Hillary Knudson Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

Palo Alto, California, United States

In pursuing my MA at Stanford in education policy as part of the Policy, Organization, and Leadership Studies program, I have engaged in a range of rigorous coursework from both the Graduate School of Education and of Business. In addition to courses in topics like race, ethnicity, and linguistic education, strategic management of nonprofits, and.

As Deputy Chief of Staff, I focused on supporting the efforts of Commissioner McQueen in continuing Tennessee's trajectory as the fastest improving state. I provided analysis, recommendations, and solutions for successful implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act. Additionally, I managed philanthropic grant projects, school visits to 300+ schools.

Greater Nashville Area, TN

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Nashville, TN

During the General Election, I worked closely with our Campaign Manager to ensure the success of the campaign. This involved managing budget and communicating with the Comptroller. I maintained the schedule of events for the Candidate and staff, as well as planning several local events. I recruited, selected, and coordinated campaign interns working at the.

Greater Nashville Area, TN

I support the conservative leadership of Senator Alexander and am honored to work on his re-election campaign. My role is comprised of leading, organizing, and participating in grassroots efforts across Middle Tennessee. I coordinated dozens of volunteers and supervised seven field team members, which resulted in thousands of voter contacts through.

Nashville, Tennessee

I worked with non-traditional college students to support and ensure their undergraduate success. The student-centered approach promotes skill-building for long term development and their next steps through discussion, planning, and follow-through with a success coach.Additionally, I piloted a communication strategy for students that were hard to reach and.

Nashville, Tennessee

Selected to serve as a member of the Vision Council to support planning, developing, and executing a new vision for the company with inclusion of all employees- hosted small group discussions - collected qualitative data- shared opinions and insights from previous strategic planning experience

Nashville, TN

MNPS Federal Programs hired me as a Consultant for researching, writing, and revising the District's Grant application for the Federal Race to the Top District competition. I worked with the Grant Writing Strategy team to develop a plan for improved personalized learning throughout MNPS middle schools.

- Analyze survey data of the Common Core Trainings for 30,000 teachers across the state- Synthesize student achievement data for the Common Core ELA Pilot across 60 districts- Draft multiple types of communication to report trends in data to inform decisions

Development and production of the Education Background Report with Dr. Claire Smrekar and Dr. Candice McQueen for the Nashville Next initiative.www.nashvillenext.net

Nashville, TN

Political Science major with a focus in American Government, and a Child development minor. Additionally pursued research in urban education policy and reform.

I worked full-time for Metro Nashville Public Schools directly under the Assistant to the Director for Strategic Planning and the Race to the Top Grant Manager. It provided a hands-on experience within the education policy sector and grant development. I personally worked to evaluate federally funded programs within the district and how to leverage funding.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Policy, Organization, And Leadership Studies - K12 Education Policy

Certificate - Business Fundamentals And Entrepreneurial Ventures, Business Administration, Management And Operations

Stanford Ignite is a certificate program that provides the business fundamentals to succeed at any entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial.

Bachelor’S Degree, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Girls On The Run Nashville, KIPP, Alpha Chi Omega, Undergraduate Political Science Association (Executive Board.

Certificate, We Lead Program

WeLead, a bipartisan leadership training program run by the Women & Politics Institute, works to increase the number of women working in.