Candidate Profile · 2026

Broderick L. McBride

Candidate for Co-Executive Director, Organizing & Programs — Los Angeles Black Worker Center

I build the programs, partnerships, and resource systems that help Black communities access stability, dignity, and opportunity — and I want to bring that work to LABWC.

Atlanta, GA | Open to Los Angeles relocation
Portrait of Broderick L. McBride
Introduction

Why me

For more than a decade, I have built programs, partnerships, leadership pipelines, and resource systems that help underserved individuals and families access stability, opportunity, and dignity. My work lives at the intersection of care, strategy, resource stewardship, and community impact.

At the center of that work is employment — helping people move toward good jobs, sustainable income, and long-term economic footing. I have built pathways connecting community members to employment, workforce-adjacent opportunity, and the wraparound supports (housing, rental and utility assistance, case navigation) that make holding a job possible in the first place.

I have led community-facing teams, stewarded multimillion-dollar budgets, developed leaders, cultivated cross-sector partnerships, and translated urgent community needs into organized, accountable systems of action. I am the kind of leader people call when the stakes are high, trust is fragile, and clarity is needed.

Impact Snapshot

A decade of measurable, community-facing leadership.

10+
Years of Community-Centered Leadership
$1.2M
Community Support Budget
200+
Individuals & Families Supported
500+
Students Served
300+
Leaders Trained
20+
Sponsors & Community Partners
On the Ground

The work behind the numbers

My work is not abstract leadership. It is hands-on, community-facing, and deeply personal.

In my current role, I oversee community intake, resource research, and mobilization of support across employment, housing, rental assistance, utilities, and case navigation. I carry final approval authority for community resource requests, balancing urgency, stewardship, team recommendations, available funding, and mission alignment.

My leadership has helped move urgent needs from intake to research, resource approval, and coordinated next steps. For me, every approval is more than a transaction. It is a person, a family, and a story that deserves dignity, clarity, and care.

Alignment

Why I fit this role.

01

Executive leadership across community-facing teams

02

Deep care for Black communities and underserved people

03

Resource mobilization and budget stewardship

04

Leadership development and staff coaching

05

Youth and workforce-adjacent opportunity pathways

06

Cross-sector partnership building

07

Systems that connect people to housing, employment, rental assistance, utilities, and case navigation

08

Stabilizing leadership during complex transitions

"My background is not traditional labor organizing. My strength is movement infrastructure — the programs, people, partnerships, resource systems, and trust-building practices that help community power become sustainable."

Testament

A stabilizing leader in complex moments.

I am often trusted in moments when systems need repair, teams need clarity, and communities need steady leadership. In my current role, I stepped into a high-trust community support function during a complex leadership transition and helped restore operational clarity by clarifying decision rights, strengthening documentation practices, and rebuilding confidence in the resource approval process.

I am calm under pressure, compassionate without being passive, and accountable without being harsh. I assess what is in front of me, steady the room, build a plan, and help people move forward.

Philosophy

Leadership Rooted in Dignity

I lead with the belief that people deserve systems that are both humane and effective. My leadership is marked by steadiness, care, clarity, and accountability. I build trust, develop people, strengthen teams, and create structures that help organizations respond to community needs with consistency and compassion.

As an ordained minister, my sense of calling has always been expressed through practical service — helping people access support, stability, and hope through real programs, real partnerships, and real follow-through.

Career

Experience Highlights

  1. Feb. 2025 – Present · Lithonia, GA

    Administrative Executive Director, Ministries & Outreach Division

    New Birth Missionary Baptist Church

    Provide executive leadership for four community-facing departments serving a predominantly Black congregation and surrounding community. Oversees staff strategy, resource allocation, partner engagement, and community response systems for individuals, families, and nonprofit partners.

  2. Dec. 2022 – Feb. 2025 · Lithonia, GA

    Executive Director, Youth & Young Adults

    New Birth Missionary Baptist Church

    Directed education, leadership development, and opportunity-building programs for youth and young adults, with emphasis on Black, first-generation, and low-to-moderate-income communities. Served 500+ students through scholarships, internships, mentorship, and leadership development.

  3. Oct. 2017 – Present · South Fulton, GA

    Founder & Community Programs Consultant

    McBride-Adams Enterprises LLC

    Advises nonprofit, community service, and faith-based leaders on program design, leadership development, community education, and organizational response strategies for underserved communities.

  4. Nov. 2022 – Jan. 2025 · Remote

    Programs Manager

    Interfaith Power & Light

    Orchestrated stakeholder engagement, resource mobilization, and program delivery for national climate justice initiatives.

  5. Aug. 2021 – Nov. 2022 · Tulsa, OK

    Executive Director, Community Support & Program Operations

    Transformation Church

    Established a large-scale community support ecosystem involving resource allocation, crisis response, referral systems, partnership coordination, and policies. Administered a $7.8M humanitarian/community-impact budget.

Resume

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BRODERICK L. MCBRIDE

Atlanta, GA | Open to Los Angeles Relocation

info@broderickmcbride.com

Overview

Community-rooted executive leader with 10+ years of experience building programs, partnerships, leadership pipelines, and resource systems that help underserved individuals and families access stability, opportunity, and dignity. Oversees community-facing teams, stewards multimillion-dollar budgets, develops leaders, cultivates cross-sector partnerships, and translates urgent community needs into organized, accountable systems of action.

Selected Impact

  • Provide executive oversight for 10 staff members, 3 interns, and 90+ volunteers across community-facing programs, including 7 direct reports responsible for program execution and resource delivery.
  • Direct community response systems that move urgent needs from intake to research, resource approval, and coordinated next steps.
  • Govern a $1.2M annual community support budget benefiting 200+ individuals and families through resource allocation, documentation standards, and final approval authority.
  • Advanced youth and young adult opportunity pathways serving 500+ students through scholarships, internships, leadership development, and community programs.
  • Cultivated and managed 20+ sponsors and community partners to expand program reach, resource access, and long-term sustainability.

