As an accomplished data-driven, innovative leader in the corporate and K-20 education arena, Dr. Garner brings 30+ years of experience in team development and leadership, customer success, program development, operational efficiencies, partnership development, and strategic planning to transform spaces, places, and outcomes. Pioneering strategies that embrace equitable ideologies, remove barriers and set the stage for programs and organizations to thrive.Dr. Garner’s collaborative leadership in business development, leadership, and partnership engagement; has inspired relationships across states, genres, and seasons. Her leadership and strategies have garnered the largest partnership in Telcom and public libraries history as well as in Education Publishing. These successes are a direct result of leveraging strategic planning and customer success. While strategic planning and customer success are critical to corporate wins, the complete toolkit includes organizational and operational assessment, performance and productivity improvement, organizational design, change management, and other organizational transformation efforts that she operationalizes with efficacy.While her work experiences and education may be robust her grit and tenacity are masterful. As a respected leader and decision-maker responsible for developing and implementing strategic initiatives all while promoting organizational position and image alignment, she consistently raises the bar. Very simply, providing strong leadership, direction, and vision for implementing growth strategies, accountability metrics, and efficiency systems, and accountabilities with defined expectations to optimize the long-term success perfectly aligns with her experiences, passion, and goals.