Lindsey Dorneman, Mpa, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Denver, Co, Us

State agency ensuring young children and their families are healthy, valued, and thriving.• Administered Colorado’s $1.2 million Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Grant to increase the engagement of new stakeholders in the early childhood system, align early childhood and maternal child health systems, and advance health equity. Continued to direct the implementation of Colorado’s $39.3 million Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five.• Identified and implemented new opportunities to strengthen Colorado’s birth through five mixed-delivery system to achieve the goals of the CDEC and its partners including Early Childhood Councils, Family Resource Centers, libraries, health care professionals, and other state and local organizations.• Supervised Cross-Sector Systems Building Initiatives staff. Developed, recruited, and hired positions, developed staffing patterns, identified work products, and implemented performance management processes to meet individual and Department goals for four+ full-time employees.

Denver, Colorado

Government agency providing high quality human and health services to the people of Colorado. • Directed Colorado’s $39.3 million Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5), executing more than 40 innovative activities designed to increase system alignment, support innovative practices, ensure meaningful access to services, and increase the overall quality of early childhood programs and services across Colorado’s mixed-delivery system.• Developed and monitored project budgets and work plans to successfully achieve the goals of the federal PDG B-5 and Colorado’s statewide strategic plan.• Designed, built, and oversaw state-level project infrastructure including staffing, decision-making workflows, outreach and engagement strategies, vendor procurement, project communications, and reporting to federal and state partners.• Co-created the PDG B-5 process, cost, and outcome evaluation plan. Reviewed data to support continuous quality improvement and to inform changes to the strategic direction of the project.• Fostered relationships with federal, state, and local agencies, community organizations, philanthropic partners, families, and others to share information, align current efforts, and to and co-create and implement new strategies designed to reduce duplication, identify efficiencies, and maximize opportunities.• Led more than 20 project team members, communicating regularly to identify project outcomes, provide feedback, connect individuals to necessary resources, and reduce barriers to achieving individual and project goals. Supervised PDG B-5 Unit staff.

Denver, Colorado

• Oversaw internal and external communications, developed annual communications plans, established policies and procedures for approval and dissemination, managed budgets, administered public awareness campaigns, ensured adoption of best practices, and aligned activities with other statewide communications goals and initiatives.• Managed the Office’s legislative and budget processes, developing a work flow for theassignment, quality control and approval of draft legislation, decision items, requests for information, fiscal notes, and policy analysis statements. Authored decision items and provided strategic recommendations to the Office’s management team.• Directed Office-wide projects assigned by the Director and Executive Management Team by planning key activities and securing resources, organizing, and managing project teams and steering committees, developing work plans, identifying project risks, and monitoring and reporting project progress. Successful projects include enhanced visits for teen parents committed through the Division of Youth Services, and the successful competitive application for $5.8 million in federal PDG B-5.• Managed the office’s process improvement efforts. Administered the creation of the finance unit by mapping and tracking work plans; researching, drafting and finalizing seven new position descriptions; reviewing the business plan; and designing the business plan roll-out, communications, and employee transitions. Once the unit was formed, facilitated a lean improvement process to centralize fiscal and contract functions which required staff interviews, workshops, process documentation, and creating an implementation plan. Served as the agency's Lean Champion.

Greater Denver Area

• Authored, designed and updated the Office of Early Childhood’s (OEC) communications including newsletters, websites, press releases, presentations, fact sheets, promotional materials, talking points, and correspondence. • Coordinated with the Department of Human Services’ Budget Director and Legislative Liaison during the decision item development process and throughout the legislative session, ensuring all requests were complete, accurate, properly cleared and submitted on time.

