Empowering Brooklyn's Wellness Community

• Made approximately ~$10,000 in sales from November 26, 2021- January 2, 2022 while operating the Holiday Kiosk at the Oculus through a collaboration with Chashama.
• Worked collaboratively with personnel from Winston Retail, Westfield World Trade Center and ChaShaMa.

In partnership with NYC Department of Small Business Services and ChaShaMa. Provide rent free temporary storefronts for qualifying small businesses to restore financial stability and commerce back to NYC.

The Social Justice Fund, made possible through a ten-year, $50 million commitment by the Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation, is partnering with two Community Development Financial Institutions, Brooklyn Alliance Capital and TruFund Financial along with the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce to unveil the Brooklyn EXCELerate loan fund, a series of loans to help Brooklyn’s BIPOC business owners get back on their feet post-pandemic and support equitable economic momentum in Brooklyn.

• Selected to participate in a weekly curated artisan market of 20 vendors offering artwork jewelry, fashion home, apothecary and more. Most markets align with the opening of popular exhibits such as First Saturdays, Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams, Jacque-Louis David Meets Kehinde Wiley, The Obama Portraits Tour and Andy Warhol exhibit.
• Made approximately ~$11,000 in sales from May 2021 December 2021 by participating in approximately 15 market dates.

• Black Creatives + Culture Market: Black History Month February Edition February 26 + 27, 2022
• Black Creatives and Culture MKT - Juneteenth Edition June 20, 2021
• FAD Brooklyn Made Market April 13 +14, 2019
• FAD Made in NYC Market at City Point October 5 + 6, 2019

• Selected by the Climate Justice Youth Summit Advisory Board to partner as a creator of sustainable products, while supporting activism environmental leadership around climate change.

• Artists & Fleas is a multi-merchant marketplace for creatives and artists. This marketplace brings a creative unconventional retail experience through a curated collection of merchants with unique items.

• Participated as a vendor in a weekly Farmers Market from noon- 4pm each Saturday until the end of October hosted by Okos Urban Farm (Saturday August 7, 2021- October 30, 2021)

• Participated in Weekend Farmers Market in September 2021

• Participated in an art-exhibit featuring artists and curators

• Selected as a vendor to participate in a holiday market in collaboration with Boys and Girls Club of America and Buzzfeed. (December 11, 2019)

Internship & Career Development Coordinator

• Meet with principal, and other members of the community, including families and students, meet together regularly to review school data, programming, and funding to ensure equitable allocation of resources to meet goals for students aligned
• Develop and implement curriculum supporting career, college and vocational exploration for students in grades 9-12.
• Responsible for the securing internship/enrichment opportunities for the entire 11th grade cohort in an academic year.
• Recipient of Roberts Award Grant: ($10,000 grant to implement afterschool youth programming within public school)
• Develop and implement workshops to support mental health and wellness connected to post secondary plans.
• Liaison to the Give Back Foundation providing full scholarships to our students each year.
• Write, publish, and distribute Opportunities Newsletter serving the entire student body.
• Manage partnerships with community based organizations and internship sites
• throughout academic school year

NYU Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Public Service

2017 Fellow

• A unique leadership and career development program for college graduates working in public service at NYU Wagner’s Research Center for Leadership in Action.