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Greater Bay Area

Work with organizations including Community Colleges, Unions and Community Based Organizations, to research and write feasibility studies, grants and reports, for projects in multiple industries, most recently health care, contract education and training and welding; develop and lead projects; develop, build and maintain productive partnerships and relationships; identify resources; build and manage budgets; lead marketing efforts; and facilitate meetings and conversations.

Solano Community College

Developed and managed innovative, revenue generating workforce education and training programs and services. Management included customized program and curriculum design, building and maintaining strategic partnerships, needs assessment and evaluation tool design and interpretation, client, faculty, staff, student, budget, grant, and marketing management, meeting facilitation, contract negotiation, and researching and writing successful grants.Responsibilities:•Generate increasing… Show more Developed and managed innovative, revenue generating workforce education and training programs and services. Management included customized program and curriculum design, building and maintaining strategic partnerships, needs assessment and evaluation tool design and interpretation, client, faculty, staff, student, budget, grant, and marketing management, meeting facilitation, contract negotiation, and researching and writing successful grants.Responsibilities:•Generate increasing revenue from multiple sources each fiscal year leading to new college programs, services, faculty, and both fixed and operational assets.Strategic partnership development leading to successful industry and education collaborations. Design, implement, manage and evaluate credit and not-for-credit education and training programs and services. Workforce strategic planning, budget development and oversight, and marketing.Hire, lead, supervise and evaluate faculty, staff and consultants.Collaborate with employers, industry groups, college staff, and other partners to develop programs and services. Successfully write and manage funded grants and contracts.Accomplishments: Generated over $2,000,000 in revenue each fiscal year, training over 500 students and workers each year. Managing $5,000,000+ in 2014/15. Developed collaborations with other regional community colleges resulting in shared grants and articulated curriculum.Successfully integrated academic and occupational instruction. Developed career pathways.Initiated program integrating Entrepreneurship into college Career Technical Education programs.Developed and managed internationally recognized Water/Wastewater training program funded by 22 employers in 5 Bay Area counties, resulting in high wage/high skill jobs for participants and trained employees.Retained current clients while developing new revenue generating partnerships with employers and industry groups. Show less

Seattle, Washington

Developed and managed robust open enrollment entrepreneurship program. Wrote grants and worked with College President and Executive Dean of Workforce Development to develop and implement special projects. Developed Business Services Unit. Developed and taught classes.Responsibilities:Develop and manage the Business Development Institute (BDI), an entrepreneurship training program.Write grants to fund programDevelop budgets and marketing, including student and faculty… Show more Developed and managed robust open enrollment entrepreneurship program. Wrote grants and worked with College President and Executive Dean of Workforce Development to develop and implement special projects. Developed Business Services Unit. Developed and taught classes.Responsibilities:Develop and manage the Business Development Institute (BDI), an entrepreneurship training program.Write grants to fund programDevelop budgets and marketing, including student and faculty recruitment. Develop partnerships with companies, hospitals and cultural institutions.Manage special projects for College President and Executive Dean of Workforce and Economic Development. Accomplishments:Developed full semester BDI program to prepare entrepreneurs to successfully start and manage small businesses, filling program beyond capacity each semester.Wrote and managed funded grants to grow and maintain program.Negotiated contracts for training with businesses, hospitals and Seattle Art Museums.Facilitated curriculum development workshops for faculty.Taught credit and not-for-credit classes Show less

Shoreline, Washington

Developed and managed national entrepreneurship pilot program. Developed local entrepreneurship program, and Business Services unit.Responsibilities:Develop and manage national entrepreneurship pilot program with five community colleges located in Washington, New York, Maryland and Georgia. Develop and manage local program focused on immigrant entrepreneurs.Develop and write national project sustainability plan, networking and sustainability “tool-kit,” evaluation tools… Show more Developed and managed national entrepreneurship pilot program. Developed local entrepreneurship program, and Business Services unit.Responsibilities:Develop and manage national entrepreneurship pilot program with five community colleges located in Washington, New York, Maryland and Georgia. Develop and manage local program focused on immigrant entrepreneurs.Develop and write national project sustainability plan, networking and sustainability “tool-kit,” evaluation tools, and Advisory Committee Guide. Develop college Business Services unit.Write grants and proposals.Accomplishments:Successfully managed national entrepreneurship project, working with faculty and staff from all colleges. Accomplished all deliverables as defined by federal grant. Worked closely with Seattle Korean immigrant community, banks, foundations and legislators to develop program serving Korean immigrant entrepreneurs. Developed contract education and training structure and processes, including strategic, budget, and marketing plans.Negotiated, implemented and managed contract education projects.Developed partnerships with college administrators, faculty, and employers.Wrote successful grants and proposals. Show less

Seattle, Washington

Developed and managed workforce development program for High Tech workers, funded by the Ford Foundation.Responsibilities: Integrate WashTech into Seattle area community and technical colleges.Develop training programs for hi-tech workers. Manage Ford Foundation Grant.Accomplishments:Developed and maintained key partnerships with colleges, community groups, unions, and government entities, resulting in the primary project goal of integration of WashTech into… Show more Developed and managed workforce development program for High Tech workers, funded by the Ford Foundation.Responsibilities: Integrate WashTech into Seattle area community and technical colleges.Develop training programs for hi-tech workers. Manage Ford Foundation Grant.Accomplishments:Developed and maintained key partnerships with colleges, community groups, unions, and government entities, resulting in the primary project goal of integration of WashTech into colleges and Seattle high tech community.Developed, marketed, and managed in-house hi-tech training program.Successfully wrote proposal for Ford Foundation grant re-authorization.Developed and wrote training and workforce development segment of Ford funded research report, The State of Seattle-Area IT Employment and Training.Secured grant funding to conduct Information Technology Apprenticeship Feasibility study.Developed and implemented free monthly employment-themed workshops for high-tech workers. Show less

Kansas City, Missouri

Led and managed contract education, continuing education and workforce and economic development training programs.Responsibilities:Develop, implement and manage programs and projects. Generate revenue.Manage partnerships.Hire and manage faculty and staff.Write and manage grants.Accomplishments:Generated increasing revenue each fiscal year.Developed successful, long-term, strategic partnerships with business and industry, Workforce Investment Boards… Show more Led and managed contract education, continuing education and workforce and economic development training programs.Responsibilities:Develop, implement and manage programs and projects. Generate revenue.Manage partnerships.Hire and manage faculty and staff.Write and manage grants.Accomplishments:Generated increasing revenue each fiscal year.Developed successful, long-term, strategic partnerships with business and industry, Workforce Investment Boards, governmental offices, community based organizations and other educational institutions.Developed successful program mix of contract education and training, open enrollment, and short term credit and not-for-credit workforce training programs. Developed short term intensive workforce development programs that were identified by U.C. Berkeley for Best Practice awards for integration of academic and occupational instruction.Developed and led robust open enrollment Allied Health Care and Computer Science programs.Developed and managed multiple budgets from multiple funding streams. Perfect audit record. Successfully wrote private, state and federal grants. Managed and grew dual enrollment and tech prep programs. Show less

Mpa, Organizational Behavior

Activities and Societies: Honors Society Masters of Public Administration: Organizational Behavior

B.A., Sociology, Human Development

Bachelors of Science: Sociology and Human Development