Experience

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  West towne christian church

  May 2000 - Mar 2007

  Associate minister

   Helped develop and implement a program to bring dignity back into the homes of low-income families during the Christmas season; The Family Christmas Shop. The first two years the shop served over 150 families and brought together 20 community partners. Conducted an in-depth 2 year study of the community study examining community assets and needs in conjunction with a congregational study. Some of the techniques utilized includes: surveying (door-to-door, phone interviews and group surveys based on demographic sampling), asset mapping, demographic studies, driving/walking tours, community observations, and ministry audits.  Developed several community partnerships, including a partnership with Farragut Christian Church for a 3 week intensive service program entitled A Time to Serve. Developed and co-led an intensive week long community service program for high school students entitled Teen Ministry Week at Smoky Mountain Christian Camp in Coker Creek, TN (2003 to 2006). Show less

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  The restoration house of east tennessee

  Oct 2006 - now

  Cofounder & executive director

  Relationship-driven community leader with 20 years of experience mobilizing others to careabout and serve the community. Deeply committed to increasing access and opportunity for those who have been oppressed, overlooked or under-resourced. Proven ability to cast the vision while leading the team to implement relationship-driven programming with excellence. Known for securing critical financial support, stewarding community resources, and building relationships with a shared sense of purpose. In 2010 was recognized as on of Knoxville’s Top 40 Leaders Under 40 as presented by the Knoxville Business JournalIntroduction Knoxville Class of 2011, Leadership Knoxville Class of 2014, UTK's Consortium for Social Enterprise Effectiveness Class of 2014- Developed The Village, a 24 unit supportive housing community for single mother families- Have raised over $16 million in operational and capital funding- Launched Olive Tree Early Learning Academy to provide high-quality trauma-responsive early education- Consulted with 31 organizations in 10 states and 2 countries on best practices in empowering low-income single mother families Show less

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  Compassion coalition

  Mar 2007 - Sept 2007

  Assistant researcher

  I was a parttime reserach assistant on the 3rd Edition Salt & Light Guidebook project. Developed preliminary research using demographic data, community interviews, previous studies, news articles, etc. Developing Spiritual Mapping Timeline of Knoxville Developing, implementing, and analyzing a survey of all the churches in Knox County Wrote articles to be published in the 3rd Edition of the Salt & Light Guidebook

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  Management solutions, llc

  Mar 2009 - Apr 2012

  Sharepoint designer

  I provided IT support as a SharePoint designer for ORNL sites through MSLLC on a part-time basis.

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  Alliance for better nonprofits

  Jan 2017 - Dec 2022

  Consultant

  Consulted with 13 nonprofit organizations on a variety of topics including strategicplanning and board development – much of the work has been focused on minority runorganizations including Centro Hispano, GirlTalk, Latino Student Success Coalition, andSEEED. Trained over 100 nonprofit leaders on a variety of topics.

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  Knox county schools

  Aug 2020 - Aug 2024

  Board of education district 3 representative
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  Olive tree early learning academy

  Nov 2022 - now

  Cofounder & board president