Robert moved to Washington D.C. in 2014 from Georgia. He received his education from Gordon College & Georgia State University, majoring in Business Administration, with a minor in Policy Study focusing in Economics, Public Management, Criminal Justice & Social Work. He first started working in community advocacy with Bread for the City in 2015 after graduating from their Terrance Moore Organizing institute. In 2017, he helped to build a program called People Power Action for Washington Legal Housing Clinic for the Homeless. In 2019, he helped to convert the Consumer Health foundation into the IF’ foundation and lead the Mount Sinai Baptist Church youth in ministry. In 2022, he joined the steering committee of Fair Budget Coalition & I have been an onsite coordinator for Baroody camps since 2019.

He’s received many awards for the work that he has done in the DC community including Jobs with Justice Leadership training 2018; Washington Legal Housing Clinic for the Homeless, Mary Ann Luby Award for community service 2018, and University of Washington DC, and Certificate for Advanced Youth Development in 2019. 

His hobbies include chess, bike riding, traveling, podcasting, community organizing.