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Colorado Springs, Co, Us

Houston, Tx, Us

As the Development Director for Every Village, my role is multifaceted and deeply rooted in fostering relationships and partnerships that propel our mission forward. Central to my responsibilities is the cultivation and nurturing of existing connections while also forging new ones with individuals, organizations, and communities who share our vision for transforming lives in South Sudan. With a heart committed to serving the lost and marginalized, and a wealth of experience working in Africa, I am driven to leverage my skills, expertise, and extensive networks both in the United States and across the African continent to expand the reach and impact of Every Village.My role encompasses strategic engagement with donors, supporters, and stakeholders to articulate the importance of our work and invite them into meaningful partnership with Every Village. By effectively communicating our mission, values, and the tangible outcomes of our programs, I aim to inspire generosity and investment in our cause. Furthermore, I am dedicated to exploring innovative avenues for collaboration and resource mobilization, identifying opportunities for mutual benefit and sustainable growth.

With a 17-year tenure working with multiple for profit/nonprofit organizations I excel as an independent consultant coach, guiding clients employing 360-degree assessments designed to craft personalized strategies for each client, resulting in measurable leadership improvements for over 350 business leaders. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:My commitment is directed towards fostering enhanced leadership, personal development, and lasting relationships which have contributed to clients' sustained success and transformative professional advancement. Conducted comprehensive week-long sessions, followed by personalized coaching, integrating diverse assessments including 360-degree feedback, MBTI, and Highlands Natural Ability Profile.KEY FOCUS AREAS:Leadership DevelopmentThoroughly evaluate existing leadership strengths and areas for improvement.Cultivate sustainable behavioral changes across leaders at all tiers.Integrate industry best practices into leadership approaches, catalyzing business advancement.Organizational DevelopmentArticulate and disseminate a unifying vision that fosters alignment throughout the organization.Assess and transform organizational culture to attain defined objectives.Design an adaptive organizational structure that harmonizes with the company's strategic direction.Executive CoachingFoster enduring behavioral shifts through accountability and perceptual realignment.Enhance leadership efficacy through heightened self-awareness and targeted focus on pivotal success drivers.Team LeadershipCoach teams in optimizing individual strengths and fostering synergistic collaboration.Align teams around a shared mission, well-defined roles, and pivotal success metrics.Additionally, my leadership coaching extends beyond the FMI Institute to a diverse range of clients, including professionals in financial institutions, engineering leaders, non-profit board members, and college students.

ForgeWorks empowers business leaders to attain optimal business performance and bring their visions to fruition. Our all-encompassing business development platform, coupled with adept professional services and impactful coaching, delivers tailored business playbooks, pragmatic tools, and unwavering support to facilitate enduring success.Central to our approach is the values-centric leadership paradigm, fostering a comprehensive grasp of the organization. Our exclusive technological platform seamlessly connects coaches and clients, streamlining communication and granting resource accessibility, thus enhancing the efficiency of the coaching process and progression monitoring. Our objective revolves around aiding enterprises in establishing thriving and lucrative operations.

Bentonville, Ar, Us

Carry forward and serve as an advocate and guardian of the mission and vision of Lifewater International, serving alongside the senior leadership team. Responsible for the overall strategic and programmatic direction for the ministry, leading both international and US program staff.* Fostered a culture of trust, transparency, innovation, collaboration, and accountability with a new international team during a global pandemic. * Ensured ongoing programmatic excellence, following a four month pause due to Covid-19; leading the team with consistent support and backing, delivering high-quality program per annual strategic plan.

Global, Us

Promoted to direct cross-functional teams in Finance, IT, Legal/Risk, HR, procurement, facilities, and security for 8 national offices. (Burkina Faso, Togo, Ghana, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Kenya) Provide coaching/mentoring, leadership development, strategic planning, and spiritual formation for 20+ key staff members and senior leaders in the area. Collaborate with Global Executive Team on strategic planning/prioritization and implementation of strategic initiatives.Organizational Development► Built cohesive team by integrating eight national offices into one team of 32 regional leaders. ► Enhanced performance and collaboration by planning/facilitating leadership forums and workshops.► Fostered culture of empowerment and strong engagement. Encouraged leaders to take innovative approaches to solving problems. Established positive culture of humor and joyfulness.► Significantly improved retention of leadership by fostering united and trusting culture.► Received Gallup Organization’s “Great Workplace Award” five times (from 2012 to 2017), with Africa region showing greatest area of improvement during this time period.► Improved productivity by leading regional strategic initiatives related to program development, business process improvement, change management, and cost reduction.Operations & IT► Created organizational alignment by holding bi-annual strategy meetings with functional leaders.► Consistently achieved < 2% budget variance regionally for nine years in a row.► Increased productivity as regional leader for IT initiatives. Directed region-wide rollout of Salesforce to 2,000+ users and Microsoft 365 to 700+ users across eight offices.► Improved programming standards and quality by overhauling metrics and KRI review process.► Enhanced workplace safety through training and establishing security experts for each national office. ► Optimized program quality and informed data-driven decisions by defining and reporting KPIs.

Global, Us

Served as operational leader overseeing human resources, finance, IT and complementary interventions for three national offices. Optimized operational infrastructure, partnerships and ministry efforts to serve 80,000 sponsors for three national offices. Leadership:► Aligned multinational team of leaders despite great cultural diversity and prior trust and communication issues. Promoted strong partnerships and cohesive culture.► Facilitated leadership development program for 200+ employees, located within 26 countries. Program focused on directing teams in challenging virtual environments.► Enhanced community perception of organization by developing partnerships with 250 churches.► Positively impacted communities in countries served. Spearheaded the planting of > 100K trees. Generated ROI for families by piloting aquaponics income generation programs.Operations & Facilities:► Enhanced productivity and improved communications. Delivered improved fiber options and internet connectivity to three offices by working with local ISPs. Directed global IT team to train 200 staff on virtual communications using Skype and Zoom. Established performance management reporting.► Reduced expenses and planning time 50%, and increased children available within program 80%, over four-year period by enhancing communications.► Successfully obtained property for two country offices by leading search and negotiations teams. Collaborated with local government officials, legal team, financial institutions, and owners.► Negotiated and resolved issues for multiple lease property challenges, by serving as point of contact with legal team and local judicial court.

Global, Us

Managed professional development for IT department of 75 employees, with aim to create high-performing team aligned with organizational culture and technology roadmap. Began role by overseeing talent acquisition, evolving to oversee coaching, leadership development, and professional development.► Onboarded 30 employees by leading recruitment process and creating and delivering training programs.► Created culture of high-performance and empowerment through coaching, goal setting, performance evaluations, and creating personalized development plans for team leaders. Resolved conflict, trained successor, and brought in younger, more diverse team members. ► Embedded culture of ethics, integrity, relationships, collaboration, and teamwork by facilitating group meetings as resource management lead for IT culture development team.► Improved staff competencies in web development, project management, component-based development, and database management, by creating career development assessment.► Elevated IT departments and systems in 26 global offices. Spearheaded audit which evaluated server setup, disaster recovery, database recovery, cyber security, hiring, and vendor management.

Ma (Organizational Leadership), School Of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology