Professional experience and career objectives: I am a well-qualified, knowledgeable and experienced executive with extensive public sector, private sector, and non-profit experiences. I have been an executive administrator with responsibilities for managing small, medium and large organizations. I have over 28 years of management experience, of which 21 of those years I served in an executive capacity. I have worked in the non-profit sector for the past 19 years as a President/CEO and a professional consultant to non-profit organizations.
Skills and areas of expertise: Excellent leadership and mentoring skills; analytical skills; verbal and written communications skills; public relations skills; presentation skills and public speaking; budgeting and fiscal management skills; marketing and advertising skills; excellent computer skills; and grants management skills.
Current Employment
President/CEO
Visions Unlimited Consulting
(Consultancy) - United States
september 2006 - Today (3 years 2 months)
Responsible for day-to-day operations; management; fiscal & information management systems; communications and public relations; contract negotiations; sales and marketing; strategic planning; product and program services; project management and project coordination.
Former Employment
President/CEO - Founder
Center for Progressive Learning, Inc.
(Banking) - United States
Responsible for day-to-day operations; staff size (15) & (35) adjunct faculity; fiscal & information mgmt. systems; communications/public relations; contract negotiations; sales/marketing; strategic planning; product/program services; project mgmt. and project coordination. $1.3 million budget.
President/CEO
Center for Banking Education, Inc.
(Banking) - United States
october 1996 - january 2000 (3 years 3 months)
Responsible for day-to-day operations; staff size (25) & (40) adjunct faculity; fiscal & information mgmt. systems; communications/public relations; contract negotiations; sales/marketing; strategic planning; product/program services; project mgmt. and project coordination. $1.1 million budget.
President/CEO
Jobs Central, Inc.
(Education, Training) - United States
april 1991 - september 1996 (5 years 5 months)
Responsible for day-to-day operations; staff size (150) & (50) contractors; fiscal & information mgmt. systems; communications/public relations; contract negotiations; sales/marketing; strategic planning; product/program services; project mgmt. and project coordination. $18.5 million budget.
General Manager/Sr. Business Consultant
Flint Community Development Corp.
(Commerce) - United States
january 1989 - april 1991 (2 years 3 months)
Responsible for day-to-day operations; staff size (4) & (35) small businesses; fiscal & information mgmt. systems; communications/public relations; contract negotiations; sales/marketing; strategic planning; product/program services; project mgmt. and project coordination. $1 million budget.
Education
Bethune-Cookman College United States (Florida)
, september 1974 - may 1978
Bachelor of Science, Accounting
About me
Interests:
I am very professional, cordial, courteous, honest respectful, articulate, an excellent communicator, a team builder and a consensus builder. I enjoy working with people from diverse backgrounds and experiences. I enjoy networking and I enjoy life and being happy.
Other:
My hobbies are reading, jogging, exercise, photography, gardening and landscaping, architecture, arts, chess, sports, woodworking, audio/videophiles, jazz keyboards, singing, computers, multimedia, and cars.
Languages:
English
Groups and associations:
Boy Scouts of America, United Negro College Fund, NAACP, Detroit Chamber of Commerce, Southeastern Michigan Better Business Bureau
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