Joshua Rusk, M.Ed. Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Oversees all adult and volunteer administration, finance and operations for a national organization comprised of 8700 chapters and over 1.4 million registered members, achieving a growth of over 1092%. • Develops, recommends, implements, and manages comprehensive policies, procedures, and programs for over 8 million total alumni and supporters. • Forecasts short/long-term strategic development initiatives and provides recommendations to the Board of Directors on courses of action focusing on gaining increased engagement to strengthen and grow the associations’ purpose and goals. • Leads team and advisory committee to identify key areas of growth opportunity across the entire organization and foundation. • Serves on the executive management committee to establish strategy, operations, and $38M budget to achieve goals of developing and impacting 760,000 student and 685,000 adult members annually. • Cultivates, manages, and stewards key relationships with corporate sponsors and industry partner organizations while representing the organization at national meetings and events. • Creates and maintains connectedness with over 18,000 state and local leaders to grow community involvement across the country. • Facilitates development of state and local leaders via virtual and in-person trainings and conferences. • Collaborates with internal directors and staff as well as state staff to develop, enhance, and implement programs and opportunities for student and adult members at every level of the organization. • Empowers staff to enhance internal and program efficacy by continuously evaluating operational systems and processes while developing process and program improvements. • Promotes an environment of respect and teamwork while creating awareness, education, advocacy and action towards equity, diversity, and inclusion throughout all levels of the organization.

• Implemented curriculum; provided students with college-level credit certification. • Evaluated and strengthened training methods, curriculum, and materials to comply with current best-practices while maintaining the programs integrity. • Implemented cross walking curriculum to provide students with certifications to meet the demands of an increasingly competitive job market. • Initiated learning strategies in educating adults about leadership and career development. • Monitored, supervised, trained, and evaluated employees while addressing necessary curriculum to meet their needs as well as the needs of the participating businesses in the program. • Developed yearly plan of activities and goals using performance data, feedback and recommendations. • Guided and supervised 10-chapter officers through annual program, • Facilitated regular performance reviews with chapter officers and members to address achievements/concerns while offering feedback and resolutions to current and ongoing issues.

Ms | Master Of Science, Educational Administration

Bs | Bachelor Of Science, Agricultural Education