QUALIFICATIONS AND
RESUME
• Accomplished 25-year career demonstrating consistent success as an innovator, creative, and social entrepreneur.
• Seasoned in conceiving and building alternative, anti-racist systems from the ground up through proven competencies in research, administration, project and program management, and design theory.
• Skilled communicator with excellent planning, organizational, and negotiation strengths as well as the ability to lead, reach consensus, establish goals, and attain results.
• Proven outcomes through in problem-solving using creativity, relationality, asset-based community development.
• Radical optimist who stays on top of current and emerging practices to envision and manifest what is possible in the world.
• M.TS., Theological Studies (Social Justice and Ethics). Iliff School of Theology, Denver, CO, 2022.
THESIS: Economic and Wealth Inequality Within the Urban City Setting: The Role of the 21st Century Mainline
Protestant Church Facility in Revitalization
• M.S., Integrated Marketing Communications. West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 2012.
THESIS: Integrated Rebranding Initiative: Perry Isaac Reed School of Journalism
• B.FA., Art (Graphic Design and Illustration). Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV, 1995.
• Protest/Movement Chaplain, Greater Chattanooga area, 2020-present
• Curriculum Designer & Creative Director, Neighborhood Economics, Swannanoa, NC, 2021-2023
• Curator of Creative Advocacy and Engagement, Activist Theology, 2018-2023
• Curriculum Designer & Convener, Parish Collective, Seattle, WA, 2018-2020
• Sr. Director of Communications, Convergence, Atlanta, GA, 2018-present
• Social Entrepreneur, Work of Place, Chattanooga, TN, 2016-present
• Pastor, St Marks United Methodist Church/St Elmo United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN, 2016-2018
• Creative & Marketing Director, Top Flight, Chattanooga, TN, 2010-2018
• Creative Director, Impact Innovations, Greensboro, NC, 2008-2010
• Owner, Creative Director, Biased Apparel, Chattanooga, TN, 2009-present
• Owner/Principal, McIntosh Creative Studios, Winchester, VA and Chattanooga, TN, 2001-present
• Graphic Designer, Pen-Tab, Front Royal, VA, 1995-2001
• American Academy of Religion
• Social Enterprise Alliance
• Parish Collective
• Neighborhood Economics
• Faith + Finance
• Peggy Campolo Carrier Pigeon Award, 2019
• In Our Backyards National Convening, Vera, 2022
• Futures Literacy Training, 2021
• Systemic Anti-Racism Training, Crossroads, 2021
• Elder Abuse Training, 2017
• Asset-Based Community Development Training, 2017
• Co-Starters for Causes, Causeway, 2016
• Holmberg Arts Leadership Institute, 2015
• SOCAP, 2015-2019, 2021