Angie Sessoms Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tn, Us

Koya Partners is a leading executive search and strategic advising firm dedicated to placing leaders at non-profit and social impact organizations worldwide.Both Koya and The Diversified Search Group were founded by women, are ranked among the top executive search firms in the nation by Forbes, and are recognized leaders in the areas of diversity and inclusion, known for strong track records placing women and people of color in leadership positions. Together, we represent one of the highest impact executive search firms in the mission-driven space, with deeper and broader industry knowledge and services and access to highly diverse and expansive candidate networks.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

• Developed and strengthened relationships with key partners and potential employers of alumni across Nashville and Chattanooga as well as with job-seeking alumni and alumni interested in moving to Nashville or Chattanooga for career-specific reasons• Connected alumni to hiring partners directly and developing portfolios of candidate resumes for open roles to share with hiring partners• Designed the vision and execution of Nashville’s Talent Hub – the model by which we find, cultivate and match alumni to roles related to educational equity in Nashville and Chattanooga. Implementing a new model that meets talents needs, matches great talent to their next roles about which they’re passionate, and creates new earned revenue streams that contribute to the sustainability of the organization and launching talent matching beyond the field of k-12 education, such as the private sector and social venture sector.• Managed the planning, execution, and running marketing campaigns for the following projects: • Nashville Aspiring School Leader Fellowship: recruitment, admission, candidate sourcing • Spring Hiring Event: attendee sourcing, programming, outreach to talent partners • TFA Connect BETA: managed job board aspects of TFA Connect (internal online job board)

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

• Developed, planned, and oversaw program operations for ~3-school site, ~100 teacher, and ~40 staff member residential teacher preparation/summer school system (including school-site operations, housing, dining, technology, communication, marketing, supply chain management, transportation, instructional support services, and special events)•Collected and examined ongoing operations and staff performance data (e.g., planning, vision-setting, management) and developed specific solutions for trends and individual prioritized target areas in extremely fast-paced environment•Negotiated and executed multi-year ~$100,000 contract (USD) for services including housing, dining, auxiliary services, event venues, and technology with university partner•Managed vendor relationships and supply procurement, technology equipment, transportation, and miscellaneous services, budget tracking, analysis, and audit-preparedness•Recruited, selected, trained, and lead multi-level, multi-functional team of ~10, tracking goals related to operational, performance, and management outcomes

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Lebanon, Tn

New Orleans, La

Knoxville, Tennessee

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Teaching, Learning & Leading

Bachelor'S Degree, English, Creative Writing

Activities and Societies: Minority Fellows Teaching Program scholarship recipient; Tennessee HOPE Scholarship recipient; Student.