Career

Professional Experience

More than 11 years of transformative leadership across HBCU institutions — delivering technology, brand, and enrollment results that matter.

Executive Director of Digital Transformation, Technology, and Brand Innovation

Edward Waters University · Jacksonville, FL

Present
  • Led a multi-million dollar enterprise-wide ERP implementation — one of the most operationally complex undertakings in the university's modern history — modernizing financial, academic, and administrative operations and positioning EWU for sustainable institutional growth.
  • Transformed campus safety through a comprehensive infrastructure overhaul — deploying AI-powered surveillance, biometric access control, emergency alert systems, and perimeter lighting — elevating EWU's security posture to exceed industry standards and directly enhancing student recruitment and retention.
  • Architected EWU's national brand and enrollment strategy — producing record enrollment, 80,000+ in web traffic growth, and $5M+ in philanthropic revenue — directly contributing to six consecutive institutional operating surpluses and establishing EWU as a rising force in the HBCU landscape.

Chief Information Officer

Edward Waters University · Jacksonville, FL

Jan 2023 – Present

Director of Creative Services & Graphic Design

Edward Waters University · Jacksonville, FL

Aug 2018 – Dec 2023

Communications Project & Technical Specialist

Livingstone College · Salisbury, NC

Oct 2015 – Aug 2018
J. Allen Walker

Executive Director, Digital Transformation & Brand Innovation

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