Her Story
About Rev
I've been doing community work for 53 years, and I started the New York City LGBTQS Chamber of Commerce in 2008. I'm the president of the Chamber and also the president of 147173 Watson Avenue Resident Council, which is a NYCHA development for low-income families. What inspired me to get into this field was doing community work since I was young and seeing that small businesses are the stronghold of our community. I realized that small businesses and community work hand-in-hand together. Not corporate, but these small businesses are the ones who, when we need something to do our block party for the kids, they're the number one that will say yes. My main area of expertise is in marketing, helping businesses go in the direction they need to go to build their business up. I deal with my disability, fibromyalgia, which gives me good days and bad days, making it difficult to go out in the field sometimes, but I get it done. I founded Stratford Community Service many years ago, giving kids and youth a chance. The most important thing to me is getting the word out about what you do and being knowledgeable about it. When you have a national magazine honor you because of your work in New York City, that moves me because people are really seeing what I'm doing to help other people.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Rev
01What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to getting the word out about what you do and being knowledgeable about it. That is a given. When you have a national magazine honor you because of your work in New York City, that moves me because people are really seeing what I'm doing to help other people. The most important thing is that people know what you do, and that helps you to continue helping other people, because that's the key.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
The best career advice I ever received was from my mom. She told me, don't let people know what you're doing, do it, and then you can show it off. Because you got a lot of haters, so it's best you do things quietly. I learned to do that. I learned to do my thing, especially when you're helping community. You have always somebody that is not nice.
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