Over the past decade, I’ve built a reputation as an expert relationship manager and program initiator who has developed and maintained key strategic relationships with institutional and industry partners. I’ve successfully built out high-performing departments and coalesced diverse stakeholders around technically innovative solutions designed to drive institutional growth and effectiveness. I’m also an entrepreneur at heart and have nurtured this passion by founding a successful venture that integrates coaching and education to help students minimize educational debt, and helped launch a non-profit educational center with membership representing academic leaders including deans, provosts, and vice-presidents.Throughout my career, I’ve also built a solid appreciation for the power of technology, which when intersected with education has the power to transform student learning in unprecedented ways. Building new programs and establishing new organizations rely on relationship building and out-of-the box thinking to transform status quo thoughts, processes, and approaches.Key Attributes:Astute Relationship Cultivation & Management: Worked collaboratively with higher education and institutional stakeholders while acting as an advocate for cooperation around program development, project management, tech integration. Champion the integration of transformative projects while influencing significant change among C-level executives, institutional leadership, and key community and corporate partners. Value Articulation and Growth Acceleration: Demonstrated success identifying and evangelizing value propositions to key stakeholders resulting in partnership and program implementation that drive engagement and participation across students and constituents.Entrepreneurial Mindset: Served as a member of the founding team for the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity at the University of Albany, which was a first of its kind in the nation. Leveraged business acumen to deliver out-of-the box solutions transcending traditional education mindset. Founded collaborative think-tank organization and strategic consultancy.Multi-Cultural Leadership Application: Exhibited strong communication skills and multilingual language abilities (English / Arabic / Italian / Spanish). Leverage cultural intelligence to navigate sensitive international conversations, collaboration, and negotiations. Maintain strong insights into global cultural values and utilize empathic understanding to deliver quality services.
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