Heidi Speese Email & Phone Number

As the Director of Education at NOCTI/Nocti Business Solutions, I play a pivotal role in furthering the organization’s mission to connect Career and Technical Education (CTE) and industry. My responsibilities include analyzing the education landscape, monitoring educational policy, and establishing strong relationships with State Education Agencies, CTE educators, and stakeholders. I also collaborate with education and industry organizations and external partners to benefit our clients. Moreover, I oversee campaigns to enhance engagement and market position, track performance metrics to ensure the effectiveness of our strategies, and manage budgets. My aim is to align educational initiatives with industry needs, ensuring that our efforts significantly contribute to workforce development.

Big Rapids, Mi

Leadership team member for a non-profit organization providing credentialing services and custom systems to career and technical education programs across the United States. • Lead team responsible for sales and marketing, customer service, account management, proposals and contracting, and IT system development. • Develop strategic partnerships resulting in an increase of key collaborations.• Oversight of state procurement processes, negotiate contracts with key decision makers, allocate resources, and manage budgets for state-level projects.• Lead project teams for certification and IT system internal and contracted initiatives.• Monitor assessment and certification landscape for strategic planning. • Guide marketing initiatives and client training opportunities.

• Managed key education accounts and state contracts.• Facilitated training workshops, presented at conferences, and served on marketing team.• Guided project teams.• Collaborated on outreach initiatives.

• Served as Board of Trustees liaison and coordinated communication, meetings, and priorities.• Provided executive assistant support to President/CEO.• Planned conferences and training sessions.

Administrative positions within the Student Affairs Division working with student organizations, university groups, and the general campus community.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Integrative Professional Studies

Aas, Business