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Lionel Foster

Head of Platform at Camber Creek

Washington, District of Columbia

Overview 

Lionel Foster is currently the Head of Platform at Camber Creek in Washington, D.C., overseeing strategic communications and community engagement. With a background in urban planning and journalism, Lionel has held key roles at organizations like Urban Institute and The Baltimore Sun, showcasing expertise in communications and public policy. Notable highlights of Lionel's career include serving as Communications Director at Urban Institute and contributing as a Columnist for The Baltimore Sun, demonstrating a strong blend of policy analysis and storytelling skills.

Work Experience 

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Camber Creek

  • Head of Platform

    2024 - Current

  • Investor

    2021 - 2024

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Zentility

  • Board Member

    2022

Zentility provides an energy automation platform that helps businesses buy energy and manage their energy expenses seamlessly.

Raised $3,000,000.00 from Live Oak Endeavors.

zentility.com
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Urban Institute

  • Communications Director, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center

    2020 - 2021

  • Senior Manager, Communications, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center

    2018 - 2020

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The Urban Institute

  • Communications Director, US Partnership on Mobility from Poverty

    2016 - 2018

  • Communications Manager, Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center

    2013 - 2016

Center For Talented Youth (Johns Hopkins University)

  • Outreach Coordinator

    2010 - 2013

    Part of outreach and communications staff; forging relationships with educational stakeholders and crafting strategic communications to reach highly capable students in the U.S. and abroad.

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The Baltimore Sun

  • Columnist

    2012 - 2013

Baltimore Sun Media, is largest daily news organization. The Sun publishes general news, business, features, sports and opinion.

essentials.baltimoresun.com

Baltimore City Paper

  • Columnist

    2010 - 2012

    http://citypaper.com/archives/authors?author=Lionel%20Foster

Baltimore City Public Schools

  • Family and Community Engagement Assistant

    2009 - 2010

    I was a primary resource for nine Baltimore City elementary and middle schools as they develop relations with parents and other community groups. I also serve as a communications liaison for several departments within City Schools headquarters.

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Urbanite Magazine

  • Staff Writer

    2008 - 2009

  • Writer

    2007 - 2009

Urbanite is a media production agency that publishes weekly magazines reporting the news related to the citizens.

urbanitebaltimore.com

Baltimore City Department of Planning

  • Special Assistant to the Director

    2005 - 2006

    Assistant to cabinet-level executive of a City agency; part of executive staff within Department of Planning. Helped coordinate communications between DoP Office of the Director and City Hall, City Council, other government agencies, members of the media, forty-plus co-workers with the Department at large and the citizens of Baltimore. Responsible for maintaining and updating the Director’s schedule Responsible for special projects as assigned including help promoting LIVE _ EARN _ PLAY_ LEARN: A Business Plan for a World-Class City, the City of Baltimore Comprehensive Master Plan, which outlined recommended usage of $2.4 billion in capital funding over six years. Managed the layout, design and content of the Comprehensive Master Plan website (www.liveearnplaylearn.com); assisted in re-writing and editing the CMP's history section; served as member of in-house marketing team with approximately $80,000 to promote the plan.

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