Greater Denver Area

• Managed daily operations of the Office of Early Childhood including the coordination of the Office Director’s long-term strategic goals, outreach to potential partners to develop and execute programs, coordinating and reviewing legislative communications, and creating and implementing Office personnel manual. Supported the coordination, execution, planning and implementation of projects to align with the Office’s mission. • Monitored and reported on the implementation of early childhood legislative and budget items utilizing work plans; assisted with writing and submitting annual legislative reports; contributed to strategic planning processes; and participated in Office work groups with the purpose of maximizing program effectiveness.• Oversaw communications for the Office Director, including information gathering and writing of internal and external correspondence, reports, legislative inquiry responses, and memorandums. • Provided support to ensure Office’s compliance with State and Department guidelines, including fiscal rules. Developed processes for Office-level clearance to review communications and engagement with external partners. Reviewed all documents, including grants, contracts, memorandums of understanding, travel authorizations and reimbursements, function requests and personnel forms for completion in accordance to policies and guidelines prior to Director’s review for signature.• Established relationships with broad range of internal and external stakeholders, partner organizations, county representatives and clients to leverage Office resources; communicated opportunities for engagement; and facilitated contact between stakeholder groups.• Staffed key advisory groups, including the Early Childhood Leadership Commission and the Early Childhood Policy Advisory Committee, through meeting coordination, agenda setting, and establishing communication protocols and timelines.

Greater Denver Area

Nonprofit providing funding and awareness for health care, memory loss programs, adult day services and in-home care• Develop strategic relationships to maximize cash sponsorship, in-kind donations, and volunteer opportunities resulting in a 33% increase in corporate giving and 15 new corporate partners in FY2012.• Direct all phases of event management for three signature events, from initiation and design to implementation and follow up. Responsibilities include procuring sponsorship, contract negotiation and oversight, state and local permitting, developing and leading committees, budgeting, volunteer management (200/yr.), on-site production, donor follow up, and board reporting.• Coordinate event marketing efforts including the creation of content for printed collateral, websites, television and radio promotions, social media postings and press releases and managing paid advertising. Collaborated with the internal marketing team to integrate new corporate brand initiative into events, updating mission component of event programming and design of collateral to match InnovAge branding which included the complete redevelopment of the InnovAge Moonlight Classic website.

Austin, Texas Area

Business advisory firm utilizing a political campaign approach to measure public policy impact of business strategy.• Coordinated a media analysis project for a client of Public Strategies, requiring research of best practices, construction of evaluative tools and criteria, and reporting mechanisms to deliver a meaningful account of volume, tone and content of media coverage. • Assisted Consulting Practice Group leader with media analysis project for a Fortune 50 investment firm, participating in daily monitoring, rapid response communication, and client reporting. • Contributed to business development efforts through research and writing on public policy trends for The Pendulum, the Chairman’s bi-monthly client newsletter, and providing senior staff members detailed memorandums outlining business opportunities and state and national policy developments.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Area

Nonprofit mobilizing resources to drive research for a cure and to address the challenges of everyone affected by MS.• Directed a 2-day bike tour raising over $150,000, including: chairing the event committee, sponsorship outreach, coordinating logistics, facilitating individual and team fundraising, volunteer management, marketing and public relations, and post-event reporting.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Former United States Senate Majority Leader and consultant on national health care and renewable energy policy. • Managed daily operations of the Senator’s office including the coordination of the Senator’s long-term strategic goals, maintaining relationships with executives’ and Congressional members’ offices, outreach to potential clients, federal and non-federal political activity, event planning, book tour, public speaking schedule and board appointments.• Coordinated the Senator's media coverage, scheduling television and radio appearances to promote his book and policy initiatives; screened requests and issued responses to outlets seeking interviews.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Area

Nonprofit mobilizing resources to drive research for a cure and to address the challenges of everyone affected by MS.• Managed administrative and human resources functions, overseeing $2 million budget, maintaining licensing and reporting of state charitable gaming operations, and researching and updating employee benefit options. • Worked directly with Board of Directors, providing monthly financial statements, coordinating the annual audit, and serving on the Personnel Policy Committee responsible for updating the Chapter’s personnel policies.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Area

United States Senate Re-Election Campaign• Coordinated events, direct mail efforts, and online solicitations to contribute to $21,000,000 senatorial campaign budget; includes $125,000 raised through a three-day, three-city state-wide fundraising dinner series. • Processed contributions and developed reports to maintain compliance with Federal Election Commission campaign finance regulations. • Managed contracted workers program, maintaining employment records, time reports, and submitting payment for over 400 contract employees.

Ba, Political Science (Spanish Minor)

Activities and Societies: Magna Cum Laude, Dean's List, USD Honors Program,Student Manager for the Office of Student Services.

Master Of Public Administration, Public Policy And Nonprofit Management

Activities and Societies: Students of Public Administration (SOPA), First Year Experience Mentor, Student Health Advisory Board Member.