My commitment to professional integrity is seen throughout my time as a trusted liaison between local, state, and federal partners. I am an extremely motivated leader with effective and welcoming partnership and team-building skills. I am committed to a life of mission-driven work that improves the quality of life of the most vulnerable and sustainable community investment. I pride myself on building and maintaining strong relationships with peers and colleagues. I am also exceptionally organized and effective at creating strategic plans, evaluation systems, and creative problem-solving navigating myriad resources, policies, and agendas. I have a diverse background and many successes in transforming urban neighborhoods, securing significant public, private, institutional, and philanthropic resources, growing nonprofit operations, and building effective collaborations. Critical thinker, researcher, and dedicated team member and leader with over 10 years of experience with an academic and professional background in urban planning, land use, housing issues, economic and transit-oriented development, and comprehensive neighborhood revitalization, as well as nonprofit management. I also have extensive public outreach and community engagement experience and am a strong public speaker. I am known for high productivity, organization, and quality results, as well as excellent public interaction and conflict resolution skills. I am also very methodical in solving problems and utilize a variety of analytical techniques to solve problems. I excel in achieving outstanding project results and multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment. I strive to achieve optimal levels of personal performance and accomplishment and seek new ideas and approaches. In addition, I have the keen ability to effectively translate complex information into common terms. I exercise a wide range of decision-making control and have the ability and experience to influence key decision-makers.
Listed skills include Community Outreach, Gis, Community Development, Research, and 13 others.