HUMANITARIAN WORK
Humanitarian
Community Equitable Development study in the South, theory and practice: These essays consist of papers written about Asheville, North Carolina using Citizen Diplomacy for conflict resolution, indigenous economic development in cities and the rural south in the Global African American Policy relations.
Public Service
Asheville Historic Resources Commission and Asheville Public Art Commission volunteer for three years.
Panelist
Carnegie Tsinghua Center for Global Policy – Sino African Initiative: Sister Cities Trilateral Initiatives – Asheville/Raleigh, NC; Osogbo, Nigeria, Xiangyang, China.
Project Manager
African Urban Poverty Alleviation Program - A Sister Cities International Grant (Gates Foundation), using grass roots input to place 29 borehole wells in seven communities in Osogbo, Nigeria.
Project Manager
Sino African Initiative - A trilateral project between the US, Africa and China funded by Sister Cities International (Gates Foundation). The Project consisted of refurbishing Adelowo Primary Healthcare Clinic to WHO standards in Osogbo, Nigeria. Partners are Sister Cities from Asheville and Raleigh, North Carolina, Osogbo, Nigeria and Xiangyang, China.
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Asheville/Osogbo Group: Asheville Sister Cities, Inc. – Initiated the Sister City relationship of Asheville, NC with Osogbo, Nigeria, connecting with Wilmington, Delaware to share the sister city relationship.
Founder
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Zamani Refuge African Culture Center - A non-profit cultural and educational organization supporting African cultural values; documenting and sharing free educational videos on youtube including cultural conferences, events and grassroots mentoring.
Advisory Board Member
Cochise Community Foundation – Takes advantage of cost-effective, centralized financial management, marketing and administrative resources to maximize the impact and results of donor gifts. Individuals, families and businesses make tax-deductible charitable gifts in the form of cash, real estate, marketable securities or other assets.
President
African American Cultural Awareness Association – Sierra Vista Celebrates African American Culture. Organized the Black History Month Celebration 2002.
Secretary
Southwest Association of Buffalo Soldiers – Preserving the history of the African American in the Southwest.
Presenter
International Association of Nigerian Studies and Development - Theme Patriotism in the Face of Leadership Bottlenecks in Africa: Exploring Citizen initiated activities and their Institutionalization Prospects – Philadelphia, PA – Paper delivered on Cultural Bridges that Heal: Asheville, NC and Osogbo, Nigeria.
Founder and Director
Clinton Street Free School, and Discovery Room for Children, Binghamton, NY: Children's Pump House, New York, NY.
