Mike Knox Email & Phone Number

Santa Ana, Ca, Us

• Spearheaded the development and deployment of the CliftonStrengths for Leaders program, resulting in a 400% increase in participation and an 83% Net Promoter Score after the first year and 92% NPS so far in year two and deployment to the entire management team• Designed and successfully piloted Leadership Cohort for 10 VPs, SVPs, and EVPs, with a 100% NPS and currently managing the rollout of the program to the entire organization• After DEI SVP left the organization, tasked with developing and managing an inclusive leadership program for all leaders (in progress)• Created and delivered manager and team trainings on team member engagement, creating strengths-based teams, and effective feedback and recognition, among others• Provide individual and team coaching to more than 80 Managers, Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents, and the CFO and dozens of teams to enhance psychological safety, improve employee engagement, develop individual and team strengths, and boost overall effectiveness in achieving organizational objectives• Facilitate 2-4 virtual and in-person classes per month for more than 500 leaders and managers with a 95% excellence rating• Facilitate organization-wide and department-specific roundtables on pressing DEI issues to enhance inclusion and psychological safety

Irvine, California, Us

• Design and facilitate customized leadership and team development trainings for Dreamhaven, Women In Games International (WIGI), Secret Door, Moonshot, Lightspeed L.A., Miro, SMOSH, CHOC Children’s Hospital, Segerstrom Center for the Performing Arts, and more, with a 94% excellence rating• 50+ hours of one-on-one Coaching for individuals at WIGI, Blizzard Entertainment, Dreamhaven, Secret Door, Moonshot, and Probably Monsters, among others• Organized Gamers for CHOC, a fundraising project for the Children’s Hospital of Orange County involving more than 40 video game studios and other organizations in the games industry, which has raised over $400,000 to date• Personally raised over $50,000 for CHOC Children’s Hospital as part of Gamers for CHOC• 100+ hours of pro bono career and CliftonStrengths coaching and training to support underrepresented individuals in the video game industry and those impacted by layoffs• Sponsored the 2024 Women-led Games Showcase

Irvine, Ca, Us

I am a deep believer in the leadership potential in everyone and am firmly committed to the idea that values based leadership leads to positive social change. My team and I established the Center for Student Leadership (CSL) in 2018 to serve as the central hub of student leadership development at the university. Since the CSL was created we increased the number of constituents directly served by over 27% (nearly 1,100) annually.Center Values: Social Justice, Authenticity, Vulnerability, Mentorship, Innovation, Empowerment, Connection, & Social ResponsibilityMy Role:• In response to COVID-19, completely redesigned multi-day, in-person orientation programs serving 6,000+ to a remote format that remains educational, engaging, and continues to build a sense of community and belonging• Conceived idea of CSL, established physical space, and developed mission and core values. • Expanded leadership programming and on-boarding to include 10-week courses, one-on-one coaching, and peer mentorship• Designed and instructed seminars on Racial Justice Allyship, Healthy Masculinity, Transition and On-Boarding, Professional Skills, and Leadership (more than 1,000 students across classes) • Supervised team of four professional staff and nearly 200 student staff each year• Managed annual budget of more than 2 Million dollars• Provided top level management for comprehensive on-boarding of more than 6,000 individuals annually, which led to, among other things, an increase of students citing UCI as their first choice campus from 44% prior to participating to almost 90%. • Managed an internship program, through which I placed 30 students in internships across campus and trained them in leadership and professional skills through a year-long course• Designed and hosted 50 year anniversary celebration for orientation staff, which brought morethan 600 UCI alumni to campus for a full day of events and raised more than $20,000 in direct donations for orientation scholarships

Irvine, Ca, Us

• Designed and managed a one-of-a-kind International Student Orientation that serves between 1,000 and 1,200 international students each year• Spearheaded development and implementation of an innovative Spanish language orientation program for more than 200 Spanish speaking parents/guardians annually• Designed and instructed 10-week seminars on Racial Justice Allyship, Healthy Masculinity, Transition and On-Boarding, and Leadership for undergraduate students, graduate students, and UCI staff (more than 1,000 students across classes) • Facilitated student/staff trainings and served as a guest speaker on topics such as Privilege & Allyship, Healthy Masculinity, Violence Prevention, Communication, Leadership, and Mentorship (10 to 20 events annually)• Created and implemented comprehensive, multi-method learning outcomes assessment for all orientation constituencies • Built an array of gamified learning and development support tools including a leadership search engine, leadership portfolios, leadership training program, and two recognition programs• Honored as Dynamic Womxn of UCI Ally of the Year (2017) and Challenging All Men to Prevent Sexism – Mentor of the Year (2014 and 2015)• Advised Challenging All Men to Prevent Sexism (CHAMPS)• Three time keynote speaker for UCI’s Take Back the Night• Grew department staffing from 2 to 4 FTE and directly supervised 3 FTE staffmembers• Managed $2 million dollar annual budget

Irvine, Ca, Us

• Led comprehensive cultural change within orientation program to centralize social justice and diversity and eliminate harmful behaviors that had become normalized• Revolutionized the diversity of the orientation staff through targeted recruitment• Developed a campus climate themed workshop block for all students at orientation, which included workshops addressing mental health, disabilities, undocumented students, Black students’ college experiences, LGBTQ issues, sexual violence and harassment prevention, and creating social change• Infused comprehensive bystander intervention practices into orientation and student staff training, which improved climate and community for UCI• Designed, built, and managed an array of web based programs and resources forstudents including the orientation reservation system, a social networking site for theorientation staff (SPOPbook), and interactive websites for a number of studentleadership programs

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

• Managed CHOICES: Access, Equity, and Diversity project, which examines the paths to college and the college choices of Black and Latino high school students• Researched current state of Black students in higher education• Collaborated in study on the use of Advanced Placement courses in college selection processes and the inequitable outcomes for many low-income students and Students of Color. • Supervised four first-year doctoral student researchers and one undergraduate research assistant.

Irvine, Ca, Us

While I was still completing my graduate studies, I was asked to fill a vacant position for three months, which ultimately extended to nine.• Selected, trained, and supervised 12 Resident Advisors• Coordinated faculty programs designed to connect Campus Village residents to UCIfaculty from across campus and created materials that doubled as both promotionand passive education• Coordinated campus-wide comedy night• Facilitated weekly Apartment Life student staff meetings with Apartment Life Team• Organized summer in-service trainings for student staff

Washington, Dc, Us

• Supported designated grant funded projects such as the Bildner New Jersey DiversityInitiative and The Journey Towards Democracy: Power Voice and the Public Good• Assisted in research and report writing, oversaw multiple project budgets, andmaintained project websites• Collaborated with project director in quantitative and qualitative assessment ofdiversity initiatives at New Jersey colleges and universities• Wrote report and case studies on three New Jersey sites for Diversity Web, acomprehensive compendium of campus practices and resources on diversity in highereducation

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Psychology And Social Behavior

Master Of Arts (Ma), Higher Education And Organizational Change