Education
University of Pittsburgh Katz Graduate School of Business
2019
Masters of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing, Strategy, Operations
Howard University
2005
Business Administration (BA) Telecommunications Management, Business Administration
University of Louisville
2022
Distilled Spirits Business Certificate
George Mason University
2011
Masters, Arts Management
University of North Carolina Charlotte
2022-2023
Doctor of Business Administration, Management
Experience
Carnegie Science Center
2016-2017
Assistant Director of Development
Charlotte Museum of History
2022-Present
President & CEO
Smithsonian Institution
2010-2012
Visitor Services Manager
Sugar Top Spirit & Beverage Company
2020-Present
President & Founder
Senator John Heinz History Center
2013-2016
Sr Development Manager
Marquis Who's Who
Honoree
Tau Beta Sigma Alumni Association
Sue Robash Carr Distinguished Alumni Award
Charlotte Business Journal
MOST ADMIRED CEOs
2023
Pronghorn
Distilled Spirits Research Fellowship
University of Louisville and the Kentucky Distillers Association
Kentucky Distillers Association Scholarship
2022
Pittsburgh Symphony Heinz Hall
20 Year Service Award
New Pittsburgh Courier
Pittsburgh Courier Fab 40 Honoree
2019
Pittsburgh Magazine
Pittsburgh 40 Under 40 Awards Honoree
National Black MBA Association - Pittsburgh Chapter
Scholarship Awardee
University of Pittsburgh Black Alumni Network
Tuition Fellowship Awardee
2017
awards
affiliations
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
Executive Vice President 2022-23,
Junior League of Charlotte
Associate Advisory Board Member 2022-23, Charlotte-Piedmont Triad
Teach for America
awards committee vice chair 2023-24, north carolina museums council
