• Strong executive presence with natural leadership instincts, often representing organizations in the public arena.
• A leader with logical decision-making, prudent fiscal management, and results-oriented strategic planning skills.
• Accomplished operations professional with more than 18 years of functional experience at the nonprofit C-level.
• Successful process improvement professional experienced in creating a collaborative culture.

• Doctorate in Education, Urban Education Leadership, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD Expected 2024
• Master of Arts, Legal & Ethical Studies, University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD May 1995
• Bachelor of Science, Political Science, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD May 1988

• Capacity Building
• Communications Management
• Finance & Budget Management
• Organizational Development
• Process Improvement
• Program Management
• Resource Management
• Relationship Management
• Risk Management & Mitigation
• Strategic Planning
• Technology Management
• Training & Mentoring

Associate Director, Civic Works YouthBuild, Baltimore, MD                                                           2022 – 2022

• Revised instructional framework to improve GED attainment by ~300%.
• Realigned program model to increase daily youth participation in workforce development activities by 115%

Chief Academic Officer, Saint Frances Academy, Baltimore, MD                                                  2020 – 2022

• Managed all functions related to school site management and operations.
• Modified and managed the implementation of the academic program and curriculum.
• Updated school’s instructional program based on state regulations for nonpublic schools.

Director, Enrollment Management, Saint Frances Academy, Baltimore, MD                               2019 – 2022

• Maintained 94% of pre-pandemic enrollment.
• Increased year-over-year enrollment by 22% after the implementation of enrollment improvement strategies.
• Implemented enrollment management software, increasing efficiency of application and selection processes.
• Created, implemented, and monitored enrollment management strategic plan.
• Developed and co-leading marketing strategies to improve the school’s ability to attract new students.
• Manage relationships between the school, prospective families, and community groups.

Sr. Associate, ARDX, Baltimore, MD                                                                                              2016 – 2017

• Successfully collaborated with a state agency achieving contracted program goals five out of six months, including an 85% increase between the first and second months of the program’s establishment.
• Developed the implementation framework for a workforce development program serving ~750 clients.

Vice President, Community & Human Services, Park Heights Renaissance, Baltimore, MD        2014 – 2016

• Successfully negotiated community priorities with elected officials, city agencies, and community stakeholders to improve the organization’s legislative-based funding by ~120%.
• Supervised community educational initiatives, community engagement and mobilization strategies, partnership development, and human services program implementation grant reporting, and evaluation.

Chief Business Officer, Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy, Inc., Baltimore, MD                  2010 – 2012

• Improved operations and streamlined spending to decrease the organization’s annual deficit by 44%.
• Implemented strategies to increase revenue and reduce costs, which improved net cash flow from operating activities by 36% within one fiscal year.
• Successfully managed cash flow and accounting of the school’s ~$6.2MM annual budget.
• Improved the organization’s net cash flow from operating activities by 36% within one fiscal year.
• Successfully managed operations and maintenance of 336,030 sq. ft. for two educational facilities.

• Associate, Legacy Consulting Group, Baltimore, MD 2012 – 2020
• Project Manager – Strategy & Planning, Citi, Baltimore, MD 2008 – 2010
• Manager – Project Management Office, National Education Association, Washington, DC 2006 – 2008

• Member, Pimlico Community Development Authority, Baltimore, MD 2018 – Present
• Communications Chair, NAACP Baltimore Branch 2018 – 2020
• Board of Directors, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Baltimore, MD 2013 – 2017
• Vice President, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity – Eastern Region 2013 – 2017
• Member, Toastmaster International, Center Club, Baltimore, MD 2011 – 2014
• Chair, Board of Directors, Cardinal Shehan School, Baltimore, MD 2011 – 2013
• Chair, Board of Directors, Park Heights Community Health Alliance, Baltimore, MD 2011 – 2013
• Vice-Chair, Board of Directors, Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy, Baltimore, MD 2009 – 2013
• Board of Directors, Park Heights Community Health Alliance, Baltimore, MD 2009 – 2011
• Board of Directors, Cardinal Shehan School, Baltimore, MD 2008 – 2010
• Board of Directors, Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy, Baltimore, MD 2008 – 2009
• Board of Directors, Clarence H. “Du” Burns Foundation, Baltimore, MD 2006 – 2010
• Board of Directors, Delta Lambda Foundation, Baltimore, MD 2005 – 2010
• Board of Directors, Frostburg State University Alumni Association, Frostburg, MD 1999 – 2009

• Six Sigma Green Belt, Motorola University, Schaumburg, IL
• Project Management Professional (Certificate No. 477529), Project Management Institute, Philadelphia, PA
• ITIL v3 Foundation Certification (Certificate No. 00016211-01-X48I), APM Group US, Boston, MA

• Brown, P. E., Matthews, L. D., Nickens, F., Mills, R. A. (2017). The History of Alpha Phi Alpha: Origins of the Eastern Region, Baltimore, Maryland, The Foundation Publishers.
• Matthews, L. D., Mills, R. A., Durham, J. (2019). The History of Alpha Phi Alpha: Origins of Delta Lambda Chapter, Baltimore, Maryland, The Foundation Publishers.