Designing intentional spaces, producing community experiences, and executing impact-driven programming.Event production
Community & Curatorial Production
Night at the Gallery
Role: Lead Producer & Curator (IB Service Project)
Overview: Designed and produced an immersive gallery showcase bringing together 10+ student artists to raise over $2,000 for youth arts education. Developed a sustainable community fundraising model where participating artists donated 30% of their artwork and print sales to the cause, while managing overall spatial curation, artist outreach, event marketing, and venue logistics.
Highlights: Raised $2,000+ for Arts Education | 30% Artist Profit-Sharing Model | 10+ Featured Student Artists | Gallery Spatial Curation
The Kansas City Defender
Role: Community Programs Lead • Supporting Event Producer • Supporting Creative Director
Featured Projects:
ONOFEST (O&O): Served in supporting event production and creative direction for ONOFEST, a large-scale community arts and music festival celebrating independent local creators, live performance, and grassroots culture.
Grocery Buyouts & Community Mutual Aid: Supported fundraising logistics and event operations for the Kansas City Defender’s Grocery Buyout initiatives, securing funds to cover full grocery costs for local Black families and expanding food access in underserved neighborhood corridors.
Highlights: Large-Scale Festival Operations | Mutual Aid Fundraising & Operations | Grassroots Community Curation
Campus Programming (Howard University)
College of Arts & Sciences (COAS) Honors Program Events
Role: Events Chair
Featured Programming:
Night of Honors Gala: Managed end-to-end event production, run-of-show logistics, catering, and staging to celebrate graduating honors seniors across the College of Arts & Sciences.
COAS Honors Winter Social: Organized and executed large-scale community-building programming for the COAS Honors student body of 400+ scholars, overseeing venue setup, catering logistics, and budget allocation.
Highlights: Programming for 400+ Honors Scholars | Staging & Run-of-Show Logistics | Gala Operations
Creative & Stage Production
Stage, Musical, & Technical Direction
Role: Supporting Producer • Stage Manager • Assistant Director • Musical Arranger
Featured Productions:
Chicago: Supported full stage production through choreography instruction, costume coordination, and custom vocal/musical arrangements for myself and cast members.
The Wiz: Executed creative direction and technical theater management across costume styling, makeup design, set layout, assistant directing, and custom musical/vocal arrangements.
Highlights: Stage Management & Technical Direction | Musical & Vocal Arrangements | Choreography & Styling