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Cherrise Wilks
An employment portfolio of selected projects and case studies — paired with personal branding, speaking engagements, and books — all gathered in one home. AI practitioner, government-solutions specialist, survivor, and lupus warrior.
I serve at the intersection.
Professionally, I am The Bridge — the connective tissue between worlds that rarely speak to one another. I translate across the public sector, academia & foundations, small business, and technology & AI, so that the people in overlooked communities don't fall through the gaps between them.
Public Sector
Programs, emergency management, and readiness across city, state, and federal missions.
Academia & Foundations
Connecting research, philanthropy, and institutions to the communities they mean to serve.
Small Business
Helping owners secure funding, structure operations, and grow with confidence.
Technology & AI
Applied AI, certifications, and products built to widen access — not widen the gap.
Public Sector
Programs, emergency management, and readiness across city, state, and federal missions.
Academia & Foundations
Connecting research, philanthropy, and institutions to the communities they mean to serve.
Small Business
Helping owners secure funding, structure operations, and grow with confidence.
Technology & AI
Applied AI, certifications, and products built to widen access — not widen the gap.
A single home for the work, the mission, and the voice.
AI Apps & Agents
Applied AI work — certifications, prompt engineering, and websites designed and shipped with Lovable.
View02Government Solutions
Programs and initiatives supporting public-sector missions, emergency management, and federal readiness.
View03Small Business Advisory
Helping owners secure funding, structure operations, get procurement-ready, and prep for exit planning.
View04Disaster Recovery
Case studies in resilience and recovery — helping communities and organizations rebuild and prepare.
View05Awards
Recognition earned across AI, government service, and community impact.
ViewI am in my Sovereign Season.
Beyond the work, I am personally in my Sovereign Season — a season I fondly mark with the imagery of the Dominican Hummingbird. Small but mighty, it hovers where others cannot hold still, it moves freely between worlds, and it endures with a resilience that belies its size.
Like the bridge I build in my work, the hummingbird lives between — here and there, stillness and motion, what was survived and what is now being built. A quiet symbol of sovereignty, resilience, and joy.
Two homes for the services and products behind the portfolio.
This is my personal portfolio. When you're ready for hands-on consulting or ready-to-use digital products, take the next step at one of my business sites.
Affinity Consulting Group NEFL
acgfl.com
Hands-on advisory for small businesses — securing funding, structuring operations, getting procurement-ready, and planning your exit so you can live the life you want.
Visit siteThe Fund Finders
thefundfinders.com
Digital products and AI tools — including Caleb, the fund-finding assistant — built to help you locate and win funding faster.
Visit siteBring Cherrise to your stage