Laura Pitone Email & Phone Number

Somerville, Ma

Committee comprised of seven elected School Committee Members, the Mayor and the President of the Board of AldermanResponsibilities include establishing district goals and policies, long-range planning, constituent service, hiring and evaluation of the superintendent, collective bargaining with several employee unions, review and approval of annual budget, communication and advocacy for district public schools. - Elected in a contested ward race with two opponents through fundraising, platform development, planning, communications (collateral, website, social media) and door-to-door canvassing over a six month period. Ran for second, third and fourth two-year terms unopposed.- Participated in highly transparent and inclusive nationwide search process, resulting in SC unanimous vote for the new superintendent. - Served as Chair of Educational Programs subcommittee, on Rules subcommittee and have served on Finance and Facilities subcommittee.- Prioritized greater school and city collaboration, including representing SC on City facility master planning task force (through 2018) and Harvard lead By All Means Consortium (through present) resulting in cross city-school organizational development and investment to enhance access to and scope of health services and early childhood and out of school time programming. As Chair of the School Committee in 2017- Initiated and designed SC strategic long-range priorities process resulting in equity, human capital strategy and enrollment study initiatives. - Enhanced systemic community engagement including establishing first public comment policy in the City. www.laurapitone.com

Watertown, Ma

Created first strategic people development role at planning and design professional services firm in architecture and urban planning. Responsibilities: Hiring, development, retention, and organizational planning, as well as human resources strategy and planning - Established new strategic human resources position and associated responsibilities through inquiry process with leadership and key staff. - Facilitated firm leadership through creation of new talent development program to replace annual performance reviews. Included establishing the organizational values and performance expectations, the introduction of biannual leadership talent discussions, individual development plans, new organizational structure to support individual development empowering leaders beyond firm Principals. Mentorship, training and rollout.- Identified and prioritized Human Resources initiatives with leadership as input to strategic planning.- Supported recruiting, developed training plans, contracted with and managed training providers. - Identified the case for and oversaw the development and training of a new coaching model for future leaders.

Somerville, Ma

Elected leader in planning and execution of school redesign unifying two separate programs and communities, from mission to school structure. Roles included: School Improvement Council member, Tri-Chair Collaborative Parent-Staff Organization, and Friends of Healey non-profit Officer.- Co-designed and facilitated monthly meetings including strategy sessions and problem solving workshops with parents, staff and administration. - Researched (interviews and secondary source reviews) and presented different strategies to define and achieve school mission. - Provided leadership continuity during period of high rate of school leadership turnover (four principals in four years), including advocacy for parents and staff, and support/council for administration.- Designed and co-lead democratic parent/staff community organization to organize volunteers and raise funds to realize the school mission.- As Hiring Coordinator, trained all parent volunteers on the hiring process, their role and hiring criteria. Organized, recruited for and lead parent/staff resume review sessions, assigned parents to hiring committees, pre-screened resumes, and participated in hiring committees.

Interactive marketing firm of approximately 50 employeesClient management, strategy development and plan implementation for key financial services client.- Led client and team of analysts, developers, researchers, design and marketing professionals through research, design, development and implementation of State Street Corporation online marketing strategy and web site. - Developed, pitched and closed annual contract and specific project proposals, average annual billing of $1M.- Coached client on interactive marketing strategy and planning.

Greater Boston Area

Mid-sized business and information technology firm focused on technology enabled businesses, products, systems and operations Lead strategy consultant for clients including medical service provider, bridal retailer and innovative startups. Responsible for project delivery including team leadership, strategy development, project management, design, analysis, market research, business and operation plan creation.- Supervised team of six strategy consultants, including assignments, bi-annual reviews and development plans, and coaching in project delivery. - Designed and facilitated executive strategy and operational design workshops.- Created and presented proposals, statements of work, contracts and final deliverables. - Co-designed and facilitated focus groups.

Greater Boston Area

Start-up information technology professional services firm that grew from approximately 20 to over 100 employees.Various internal operations and client service delivery roles, clients included a leading hospital and mid-sized textile manufacturer.- Led teams of one to eight business analysts and programmers. Client contact, responsible for scope management, schedule and budget. - Designed new employee week-long training program for consultants. Created and delivered training on company culture, project management, business analytics, leadership and team building. Co-delivered technical training on customer management software ONYX and database skills. - Served as Mentor for new employees including creating and delivering annual evaluations and plans for future development. - Collaborated on redesign and rollout of new employee performance management system. - Served as the business analyst for internal knowledge management initiative.- Designed and created prototype of Operating Room Scheduling System for MGH in Visual Basic, as well as full specifications for final system.

Engineering and management roles in Industrial Power Systems (Schenectady, NY), Lighting (Memphis, TN) and Aerospace (Moorestown, NJ).- Completed GE Manfacturing Management Program (MMP)- Procured custom power plan components, including supplier identification, negotiation and management resulting in savings of $4 M over two years. Led creation, database development and training for defective vendor material program. Created inventory management system for machining and fabrication supplier.- Achieved 5% productivity increase while supervising third shift union shop of 17 machinists in light bulb factory.- Facilitated hourly/salaried team stockroom redesign resulting in 30% reduction in floor space for Aerospace (inventory $25M).- Taught several GE training courses, including measurement, leadership and sourcing.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Bs Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering