Cathryn Still Email & Phone Number

Tulsa, Ok, Us

Greater Los Angeles Area

Today, my work brings together my passion for strategic management, social justice, and language. As Executive Director of ELPA21 and Program Director of the Alt ELPA, I lead our team toward a vision of more fair, accurate, and efficient testing for all English learners. - Manage operating budget of ~$8M and a staff of 15- Oversee all operational aspects of ELPA21 program, including research and analysis, assessment design and delivery, member support, outreach and communication… Show more Today, my work brings together my passion for strategic management, social justice, and language. As Executive Director of ELPA21 and Program Director of the Alt ELPA, I lead our team toward a vision of more fair, accurate, and efficient testing for all English learners. - Manage operating budget of ~$8M and a staff of 15- Oversee all operational aspects of ELPA21 program, including research and analysis, assessment design and delivery, member support, outreach and communication, finance, contracts, procurement, and operations- Responsible for opportunity, market, and product development, and for securing funding from ongoing research and development, as well as recruiting new states into ELPA21 membership- Led development of the ELPA21 Strategic Plan for 2018–22- Serve as member of ELPA21 Governing Board and lead ad hoc committees- Attend and present at National EL Assessment Advisory Task Force- Serve on CRESST senior leadership team Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Administered $8.5M in vendor and consultant subcontracts on behalf of ODE. Contributed to strategic and sustainability planning- Accelerated summative assessment delivery timeline by one year (at the request of US DOE) while maintaining budget and quality- Supported 8 states in 2016 implementation of new ELP assessment system

Los Angeles

- Managed five-year, $24M contract with nation's second-largest school district, Los Angeles Unified, delivering over 1,000 digital and 128 paper-pencil assessments to approximately 600,000 students annually- Expanded program to new assessment suites targeting English Language Development and Intervention, including Maze Diagnostic, Maze Progress Monitoring, ELD Progress Monitoring, and Spanish Literacy

- Provided white-glove client service to the University of Southern California- Oversaw all aspects of student teacher placement

- Delivered consistently exceptional, personalized service to clients buying, selling, leasing, investing in or flipping residential and commercial real estate

Step Up is a national non-profit dedicated to bridging under-served communities of teen girls with powerful, networked professional women by mentorship, advancement and inspiration.

Developed brand communication, led account management and oversaw business development for digital ad agency. // Developed and disseminated upsell tactics that garnered $500K in additional client engagement. // Increased in-bound leads by 23% and conversion rates by 98%.

Complete responsibility for $8.1M division and three product lines. // Returned annualized 12% growth (vs 8% budgeted and 3% in previous years). // Increased profit margin to 28%, against 16% previous years. // Grew corporate sales 300% in large markets.

Held full P&L responsibility for territory. // Grew revenue 280% over two years. // Increased margin from 56% loss to 5% profit, against target of 20% loss. // Reached profitability two years ahead of schedule.

Redesigned direct mail campaign to increase return rate by 50%. // Increased total conversions by 67%. // Forged multi-year, exclusive partnerships with university pre-professional groups and area high schooos.

Ma, Russian Literature

Ba, Political Science / Russian