Starting in August 1992, I begin advocating for homeless/healthcare.  In the beginning or 2022 I relocated to the City of Atlanta, GA from the City of Newark, NJ.  During my advocacy tenure in Newark, I became a member of the City of Newark HIV Services Planning Council in 2002, where I was an influential member.  In 2004, I became a member of the Mayor Commission to End Homelessness.  I was then elected Vice Chair of the City of Newark Homeless Coalition. I then became the Chair of the City of Newark Lead & Health Homes Partnership.  In 2009, The Mayor Commission on Homelessness was, by City Ordinance, combined with the City of Newark Mayors Commission Homelessness with the City of Newark Department of Health, where I served on it’s Board of Directors for more than 14 years. In1998, begin my employment at St. James AME Church in Newark, NJ where, in 2011, I was appointed as Director of Health & Wellness for St. James Social Service Corporation.  I resigned from each of these bodies in “excellent” standing to relocate to the City of Atlanta.   

Currently, I am a member of the City of Atlanta HIV Services Planning Council where I also serve on its Homeless and Priorities Committees. I was recently selected to serve as a member on the National Alliance to End Homelessness.  Since 2013, I have been associated with the National Health Care for the Homeless Council where I begin as a Regional Representative, then elected as Member as Large and then was selected, where I current sever as the Vice Chair of it Steering Committee and am a Member of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council’s Board of Directors. 

In all my 30+ years advocating and working in the homeless/health care field, I realized that adapting best practices and being honest to the people we serve and being pro-client results in great outcomes.