CJ is an Oakland native and is the CEO of the Black Cultural Zone. She has thirty years of experience in entrepreneurship, business management, non-profit operations, finance, and commercial real estate. CJ has completed over $250 million in investment sales transactions and has leased hundreds of spaces. Most recently, she was the Director of Commercial Real Estate at a leading Bay Area affordable housing corporation. CJ is also a tenured Professor at College of Alameda in the Business Department.