Joshua McFadden
Summary
Joshua McFadden is a self-motivated public servant dedicated to empowering individuals and organizations to achieve their full potential. Joshua is adept at leveraging diverse insights to identify areas for improvement, track progress, and measure the impact of data-driven initiatives ultimately for a better Boston. Joshua is a passionate advocate for social justice, committed to advancing equity and inclusion in all aspects of internal and external initiatives.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal/Founder
8th Chakra Consulting & Little Regalia LLC
08.2022 - Current
- Independent Consultant - Works with various Boston main streets, business owners, and neighborhood community organizations to strategically create an awareness ecosystem that targets potential patrons, local residents, and institutions.
Chief of Staff
Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson
01.2022 - 07.2022
- Serves as primary advisor to Councilor Anderson
- Helps to schedule Councilor and manage the day-to-day operations of the District 7 office (budget, community relations, communications, policy and constituent services)
- Assists budget director and central staff with Ways and Means committee preparations
- Prepares briefs for Councilor outlining pertinent information ahead of all events, council hearings and council meetings
- Works with Mayor's Office, City departments, state and elected officials to execute Councilor's vision and various constituents needs
Deputy Campaign Manager
Barros for Mayor
04.2021 - 10.2021
- Helped to oversee all aspects of the campaign including day-to-day operations
- Recruit and train campaign staff for the successful implementation of candidate's vision and goals
- Manage and cultivate relationships with key community stakeholders to help inform campaign strategy and craft policy ideas
- Assists field team in the creation of the comprehensive voter ID plan and manage direct GOTV and voter contact
- Organized and implemented the Black Men's Roundtable Discussions
Community Engagement & Outreach Manager
Mayor's Office of Economic Development Equity and Inclusion Unit
10.2018 - 04.2021
- Managed all of the outreach and engagement efforts to small, local, minority and women-owned businesses within the Greater Boston area
- Helped to manage, grow, and maintain various contracting opportunities with the city of Boston
- Promote and Implement the City of Boston's 5-year small business plan
- Assists the Certification Manager with the certification of businesses
- Creation of Mayor's Supplier Diversity Advisory Council
Neighborhood Coordinator/ District Liaison
Office of Mayor Martin J. Walsh Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services
08.2016 - 10.2018
- Served as principal staff person charged with providing briefings and recommendations of responses involving current and developing issues pertinent to the Roxbury/North Dorchester Neighborhood District
- Effectively served as Point Person/First Responder for all incidents involving the displacement of district residents
- Successfully established and maintained meaningful networks and individual relationships with constituents, business owners, federal, state & municipal governments personnel/agencies
- Regularly disseminated information as a way to alert district residents and abutters about the status of various stakeholders seeking zoning code relief in the Roxbury Zoning district as outlined in Article 80/50 in the zoning code
Legislative Aide/District Liaison
Office of State Representative Jeffrey Sanchez Joint Committee on Healthcare Financing House Chair
08.2015 - 08.2016
- Effectively served as the State Representative's principal district/community liaison
- Provided general support for administrative, press, outreach, research, legislative, and budgetary matters
- Produced more enthusiastic involvement of district residents and community-based organizations through coordinated events and projects planning and facilitation
- Served as principal resource for 15 Suffolk District residents and service providers
Community Organizer
Union of Minority Neighborhoods
01.2015 - 08.2015
- Effectively advocated for residents of the Bromley Heath Housing Development to various stakeholders
- Effectively served as liaison for Boston Housing Authority residents and Bromley Partners Resource Group
- Provided needs assessments for residents of the community to adequately voice concerns of neighborhoods
- Provided free Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) Sealing Days with the Greater Boston Legal Services and Office of State Rep
- Jeffrey Sanchez
- Assisted in the formulation of the functioning Bromley Heath Tenant Board to spearhead leadership initiatives for the Bromley Heath neighborhood
Education
Masters of Arts - Education
Seattle University
Seattle, WA01.2013
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Benedict College (HBCU)
Columbia, SC01.2011
Skills
- Strong communication skills
- Effective adaptability skills
- Receptive to new technologies
- Effective writing skills
- Authentic appreciation for diverse populations
- Effective listener
- Strong organizational skills
- Ability to effectively prioritize task in a fast pace work environment
- Strategic thinker who is passionate about centering marginalized voices
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Leadership Experience
- Board Member: Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC), Boston, MA
- Board Member: South Boston Collaborative Center (SBCC), Boston, MA
- Spring 2016 - Boston Community Leaders Fellow (CLF), Boston, MA
- 2015 - Howard Rye Institute Fellow (HRI), Boston, MA
- July 2013 - May 2014, City Year AmeriCorps, Mildred Avenue K-8 School, Boston, MA
- Spring 2013 - Institute for Leadership & Communication Studies, Rabat, Morocco
- Spring 2012 - United Negro College Fund, Student
- June 2011 - June 2013, School of Education Representative Graduate Student Council (GSC), Seattle, WA
- June 2010 - May 2011, President Student Government Association (SGA), Benedict College, Columbia, SC
- Summer 2009, John Hopkins University Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation Leadership Academy (2009 MU Class Cohort)
- SPRING 2009, Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government Undergraduate Public Policy and Leadership Conference (P.P.L.C. 2009 Class Cohort)
Timeline
Principal/Founder
8th Chakra Consulting & Little Regalia LLC
08.2022 - Current
Chief of Staff
Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson
01.2022 - 07.2022
Deputy Campaign Manager
Barros for Mayor
04.2021 - 10.2021
Community Engagement & Outreach Manager
Mayor's Office of Economic Development Equity and Inclusion Unit
10.2018 - 04.2021
Neighborhood Coordinator/ District Liaison
Office of Mayor Martin J. Walsh Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services
08.2016 - 10.2018
Legislative Aide/District Liaison
Office of State Representative Jeffrey Sanchez Joint Committee on Healthcare Financing House Chair
08.2015 - 08.2016
Community Organizer
Union of Minority Neighborhoods
01.2015 - 08.2015
Masters of Arts - Education
Seattle University
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Benedict College (HBCU)
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