Heather Clapp Padgette Email & Phone Number

Alameda, California, United States

Provide finance, strategy and planning support to non-profits, foundations, school districts and other public agencies.

Provide research, data analytics, strategic guidance, organizational development, budget planning, and technical assistance to a variety of education, government, foundation and non-profit clients on education reform, education finance, expanded learning, youth development and related topics.Lead client teams in developing strategies and plans for long-term sustainability of education reform initiatives. Support clients in assembling teams, building multi-year budgets, and developing strategies for financing and sustaining work. - Texas Education Agency. District budgeting, strategic planning.- Federal Promise Neighborhood Grantees. Needs assessment and sustainability planning. - Hartford Foundation. Sustainability planning for school districts. - The Wallace Foundation. Finance and sustainability support for community collaboratives.- United Way Worldwide. Strategy refinement. Design and lead data collection and analysis projects including equity of resource allocation assessment within school districts, supply and demand for programs, program costs and funding streams. Develop budget planning tools. - Berks Co. Community Foundation. Analysis of afterschool services. - Nellie Mae Education Foundation. Facilitation, financial analysis, and school spending equity analyses. - Communities in Schools National Office. Analysis of program costs and financing strategies.Conduct research; author reports and support client education reform efforts. - National Center on Time and Learning. Researched financing profiles of K-12 schools that dramatically expanded length of the school day/year. - Ford Foundation. Developed profiles of district-led expanded learning.- Hartford Foundation. Reviewed expanded learning policies and initiatives in Connecticut. - National League of Cities. Drafted strategy briefs for municipal leaders re: afterschool programs.- National Summer Learning Association. Analyzed investments in summer learning programs.

Washington, Dc

Served as project lead for an organization dedicated to building organizational capacity for mission-driven organizations dedicated to human services and education. • Lead associate on the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Out-of-School Time project and associate on the Afterschool Investments Project funded by the federal Child Care Bureau. Consulted with state agency leaders on financing and sustainability. • Lead associate on the American Institutes for Research, Comprehensive School Reform Quality Center Project. • Conducted research and provided technical assistance for the Mid-America Research Council’s Kansas City Early Learning Leadership Board, City of Grand Rapids Office of Children, Family and Youth, and the CORAL Initiative of the Irvine Foundation. • Provided technical assistance on sustainability planning for local community-based collaborations focused on youth services and improving educational outcomes.

Greater Chicago Area

Consulted with school districts and state agencies on the development, implementation and maintenance of Medicaid administrative and fee-for-service programs. Managed end-to-end operation of engagement with team of 5 consultants. Communicated project status and risk issues to senior management and clients. Developed and administered project budgets. Monitored program compliance with Health Care Financing Administration guidance and regulations, as well as state Medicaid plans. Led marketing and proposal development teams.

Education Policy, Master Of Public Policy

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba With Distinction, Political Science