Boost Analytics LLC, President
June 2021 – Present (1 year 6 months)
Atlanta Metropolitan Area
Boost Analytics is an economic development consulting firm. Services include project management, research, technical writing, business plan writing, and the preparation of RFP and grant responses. www.boostanalytics.net

Georgia State University – Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Interim Director BIS in Social Entrepreneurship
January 2017 – Present (5 years 11 months)
PMAP 4451: Economic Development Policy
PMAP 2000: Citizenship, the Community, and the Public Sector (service learning course)
PMAP 3801: Politics and Public Administration
PMAP 4301: Local Governance

Pixel Recess, Head of Strategic Partnerships
October 2020 – December 2021 (1 year 3 months)

• Responsible for developing and leading the firm’s social impact investment
strategy
• Responsible for identifying digital solutions for real estate developers,
governmental entities, and social impact investors

Invest Atlanta, Chief Opportunity Zones Officer
April 2019 – October 2020 (1 year 7 months)
Atlanta, GA
• Recognized by forbes.com as a top 20 OZ catalyst
• Recognized in the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council: Best Practices Report to the President
• Developed and led the strategy for connecting qualified investors to
entrepreneurs and real estate developers located within Atlanta’s Federal
Opportunity Zones
• Led a team in the coordination of Opportunity Zone community engagement and data analysis initiatives

The Collaborative Firm, LLC, Director of Economic Development – City of Fairburn, GA
May 2017 – December 2017 (8 months)
Greater Atlanta Area

Responsible for implementing the City’s Economic Development Strategic
Plan, with specific focus on small business development, the creation of public/ private partnerships, and the attraction of private investment to the City’s main corridors.

Wright Johnson LLC, Policy Analyst
June 2014 – February 2016 (1 year 9 months)

Conducted research and wrote business plans for clients seeking to raise
capital and create jobs through the EB-5 Program.

Demonstrated the relationship between immigrant growth machines and the
EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. Central to this analysis was the fact that
the EB-5 program has helped facilitate the attraction of entrepreneurs and
investment to low-income communities nationwide, and has created jobs
in communities seeking to jump-start their economies through innovative
economic development programs.

University of Delaware, Doctoral Student
September 2010 – 2015 (5 years)

Doctoral Research: Identified state-level determinants of EB-5 Investment
via logistic regression. Successful identification of the determinants of EB-5
Investment can lead to evidenced-based policy formation that encourages job growth and foreign direct investment in underserved communities across the United States.

Center for Community Research and Service: Reviewed grant applications
and presented research reports to the Executive Director and Trustees that
informed the decision making process. Conducted quantitative analyses
of public, private, and charter schools for the Longwood Foundation.
This research was then used to compare schools on local, national, and
international levels.

BNYDC, Deputy Director of Development and Planning
2006 – September 2010 (4 years)

Produced the Navy Yard’s pro-formas, cash flow analyses, and job projections for a $60 million EB-5 capital raise that was projected to create over 1,200 jobs and create over 300,000 sq.ft. of leasable space.

Helped secure over $15 million in grants from the Governor and State Senate to combine with EB-5 capital to support the construction of a 220,000 sq.ft. Green Manufacturing Center.

Partnered with the New York Industrial Retention Network (NYIRN) to collect
data on a growing segment of sustainable manufacturers within the Navy Yard. The results from this survey led to the publishing of the Navy Yard’s first Green Business Directory.

Coro
Fellows Program in Public Affairs
2005 – 2006 (1 year)
New York City