Track Record of Service

15+ Years in Education, Community Organizing, and Leadership.

Core Skills

Community Engagement Youth Development Crisis Prevention Program Dev Strategic Planning Collaborative Teams

Certifications

  • • Moral Reconation Therapy
  • • Crisis Prevention Institute
  • • Anger Management Facilitator
  • • Coaching & Capacity Building

Volunteer Experience

  • • Member, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
  • • Mentor, Helix Charter High & Morse High
  • • Council Member, SDCOE Black Advisory Council
  • • Board Member, Airport Little League
  • • Community Organizer, Hurricane Katrina Relief
Joe Portrait
07/2022 - Current

Director, Family & Community Engagement

Lemon Grove School District | San Diego, CA

Leading initiatives to increase engagement through unique experiences of interaction and wraparound services. Faithfully committed to the district, bringing recreation center programs and music enrichment to schools.

07/2021 - 07/2022

Assistant Principal

High Tech High Media Arts | San Diego, CA

Educational leader focusing on student engagement, restorative justice, and creating equitable learning environments.

07/2019 - 07/2022

Senior Trainer

Families In Schools | Los Angeles, CA

Conducted capacity building, trainings, and consulting. Specialized in Front Line & Classified Staff PD, stakeholder focus groups, and African American Student Achievement Initiatives.

08/2016 - 08/2019

District Representative, Family & Community Engagement

Bakersfield City School District | Bakersfield, CA

07/2012 - 02/2015

Area Director

Boys & Girls Clubs | Sacramento, CA

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