Accomplished board director, nonprofit leader and entrepreneur with 20+ years experience leading people and organizations to accomplish their mission and goals. As Virginia Tech’s inaugural director of volunteer advisory board strategy within VT Advancement, I lead efforts to enhance meaningful relationships between key volunteers, university-level advisory boards, and university leadership.As CEO of Tractus Strategic Partners, my mission is to help managers of small- and medium-sized organizations develop their Management Tradecraft. Similarly, my focus as Associate Professor of Practice in Management is to help students develop their management and leadership skills to be productive members of their teams on day one.Areas of specialties: management, leadership, collaboration, communication, strategic planning, complex and creative problem-solving, consulting, project management, creativity, enthusiasm, flexibility, succession planning, and team development. Professional consulting and group workshop facilitation experience.