Mahatma Ghandi, on the Dynamics of Change

“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”

Niccolo Machiavelli, on the Trials of Change

“There is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, than to institute a new order of things.”

Pablo Picasso, on the Meaning and Purpose of Life

“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”

 

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Selected highlights from the last ten years:

🔳  2014 — Following the Arab Spring, was on a US-EU team (87 observers from 17 countries) deployed in Egypt, credentialed by Cairo and Washington, D. C.

🔳  2019/2020 — Served as principal liaison with the City of Chicago for Radford Enterprises, a closely held real estate partnership, advancing an urban redevelopment project west of downtown featuring retail along with a mix of market- and more affordable housing.

🔳  2021 — Provided transition management and senior staff recruitment for a newly elected member of the Orange County, California Board of Supervisors, Katrina Foley.

🔳  2022 — Was senior consultant to Mark Orgill in his successful campaign for election to the Laguna Beach, California City Council.

🔳  2023 — As part of a nationwide, anti-human trafficking effort, conducted an assessment and outlined a strategic business plan for a new walk-in and service center in San Diego, to be managed by (what is now) San Diego Black Pride and involving public/private partnerships.

🔳  2024 — Facilitated a strategic planning meeting for the governing board of Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center, a nonprofit organization.

 

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