Chelsea Kindred Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, United States

- Lead curriculum development for API experiential learning programming - Manage a team of professionals dedicated to instructional design, curriculum development, and LMS administration- Develop curricular solutions for partners that achieve stated student learning outcomes

• Train hundreds of adult learners annually, in-person and online via learning management system (LMS), internal and external constituents, on a variety of subjects, including student learning outcomes from study abroad, academic and institutional frameworks, application of intercultural learning and international experience, and more. • Write curriculum to achieve student learning outcomes for international experience and aligned with strategic business priorities. • Create and maintain API’s worldwide Learning and Engagement digital badge program, a high-impact, co-curricular learning and training program facilitated through online learning management system to enhance meaningful engagement of international education participants before, during, and after international experience. Impacts enrolled students annually by providing intentional learning interventions to support competency-based education. • Lead thought leadership in the field of education abroad through regular presentations at local, regional, state, and national conferences, including keynote speaking engagements. • Support strategic programming initiatives by providing creative solutions for learner engagement and assessment on a customized-needs basis for partners. • Generate content for targeted student services support and training, addressing issues like mental health awareness, diversity and inclusion, civic engagement and advocacy for international education.

Austin, Texas Area

• Developed alumni engagement curriculum focused on global leadership competencies for the API Global Leadership Academy, an initiative that supported returned API program participants year over year through integrative learning, combining skill development with independent activity and community collaboration.• Managed execution of individual events by providing thorough and thoughtful feedback on Global Leader work to enhance API support services and marketing initiatives.• Planned, arranged, updated, and executed API Global Leadership in-person training in Austin, TX.• Created and updated self-guided online training curriculum in API learning management system.• Collaborated with API on-site staff, stateside support, and marketing staff to educate and promote alumni programming options to advocate for participant participation, resulting in program growth year over year.

Austin, Tx

Austin, Tx

• Increased API program enrollment by managing annual recruitment schedule and strategy to facilitate institutional partnerships in the Central region of the United States, including: Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming.• Regularly traveled to strengthen relationships with US institutional partners by attending study abroad fairs, meetings, and providing institutional updates.• Added relationships by researching and identifying potential partners for collaboration, introduced API programs and services, utilized student participation date and trends to pinpoint strengths.• Developed partnerships to increase enrollment by collaborating with other brand markets and divisions- Internship, Customized, and Experiential- to identify potential institutional partners, customized programming opportunities, and strategized outreach for supporters on campus.• Managed API staff members annually who traveled or conducted business in the Central region, including structured feedback and follow up on salient points from study abroad fairs, informational sessions, and meetings.• Managed on-campus alumni annually to complete tasks and goals set for the term to promote international education awareness and advocacy.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Curriculum And Instruction

Master Of Fine Arts (Mfa), Creative Writing, Fiction

Bachelor Of Arts, English, French