Operations Leader + Community Builder.
She believes in people-centered process and intentional inclusivity.
Experience
Director of Programs and Communications
Operations Consultant
Executive Director
Event Specialist + Event Reservations Manager
Neighborhood Beautification
Beautification to Rieanna is about community and most importantly community building – For anyone looking to start beautifying your neighborhood? Here are some things she’d say you have to keep in mind:
Challenge Detroit Projects
Rieanna was a Community Strategy Fellow Participant with Challenge Detroit in 2020. A year-long, multidisciplinary fellowship program that cultivates diverse, innovative, community-minded leaders from the city and across the country, fostering their talents to support local initiatives that move Detroit forward. Over the course of the year, fellows partnered with non-profit organizations across the city helping drive their mission forward and build capacity.
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Project 1
Project Partner - Focus:HOPE Generation of Promise
Focus OBJECTIVES of this team project:
• Capturing and highlighting multiple stories - the alumni network, diverse leaders in various fields and career paths, Metro Detroit focus of bridging different communities together and why segregation - city/suburb, how the GoP program bridges those gaps and mends historic wrongs, and the importance of the regional story
DELIVERABLES:
1. Community Interviews - Interviews with (5+) stakeholders to gain insights and capture key findings, quotes, etc. in summary document.
2. “Year 30 Catalogue” – Create a draft/template “booklet” format that includes history, impact, success stories, Metro Detroit impact visuals (infographics, visually show the impact in the region)
3. “Success Stories” – In-depth storytelling of alumni in community roles (in government, non-profit, etc.) that have made very impactful contributions and how these stories show positive long-term regional impact
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Project 2
Project Partner - NPower Detroit
Focus OBJECTIVES of this team project:
• Supporting the digital needs of Detroiters beyond/in addition to DPSCD students
• Looking at needs and gaps of parents and older adults/family members of virtual learners
• Considering needs and gaps of small businesses or other community members
DELIVERABLES:
1. Community Interviews - Interviews with (5+) stakeholders to gain insights and capture key findings, quotes, etc. in summary document.
2. Assessment Report – research and evaluate needs and gaps of prospective customers beyond DPSCD students (ie parents, older adults/family members of virtual learners, other community members/small businesses)
3. Outreach Recommendations Report – provide actionable recommendations for engaging the community, reaching out to create potential partnerships (training providers and workforce development agencies) to address needs of customers as well as how to awareness-building strategies so more community members know about the Help Desk.
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Project 3
Project Partner - Grandmont Rosedale Development Coporation
Focus OBJECTIVES of this team project:
• Creating a business case snapshot for the neighborhood – why Grandmont Rosedale is a compelling place for business investment versus another neighborhood
• Need for compiling and synthesizing current market data so that it is more digestible and accessible to be helpful for prospective new businesses
DELIVERABLES:
1. Community Interviews - Interviews with (5+) stakeholders to gain insights and capture key findings, quotes, etc. in summary document.
2. Marketing Toolkit - Create a comprehensive toolkit that is inclusive of elements such as market data, neighborhood demographics, available real estate, press or news stories about recent or upcoming investment as well as marketing brochures, infographics, and other creative collateral