Position:
Founder & Executive Director at Federal Allies Institute
Location:
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Work:
Federal Allies Institute
since 2008
Founder & Executive Director
Federal Government
1900 - 1900
Coordinator of Policy and Public Affairs
Small Business to Large
1900 - 1900
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Education:
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 2002
Masters IOM, Institutes for Organization Management
The George Washington University Government Relations 1992
Masters, Washington Representative Program, Government Relations
Oklahoma State University
Bachelors, Journalism
Yokohama International School
Skills:
Public Relations, Non-profits, Lobbying, Government, Fundraising, Strategic Planning, Politics, Policy, Entrepreneurship, Program Management, Marketing, Nonprofits, Strategic Partnerships, Business Development, Leadership, Strategy, Small Business, Legislative Relations, Training, Start-ups, Proposal Writing, Grants, Management, Economic Development, Public Speaking, Contract Negotiation, Networking
Interests:
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Washington Area Music Association 2005 - Present; Federal Allies Institute 2007 - Present; &
Capital City Symphony 2013 - Present.
VOLUNTEER JUDGE FOR:
1) U.S. SBA National Small Business Competition. (2006 - Present)
2) U.S. SBA Region III Small Business Competition. (2006-09)
3) U.S. SBA Metro Washington District Office Competition. (2002-09)
4) Fairfax County Regional Science & Engineering Fair for AFCEA-NOVA. (2010 - Present)
5) Prince William County Public Schools Science Competition (2012 - Present)
6) Washington Area Music Association's Annual Professional Artist Support System PASS Competition (2010 - Present)
ALSO VOLUNTEER JUDGE FOR:
American Chamber of Commerce Executives (2003-04)
Future Cities National Finals (2004)
Johns Hopkins University Business Masters Class Finals (2004)
Montgomery County Public Schools Entrepreneurship Competition (2008-11)
MEMBER: National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (2005-07)
Honor & Awards:
Coordinated press and birds eye view photography of runners, Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure, 8 years.
Lead Volunteer and every other imaginable responsibility, Smithsonian Folklife Festival - National Mall. (1998 - )
President Barack Obama Small Business White House meeting Oct. 29, 2009.
Volunteer Captain, White House Zone, George W. Bush Presidential Inaugural Parade Jan. 20, 2005.
Recruited by White House Volunteer Office to receive & document public telephone calls made to the White House during Presidential Address before Joint Session of Congress on Thursday night, Sept. 20, 2001.
Recruited to co-coordinate Air Force One Tour Andrews AFB for William J. Clinton Administration's Top 100 senior staff spouse group.
Charter Member, Goodyear Blimp: Spirit of America.
Awards:
Outstanding Service Award
Federal Allies Institute Board of Directors
For service to the United States federal contractors community.
Hurricane Katrina DR-1605 Service Award
U.S. DHS Federal Emergency Management Agency
Disaster Assistance Employee HQ based at Joint Field Office, Montgomery, Alabama.
Economic Development Award
American Chamber of Commerce Executives
Revitalized the Montgomery County Maryland Chamber of Commerce by establishing new small business programs that included creating the Maryland Congressional Procurement Conference & Exposition 2003 at Universities at Shady Grove; hiring and training of staff.
Reviewer: Book on Fraud and Embezzlement in Small Business
American Chamber of Commerce Executives and Sam's Club Foundation
Class Advisor, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institutes for Organization Management
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Patrick Henry Award
Governor James S. Gilmore, III, Commonwealth of Virginia
Economic Development Award
Cushing Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Created and obtained public/private funding for successful regional economic development program.
Service Award
U.S. Small Business Administration Chief Counsel for Advocacy
Hurricane Hugo Volunteer Park, Sumter, SC
Governor Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., State of South Carolina
Combined Federal Campaign Award
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Ed Derwinski
Service Award
U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator
Additional Acknowledgements & Awards Annex
As noted
From chambers for leadership retreats, economic development programs that created local jobs and improved the environment; from Presidential initiatives for Desert Storm Homecoming Foundation, Presidents Summit for America's Future, Welfare to Work Program; from associations,United Ways for Corporate Achievement, Community, Fundraising; from Rotary, Lions, and Elks Clubs for speaking; and from WJLA ABC7 for regional Metro DC ad campaign.
