Frank Mclaughlin Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

HAPPY CUP COFFEE IS A SPECIALTY COFFEE ROASTER IN NE PORTLAND WITH TWO VERY SIMPLE GOALS:1. OFFER EMPLOYMENT, AT A COMPETITIVE WAGE, TO ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY – OUR PEOPLE WITH POTENTIAL.2. DELIVER A RESPONSIBLE, GREAT-TASTING CUP OF COFFEE.BATCH ROASTED BY PEOPLE WITH POTENTIALIndividuals with disabilities want to thrive and be productive members of society. As a social enterprise, Happy Cup provides a pathway for individuals who have aged out of special education programming. Through sustainable employment opportunities, Happy Cup offers real life skill building with a level of cultural relevance that is sorely lacking in most employment programs for special needs adults. Our “People with Potential” have a hand in every aspect of our business. Bagging, labeling, weighing coffee, and developing the creative blend names are all part of a Happy Cupper’s daily duties. Our goal is to pair great coffee with a great cause.With every bag of coffee you buy, you commit to reversing the inequities those with disabilities face in the world of employment.We are People with Potential.CREATING A BETTER FUTURE FOR THE FOLKS 6 BLOCKS AWAY, AND 6,000 MILES AWAY.Our mission goes beyond the borders of our community. We also promote a better future for farmers and for our planet by making every effort to source the best, ethically traded coffee, using some of the best beans grown anywhere on the planet.Happy Cup Coffee is ethically farmed and traded from coffee growing regions throughout the world. It is batch roasted 18 lbs at a time, to ensure the highest quality flavor, and a well-balanced cup.All backed by a business model that’s fully, entirely, and whole-heartedly humanitarian-based. Who wouldn’t drink to that?

Portland, Oregon Area

Portland, Oregon Area

Portland, Oregon Area

Portland, Oregon Area

Guitarfish Music, a subsidiary of Advantage Point Inc, is an education and retail company pioneering the concept of the ‘Studiostore’ with equal focus on both music instruction and music instrument sales.Supervise and manage the daily operation of Guitarfish Music retail stores, warehouse, and institutional showroom. Implemented all aspects of a new point of sales system. Created inventory processes including purchasing, receiving, and distribution to retail space. Designed field operations manual and implemented store operation procedures through one-on-one and group training. Develop District Manager through coaching, delegating, and supporting the implementation of a corporate strategy to deliver on profitability goals. Track, report, and analyze operational sales data, making appropriate recommendations to proactively identify and address areas of opportunity.

ROI Charter School, a subsidiary of Advantage Point Inc, was designed to reach at-risk students, providing an alternative school structure that highlights both fiscal education and community service. Developed philosophy and strategic direction of proposed school. Plan and developed policies to govern all aspects of the school including personnel, academic program, facilities, and operations. Drafted a fiscally sound budget to ensure effective operations and long-term sustainability. Identified and successfully solicited financial partnerships to provide adequate revenue sources. Determined the scope and sequence of educational program to correspond with charter mission. Designed a well-researched and creative approach to integrating an academic program with both financial education and community service. Recruited community partners to foster community service projects, student internships, and hands-on learning experiences.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

Advantage Point Learning (APL), a subsidiary of Advantage Point Inc, is the largest provider of Supplemental Education Services in the Pacific Northwest.Supervised a geographically diverse and remote field staff of 200+ employees including 9 direct-report field managers.Directed marketing and sales campaigns, resulting in an 82% increase in enrollment and 107% improvement in the student completion rate.Strategized and Managed company expansion into Nevada that grabbed a 7% market share in it’s first year in the highly competitive and crowded market of Clark County (Las Vegas), and a 15% market share in Washoe County (Reno). Coordinated implementation of new tutoring management software, and implementation of new employee HR software tools.Created step-by-step training materials to support field staff. Oversaw the implementation of a new server and network for corporate office.

Taught all fifth grade subject areas to a classroom of 34 students. Created, and posted on-line, electronic copies of all daily and weekly homework assignments, and daily lesson notes. Served as a campus trainer, and resource, in classroom management.

Managed 4 campuses, concurrently, serving over 750 high school students. Responsible to recruit, hire, supervise, train, and support teachers and campus staff. Developed and maintained strong relationships with all stakeholders, including district personnel, parents, staff, and students. Recognized for achieving the highest rate of employees moving into leadership positions throughout the company. Chaired the company’s statewide Curriculum Council, bringing stakeholders from throughout the state to determine curricular needs and to equip the council members with the resources to train their local schools. Developed new and effective methods for staff communication and collaboration among geographically separated campuses.

Created the company’s first-ever office of curriculum to serve 15 schools throughout California. Oversaw the process to align all current course offering with both state and national standards. Developed a comprehensive ‘road-map’ to guide all future course offerings and to prioritize curricular needs based on input by multiple stakeholders. Designed a standardized layout for all course development, providing each writer with a course ‘bible’ to ensure consistency.Wrote 8 elective courses ranging from Microsoft Office to Renaissance Art to the Civil Rights Movement.Developed Leadership & Career Development (LCD) course. Course was designed to help at-risk student identify their academic and career intentions and recognize the myriad of mechanisms to help them reach their stated intentions. The LCD course was later rolled-out to all campuses state-wide and became a required course for incoming student.Hired and trained LCD instructors.

Taught one-on-one and small group instruction to 9th-12th Grade students identified as at-risk of failing to complete High School. Developed an organizational system to improve managing student’s portfolios and records that was rolled out company-wide. Designed a uniform system for tracking incoming students, their enrollment process, and progress toward graduation that became the company standard. Consistently maintained over 90% utilization of student attendance, well-exceeding company standards.