Provide public administration leadership and direction.• Educate, engage and create momentum for excellence and continuous improvement.• Direct, motivate and coach staff at all levels of the organization to adopt best practices and be at their best.• Develop, advocate for and manage budgets and authorize expenditures. • Prepare and present reports and communication to leadership, the news media and the public to explain policies, programs and results.

Enhance the Twin Cities' livability and further strengthen the Midwest's second largest metro economy by overseeing programs to attract and retain employers and talent.Oversee the planning, implementation and evaluation of training and talent development services in partnership with local governments, secondary and higher ed, nonprofits and corporate training systems.Manage programs for talent development partnerships in healthcare, construction, manufacturing and IT sectors.Supervise multiple site operations, including finance, technology, marketing, recruitment and talent deployment.Bridge national, state and local strategies and priorities and provide advice to agency leadership on policies and programs.Collaborate with local governments, secondary and higher education, nonprofits, and philanthropic partners to take advantage of new opportunities and respond to community challenges.Support state and local workforce development councils in defining and achieving their strategic plans.Accomplishments:• Directed talent management initiatives alongside employer associations, higher education, and government workforce development programs. • Launched multiple programs to improve educational attainment among minorities in Ramsey County. • Exceeded recruitment targets for women and minorities across regional offices.

Help Minnesota communities thrive in the global competition for jobs, prosperity and quality of life by helping them plan and build viable housing in a market demanding greater efficiency, affordability and choices.Responsible for operation of a statewide nonprofit that delivers financial and technical assistance for residential housing development while disseminating green building technologies. • Oversaw finance, HR, IT, research and evaluation, planning, contract management, communications/marketing and general administration.• Directed appraisal, underwriting and disbursement of pre-development and land acquisition loans; oversaw RFP and monitoring of grant programs. • Oversaw certification and compliance training programs, including LEED, Davis Bacon, Section 3, Fair Labor Standards Act, and AA/EEO.• Oversaw pre-project planning technical services, including assisting developers with site selection/assessments, project budget estimations, cash flow projections, contractor selection, environmental/sustainability assessments, design/constructability review, construction scheduling/phasing, and city review processes. • Negotiated and managed HUD, USDA, DHS, and other state and philanthropic contracts. Accomplishments:• Produced operating surplus each year.• Eliminated waste and inefficiencies in IT investments.• Streamlined loan and grant review and reporting processes.• Introduced transparent system for employee review and workforce planning.• Launched new products and services for rural Minnesota.• Improved demand for loans and loan closing rate.

Guided the World Bank's lending and public policy strategies to improve effectiveness of government investments and services in developing nations. Directed system improvements in social services, labor markets, health system financing, education, water/wastewater, and public administration.Assignments included:• Decentralization of Latvia's system of social services through public-private partnerships and community-based approaches.• Improving targeting of Moldova's public assistance programs.• Restoring Bulgaria's capacity to operate employment programs and analyze labor market conditions.• Building the first landfill and launching sustainable solid waste management practices in the West Bank and Gaza.• Integrating water conservation into Tbilisi's water utility and revising fee collection protocol.• Raising incomes of Tajikistan farmers through agricultural credits and microfinance.• Rehabilitating schools, roads, clinics and water/wastewater systems in former communist countries through community development funds.