Curriculum Vitae

Professional Experience

• Lead Community Development Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, 2011 - Current
• Executive Director, Omaha Area Health Education Center, 2007 - 2011
• Program Manager, Omaha Habitat for Humanity, 2006 - 2007
• Executive Director, Omaha Small Business Network, 2004
• Business Banker, Wells Fargo Bank, 2001 - 2004

Teaching Experience

• Adjunct Professor, Creighton University College of Business, 2009 - 2011
• Adjunct Professor, Metropolitan Community College, 2009 - 2011

​Publications

• Dissertation: Relationship Formation and Maintenance Strategies in Network Kansas E-Communities, 2020
• Small Business Owners of Color Recovery Guide, 2020
• Guide to Ecosystem Building in Communities of Color, 2019
• Main Spotlight: The Importance of Inclusive Ecosystems, 2019
• Black Women Business Startups Report, 2018
• Federal Reserve Small Business Credit Survey Report on Women Owned Firms, 2016
• Grow Your Own: Entrepreneurship Based Economic Development for Local Communities, 2015
• The Case for Youth Entrepreneurship, 2014
• Philanthropist Guide to Funding Small Business Support Organizations, 2013
• Grow Your Own Guide, 2012

Awards

• Kansas City Black Achievers Society Inductee, 2020
• Black Men United Omaha Community Champion Award, 2020
• Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank's President's Award, 2014 & 2017
• Omaha Jaycees TOYO Award, Ten Outstanding Young Omahans, 2011
• Service Commendation, Omaha Area Health Education Center Board of Directors, 2010
• Community Outreach Award, National Council of Negro Women, University of Omaha Section, 2006
• Emerging Leader Award, Triple One Neighborhood Association, 2004
• Certificate of Appreciation, Omaha Public Schools, 2003

Education & Certifications

• PHD Candidate, College of Public Administration, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE, Completion Fall 2020
• MSF, Finance, Bellevue University, Bellevue, Nebraska, 2014
• MBA, College of Business, University of Nebraska Omaha, 2007
• BS, Business Management, Grace University, Omaha, NE, 1998
• CEcD, Economic Development Certification, 2012

​​Presentations & Conferences

• See Speeches & Activities Page

Community Service

• Nebraska African American Commission, 2021 - Current
• International Economic Development Council Racism and Economic Development Committee, 2021 - Current
• Blue Print Nebraska Entrepreneurship Workgroup - 2019 - 2021
• Board Member, Omaha Area Health Education Center, 2012 - 2015
• Treasurer, Jazz Love Arts Museum, Omaha, NE, 2011 -2014
• Health Care Advisory Board, Omaha Public Schools, Omaha, NE, 2010 - 2011
• Co-Chair, Eastern Omaha Business Collaborative, Omaha, NE, 2009 - 2010
• Treasurer, Omaha Opportunities Industrial Center, Omaha, NE 2009 - 2011
• Steering Committee Member, North Omaha Development Project Omaha, NE 2006 - 2010
• President, District 2 Neighborhood Coalition, Omaha, NE, 2006 - 2008
• Board Member, Omaha Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals Omaha, NE, 2005 - 2006
• President, Omaha City Board of Appeals, Omaha, NE, 2005 - 2007
• Loan Committee Member, Omaha Small Business Network, 2002 - 2004
• Loan Committee Member, New Community Development Corporation, 2002 - 2004
• Committee Member, North Omaha Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee, 2000 - 2001