Candace Pickering Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

The mission of Braven is to empower promising, underrepresented young people — first generation college students, students from low-income backgrounds, and students of color — with the skills, confidence, experiences, and networks necessary to transition from college to strong first jobs, which lead to meaningful careers and lives of impact. Coach a.

• Leads initiatives to ensure programmatic strategy improves culture and climate to consistently create an environment that effectively supports learning and safety of all students; Develops action plans to execute.
• Assesses program data to evaluate performance and gaps to effectively manage and allocate budget funds; Aggregates data to develop program strategy and create performance goals for administrators and instructors
• Designs and develops programs on social-emotional learning (SEL) for students; Monitors progress to report opportunities and achievements and refines practices resulting in 5% baseline result improvement
• Delivers technical expertise, coaching, and professional development to school staff around the integration of SEL practices to elevate learning experiences
• Serves as a thought partner for school administration to drive positive student behavior and corrective action systems; Maximizes high-quality service delivery to create equitable and engaging classrooms and support.
• Manages relationships with external partners to facilitate after-school programs aligned with organizational goals

New York, US

• Successfully built relationships with C-Suite leadership to gather insights to inform employee experience strategy; Leveraged data to build programs to scale enabling employee success to execute business initiatives
• Championed organizational mission, vision, and values as employee resource lead; Liaised with the leadership team to implement DEI initiatives internally and across brands
• Designed and developed onboarding program to positively support employee lifecycle; Established appropriate and effective systems, metrics, and processes to ensure that employee experience objectives are tracked and.
• Identified opportunities to develop impactful content designed to improve employee performance, engagement, and business results delivering against strategic initiatives
• Leveraged external engagement and performance best practices to socialize new ideas to enhance organizational strategies
• Led the development of presentations utilizing data for storytelling; Ensured key messages are captured and communicated in an impactful way to influence leadership buy-in

New York, US

• Fostered a sense of community and oversaw operations to create a culture of support and increase individual well-being, personal productivity, and organizational effectiveness
• Curated a world-class on-site environment incorporating Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs as a foundation that promoted a positive workplace experience
• Scaled programs to evolve with hypergrowth experienced by the organization; Successfully pivoted strategy at the onset of the pandemic to positively support remote work experience resulting in 28% increase in employee.
• Honored with A.C.E. award recognizing the innate ability to exude authenticity, courage, and empathy
• Pioneered the creation of 5 new program initiatives in response to high employee engagement surveys; Evaluated qualitative and quantitative data from survey results to develop goals, objectives, and roadmaps

New York, US

• Transformed processes and procedures to strategically improve the employee value proposition to attract and retain top-talent
• Executed performance management activities that support the development of employees and enabled leaders to make informed performance-based decisions throughout employee lifecycle
• Restructured the recruitment and onboarding process for the department resulting in a reduced turnover rate of 20%.
• Cultivated a positive company culture and boosted staff morale by establishing a learning and development-based evaluation system
• Spearheaded the transformation of programming by increasing enrollment and participation by 88 % through innovative program development
• Revitalized current and forged new partnerships within the community through increased engagement and visibility to support the current and future state-of-work initiatives

New York, NY, US

Professional Certificate, Hr Management Organizational Behavior

Graduate Certificate, Executive Leadership In Nonprofit Organizations

Bachelor'S Degree, Liberal Arts And Sciences/Liberal Studies