K.C. Williams, Ed.D. Email & Phone Number

Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Lead product management and instructional design, data, and AI strategy for 50+ education products across all GES teams. Define strategic goals and track progress against quarterly, annual, and long-term benchmarks. Own all stages of education product lifecycle from idea to market. Responsible for quality assurance and continuous innovation in instructional content and operations. • Led combination of Anthology Academy and Blackboard Academy into a single source for product training, professional development, and pedagogical/andragogical support for >2000 customer institutions. Project management, roadmap, curriculum, and key decision responsibility. Product owner for (combined) Anthology Academy• Built Education Products as a unit within GES, designed and hired team, and crafted strategic goals; drive ongoing, timely achievement of KPIs

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Managed instructional design and content creation team responsible for enterprise products in (pre-merger) Anthology Academy. • Refined content pipeline process between US-based SMEs and India-based IDs to facilitate on-timeAcademy launch of Anthology Student product and publish>50 resources quarterly• Evolved legacy company operations and aligned curriculum with ID and andragogy principles, and scaled for asynchronous training delivery through change management

Promoted to Executive Director at 6-month performance review. Reporting to Chief Academic Officer,provided strategic direction to CITL (instructional design, online campus, & accessibility), Learning Commons, and Quality Enhancement Plan. Advised and collaborated with leadership across all academic disciplines, curriculum, and assessment to drive academic strategies, policies, and procedures. Taught online courses. Supervised 5 direct reports leading division of >40 managers and individual contributors.• Redesigned and led overhaul of faculty training and professional development infrastructure, resulting ininstitution-wide GPA increase of .1 and success rate increase of 3% January 2020–July 2021

Built, onboarded, and managed team that led institutional pivot to online operations. Met all KPIs and exceeded annual continuous improvement targets despite pandemic setbacks. Directed, designed, and delivered curriculum, training, and services for college faculty and staff. Taught online courses. • Authored QEP designed to close achievement gaps for minority and underserved learners via faculty professional development interventions (data embargoed until 2025)• Championed course quality standards for online learning to achieve 100% faculty compliance by first week of classes within 3 semesters

Oversaw administrative, academic, and financial functions of multidisciplinary division; managed >$2M budget and led cross-functional team for operations within a major arts center, allocated scholarships and acted as chief advisor for awardees. Taught online, hybrid, and face-to-face courses. • Developed cost-neutral method of calculating faculty teaching load, reducing strain on overworked faculty without compromising availability, level of service, or statutorily mandated load. Cost savings realized in 50% of music faculty positions• Led augmentation of GenEd Humanities courses to ensure 100% met speaking, writing, and diversity curriculum standards; instituted department-wide skills-based assessment strategy and managed change among faculty• Implemented flexible attendance and early intervention strategies to encourage learner persistence and decrease withdrawals across GenEd courses, resulting in 50% departmental gain within division

Niceville, Florida

Managed administrative, educational, financial, and curatorial functions of a nonprofit art gallery, including stewardship of permanent collection including 1500 objects and management of community partnerships. Taught online, hybrid, and face-to-face courses. • Rebranded and promoted annual regional art exhibition to national exhibition, growing paid participants by 25% in the first year• Implemented fee structure, revised to meet industry standard, saving 25-30% of budget annually• Audited vendors and led shift to digital and social media marketing, reducing overall annual budget by 40%

Coached assigned Florida College System institution to improve student learning and persistence, reduce time to graduation, and enhance instruction through Guided Pathways implementation. Facilitated institutional self-assessment and and acted as SME for faculty development and online learning.• Aligned certificate and degree programs with regional workforce needs• Strategized opportunities to serve low-income and diverse communities

Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Managed permanent collection of over 700 works and curated 6 exhibitions of contemporary fine art; acted as point of contact for community arts. • Built relationships with community partners for resource development• Developed monthly public lecture series• Produced three major fundraising events

Taught Art History and advised capstone projects; participated in advising/navigation and faculty service. Created and delivered two original courses: upper-level seminar for majors and elective topics class that incorporated active learning strategies as part of a system-wide Scholarship of Teaching and Learning initiative.• Enhanced topics class curriculum through guest lecture series that included speakers from museums and from the FBI’s Art Crime Team• Collaborated at all stages from planning through execution to host a four-day regional academic conference

Doctor Of Education (Ed.D.), Curriculum And Instruction: Administrative Studies

Certificate, Human Performance Technology

Master’S Degree, Ma, Art History

Bachelor’S Degree, Ba, Art