Emily Garcia Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

• Develop and supervise a multi-layered team of 15, including 6 direct reports, leading all programmatic and external affairs functions of Flamboyan Foundation's DC Office.• Develop programming focused on coaching, training, and partnering with educators, school leaders, and system leaders to effectively engage families across schools in Washington, DC and other locations across the country. • Identify and cultivate partnerships with district and charter management organization leaders, local and national non-profits, and other organizations to elevate and scale effective family engagement in and beyond Washington, DC. • Serve as thought partner to senior leadership team during executive decision-making processes by providing high-level data for consideration to determine appropriate policy and implementation decisions. • Lead strategy for national expansion and program development outside of DC area• Develop and operationalize Flamboyan’s grant making initiatives across the Washington, DC metro

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

• Honored as the 2018 DCPS School Staff Member of the Year. Chosen from over 10,000 staff members and recognized at the Standing Ovation for DC Public Schools event in January of 2018.• Led Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) working group focused on staff professional development and hiring.• Developed and supervised 12 full time direct reports and over 100 other staff by providing orientation, training, support and direction.• Aided senior leadership during executive decision-making processes by providing high-level data for consideration to determine appropriate policy and implementation decisions.• Directed daily operations, overseeing 800 students and 115 staff members to optimize productivity.• Executed on-time, under budget project management for an annual operating budget of over $13M.• Managed recurring HR processes such as annual hiring processes, progressive discipline, and evaluation.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

• Trained and mentored newer recruiters in successful strategies for areas such as interviewing and qualifying candidates.• Oversaw the design and implementation of a multi-step teacher selection process for the District of Columbia Public Schools, including application tracking system, interview question and rubric design.• Increased completed application volume by 70% from 2012 to 2013, while increasing selectivity of applicant pool to <10%.• Expanded the number of teacher candidates eligible for hire by 78% from 2012 to 2013.• Developed an application tracking system (ATS) for all District of Columbia Public School hires using the Salesforce© platform. Decreased application processing time by 5-7 days for all positions.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

• Managed a nationwide recruitment campaign for external teacher evaluators.• Delivered key projects on-time and on-budget by effectively managing resources and staff.• Managed administrative processes and prepared key reports and documentation for district-wide reporting.• Efficiently organized office functions for staff of 50 to continuously improve operations and maximize productivity.

New York, New York, Us

• Managed all program operations, including oversight of a nationwide recruitment campaign, implementation of the teacher selection model district hiring process, and tracking and analyzing data to ensure that program met or exceeded all goals.• Served as main client manager for both public school and charter school staff in Maryland and Delaware, working to balance district and contract priorities.• Increased application volume by 10% during the 2008-2009 recruitment seasons, focused on targeted recruitment campaign practices.

New York, New York, Us

Executive Masters In Leadership (Eml), Organizational Leadership

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology And Spanish Literature & Language