A Free Bird™
Shakara Roberts, MBA, has extensive experience in finance and administration, currently serving as Co-Treasurer on the Board of Directors at OWIT-NY since June 2020, where responsibilities include recording transactions and managing invoices. Concurrently, Shakara also works as a Finance Coordinator with A Free Bird™ since September 2019. Previous roles include an International Specialist Intern at DeVry University, where collaboration on international student events was key, and Facilities Management Supervisor at Interhealth Canada, focusing on payroll and financial data analysis. Earlier experience includes positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Jamaica National Building Society, providing customer service and administrative support. Shakara holds an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University and completed training at the Corporate Finance Institute® in 2020.
A Free Bird™
A Free Bird™ is a non-profit arts organization based in NY. A Free Bird™mission is to Empower children effected by cancer to discover their inner artist. We are dedicated to helping young people, ages 4-18, affected by cancer, fight their disease through the therapeutic benefits of the arts. We provide arts education resources to hospitals and pediatric cancer patients to help them express their ideas and develop their passions while facing treatment. We have resources in all art forms and make them available to kids, their parents, and hospitals, thanks to the help of our collaborative partners, including museums, dance companies, musicians, theatre companies and more! We work closely with our partners to give children hope for their future. Through our three core programs: Dream Big, Take Flight, and Fly Free, we are jumpstarting and nourishing the careers of our young artists. A Free Bird™ is always looking for enthusiastic individuals who are interested in the arts, therapy, and helping children to make a difference.