As the president of a publisher specializing in engaging and culturally relevant social studies and literacy curriculums for kindergarten through twelfth grade, I served on the executive leadership team and oversaw up to 55 education executives and sales and production segment leaders.We established a 100% ESOP organization within four years by facilitating sales and revenue initiatives to purchase the second half of the ESOP shares from the founders.Some of our most notable accomplishments during my tenure included: ►Projected tens of millions in six-year sales with significant profit by increasing the workforce by 457% via onboarding top talent focused on creatively meeting company sales and growth goals.►Uncovered millions of dollars in added sales annually by planning, facilitating, and implementing strategic direction and growth plans and creating innovative products to optimize sales opportunities.► Expanded 200% of the product line by launching +35 titles in six years and extending titles to all states. ►Improved operational efficiency significantly by designing and upgrading business systems to support mission-critical core and ancillary data across financial, labor, and creative functionalities.►Facilitated organizational growth and income potential by establishing KPI processes, building projection and budgeting tools from scratch, and designing and instituting operational systems from the ground up.Leading my team in winning the highest sales total in 50 years for a single state and executing the largest individual district sale in company history reinforced our position as industry leaders.

-Executive Education Team Member-Direct and innovate the production cycle for our award-winning textbooks-Contributes to strategic direction for the Gibbs Smith Education team-Direct educational materials innovation-Creative design and creative management for new products-Production budget management, overall Gibbs Smith Education co-budget management-Market Research -Hiring, coaching, job need assessment, etc.-Freelance employee management

Concurrently holding the Chief People Officer and Publisher roles, I partnered with the executive leadership team in planning and executing special projects and enterprise initiatives.Evangelizing the concept of people-first leadership, practical management strategies, accountability, and healthy employee motivation as key guiding principles for success, I led the team in achieving these notable outcomes:►Improved organizational results by gaining leadership buy-in for cultural transformation, transitioning traditional time off to unlimited time off, and modernizing the HR function by onboarding a PEO provider.►Amplified staff productivity by partnering with the executive management team to develop new and revise existing KPIs, set annual divisional goals, and build tools and data sets to measure and improve performance and accountability.►Grew organizational leadership capacity by mentoring potential and current leaders, guiding employees in problem-solving methods, and coaching teams on effective strategy execution.►Bolstered associate engagement by building an empowered culture and expanding employee benefits options by vetting and introducing a new healthcare broker and 401K provider with expanded investment options, lower fees, and interactive and user-friendly education tools.This dual role allowed me to hone my senior management skills and prepared me for the president role.

Segueing my high school principal skills into an operational role, I assumed a position with an institute providing comprehensive treatment, education, and related services for children with autism and their families.Supervising ~115 staff in daily business, office, and facility oversight functions, I cultivated a collaborative team-centered culture and guided leaders in executing these crucial initiatives:►Revealed new business opportunities by broadening and diversifying insurance companies’ medical and educational paneled provider pools. ►Stabilized business operations by building an operational staffing system, applying cultural and philosophical principles to retain staff, and stringently tracking results.►Secured regulatory compliance upticks by introducing and monitoring safety practices.►Expanded organizational services by adding transportation and lunch program benefits.Becoming an educational ambassador to the autistic community marked a significant professional and personal milestone.

With a history of success in secondary education, I was recruited by the board to revitalize an underperforming 501(c)(3) public high school and build an infrastructure and team from the ground up to support operations and facilities management. In this role, I supervised 60 employees in educational leadership and adult training and education programs, instructional coaching initiatives, school-wide curriculum development, and classroom differentiation exercises.Together, we drove these impressive results:►Incurred a 695% enrollment spike by recruiting 306 new students annually and onboarding a highly skilled team motivated to meet the school’s stabilization and growth missions.►Spearheaded a 350% capacity increase by offering 18 new teaching and support staff positions to expand services from ninth-grade-only curriculums to an accredited ninth through twelfth-grade public high school.►Cultivated a 94% graduation rate, exceeding state averages by providing students unparalleled academic support and guidance.►Improved broad organizational knowledge and retained top talent by mentoring staff, building a comprehensive teacher development program, forming and implementing recruitment and retention strategies, and managing employee contract negotiations.►Championed exceptional student services by launching a “Bring Your Own Device” program, enabling a one-to-one teacher-to-student instruction ratio for Chromebooks, building an effective crisis counseling program, and launching hybrid class options.Collaborating with this exceptional team of educational experts in transforming Venture Academy into a practical and sought-after educational outlet inspired me to continue a path of academic excellence.

-Secondary Social Science education-Curriculum design, delivery, & revision-New teacher mentor-Assigned discipline/administrative duties