Nia O'Neal

Strategic Community Partnerships | Resilient Community Builder

10 yrs experience · <10 hrs/week

About

Strategist and project manager specializing in community-responsible corporate, philanthropic, nonprofit, and public partnerships. Skilled in creative project management, large and small business, government, and mission-driven client relationships, community engagement, strategic partnerships, engagement direction, event curation, brand awareness, networking, and organizational development. Strong educational professional with a Master in Public Policy from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and a B.A with honors from Spelman College.

Experience

  • Project Manager · Elevate2023-09-01 –
  • Founder + Chief Creative Officer · Oyster Knife Lab2019-01-01 –
  • Planning Development Specialist · City of Detroit2022-01-01 – 2023-01-01
  • Cultural and Community Specialist · ChenMed2021-01-01 – 2022-01-01
  • Community Engagement Manager · Life Remodeled2020-01-01 – 2021-01-01
  • Community Specialist · OK Property Management, LLC2019-01-01 – 2020-01-01
  • Youth Engagement Program Manager · Mother Caroline Academy and Education Center2017-07-01 – 2019-06-01
  • English and Writing Teacher · The Steppingstone Foundation2018-01-01 – 2019-01-01
  • Research and Production Associate · Spelman Dance Theatre2013-08-01 – 2017-05-01
  • Mellon Mays Research Fellow · UNCF2015-01-01 – 2017-01-01

Education

  • University of Michigan - Gerald R. Ford School of Public PolicyMaster of Public Policy (MPP), Social Policy
  • Spelman CollegeBachelor of Arts - BA, Sociology and Anthropology + Comparative Women's Studies
  • School for International TrainingStudy Abroad, National Identity and the Arts
  • Duke UniversityDomestic Exchange, Cultural Anthropology

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