Leann Yoder, Csm Email & Phone Number

Reston, VA

Manage and support the planning, coordination, and delivery of strategic product development initiatives to launch new digital products and services on the College Board’s digital testing platform. Coordinate Agile product development and release planning activities throughout the product development lifecycle, lead user acceptance testing, and develop and.

Reston, VA

• Driving organizational change through innovation around how work is strategized, lead and managed. Leading teams to embrace Agile principles and scale across the organization.
• Quickly adapted to remote work in Q1 2020 and stood up the Agile framework contributing to the successful development of a “test at home” platform that allowed 480 million Advanced Placement (AP) exams to be.
• Partnered with technology and program leaders to establish the AP Portfolio for AP Test Administration and implemented processes to drive teams towards faster, cleaner delivery of highest priority work.
• Senior member of the Agile PMO collaborating on PMO strategy, governance and continuous improvement framework.
• Provide training and coaching on Agile methods and principles to individuals and teams.
• Co-chair of the College Board’s Women’s Impact Network affinity group

Reston, VA

• Led enterprise-wide strategic initiatives across cross-functional teams.
• Led large, high-profile initiatives including SAT School Day Order Model, SAT Counselor Experience, and CB’s Digital Brand Rollout (to CB websites) through collaboration, communication, visibility of work, iterative.
• Successfully led the 2015 Fall Operational Readiness Testing for eight IT systems. Met with business/product owners to identify requirements, worked with developers and engineers to develop test plans, and tracked and.
• Turned pain points and learnings into an improved technology employee/contractor onboarding process. Initiated, created and delivered training to help hiring managers navigate the multi-faceted Information Technology.
• Created and implemented a new project intake prioritization process and supported a new project Return on Investment (ROI) reporting capability.

Reston, VA

Lead College Board's STEM partner programs with the Siemens Foundation, Discovery Education and College Board's National Hispanic Recognition Program.

Arlington, VA

Provided STEM subject matter expertise and project management for DARPA MENTOR – a high school STEM program seeking to inspire students in manufacturing innovation and advanced scientific research and development.

Alexandria, VA

A science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) non-profit organization promoting and sponsoring STEM activities since 1950. Focused on creative problem solving in a team setting using an “explore, assess and experience” STEM approach. Major corporate partners included Bechtel Corp., CH2M Hill, Motorola Foundation, Rockwell Collins and Shell..

Alexandria, VA

Developed partnership with established email newsletter, and ultimately purchased and acquired publishing and distribution of newsletter to over 5,000 educators monthly; Implemented email communications network for JETS volunteers and program hosts; Conducted electronic surveys of JETS constituents in order to continuously improve JETS programs.

Reston, VA

Organized the first-annual conference of the Infrastructure Security Partnership (TISP), after 9-11, attracting more than 2,000 national security professionals; coordinated and conducted informative web seminars for TISP and ASCE members, developed content and managed the TISP website at (www.tisp.org)

Alexandria, VA

Reduced costs and streamlined program coordination by implementing new electronic test data collection tool, electronic email updates, and eliminating printing where possible; marketed JETS programs to high school teachers increasing participation 20% per year; increased outreach efforts to the engineering professional and college/university communities by.

Reston, VA

Coordinated civil engineering accreditation of 326 undergraduate programs across the country; served as staff contact for four ASCE education committees, traveled to and coordinated annual conference committee meetings, representing ASCE, developed and implemented a new tool for maintaining and tracking ASCE/ABET program evaluators; analyzed and reported.