• ü25 years – professional staff training & development
• ü30 years – mass communications & partnership development
• ü30 years – management

Career Experience

• ü2002 – present – President/CEO – LDBA/KinetaCorp
• ü2001-2002 – Vice –President – Business Development & Special Projects – Sykes Communications - Milwaukee, WI office
• ü1998-2001 – Special Assistant to Director and Associate Director for Field Operations (GS-15)   
• Responsible for Census 2000 – Partnership & Marketing Program - U. S. Bureau of Census – Washington, DC
• ü2000 – Bronze Medal Recipient – U. S. Department of Commerce
• ü1996 – 1998 – Regional Partnership Coordinator – Charlotte Region
• ü1998 – Coordinated 1998 Dress Rehearsal – Partnership & Marketing Campaign
• ü1991 – 1996 – Diversity Director – Habitat for Humanity International - Americus, GA

Education

• üM.R.P. - Masters of Regional Planning - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1980)
• üB.A. – English, Psychology, Afro American African Studies - University of North Carolina at Charlotte (1978)
• üCertified Professional Trainer & Certified “Train-the-Trainer” – U. S. Dept. of Commerce

Career Accomplishments

• Oversaw program management & implementation of Census 2000 – Partnership & Marketing Campaign ($150 million)
• üResponsible for staff of 725 decentralized field specialists:  12 regions; 520 local census field offices – staff training and professional development program
• üDeveloped and conduct on-going staff training and development for managers and supervisors of varying levels of experience.
• üPrimary liaison for Director of Census Bureau and Congressional Black Caucus & national African American organizations.
• üCoordinated Census 2000 – District Launch events for Census Bureau Director & Members of CBC.
• üPrimary liaison for Associate Director for Field Operations and government oversight agencies – GAO, Inspector General, Census Monitoring Board.
• üDesigned & coordinated Tom Joyner-Tavis Smiley – 30 City Road Tour & Media Awareness Campaign.
• üDeveloped guidelines, resource tracking system for Partnership Program  - Special Initiatives – 10 implemented.
• üOversaw contractors responsible for Corporate Initiative – engaged major businesses and corporations in Census  2000 awareness & outreach efforts.
• üManaged Habitat for Humanity International – Diversity Program – a) partner engagement (15 national organizations); b) fund raising ($3M) activities – 25 domestic  & 2 international event locations.
• üManaged formal partner events for 8 national African American organizations for HFHI.
• üManaged Microsoft “Build Your Business”  10-City African American & Hispanic Tour – responsible for all aspects of event coordination.