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Lionel Foster

Head of Platform at Camber Creek

Washington, District of Columbia

Overview

Work Experience

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Camber Creek

  • Head of Platform

    2024 - Current

  • Investor

    2021 - 2024

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Zentility

  • Board Member

    2022

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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 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

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.

Education

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