Nakeasha L. Sanders-Small

Nakeasha L. Sanders-Small comes to NeighborWorks America with more than 20 years of experience in both the public and private sectors. Most recently, she served as general counsel at the Department of For-Hire Vehicles at the District of Columbia Government, where she provided legal, policy and programmatic advice on operations, human resources and personnel matters as well as various legal issues. She served as the agency ethics officer and provided preemptive and corrective risk management. Prior to that role, she served as the interim general counsel for the Department of Public Works at the District of Columbia Government, where she provided guidance to the director and executive management on legal and policy issues affecting the agency and its operations throughout all divisions. 

Devoting her time to community organizations, Sanders-Small is a board member of the Washington D.C. Alumnae Foundation; a former president and board member of the Greater Washington Area Chapter; Women Lawyers Division, National Bar Association; and board member of the GWAC Foundation. She is also a member of the Washington D.C. alumnae vhapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and the Washington, D.C. chapter of Jack and Jill of America. She currently resides in Washington, D.C. with her husband and two children.