In the Work...

Every initiative I lead moves us closer to a future where people and communities are at the heart of all we do, and education is collaborative, inclusive, and transformative.

Conference Presentations  

  • October 22, 2024 - Retail Opportunity Network (RON) Convening. Bentonville, AR. Moderator. “Education and Workforce Data Ecosystem Mapping”

  • March 20, 2024 - Coalition on Adult Basic Education (COABE) National Conference. Nashville, TN. “W is for Wages: Equitable and Sustainable Pathways for Rural Early Childhood Education Workers” Presented in partnership with Tennessee State University TECTA Program.  

  • March 19, 2024 - Coalition on Adult Basic Education (COABE) National Conference. Nashville, TN. “Respect My Tech: Perspectives on Black experiences in non-degreed pathways to careers in technology”

  • January 24, 2024 - Jobs for the Future Economic Summit Participant

  • September 19, 2023 - Clarkson University Industry and Academia Summit. Schenectady, NY. “Knowing and Promoting Employment Opportunities”

  • June 22, 2023 - Maine Adult Education Association (MAEA). Augusta, ME. Keynote Panelist. “Learning Innovations to Support Well-being, Equity, and Access.”

  • April 18, 2023 - Teacher Tech Summit. teachertechsummit.org. Virtual Panel Facilitator. “Realizing Competency-Based Learning & Assessment.”

  • April 4, 2023 - Coalition on Adult Basic Education (COABE) National Conference. Atlanta, GA. “Understanding the Supports and Skills that Enable Successful Pathways into Non-Degree Technology Careers: A landscape review”

  • March 24, 2023 - World of Work (WOW) Summit. San Diego, CA. “The Grow Your Own Continuum: Exploring organizational approaches of how to invest, grow, and develop existing school personnel”

  • April 25, 2022. - American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference. San Diego, CA. “How Graduate Students of Color Experience Racial Microaggressions at a Predominantly White Institution: An explanatory sequential study”

  • January 12, 2022 - Baylor Education Research Conference (BERC) Conference. Virtual Synchronous Conference. “How Graduate Students of Color Experience Racial Microaggressions at a Predominantly White Institution: An explanatory sequential study”

Partnerships

  • Center for Community and Public Policy Improvement (CCPPI) - Houston, TX

  • New York Association of Training and Employment - Workforce Acceleration Institute for Leaders of Color (NYATEP - WAI)

  • Black Legacy in the Arts (BLA) - Houston/HSPVA

  • Retail Opportunity Network (RON)

Awards, Honors & Ventures

  • Root & Fleurish Salon and Boutique

  • FleurishEd Consulting

  • Jho’s Closet Cachet

  • JFF Racial Economic Equity Summit Member ‘23

  • Louise Berman Fellow Award Recipient | 2022

  •  Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education 2021

  • Houston A+ Challenge Regional Principal Leadership Academy, Cohort I | 2008 

  • Teacher of the Year – Ross Shaw Sterling High School/Houston ISD I | 2006