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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

- Lead projects to develop strategic plans for departments and special initiatives, responsible for facilitating stakeholder engagement, leading research and analysis efforts to assess environmental factors and strategy effectiveness, developing business goals and metrics, and creating plans to align resources and actions to strategic priorities Lead Planning Efforts: Workforce Development, Communications, Anti-Displacement, and Community & Economic Development- Consult with departments for regular performance management, including tracking and analyzing metrics, assessing impacts of environmental and performance factors, identifying opportunities and actions for improvement, and adjusting strategic direction to accommodate evolving needs- Consult with leaders on an ad hoc basis to address complex governance, resource alignment, and planning issues, including environmental research and analysis, facilitating sensemaking among stakeholders, developing and presenting communications to align audiences to strategic priorities, and developing high-level implementation plans- Develop repeatable processes and resources to support strategic planning efforts, including tools for assessing and understanding stakeholder needs, developing strategic plan elements, aligning to organizational priorities, and performance management- Support departmental efforts to assess, standardize, and improve strategic planning and performance management efforts throughout the county to ensure consistent and effective processes and products

- Led implementation of the school-wide strategic plan and special initiatives, responsible for engaging stakeholders, operationalizing new initiatives, managing implementation, developing and tracking metrics, and reporting progress to internal and external stakeholders- Led development and implementation efforts for school-wide diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, including creating and facilitating professional development programming and resources, leading multiple employee belongingness and engagement initiatives, and coordinating new program development between units- Led internal communications efforts for the Dean and school-wide initiatives, responsible for developing strategic messaging, coordinating with stakeholders, drafting and disseminating messages, speeches, and presentations, and evaluating messaging effectiveness- Led school-wide data collection, surveying, analysis, and reporting efforts to internal and external audiences for accreditation, assessment/continuous improvement, and compliance purposes- Managed unit administration, including supervising staff, managing budgets and financial transactions, and overseeing unit operations

- Managed office administration, including supervising full-time and student staff, operations, budgeting, policy creation and compliance, communications, and internal and external relations- Managed school-wide special projects and initiatives, including strategic planning, project implementation, voting processes, policy changes, data analysis, external reporting, and committee support- Planned and executed 50+ annual events or speaking engagements for the Dean, including coordinating with partners and vendors; writing announcements, speeches, presentations, and briefing materials; and coordinating event logistics

- Led policy creation, evaluation, interpretation, and compliance for faculty hiring and evaluation between Medical School administration, 27 department heads, 75 faculty leaders, and 150+ staff members- Managed central faculty governance initiatives and administration by providing administrative support to faculty governance committees and managing nominations, voting, and policy revision processes- Led the Medical School’s faculty data reporting efforts for accreditation and external agencies by managing data collection, evaluation, and interpretation for 3000+ faculty appointments across 27 departments- Served as assistant to the Associate Dean, including managing calendar and communications; preparing data and materials for meetings and reports to stakeholders; and managing travel, expenses, and stakeholder obligations

Master Of Business Administration

Master Of Arts, Higher Education

Bachelor Of Arts, History & Global Studies