Education

Emory University, Candler School of Theology — Master of Divinity, Concentration: Pastoral Care and Christian Ethics, Awarded May 2015

Morehouse College — Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Minor: Biology, Awarded May 2012

Experience

New Birth Missionary Baptist Church
Lithonia, GA · Feb. 2025 – Present
Administrative Executive Director, Ministries and Outreach Division
  • Provide executive leadership for four community-facing departments serving a predominantly Black congregation and surrounding community: care, family support, outreach, and missions.
  • Mobilize resources across employment, housing, rental assistance, utilities, and case navigation by overseeing the team responsible for matching urgent needs with practical solutions.
  • Stabilized a high-trust community support function during a complex leadership transition by clarifying decision rights, strengthening documentation practices, and restoring confidence in the resource approval process.
  • Authorize final community resource approvals by evaluating needs, staff recommendations, available funding, and alignment with organizational guidelines.
  • Integrate four departments under shared priorities, service standards, and accountability rhythms to increase consistency across community-facing work.
  • Strengthen cross-sector relationships with nonprofits, sponsors, public-facing partners, and community organizations to extend support beyond internal capacity.
Executive Director — Youth & Young Adults
Dec. 2022 – Feb. 2025
  • Directed education, leadership development, and opportunity-building programs for youth and young adults, with emphasis on Black, first-generation, and low-to-moderate-income communities.
  • Expanded access to opportunity for 500+ students through scholarships, internships, summer programs, mentorship, and leadership development initiatives.
  • Developed staff, interns, and volunteers to execute programs with consistency, accountability, and participant-centered care.
  • Designed workforce-adjacent pathways that connected students to exposure, mentorship, practical development, and community engagement.
McBride-Adams Enterprises LLC
South Fulton, GA · Oct. 2017 – Present
Founder & Community Programs Consultant
  • Advise nonprofit, community service, and faith-based leaders on program design, leadership development, community education, and organizational response strategies for underserved communities.
  • Trained 300+ leaders from community service nonprofits and churches in de-escalation, redirection, referral pathways, and high-pressure community response.
  • Architected community program frameworks that strengthened education, engagement, referral pathways, and organizational readiness.
  • Consulted with leaders serving minority and underserved populations on strategy execution, stakeholder engagement, and implementation planning.
Interfaith Power & Light
Remote · Nov. 2022 – Jan. 2025
Programs Manager
  • Orchestrated stakeholder engagement, resource mobilization, and program delivery for national climate justice initiatives.
  • Produced research-informed digital content that translated complex public issues into accessible education and action.
  • Coordinated partners, campaign priorities, and public-facing engagement across a remote, multi-stakeholder environment.
Transformation Church
Tulsa, OK · Aug. 2021 – Nov. 2022
Executive Director, Community Support & Program Operations
  • Established a large-scale community support ecosystem involving resource allocation, crisis response, referral systems, partnership coordination, and policies.
  • Administered a $7.8M humanitarian/community-impact budget by aligning funding with urgent needs, program priorities, compliance practices, and accountability standards.
  • Consolidated financial assistance, mental health resources, domestic violence support, crisis response, and referral coordination into one integrated service model.
  • Institutionalized follow-up, transition planning, and referral pathways that helped individuals and families move from immediate crisis toward longer-term stability.
  • Navigated high-acuity support scenarios with external agencies, medical resources, and safety partners when needs exceeded internal scope.

Cover Letter

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Dear Hiring Committee,

I am writing with sincere interest in the Co-Executive Director, Organizing & Programs role at the Los Angeles Black Worker Center — and with deep respect for the work you are already doing.

What draws me to LABWC is the human reality underneath the mission. Behind every conversation about jobs, wages, and economic justice are parents trying to provide, young adults trying to find a foothold, and families trying to hold their lives together in systems that too often fail them. My life's work has been to meet people in those moments and build pathways toward dignity, stability, and what comes next.

For more than a decade, I have built the infrastructure that makes community power sustainable: multi-department teams, multimillion-dollar budgets, leadership pipelines, cross-sector partnerships, and resource systems that connect people to housing, employment, rental and utility assistance, case navigation, and stabilizing support. In my current role at New Birth under the leadership of Dr. Jamal H. Bryant, I steward a $1.2M community support budget that has helped more than 200 families, and I hold final approval on resource decisions — carrying both the responsibility of stewardship and the weight of knowing a person and a story sit behind every request.

I am often trusted in complex moments. I have stepped into a leadership transition and restored clarity, documentation, and confidence in a high-trust support function without losing sight of the people it serves. Earlier, I directed programs that opened opportunities for 500+ students, trained 300+ community leaders, and cultivated 20+ sponsor and partner relationships.

I am also an ordained minister, and that formation shapes how I lead: with humility, with care for the dignity of every person, and with the conviction that resource stewardship is sacred work. I bring a leader's discipline, a pastor's care, and a builder's instinct.

My background is not traditional labor organizing — my strength is movement infrastructure: the programs, people, partnerships, and resource systems that let organizers do their best work and let community power hold over time. I would enter LABWC with humility, respect for your history, and a deep commitment to learning from the staff, members, and partners already carrying this movement forward.

I would be honored to contribute to the future you are building. Thank you for considering me.

With gratitude,

Broderick L. McBride

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I would be honored to bring my leadership, care, and commitment to work that strengthens Black communities, expands access to opportunity, and builds lasting impact.