Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Experienced leader and educator with a strong foundation in creating conducive learning environments, a commitment to driving business results, and fostering student development. Proficient in leadership, coaching, operational procedures, individualized instruction, and effective communication with various stakeholders. Demonstrated ability to drive results and ensure a high standard of behavior and performance. Adept at adapting to diverse settings and leveraging a strong blend of interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills to achieve success across various industries.
- Leads end to end project management for the Memphis Dream Home campaign, communicating with cross-functional teams, advisors and stakeholders to execute a year-round strategy that generates over $2M annually. - Coordinates campaign timelines, approvals, and contract workflows, including requesting legal review, securing internal approvals and obtaining and managing prize contracts to ensure compliance, accurate documentation and on time deliverables. - Oversee budget forecasting, expense tracking and invoicing across multiple projects, ensuring all events remain within budget, sponsors are billed accurately, and partner organizations have the tools and materials necessary to succeed.
- Created recommended Salesforce reports and processes to replace offline tools, documenting required steps and training the Development team in new techniques and methods. - Coordinated a thank you event hosting Horizon National’s board members and Fortune 500 philanthropic donors, raising approximately $600,000 to support the organization’s expansion. - Executed donor engagement events, explicitly defining the audience, speakers/participants, promotion and registration processes, post-event donor follow-up activities, and all associated event logistics. - Researched potential grant opportunities aligned with Horizon’s mission in coordination with the Grants Manager to increase revenue.
- Interacted with students through Salesforce to facilitate enrollment, increasing qualified students. - Collaborated with departments over Microsoft Teams to streamline enrollment processes. - Resolved student inquiries and aligned academic goals with degree programs. - Maintained a student pipeline by conducting multiple contacts and monitoring progress.
- Utilized virtual platforms to continuously assess student performance to determine appropriate teaching strategies for following lessons. - Conducted professional development training over Microsoft TEAMS to increase productivity amongst staff during virtual learning. - Identified and resolved unexpected changes in curriculum and resources while managing a classroom of 30 students. - Collaborated with fellow teachers and administrators to implement new school policies, implement new teaching strategies, and coordinate student/parent events.