Brandy Mccray Email & Phone Number

Memphis, Tn, Us

-Lead facilitator and designer of org-wide New Staff Orientation for a company of 3,000+ employees and volunteers across 29 national sites. -Lead a cross-department working group that manages, enhances, and creates onboarding content. -Manage the onboarding process, including scheduling of facilitators, guest speakers, logistics including communication and schedules. Share quarterly updates and evaluation with leadership.-Annual Compliance Learning-facilitate a collaborative process… Show more -Lead facilitator and designer of org-wide New Staff Orientation for a company of 3,000+ employees and volunteers across 29 national sites. -Lead a cross-department working group that manages, enhances, and creates onboarding content. -Manage the onboarding process, including scheduling of facilitators, guest speakers, logistics including communication and schedules. Share quarterly updates and evaluation with leadership.-Annual Compliance Learning-facilitate a collaborative process with leaders include legal and government relations to guide, design, refine, and deliver annual compliance training to 3,000 employees using the Reach 360 LMS and hybrid in-person meaning-making spaces. -Create user-friendly PowerBi dashboard to share completion data to key business partners. Create and share survey insights and visualizations with organizational leadership. Use the Kirkpatrick Model to understand learning impacts and future planning. In two years increased org-wide compliance completion rates from 73% annually to 98%.-Facilitate org-wide learning initiatives live in-person and virtually. Designed and managed over 2,000 hours of training in my career so far, and facilitated approximately 1,000 of those hours. International facilitation experience. -10+ years in learning design including designing for live facilitation, workshops, train-the-trainer, virtual facilitation, and sessions in Reach 360 on a variety of topics and professional skills on both short and long time-horizons. Show less

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

-Manage the Learning & Coaching Specialist directly.-Support the overall vision for the AmeriCorps member experience, from confirmation to graduation.-Establish clear expectations and accountability structures to help team members meet those expectations.-Cultivate organizational and site culture, and exemplify the unique qualities of Memphis within the City Year network.-Define a motivating vision as a member of the Senior Leadership Team.-Determine success measures and… Show more -Manage the Learning & Coaching Specialist directly.-Support the overall vision for the AmeriCorps member experience, from confirmation to graduation.-Establish clear expectations and accountability structures to help team members meet those expectations.-Cultivate organizational and site culture, and exemplify the unique qualities of Memphis within the City Year network.-Define a motivating vision as a member of the Senior Leadership Team.-Determine success measures and align corps member training with key service outcomes.-Collaborate with site leaders to ensure sufficient time, space, and resources for learning goals and foster a culture of continuous learning.-Coordinate with HQ L&D to understand corps learning goals, organizational learning approach, and the Corps Curriculum map and resources.-Propose a budget that supports the strategy.-Organize and lead site-wide training days (Learning and Development Days – LDDs) for ACMs, including logistical preparations.-Develop and implement professional development programs for staff and AmeriCorps Members.-Shape the coaching processes and training vision to ensure high-quality implementation of City Year services and improvement plans, providing effective feedback and guidance to ACMs through the Observation and Coaching practice.-Oversee Feedback Loop Implementation: Lead the Service team in addressing learning gaps, collaborating with key leadership to interpret data, identify opportunities, and develop solutions.-Incorporate key learnings from training evaluations into future trainings. Show less

-Oversee and manage three key levers of success for our impact operating goals: analytics, coaching, and learning and development.-Serve on Senior Leadership Team.-Serve as City Year Memphis' Equity Point. Lead, Plan, and Co-facilitate diversity training and community inclusion.-Create and collaborate with leaders in the field (Harvard, the Search Institute, Apperson Evo, & Natural Learning Relationships) to create meaningful Social Emotional Learning and development content for 50… Show more -Oversee and manage three key levers of success for our impact operating goals: analytics, coaching, and learning and development.-Serve on Senior Leadership Team.-Serve as City Year Memphis' Equity Point. Lead, Plan, and Co-facilitate diversity training and community inclusion.-Create and collaborate with leaders in the field (Harvard, the Search Institute, Apperson Evo, & Natural Learning Relationships) to create meaningful Social Emotional Learning and development content for 50 young adult Student Success Coaches.-Oversee the implementation, coaching, and data collection of Fountas and Pinnel's LLI literacy curriculum as well as Do the Math and Do the Math Now.-Facilitate and organize weekly full-day training seminars as well as several weeks of onboarding orientation.-Directly supervise Impact Operations Coordinator.-Complete training as a co-facilitator in Clover (Harvard Pear's Institute).-Implement literacy and math intervention and trained Student Success Coaches in LLI and DTM.-Lead training and development in Search Institute's Developmental Relationships. Show less

