EDUCATION + PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Northcentral University, Scottsdale, AZ
Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration, Concentration - Organizational Leadership
Graduation Date: May 2020University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC
Master’s of Public Administration, Concentration - Public Management
Graduation Date: May 2009 (Summa Cum Laude)North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC 27707
Bachelor of Science Major: Park & Recreation Management, Concentration:
Sports Management, Minor: Business Management
Graduation Date: December 2005 (Magna Cum Laude)Certified Park and Recreation Professional (CPRP), National Recreation & Park Association (NRPA)
May 2014 – CurrentSupervisors’ Management School - North Carolina State University and the National Recreation & Park Association (NRPA)
Graduation Date: November 2015Mayor’s City Leadership Academy, Seattle WA
September 2018- June 2019
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EXPERIENCE
Seattle and King County, Aging and Disability Services
Deputy Director, July 2023- CurrentRocket Solutions Consulting, LLC
Founder and CEO, May 2021- currentPrince William Co. Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism
Deputy Director, January 2021- July 2021Seattle Parks and Recreation
Recreation Geo District Manager, May 2016- February 2021District of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation
Area 9 Manager, June 2014- May 2016Program Manager, Young Ladies on the Rise, July 2010- May 2016
Supervisory Recreation Specialist, Ward 6 Area Manager, July 2010- June 2014
Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission Recreation Enterprise Facility Manager I/ Program Specialist, Prince George’s Plaza Community Center, September 2009- July 2010
District of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation, Lamond Recreation Center. Recreation Specialist/ Site Manager, April 2006- September 2009
Georgetown University Myers Institute of College Preparation, Washington, DC. Program Assistant/ Mentor, July 2002- April 2006
International Spy Museum, Washington, DC. Visitor Services Operative, January 2006- June 2006
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ACTIVITIES + LEADERSHIP
NCAA Women’s Bowling Team 2002-2005
United States Bowling Congress Sanctioned Player
Vice-President of the Washington DC Chapter of the Kids to College Alumni Association
Member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Member of Rho Phi Lambda Honorary Professional Recreation, Park and Leisure Service Fraternity.
Member of Sigma Alpha Pi National Leadership Honor Society
Past-President of the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) - Ethnic
Minority Society 2013-2015
NRPA National Awards Committee 2012- 2015
NRPA National Program Committee 2016- 2023
2007 NRPA Mid-Atlantic Region Young Professional Fellow
2007 NRPA Ethnic Minority Society Young Professional Award Recipient
National Forum for Black Public Administrators 2008 CDM Scholarship Recipient
2010 American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration’s Ernest T. Atwell Young Professional Diversity Extern.
2011 Mid- Atlantic Network and National Recreation and Park Association New Professional Award Recipient
2016 NRPA Robert W. Crawford Young Professional Award Recipient
District of Columbia Parks and Recreation CAPRA Accreditation Committee
Plymouth Church Seattle UCC Council Member