About Me

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with 9 + years of experience in IT service delivery, software product management, open-source, and developer engagement. Effective servant leader known for nurturing diverse, cross-functional teams to achieve business value in an agile way.  Business coach and culture champion known for fostering employee wellness and inclusive culture.

Trained insurance case manager, nursing aid, licensed emergency medical technician, and health and wellness advocate, having worked directly with patients, hospital staff, and insurance companies to improve patient care. Have cared for patients in pre-hospital, hospital, and post-hospital settings. 

Highlights of past work:
- Led the creation, planning, and executing of [Call for Code for Racial Justice](https://developer.ibm.com/callforcode/racial-justice/), a social justice initiative designed to empower technologists to combat social injustice. 
- Served as Program Manager for [Call for Code](https://developer.ibm.com/callforcode/), a Social-good initiative to use technology to fight against the most pressing global issues of our time. 
- Led the creation, planning, and executing of the [Open Source Community Grant](https://developer.ibm.com/blogs/pionerasdev-wins-ibm-oscg-increase-participation-women-programming/), a grassroots program designed to bring much-needed diversity to the Open Source Community. 
- Led the creation, planning, and executing of the [Build Smart on Kubernetes World Tour](https://developer.ibm.com/openshift-world-tour/), a program to provide learning opportunities for those interested in building, running, and managing cloud-native applications with Kubernetes. 
- Led the initiating, planning, and executing of the [Mayor's Council on Physical Fitness and Health awards](https://www.facebook.com/LetsMoveCoMo/posts/2743132742409099/) for in my capacity as the chair of the City of Columbia Mayor's Council on Physical Fitness and Health
- Facilitated community [Strategic Plan Focus Groups](http://gocolumbiamo.legistar1.com/gocolumbiamo/attachments/5ed89044-d63f-443d-ada5-b752bc970fa0.pdf) and followed up with [a report](https://gocolumbiamo.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4154871&GUID=F3847152-C230-4977-A63E-DE879876C689&Options=&Search=) to the Mayor and City Council members on recommended actions.
- Led the creation, planning, and executing of a [Zumba Glow Party](https://www.facebook.com/events/685403928513122/) event for my local community in my capacity as the chair of the City of Columbia Mayor's Council on Physical Fitness and Health       
- Recipient of [The Phoenix Award](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/26466943/103028601-b6e8a480-451d-11eb-9da3-52e37391c7d9.png) for outstanding performance in pre-hospital medical care. 

I serve my local community as the chair of The Columbia Vision Commission and chair of The Mayor's Council on Physical Fitness and Health.  Above all else, I am a wife and a proud mother of 3 beautiful children.