Greater Memphis Area

-Collaborate with the Impact Director and Impact Managers to coach AmeriCorps Members on student-related areas such as attendance, behavior, and course performance.-Manage a portfolio of up to 8 schools across different districts, observing and coaching up to 50 AmeriCorps Members in 50 classrooms spanning elementary, middle, and high schools.-Design and deliver engaging bi-monthly training sessions for a group of 50 individuals.-Oversee the complete training and development program… Show more -Collaborate with the Impact Director and Impact Managers to coach AmeriCorps Members on student-related areas such as attendance, behavior, and course performance.-Manage a portfolio of up to 8 schools across different districts, observing and coaching up to 50 AmeriCorps Members in 50 classrooms spanning elementary, middle, and high schools.-Design and deliver engaging bi-monthly training sessions for a group of 50 individuals.-Oversee the complete training and development program for 50 AmeriCorps members and staff.-Consult with an award-winning educator to develop project-based curriculum rooted in proven cognitive theories.-Train staff and Corps Members on the implementation of literacy and math curriculums.-Provide training to Corps Members on Social-Emotional Learning concepts and behavior management strategies.-Supervise data collection from 8 schools in multiple districts, including standardized tests, grades, attendance, and behavior and academic intervention data.-Collaborate with the director to analyze data flow, enabling informed decision-making regarding student service, grant reporting, and progress monitoring for school administration.-Utilize Excel, PowerBI, SalesForce, and PowerSchool to create meaningful data narratives.-Develop and implement an effective process for data collection, management, analysis, and utilization.-Manage and update a year-long plan to ensure efficient collection and analysis of program data, including conducting data system audits.-Incorporate key touch points into the data process for progress monitoring against local and national goals.-Conduct trainings for the Impact Team on effectively utilizing reports to monitor AmeriCorps Member data input and analysis.-Organize and lead ACM-facilitated data reviews.-Provide technical support to staff and AmeriCorps members throughout the year as needed.-Plan and coordinate over 10 service projects for staff to engage in Memphis. Show less

Greater Memphis Area

-Manage a team of 9, including a Team Leader.-Establish strong partnerships with school officials, understanding their priorities and collaborating on solutions that align with City Year goals.-Maintain a visible presence in the school and nurture key relationships.-Utilize student data strategically to garner support for initiatives or interventions.-Ensure AmeriCorps Members are dedicated to student success and equipped to meet City Year standards.-Foster a culture of… Show more -Manage a team of 9, including a Team Leader.-Establish strong partnerships with school officials, understanding their priorities and collaborating on solutions that align with City Year goals.-Maintain a visible presence in the school and nurture key relationships.-Utilize student data strategically to garner support for initiatives or interventions.-Ensure AmeriCorps Members are dedicated to student success and equipped to meet City Year standards.-Foster a culture of empowerment and idealism within the team using City Year leadership tools and best practices.-Set performance expectations, identify strengths and development opportunities, and create individual development plans for each AmeriCorps Member using Performance Management tools.-Oversee after-school program with homework help and engaging clubs.-Manage the implementation of whole school and class service, including the creation of intervention structures and support systems in partnership with school administration.-Utilize various data sources to analyze trends, improve interventions, service delivery, and AmeriCorps Member performance.-Establish clear, achievable, and measurable objectives for achieving Whole School Whole Child goals. Show less

Hattiesburg, Mississippi Area

Oversight of communication, cost analyses, budgets and contract procurement, tax oversight, supervision of daily operations of employees and contractors, travel and lodging coordination, data entry and analyses, employee training for software use, advertisement, productivity assessments, facilitated an over 250% increase in profitability over a 5 year period

United States

Working with homeschool families to create a learner-centered curriculum that bridged student interests with academic skills and performance in project-based scenarios. I taught students grades 6-12 and in addition to curriculum development, I worked with families to meet learning challenges and delivered content across grades and subject areas.

Hattiesburg, Mississippi Area

Hospitality, Digitized collection of over 500 pieces, Tours, Curated shows, event management, daily operations, managed volunteers

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Transformative Learning

Activities and Societies: Researcher, SelfDesign Foundation Board, Personal Learning Academy Board Member, Integral approach to learning.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) Summa Cum Laude, English Literature And Fine Art