Resume

• 2019

  The Rosenwald Park Campaign is an effort to recognize philanthropist Julius Rosenwald and a number of Rosenwald-funded schools with a monument and national parks designation. Along with Educator and Tuskeegee University Founder Booker T. Washington

  Rosenwald helped open nearly 5

  000 schools for descendants of free and formerly enslaved African-Americans through the South.

  Julius Rosenwald School Foundation

  Leadership Development

  Social Media

  Community Outreach

  Philanthropy

  Program Development

  Organizational Development

  Volunteer Management

  Strategic Planning

  Research

  Grant Writing

  Public Relations

  Fundraising

  Non-profit Administration

  Grants

  Community Development

  Event Planning

  Event Management

  Board Development

  Community Organizing

  Public Speaking

  Valentine

  Curtis

  Valentine

  MarylandCAN

  Governors Workforce Investment Board (GWIB)

  Prince George's County Public Schools

  World Vision

  U.S. Department of Education

  Progressive Policy Institute

  National Council on Teacher Quality

  Connections Education

  Council on Foreign Relations

  Prince George's Community College

  Washington DC

  Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) International Affairs Fellow in the Office of the Secretary

  U.S. Department of Education

  Led state-level campaigns to improve public education and close achievement gaps using research

  community mobilization

  and advocacy

  MarylandCAN

  Progressive Policy Institute

  Washington

  District Of Columbia

  Deputy Director

  Reinventing America’s Schools

  Design & develop country-level humanitarian assistance programs to improve child protection and promote youth-centered advocacy

  World Vision

  Connections Education

  Columbia

  MD

  •\tSuccessfully organize founding boards

  identify partners and support school development through final approval of new schools \n•\tMonitor state legislation

  rules and regulations impacting online education and existing schools \n•\tDevelop strategies and tactics to educate

  inform

  interpret and influence public policies that support the development of new and existing online learning schools and programs \n•\tDraft

  write and finalize charter applications and grants \n•\tBuild

  nurture and enlist the support of a network of state and national stakeholders including education

  legislative

  community and business leaders

  and families \n•\tIn partnership with marketing

  strategize and implement communication tactics and messaging with new and enrolled families and other key state stakeholders to foster community relationships and affect public policy

  Executive Director for State Relations

  National Council on Teacher Quality

  Board Member

  Appointed by Governor Martin O'Malley to development policy and accountability measures for Maryland Department of Labor to lead effort to increase job placement and close state's skills gap.

  Governors Workforce Investment Board (GWIB)

  Council on Foreign Relations

  Washington D.C. Metro Area

  Analyzing international best practices in public education for replication in U.S. to increase American economic and military competitiveness.

  International Affairs Fellow in-residence

  Largo

  MD

  American Government and Politics

  Adjunct Professor

  Prince George's Community College

  Serve as at-large board member of the second-largest school district in state of Maryland.

  Prince George's County Public Schools

• 2006

  Master's Degree

  Public Policy

  Africa Policy Journal

  Harvard Kennedy School of Government

• 1996

  Bachelor of Arts - BA

  English Language and Literature/Letters

  Morehouse College

• Innovation for Equity is a gathering on Martha’s Vineyard of a diverse

  accomplished group of education leaders brought together by a shared mission to improve academic outcomes for learners needing the most support. This year

  the summit will focus on scaling innovative and effective solutions and increasing African American leadership

  Innovation For Equity

  Steering Committee Member

  Council on Urban Boards of Education

  National School Boards Association