I’m a writer, strategist, and cultural leader with more than two decades of experience helping mission-driven organizations bring their stories to life, secure transformative funding, and build equity-centered systems. Through my work at Medium Communications, I lead strategic initiatives that bridge legacy, justice, and innovation.

One of the projects I'm most proud of is The GRACE Initiative—a multi-year grantmaking and learning program I designed and launched to support heirs’ property preservation, cultural reclamation, and economic empowerment in the Gullah Geechee Corridor.

As the former Chief Speechwriter to Boston Mayor Kim Janey, I helped shape citywide messages on racial equity, economic justice, and healing. My writing—whether in speeches, grant proposals, or op-eds—has supported organizations including the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce, MassVOTE, G{Code}, The Veterans and Friends of General Edward O. Gourdin African American Memorial Park, Madison Park Development Corporation, Massachusetts Communities Action Network (MCAN), Whittier Street Health Center, and the Haitian Service Alliance, and others.

I hold an MFA from Emerson College. As a Fulbright Research Scholar, I studied the cultural and linguistic ties between the Gullah people of South Carolina and the Krio people of Sierra Leone. My work is rooted in a deep commitment to heritage, storytelling, and building bridges that sustain communities across generations.

Speaking Topics

• Cultural Legacy & Storytelling in Black Communities

• Fundraising with Soul: Narrative Strategy for Social Impact

• Leadership, Justice & the Power of Voice

• Heirs' Property & the Future of Black Land Ownership

• From Speechwriting to Strategy: Lessons in Civic Messaging

• Gullah Geechee Culture in a Modern World

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Credentials

• MFA, Emerson College

• Fulbright Research Scholar (Sierra Leone, 2006–2007)

• Founder, Cornerstone Press

• Published Poet, Grant Strategist, and Cultural Commentator

• Board Member, Friends of Gourdin Memorial Statue Committee & Renty Grant African American Legacy Awards