

Aug 2009 – Jun 2011 · 1 yr 10 mos · Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Apr 2007 – Jun 2009 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Oversaw day-to-day operations of forensic accounting engagement for Caribbean bank; identified and analyzed charges related to fraudulent online credit card transactions. Exhibited superior attention to detail by tracing audit trail through complete process from cardholder request to merchant.
• Assisted clients with SEC accounting and reporting requirements connected to special investigations; documents included financial statement regulatory inquiries / investigations, fraud investigations, and quantifications of fraud damages. Assisted in internal investigation of CFO charged with misstating earnings on company’s financial statements. Conducted forensic analysis of all relevant parties’ electronically stored information.

Jan 2001 – Jan 2003 · 2 yrs · New York City Metropolitan Area

• Business Continuity Planning/Disaster Recovery
• Met with senior management and analyzed database information to determine technology needs and vulnerabilities in the event of domestic or global disasters. Presented findings to the Chief Technology Officer and other senior management.
• Assisted with development of a 6-month business continuity plan for each domestic and international department within the company. Ensured compliance with internal guidelines. Collaborated with European and Asian offices to simulate disasters.