TAG-Ed is strengthening Georgia’s workforce by providing inclusive career enhancement opportunities, leadership development, professional development,and continuing education in a wide spectrum of industries across Georgia and the nation. Dedicated to providing access, exposure and awareness of innovative and relevant hands-on learning experiences enhances our current and future tech workforce. Responsible for the growth and strengthening of Georgia’s technology community through the development of strategic initiatives designed in partnership with corporate leaders to increase top tech talent retention and analysis of research-based tech industry trends.

Responsible for developing the Bridge Builders initiative, which aims to close the diversity gap throughout the state of Georgia by bringing the business and technology communities together to promote change in social justice and equity. This ground-breaking initiative focuses on establishing relationships and programs that will link TAG members and partners with entrepreneurs and technologists from underrepresented groups in our workforce. The objective is to improve workforce development throughout Georgia's tech industry regardless of race or ethnicity.

I founded Kendall & Kendrick Consulting Group to create innovative leadership strategies through consulting, coaching, and leadership development. Kendall & Kendrick is a global consulting firm that partners with C-level and HR professionals to identify leadership development goals, close training gaps, enable cultural workplace initiatives, and implement gender pay equality and equitable hiring practices. Our team of award-winning leadership experts has experience in:Executive Leadership CoachingOrganizational LeadershipEmerging Leader Development and CoachingExecutive Women's Leadership TrainingWomen's Leadership ResearchDiversity, Equity, and InclusionConflict ManagementGlobal DISC Assessment70-20-10 Impact Executive Development

Define and deliver growth strategy aligned with company vision and objectives. Oversee 100% of sales and operations activities. Determine recruitment, engagement, and training needs to form efficient processes. • Collaboration to $5M revenue goals. o Achieve 130%-to-plan 6-month productivity average. o Establish key performance indicators across sales, enrollment, revenue, cost, and client acquisition. • Establish strategic industry and community partnerships.o Increase corporate client partnerships 20% through creation of Corporate Learning Partnership Program.o Design Corporate Academy Pilot Program.o Build Apprenticeship Program Models. o Partner with Chamber of Commerce Workforce Development. o Serve as advisory board member on Coles Business College/College of Graduate & Professional Education.• Oversee Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Customized Curriculum design• Pioneer leadership business development model, including in-person and digital programming, B2B prospecting, and marketing campaign execution.

Advised executive team, including President and Chief Diversity Officer, consulting as subject matter expert on DEI challenges and solutions. Support DEI continuous improvement efforts. Scale programming using strategic project management skills.• Drive diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Ensure accountable leadership.o Collaborate with ~20 diversity officers across colleges. o Partner with C-level leadership and human resources (HR) to determine leadership development goals.o Determine and rectify training gaps.o Enable 6 cultural workplace initiatives, implementing Gender Pay Equality, Equitable Hiring Practices, Daycare Center for Employees, Hiring Practices for Graduating Disabled Students, and Diversity Training Program.o Led strategic planning sessions for 5 gender equity projects.o Research equitable pay initiatives as Pay Equity Committee member. • Recommended talent acquisition practices, retention opportunities, and community-based solutions.o Provided coaching to talent search committees. Assisted in identification and recruitment of diverse faculty.o Established diversity liaisons within each college.• Deconstructed gender-based barriers.o Collaborated on Title IX and Equal Employment Opportunity guidelines, ensuring procedural compliance.o Served on Office of Institutional Equity’s Pay Equity Committee to address pay inequalities. • Build community partnerships to address diverse populations across ability, gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, sustainability, and military status.

Delivered in-class and online lectures to ~200 undergraduates per semester. Encouraged students to think strategically by applying fundamentals to real-world problems. Originated Corporate Access to Student Talent Program. Courses taught included Corporate Communication and Conflict Resolution, Human Communications, Public Speaking, Writing for Public Communication, and Foundations of Leadership.

CHM is a durable medical equipment/disease management company designed to work closely with all healthcare providers. Directed 100% of company sales and operations functions at C-level. • Supervised 3 Vice Presidents, 12 Regional Directors, and 125 employees.o Created DEI, policy compliance, and conflict management processes.o Designed Strategic Healthcare Provider Sales and Leadership Training program for 100-member sales team.o Orchestrated JACHO, Medicaid, and Medicare accreditation across HR functions, including hiring, promotions, and training practices. • Oversaw $5M P&L.o Grew national sales 40%.o Attained 111% revenue increase.o Increased growth-per-order 55% through addition of cross-sell product lines.

• Directed 2 Vice Presidents and a 20-member sales team.o Created DEI, conflict management, and conflict resolution training and policies.• Administered $1.2M budget.o Drove 426% growth-per-order. o Led 43% increase in revenue per order.o Decreased average daily turnaround by 47%.o Attained 47% increased average conversion ratio.o Achieved 47% lower COGs per order.o Lowered COS 59% overall.• Won ~$8M Medicare Competitive Bid Proposal.

CCS Medical - Diabetes and Chronic Care Pharmacy and Medical equipment.Orchestrated recruitment, management, and training of high-performance medical sales professionals. Served as subject matter expert on sales management across all divisions, teaching and coaching Vice Presidents, Directors, and Managers. Promoted twice during tenure.• Designed national training programs.o Wrote and implemented leadership training, including “Leading by Example” and “Fast Track to Excellence.” o Supported 200 sales professionals.o Created pilot program.• Managed $250M P&L. Drove 20% sales increase.o Recognized as #1 Regional Pump Growth, #1 Region in Medicare Business, #1 Region in PAK Activation ROI 60%, Top Producing Region in All Diabetic Testing Supply Sales, and Top Producing Region in Insulin Pump Sales.

Resolved disputes between eBay customers. Mediated >1K cases. Achieved 97% amicable agreements.