Katrina Boatright, Ma Email & Phone Number

United States

Sisters Having A Divine Elegant Standard (S.H.A.D.E.S.) is a female mentoring movement.S.H.A.D.E.S is a female mentoring program that was created to empower, inspire, and nurture girls toward personal maturity and success. This female mentoring program promotes healthy self-esteem, academic achievement, leadership, positive relationships, elegance and an overall mindset of excellence.Focuses on encouraging teen girls towards self-development, confidence, purpose and authenticity.Motto: Influencing Girls to Impact the World!

Aurora, Il

Self-employed consultant for various respected organizations.Educational Facilitator / Leadership ConsultantLeverage 15-year history of education / leadership development skills to enhance a variety of programs / organizations. Reinvent program curricula to improve functionality. Develop and assist in implementation of program procedures to ensure continued program success.Key Accomplishments:• Invited to Great Women of Grace Conference in London, England as keynote speaker and delivered 6 unique speeches with the goal of instructing groups of women in how to build effective and mature spiritual relationships.• Spearheaded middle school leadership programs involving bi-weekly discussions, customized curricula, and interactive discussions / field trips geared towards developing students' leadership qualities.• Spearheaded high school college readiness program involving customized transitional success plans, critical thinking sessions, motivational seminars, current college student panel and parent workshops. • Partnered with organizations to facilitate leadership seminars and motivational sessions for their programs. Additional Services:* Inspirational & Motivational Speaker* Conference, Seminar Presenter/Teacher* Develop, Host and Facilitate Women Conferences and Events* Personal, Spirtiual, & Professional Development* Mentoring* Consulting

Elgin, Il

* Coordinate, develop and expand the Integrated Career and Academic Preparation Systems (ICAPS) Program. * Provide guidance and support to deans and faculty in planning and executing new ICAPS pathways to promote success of current students. * Coordinate meetings with VP, deans, instructional coordinators and other administrators to partner in expanding the program and share the efficacy.* Provide data summaries/audits of ICAPS pathways and report regularly. * Ensure compliance with grant measures and track all student & program data. *Facilitate conversations to identify solutions that address compliance issues. * Coach and guide students through career and academic choices, guide through admissions process and registration. * Build collaborations internally and externally to successfully implement this program model in order to strengthen the institution. * Work with the curriculum office and deans to design and customize cohort ICAPS programs.

Greater Chicago Area

Improved existing adult education curricula, resulting in exponential retention growth. Functioned as Workforce Development Training Manager of existing program and tasked with all administrative duties related to program maintenance. Assisted with special projects and liaised with a variety of high-level staff and clients as needed.Key Accomplishments:• Tasked with redesigning existing curriculum (“Success Strategies”) to improve effectiveness, including planning, organizing and facilitating a wide range of professional/career development training activities in 3, 5, and 10 week increments for classes of 20 students, resulting in 95% of students enrolled for gainful employment with a 90% retention rate. • Promoted after first three months of employment to Project Manager of TCART (Transportation Construction Apprenticeship Readiness Training) program, which included monitoring, assessing, and preparing classes of 15-20 students for careers in transportation, in addition to maintaining records of all administrative activities and financial transactions related to program.• Provided high-level administration services and served as liaison with CUL staff, program executives, subcontractors, instructors and project participants as needed.• Worked collaboratively with the community and municipal entities to ensure efficient marketing of the program. • Recruited, assessed and enrolled participants while establishing program schedules and priorities for project activities. • Oversaw the preparation of project status reports, details of the progress, effectiveness of the program and monitored procedures in program evaluation.

Aurora, Il

Created successful mentorship program from inception. Executed individual student academic plans. Facilitated ongoing staff development.Key Accomplishments:• Developed and implemented cross-age and cross-school mentoring program to promote academic excellence and classroom involvement for groups of 50 high school girls, resulting in 100% conversion rate of mentees to future mentors and ensuring program longevity.• Established individual student academic success plans while providing customized student advocating and intervention, resulting in 70% decrease in the identified students’ number of skipped classes, missed school days, disciplinary incidents, failed classes, detentions, suspensions, and expulsions. • Organized and led staff professional development sessions and workshops to encourage ongoing professional development throughout the district.

Aurora, Il

Leveraged leadership, administrative, and strategic planning skills to further develop the vision of the non-profit organization while establishing, building and positioning them for continued growth and sustainability. Designed service plans for low-income families. Set goals and benchmarks for adult program. Managed administrative tasks on a regular basis. Key Accomplishments:• Implemented individualized service plans for over 500 low-income families and unemployed individuals annually and supervised broader aid program including program recruitment, enrollment, core services development, job training, curriculum, and grant reporting, as well assessing program staff on a regular basis.• Expanded Adult Workforce Development Program through goal setting, procedural implementation, and the creation of work standards for program and staff. • Provided direction, management, and execution of action and communication plans to successfully meet and exceed program goals.

Aurora, Il

Inspired and led diverse group of staff and parishoners. Conducted trainings and seminars to promote spiritual development. Constructed tiered leadership structure to maximize efficiency.Key Accomplishments:• Acted as motivational communicator and leader to direct, advise, and mobilize more than 50 staff members and 700 parishoners as well as executing personal, leadership, and spiritual development initiatives and trainings. • Developed yearly strategic and financial planning goals, monitored operating budget, and assisted in the annual budget preparation for the fiscal year.• Designed tiered leadership structure for team of 200 volunteers and supervised program / ministry coordinators including constructing and implementing recruiting strategy for full-time, part-time and volunteer workers.

As a visionary leader, designed and directed an educational/ child development center that strengthened early learning and success entering Kindergarten which lead to increase in our services to over 100 families in the first two years. Business Development & OperationsPublic RelationsStaff and Curriculum Development

Masters In Organizational Leadership, Executive Coaching

Bs, Home Economics; Child Development And Family Relations

Activities and Societies: Track & Field Scholarship