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- Hosted 4 Town Halls around District 3
- “Welcome” First Annual Charlotte Career Discovery Day
- Coordinated the first Ever District 3 “Airport Job Fair” and coordinating the 2015 “Airport Job Fair”
- Led discussion of Goodwill expanding from 10,000 sq ft to 110,000 sq ft and keeping them in District 3 on Wilkinson Blvd.
- Attended community meetings for Wesley Heights, Historic Camp Green, Southwest Area Neighborhood, West Blvd Neighborhood Coalition, Enderly Park,
- Westerly Hills, Steele Creek, South End, MontClaire and many others.
- Approved funding and building design of the West Blvd CMPD headquarters including the design of the community room.
- Led discussions for Council to move “Ban the Box” (addressing employment after incarceration)
Speaking Engagements
o Presented Proclamations on behalf of the City and Welcomed:
o UNCC Multicultural Conference
o CNG Fleet and Fueling Station Grand Opening
o Think Big: Business in Government Symposium
o Dove’s Nest
o Project Alpha Leadership Training
o Huber & Suhner Ribbon Cutting
o NC State Council, Episcopal District, Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Inc Summer Convention
o West Tyvola Rd. Sidewalk dedication
o 2014 Free 2 Be Me Luncheon
o 2015 NC Historically Black College & University Political Action Summit
o 2015 POSE Conference
o 2015 Charlotte Business Guild Keynote
o 2015 Emcee for Smart Start “Teddy Bear Breakfast”
o 2015 Chair “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Celebration”
o The Lionel Lee Center for Wellness “Women’s Retreat”
o Grand Opening of Truliant in Steele Creek
o Camden SouthLine Grand Opening
o Panelist: Women & Girls Research Alliance Summit
o Groundbreaking Ceremony of VA Health Care Center
o Dedicated Dove’s Nest and welcomed them to the community
o Assisted in building a Kaboom Park at Bethlehem Center
o Participated as a panelist for discussions on: Amendment One, The Capital Investment
o Plan, Junior League Public Policy Council, Leadership Charlotte, West Blvd Community
o Dialogue, Moderated the FreeMoreWest Realtor Development discussion
Recognition
- 2014 Honoree: 1st Annual Charlotte (Fab 50) Awards
- 2014 “To Be Free at Last” The Movement to End Mass Incarceration recipient
- Accepted into the 2014 Harvard Business School “Senior Executives in State and Local Government”
- 2014 Q-List Award Recipient