CURRICULUM VITAE
Ph.D. Urban Education, Temple University
MSW Social Work, Temple University
B.A. History & Africana Studies, Rutgers University
TEACHING & CLINICAL
EXPERIENCE
MANAGER • 2024 - Present
School-Based Mentoring Program (Middle School)
Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence
Philadelphia, PA
CURRICULUM COORDINATOR • 2023 - 2025
HYPE Freedom School, Inc. - Houston, TX (remote)
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CURRICULUM WRITER • 2024 - 2025
BRICK Education Network - Newark, NJ (remote)
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DIRECTOR: Servant Leadership • 2017 – 2023
DIRECTOR: Scholar, Family & Board Support
Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School
Philadelphia, PA
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MANAGER • 2015 – 2017
Intensive Prevention Services
Philadelphia Anti-Drug Anti-Violence Network
Urban Affairs Coalition
Philadelphia, PA
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR • 2013 – 2018
Alvernia University – Philadelphia Center
Philadelphia, PA
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SERVANT LEADERSHIP & TRANSITION
COORDINATOR • 2008 - 2014
Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School
Philadelphia, PA
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ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR • 2007 – 2009
& WRITING TUTOR
Temple Writing Academy & Center
Philadelphia, PA
SENIOR ADMINISTRATOR • 2002 – 2007
& TRAINING COORDINATOR
Philadelphia Freedom Schools
Communities in Schools of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
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COORDINATOR: Afterschool & Summer • 2001 – 2002
Children’s Service, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
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MOBILE THERAPIST • 2000 – 2002
Elwyn - Elwyn, PA
ELLA BAKER TRAINER • 1999 – 2002
Children’s Defense Fund
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ASSISTANT SITE COORDINATOR • 1999 – 1999
Germantown Settlement
Philadelphia, PA
PREVENTION PROGRAM & SUMMER COORDINATOR
• 1998 - 1999
Jewish Family and Children’s Service
PREVENTION SPECIALIST • 1997 – 1998
Friends Neighborhood Guild
Philadelphia, PA
Selected Skills:
administrative
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Managing a team of mentors in a middle school for small group and individual development
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Coordinating a team of writers to complete a summer literacy curriculum for K-8 children
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Supervised the Student Support Team, including Behavioral Health, Counseling, and Social Work functions for a K-12 school and taught Servant Leadership I, II, and III.
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Managed Servant Leadership classes and opportunities for the entire school community.
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Directed clinical and out-of-school time services for 40+ youth with minor charges.
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Provided supervision for four (4) clinical staff and four (4) program staff.
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Brokered local service opportunities for high school students totaling over 15,000 hours.
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Designed, fundraised, and chaperoned international service trips to Jamaica, The Dominican Republic, and The Gambia and for high school students and adults.
instructional
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Writing Curriculum for an in school and out of school Educational Network
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Planned and taught Social Work classes to mid-career professionals including Death, Dying & Bereavement, Human Behavior & Social Environment I & II, and Social Work Practice I & II.
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Trained college and high school students on Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools’ Curriculum, a literacy-based summer curriculum.
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Hired and Managed a team of curriculum writers to create Curriculum for Philadelphia Freedom Schools
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Developed a trainer corps of adults and high school students for Philadelphia Freedom Schools
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Provided technical assistance to sites nationally throughout the summer months.
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Guided juniors and seniors through the college and scholarship application process.
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Created curriculum for culturally relevant service classes for grades 9, 10, & 11.
CLINICAL
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Provided therapy for children and their families in the home, school, & community settings.
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Composed detailed case notes for clients on caseload to ensure accurate documentation.
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Facilitated drug abuse prevention workshops to pre-teen and teen students in Philadelphia.
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Facilitated Life Skills classes to pregnant and parenting young mothers seeking their GED and women reentering the workforce through a Welfare to Work Program.
PUBLICATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
/ CERTIFICATIONS
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The International Instructor Training Institute of the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program – Certified Instructor (2015)
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Innovation in Pedagogy through Preparing Servant Leaders as a Strategy in Social Studies, Cultural Studies, & Service Learning
- American Educational Research Association (AERA) (2014)
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Students in Servant Leadership & Rites of Passage Classes Interrogate Multiple Meanings of Poverty The Freedom Schools Way,
- American Educational Research Association (AERA) (2013)
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Cultivating Servant Leadership in High School Students of African Descent The Freedom Schools Way - (Dissertation) (2012)
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Reading Our World, Writing Our Soul, National Council of Teachers of English,
- NCTE Conference (2009)
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Assessing Attendee & Non-Attendees of the Temple Writing Center, Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association,
- MAWCA Conference (2009)
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Volunteer Facilitator • 2015
TUFF (Turn Up For Freedom) Girls
Planning Team Leader • 2014
Eastern Region Planning Forum for A Black Education Congress (ABEC)
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Team Captain • 2013, 2012 & 2010
Sickle Cell Disease Walk
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Team Captain • 2011 & 2010
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
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Team Captain • 2011 & 2010
The Heart Walk
Team Captain • 2013, 2012 & 2011
Walk Against Hunger
Team Captain • 2009
AIDS Walk
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Team Captain • 2002 - 2003
The Memory Walk
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Volunteer Instructor • 2002
Pan-African Studies Community Education Program
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Volunteer Instructor • 1996 - 2002
PASCEP Prison Outreach Projects (PrOPs)