PORTFOLIO AT A GLANCE

Project/Program: Wisconsin Minority Business Development Agency- Business Center

Role: Program Manager, Small Business Consultant

Objective/Goal:  Remove barriers in access capital for socially, economically, and disadvantaged entrepreneurs.

Key Responsibilities: Manage $1.6M federally funded small business program to help small businesses access procurement opportunities.

Skills Demonstrated: business technical assistance and coaching, KPI tracking & monitoring, strategic planning and partnerships, community engagement, CRM management, business training and events

Helped facilitate over $15 million in capital access. Tools Used: Smartsheet, Constant Contact, Microsoft Powerpoint, Zoom, Microsoft  Office Suite, Teams, strategic partnerships

Outcomes/Impact: Built strong client relationships by providing customized 1:1 technical assistance to address key challenges, introducing Business Assessment Plans that expanded client support from 0 to 160+ within six months driving measurable outcomes. Increased the organization’s visibility by expanding client outreach from 2,400 to 16,000 individuals within six months, surpassing KPIs and enhancing community engagement.

Project/Program: Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation Black Business Boost Program

Role: Program Manager, Small Business Coach

Objective:  Remove barriers in access capital for 100 socially, economically, and disadvantaged entrepreneurs.

Key Responsibilities: Manage a $650K evidence-based economic empowerment program funded by a prominent national bank  

Skills Demonstrated: business technical assistance and coaching, KPI tracking & monitoring, grant management, strategic planning, community engagement,  budgetary oversight, strategic partnerships, CRM management

Tools Used: Smartsheet, Constant Contact, Microsoft Powerpoint, Zoom, Microsoft  Office Suite, Teams, Outcome Tracker, Neoserra

Outcomes/Impact: Increased program participation from 100 to nearly 1,000 entrepreneurs within a year through strategic community partnerships. Improved participant credit scores by 60–100 points for over 50% of participants. Provided 1:1 tailored technical assistance and training to program participants, Facilitated $2.4 million in capital access, earning the Governor’s 2023 Financial Literacy Award and promoting economic equity.

Project/Program: Revitalizing  City of Milwaukee  Business Improvement District #19 (Villard Avenue)

Role: Business Improvement District Director

Objective/Goal:  overseeing 230+ commercial real estate portfolio valued at over $46 million 

Key Responsibilities: managed the day to day operations of a historic business corridor designing programs that boosted economic advancement, Street beautification, and maintenance. Commercial business retention/attraction, small business development, district marketing & advertising, Façade improvements, safety & security, special events and promotional activities.

Skills Demonstrated: business technical assistance, grantmaking and management, strategic planning, community engagement,  budgetary oversight, stakeholder management, CRM management

Tools Used: Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace, Teams, Adobe Pro, Canva

Outcomes/Impact: Expanded district boundaries, increasing portfolio from 110 to 230 + real estate partcels, and tripling its operating budget. Facilitated Milwaukee’s first Virtual Charrette (design plan), making Milwaukee History as the first of its kind. securing a $14.3 million federal transportation improvement grant. Launched the award-winning "Visual Vibes on Villard" public art initiative, earning the 2022 Mayor’s Design Award for advancing equity in public spaces. earned the City of Milwaukee's 2022 Mayor's Design Award in the "Places & Spaces" and 2022 AAA Wisconsin: Traffic Safety Award Winner  Milwaukee, WI (3/22)

Project/Program: Brewcity Match Program 

Role: Visioning and Strategic Collaboration Lead

Objective:  re-envision an existing underutilized commercial property in the Near West Side neighborhood to maximize its value, functionality, and aesthetic appeal. 

Key Responsibilities: Collaborated virtually with an esteemed architectural firm (Quorum Architects) to develop innovative space transformation concepts. Used evidence-based research to validate ideas and support decision-making. 

Skills Demonstrated: Virtual Collaboration, Conceptual Communication, Strategic Planning, Documentation Visioning, Strategic Collaboration, Stakeholder Engagement, Concept Development. 

Tools Used: Evidence-based research, zoom

Outcomes/Impact: The final architectural rendering, shaped by strategic insights from evidence-based research, stakeholder input, and creative visioning sessions, was selected as the winning concept for the 2020 BrewCity Match Building Owner Track Award. This recognition included incentives for the building owner to invest in the renovation, demonstrating the project's impact and value to the community.