I owned the accountability to provide strategic direction and thought leadership for over 600 annual eLearning programs. My focus is to facilitate lifelong learning, professional development, practice, alliance relationships, specialty interest groups, and leadership training / coaching.My key contributions so far…• Programming, learning, (face-to-face, hybrid, on-demand, and virtual) and practice-based outcomes that globally impacts +108K credentialed practitioners.• Achievement of 187% growth in products during last 2 years through learning and development initiatives.

Previously, I led academy-wide lifelong learning efforts along with managing $8.2M annual budget. I also led the efforts to gain and maintain accredited provider status for the Academy.My key contributions include…• Various initiatives of lifelong learning practices, including meeting / event services, Educational Technologies / WebEx Services, professional advancement, alliance relationships, 26 DPG / 10 MIG / 53 affiliate, eLearning, and professional engagement.• Launch of organization’s first comprehensive learning management system.• Exceeding initial target by 317% within first two years.• Organizing Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo™ with 8K to 12K professional attendees.

Initiatives of Academy-wide Leadership efforts, including Leadership Institute, certificate of training series, and FNCE programming. I was in charge of the professional development and continuing education programming to advance the academy’s mission and meet strategic goals.My key contributions include…• Implementation of data-driven model that enhanced product development and accelerated revenue stream.• Chairing 16-member Committee for Professional Development and 14-members FNCE State Advisory Committee.• Leading Academy Center for Professional Development, consisting of 3 FTEs, 8 consultants, and 30 Committee leaders.• Steering all educational efforts at the Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE) for 10K+ attendees, 300+ speakers, 450+ abstract presenters, and 125+ Student Hosts.