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New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Harriet Tubman Charter School

• Implement programs to improve the school’s budget performance, eliminating budget deficits and replacing them with a 5% operating surplus by setting, developing, monitoring and managing the organizations financial policies• Coordinating all strategic, financial and operational items between the School’s management partner EdisonLearning and the Board of Trustees to ensure adequate controls over all aspects of the management of the Harriet Tubman Charter School • Develop and implement enrollment campaigns resulting in a 98% fill rate which include but are not limited to the management of local marketing initiatives, demographic analysis, and coordinating local communications• Implement and instill an overall culture of personnel confidentiality, professionalism, and excellence throughout the school community• Coordinate the annual evaluation process to ensure compliance with School and Board of Trustees policies, along with collective bargaining agreements• Strategic and operational leader of an Administrative Team charged with scripting and implementing an educational, financial and operational turnaround program for a New York State chartered kindergarten through grade eight school located in one of the poorest congressional districts in the US • Key member of a team that moved Harriet Tubman Charter School from a school in danger of being closed to an organization that doubled student capacity, opened a second location, increased revenue to over $10 million annually while achieving an “A” rating by the New York City Department of Education

·Increased top line revenue in a private for profit elementary school of in excess of 400 students by 22% by designing, implementing and managing the ARK (Acquisition, Retention and Knowledge) a campus marketing program to deliver immediate and measurable results in student enrollment and retention rates·Decreased operational expenditures by 15% by analyzing school’s performance and establishing an aggressive marketing plan, operational metrics and financial goals·Decreased payroll costs by 50% resulting in total budget expenditure of less than 15%through dynamic scheduling and other aggressive measures in the recruitment and hiring process of new employees ·Negotiated and facilitated the acquisition of 3 competing organizations and created and executed a 10 year plan·Developed a performance review process for faculty and ancillary staff, writing the assessment guide, including all performance metrics as well as the actual evaluation document

·Supervised the operation of a region for a home and garden specialty retailer that generated $80 million annually·Raised the average dollar per transaction 35%, increased customer conversion from 20% to 33%and decreased inventory loss to under 3% the lowest throughout the company·Generated $5 million annually through managing the warehouse and stores discontinued merchandise, opened staffed and directed the company’s outlet stores·A member of the advisory board that sourced, secured, and relocated company warehouse locations·Assessed the need for regional product purchases and instituted a local vendor program, and in tandem with the VP of Merchandising instituted a regional purchasing scheme and authored its Policy and Procedures Manual

·Increased sales volume in existing stores by 10%.·Part of the team that developed the RTV (Return to Vendor) policies instituted company wide·In conjunction with the Vice President of Retail, developed the Standards of Operation·Received commendation for increased sales, inventory shrinkage results and EBITA contribution

Assisted the Director of Store Operations in transitioning a full line store to the first clearance concept stores. Recruited, hired, trained, supervised and counseled store associates and management. Monitored and analyzed data and factors that impacted clearance store sales and profitability, including profit and loss responsibility. Aggressively adjusted price points and established marketing plans to optimize inventory flow and store profits, which resulted in receiving twelve consecutive sales achievement awards from the Vice President. Assisted the Vice President in developing the conversion and operation manuals, which remain standard in all clearance stores.

Masters Of Business Administration, Strategic Management

Bachelor Of Arts, Communications