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Hudson, OH, US

Hudson, Ohio, US

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• Choreograph generative, transformational conversations one-on-one and in groups to bring out the best in people, teams and communities
• Facilitate team meetings (virtually and in person) to create shared vision and purpose
• . Cultivate psychological safety to promote group creativity, learning and achievement
• Practice, promote and teach mindfulness practices (breathwork, meditation, self-reflection etc) as foundational to self-mastery and team leadership.
• Author of two self-development books, Live with Intention and Fully Engaged.

Norcross, GA, US

• Designed and facilitated quarterly goal meetings with all functional teams to help them achieve their team, work and personal goals.
• Built a culture of trust and psychological safety to help people stretch and achieve goals outside of their comfort zones.
• Led employee engagement program and measurement through the TINYpulse platform and advised leaders and teams on how to improve engagement and culture.
• Spearheaded culture efforts that led the organization to win the Happiest Company award for achieving a score of 8.2 out of 10 in 2017.
• Designed and taught leadership development classes for leaders and team members.
• Coached leaders and team members to build confidence, leadership skills and Emotional Intelligence one-on-one using the Hogan Assessment as a foundation for self-awareness and behavior adjustment.

Atlanta, GA, US

• Designed and delivered useful and innovative learning programs to meet the ongoing learning and development needs of the organization.
• Led and facilitated classes to promote learning agility and develop team members
• Co-led employee engagement survey and process and supported leaders and teams in improving their engagement year over year.
• Assisted with on-boarding and assimilating new team members.

Addison, Texas, US

• Managed learning programs end to end including needs assessment, planning, high level design, deployment and measurement.
• Tailored and packaged learning programs for diverse audiences (operations, billing, customer support and clinicians).
• Coached and developed operations and clinician mid to senior level leaders using brain-based coaching model.
• Trained mid to senior level operations and clinician leaders to accelerate business results through effectively coaching teams.
• Supported talent calibration process and mapped learning to leadership competency needs.
• Developed, delivered and evaluated leadership development courses mapped to learning needs (StrengthsFinders, Emotional Intelligence etc).

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Developed and implemented sales presentations after determining and contacting key client prospects.
• Identified and cultivated effective sales and marketing strategies while maintaining excellent customer relations.
• Analyzed customer needs, identifying sales opportunities and recommended the company's product to meet those needs.

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Managed, coordinated, and delivered interactive online and on-site product trainings.
• Assessed customer needs and customized training sessions to ensure needs and goals were met.
• Motivated and stimulated product enthusiasm by touting benefits of product; received positive testimonials on post-training evaluations.

• Facilitated student learning and devised lesson plans to strengthen the grasping of the Spanish language.
• Led an organized and well-managed classroom that instilled values of clarity, confidence, and integrity.
• Utilized a wide range of instructional practices and teaching strategies to make learning interesting.
• Spearheaded school year kick-off workshop for faculty members.

FLAT ROCK, NC, US

• Advised and educated adult learners and coached them on course of study and goal setting.
• Conducted lectures and prepared material for students while instituting an open door policy for student help or guidance.
• Led SACS committee, gathering artifacts and relevant data to ensure school’s continued accreditation.

• Facilitated student learning and devised lesson plans to strengthen the grasping of the Spanish language.
• Led an organized and well-managed classroom that instilled values of clarity, confidence, and integrity.
• Utilized a wide range of instructional practices and teaching strategies to make learning interesting.

Ba, Journalism, Spanish

Master Of Science (Ms), Training And Performance Improvement

Ma, Education (Spanish)