| Place of Birth- Chesapeake, VA
Gender- Male
Race(s)/Ethnicity- African American
Religion- Baptist
Spouse- Kecia
Children- Felecia and Tonecia
Membership & Affiliation- "The Mount" Mount Lebanon Missionary Baptist Church
Chesapeake Men for Progress
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Urban League of Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads Committee of 200+ Men
NAACP (life member)
Norfolk State University Alumni (life member)
International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Algorithmic Justice League
Education- Norfolk State University (B.S., Computer Information Systems, 1991)
Cambridge College (MMGT, Business Administration, 2010)
Carnegie Mellon University (Chief Information Officer Institute, 2012)
Harvard University (Certificate, Innovation in Government through IT, 2008)
MIT (Certificate, Cybersecurity, 2016)
Elected State/Local Office- Chesapeake City Council (2004-12)
Occupation/Profession- CIO/Director of Technology
Awards- Oscar Smith High School Athletic Hall of Fame (2000)
Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, Courage in Leadership Award (2011)
Citizen of the Year, Omega Psi Phi, Fraternity, Inc. (1998)
Federal CIO Institute, Certified CIO (2013)
Urban League of Hampton Roads Community Leader Award (2016)
Implement the King Dream Award (2019)
Norfolk State University Distinguished Alumni Award (2019)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award (2008)
Top 40 Under Forty in Hampton Roads, Inside Business Magazine (2006)
Courage in Leadership Award, Lead Hampton Roads / Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce (2007)
Outstanding Community Leader Award, Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity, Inc.(2007)
Outstanding Young Men of America (1988)
Young Achievers United Way- South Hampton Roads (2003)
Citizen of the Year, sigma Kappa Kappa Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. (2021)
Richmond Technology Council Legislator of the Year Award (2021)
Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate Distinction (2021)
Virginia League of Conservation Voters Legislative Hero (2021) |