Nancy Mcgruder, Ed.D Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

Dallas, TX, US

We exist to create more significant connections and opportunities for the growth and development of professionals by providing high-quality coaching, leadership development, and custom learning and development opportunities.

Dallas, TX, US

Dallas, TX, US

Arlington, TX, US

• Organize and create leadership development opportunities to increase knowledge of diversity, equity, and inclusion practices through course offerings, professional learning communities, and individual coaching.
• Lead the branding, planning, and logistics for the annual departmental retreat to include contracting speakers, facilitating team-building opportunities, and introducing new organizational initiatives.
• Wrote the proposal for a new Transfer Student Services Department aimed at serving the more than 20K transfer students that attend the institution.
• Collaboratively work with campus partners and community organizations to plan and implement system-wide initiatives delivered via Canvas, Blackboard, and other learning management systems.
• Utilize learning management systems to offer training and for up to 350 participants per day synchronously.
• Facilitate large-scale Town Hall Meetings on topics surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion, leadership development, and assess future opportunities for leadership growth and development.

Waleska, GA, US

• Provides leadership and strategic direction for transition programs and resources
• Collaborate with campus stakeholders to identify gaps in student services for targeted populations.
• Responsible for recruitment, selection, training, managing, and staff development for a full-time staff of 25 orientation leaders.
• Developed and facilitated transition programming grounded in student development theory and qualitative and quantitative institutional data.
• Oversaw the institution's compliance training and legislative updates for students, faculty, and staff.
• Program manager for the University's Early Alert program.

Richardson, Texas, US

• Led the development, implementation, reporting, and assessment of the GED and AEL recruitment plan.
• Collaborate with senior management to conduct strategic recruitment of special populations, including historically underrepresented minority students.
• Oversee a multi-million-dollar budget consisting of federal, state, and grant funds.
• Oversee supervision and enhance adult basic education, alternative high school diploma, family literacy, fundamental skills, and post-secondary education course offerings and programs.
• Oversee grant-funded activities, including Adult Education and Literacy, GED courses, and community engagement initiatives aligned with grant requirements.
• Ensure student outcomes are assessed and monitored each quarter and as required by state and federal funding grant requirements.

Richardson, Texas, US

• Provided team member development for educators and administrators via online and in-person professional development utilizing various LMS.
• Based on local and state data analysis, lead the planning, curriculum development, and implementation of services to help underperforming campuses and districts.
• Oversee recruiting and negotiate contracts for long and short-term outside consultants and vendors.
• Prioritized and coordinated the review and implementation of curriculum adoptions and materials in support of organizational goals.
• Author customized career professional learning sessions utilizing the latest research and development related to e-learning, collaboration, and implementation that offer continuing certification credits.
• Consulted, designed, and created long-term courses and leadership institutes for educators and administrators.

Ed.D., Educational Leadership

Executive Coaching Certification, Professional Coaching

Master Of Education Degree, Higher Education

Masters Of Arts, Management

Masters Of Art, The Foundations Of Education And Student Learning

Bachelor Of Science, Elementary Education