JoAnne Sabir

Founded The Sherman Phoenix Foundation which is now a powerful economic hub that lifts Black-owned businesses, embraces talent and innovation, and embodies an inclusive spirit. The marketplace, is home to over 25 businesses, of which people of color own 96%, and 63% are women-led. In addition to these businesses, Sherman Phoenix supports over 50 local entrepreneurs by offering a monthly pop-up marketplace to showcase their services, merchandise and culinary items. In total, our small businesses employ over 75 residents .

• Utilized leadership skills to identify, prospect, write, and pitch a range of potential funders including individuals, foundations, and both local and national grantors for unique projects. (Raised $10 million over the past 4 years).
• Versed and comfortable communicating from the street corner to the board room in order to organize community collaboration and buy-in from broad-based constituencies.
• Leveraged my ability to purposefully assemble team members necessary to execute a successful project.
• Lead all pre-development activities including site identification, due diligence, environmental investigation and acquisition of the Sherman Phoenix .

• ve Develop and manage a results-driven consulting business
• Develop business systems o for consulting and real estate projects nationwide
• Develop and implement training curriculum
• Develop and implement corporate social responsibility marketing campaigns
• Facilitate organizational planning and leadership curriculum
• Develop and facilitate comprehensive training programs, which empower participants to successfully utilize life management skills
• Developed community education protocols for various non-profit agencies
• Develop community redevelopment strategies for various non-profit and corporate entities
• Advance client centered mindset coaching

• Develop, coordinate, and oversee programs, projects, and strategies that advance the organization's corporate community and social impact vision, including internal programs, charitable giving, strategic sponsorships, and social impact investing
• Serve as a liaison with external community and social impact organizations as well as internal business partners to ensure community and social impact activities are authentically reflected both within and outside of the organization
• Take an active role in developing a team culture that fosters collaboration as well as individual professional growth
• Participates in the development and deployment of effective communication around the purpose and priorities of the community
• Successfully managed budgets and allocated resources to maximize productivity and profitability.
• Managed volunteer recruitment efforts to build a strong community of dedicated supporters committed to achieving organizational goals.
• Mentored junior staff members, providing guidance on professional development and opportunities for growth within the organization.

• Facilitate planning, and implementation of a comprehensive Quality of Life Plan in a 110-block area of central Milwaukee as part of an $865,000 Zilber Neighborhood Initiative Award for Lindsay Heights and Walnut Way communities
• Create and advance associated marketing strategy and community engagement plan
• Member of Zilber Neighborhood Initiative Operating Partners Group, advising $50M cross-community investment in neighborhood initiatives

• Advanced Walnut Way development efforts and collaborative partnership sectors both locally, nationally and international
• Cultivated national fellowship for program development and implantation with the MEDICC program in partnership with the Cuban government
• Advanced the project team in the construction, design, and program development of a catalytic multi-use facility called The Innovations and Wellness Commons
• This development will reinvigorate a business corridor creating jobs, addressing a food desert that currently exist and bringing health education and wellness services within walking distance for residents
• Lead development, implementation and evaluation of Lindsay Heights Zilber Neighborhood Initiative
• Develop and implement the annual strategic planning process and ensure financial sustainability for the agency
• Lead planning and development for annual budget
• Provide staff supervision
• Responsible for developing diverse staff talent, performance management and annual reviews
• Served as a liaison for community and academic partners
• Built and maintained collaborative relationships across systems locally and statewide to ensure effective program implementation
• Effectively communicated program and agency outcomes to various stakeholders/funders
• Ensure effective communications for the agency
• Serve as spokesperson for agency in a variety of forums