Kristen (Folkendt) Del Simone, Ma, Acc Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Sf Bay Area, Ca

Coach and consultant to individuals, teams and organizations specializing in leadership development, team building, organizational learning and employee engagement.-- COACHING --Coach individuals around their developmental goals using evidence-based and wholistic approaches. Sample coaching topics have included leadership development, self-awareness, motivation, personal values exploration, and self-care practices, among others.-- FACILITATION --Increase individual and team awareness around their conscious and unconscious drivers and motivations using a values-based lens; align strategies, tactics and behaviors to personal and group values in order to increase engagement and achieve results.-- LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT & TEAM BUILDING --Facilitate highly customized group coaching and team building activities designed to improve communication, enhance collaboration and learning, increase self- and other-awareness, and develop personal and shared leadership capacities.-- TRAINING & CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT --Design, develop and deliver custom trainings and workshops to meet the unique learning and development requirements of the team, organization, and individual participants.

Moraga, Ca

Virtual

The ELIAS Community of Practice (ELIAS CoP) is an ongoing action research project associated with the Saint Mary’s College of California Master of Arts in Leadership program.Lead a small team of alumni and faculty committed to designing, launching and maintaining an inclusive virtual community of practice (vCoP) for alumni to engage in further learning and collaboration within the emerging field of leadership.-- Convene and facilitate monthly videoconference calls to collaboratively build the vCoP, including developing fundraising, outreach, and alumni engagement strategies, and to gather group reflections and data for evaluating project outcomes.-- Lead small teams and working groups to implement engagement strategies and activities for the vCoP, including community outreach, alumni events, and fundraising campaigns.-- Cultivate relationships with program alumni to invite and welcome them into the vCoP and engage them in collaboratively building their online community.-- Collaboratively developed, planned, coordinated and prototyped a digital storytelling workshop for program alumni to share personal leadership stories as a way to introduce themselves in the community.-- Designed, developed and continue to maintain the online social network platform that serves as the virtual home for the CoP.

Honolulu, Hi

Designed, sourced, implemented and oversaw operational infrastructure and processes during company's startup phase; designed and executed initial marketing outreach strategies. -- Set up cloud-based accounting, communication (phone and email), document management and contact management systems for a fully remote team.-- Drafted new business contracts, including Master Services Agreements, Consulting Agreements, IT Services Agreements, Independent Contractor Agreements, Referral Agreements, Non-disclosure Agreements, Statements of Work, etc.-- Reviewed business contracts and partnership agreements, and proposed amendments as needed to protect company interests.-- Designed, developed and launched company website; created social media accounts.-- Coordinated marketing and outreach strategy for co-sponsored Hawai’i Healthcare IT Symposium, including promotional material design, social media curation, and direct prospect engagement in the Hawai’i-based healthcare vertical.

California, Hawaii

Empowered others to develop their leadership potential through one-on-one and small group coaching, trainings, and workshops at leading international conferences in the United States and Europe.★KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS★► Collaborated with organizational leaders from business, government, nonprofit and academic sectors to design and deliver leadership-themed experiential workshops and trainings at a variety of conferences.► Cultivated and co-authored engaging and comprehensive content for workshop curriculum, including researching and identifying themed topics, drafting proposals for acceptance into conferences, and designing and facilitating workshop presentations.► Presented at 2015 & 2016 International Leadership Association Annual Global Conference, 2016 International Transformative Learning Conference, 2017 International Leadership Association Women’s Leadership Conference, as well as other local and regional trainings, conferences and conventions.

Moraga, Ca

Key program manager supporting prospective students and overseeing marketing, recruitment and admissions efforts for the Master of Arts in Leadership degree program (2 cohorts per year).★KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS★► Transformed marketing and recruitment functions after organizational restructuring by partnering cross-functionally with other on-campus departments and programs and building key relationships with external organizations in order to reach new audiences and meet recruitment targets and goals.► Designed, implemented and managed comprehensive recruitment strategy, including direct outreach, in-person and online events, marketing communications, alumni referral campaigns, and website SEO; developed tools and processes to measure and evaluate activity outcomes and results.► Cultivated relationships with prospective students through one-on-one conversations, personalized emails, invitations to on-campus events, and introductions to program alumni working in their sector or desired sector.► Guided prospective students through the admissions process: coached them to determine if the program was a good fit for their personal and professional goals, offered feedback on admissions essays, and helped prepare them for their admissions interviews.► Spearheaded and managed the development and launch of the Master of Arts in Leadership program’s blog, Leadership for the 21st Century, resulting in new organic and inbound leads.

Berkeley, Ca

PARALEGALSupported attorneys during all phases of litigation and appeals, including preparing pleadings, drafting discovery requests and responses, coordinating subpoenas and document exchanges, drafting motions and briefs, conducting interviews and legal research, and interfacing with the courts, clients, and opposing counsel.► Wrote successful motions for summary judgment/adjudication, motions for attorneys’ fees, motions to compel discovery, motions for sanctions (issue, evidentiary and monetary), and motions in limine.► Consulted on HR best practices, policies and risk mitigation.► Prepared documents for business formations and dissolutions.FIRM ADMINISTRATORManaged all office operations and systems including accounting, billing, payroll, vendor and records management, website maintenance, case calendaring, computer software and systems, and IT. ► Selected, implemented, maintained and trained staff on the firm’s case management system.► Managed the development and launch of the firm’s corporate website and web content.

Orinda, Ca And Berkeley, Ca

Provided stellar service and support to financial advisors and their clients.

Pleasanton, Ca

Managed all back office functions for small business services company, including accounting, HR, office and personnel management, and IT.

Pleasanton, Ca

Managed back office functions for the Western Business Region headquarters, including vendor and equipment management, and IT. Provided administrative support to remote team of engineers. Coordinated logistics for on-site customer trainings, including training materials, meals and entertainment, and lodging bookings.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Leadership

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Law Studies (With Honors)

- Commencement Speaker, School of Extended Education - Member, Lambda Epsilon Chi (LEX) National Honor Society

Certificate In Comprehensive Evidence Based Coaching