Muriel Wheatley, Ma Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, Us

• Provide leadership for the company by working with the President and other senior management to establish long-range goals, strategic plans, and company policies• Oversee the day-to-day activities of the company, ensuring that the organization is managed and performing efficiently and effectively• Serve as primary Administrative Officer developing and managing budgets and providing managerial direction to staff• Manage and author successful proposals of projects with budgets over 5 million in revenue• Build relationships with strategic partners to increase company capacity• Provide high level client consultation, including on project design and research methods

Los Angeles, California, Us

• Partnered with President on overall functioning and direction of company• Oversaw talent engagement, sales and marketing, financial, and administrative departments• Led direction of Aging & Disabilities division, including internal and external strategy• Developed proposals and budgets to achieve company’s mission to create vibrant communities through inclusive social science research • Directed large-scale, statewide projects in the field of aging and disabilities. • Prepared and delivered innovative and high-level presentations to internal and external stakeholders, including at board meetings and state department committee meetings. • Designed training programs based on adult learning principles and deliver interactive and engaging training programs to multi-cultural audiences. • Steered repeating processes toward automation and worked closely with database developers and other technical staff

Los Angeles, California, Us

• Directed large projects with complex logistical challenges, such as conducting 33,000 in-person interviews with residents in 1,500 long-term care facilities on behalf of the Ohio Department of Aging• Consulted with aging services providers on quality improvement based on community survey results• Participated in and presented at state department meetings, and national conferences such as the Gerontological Society of America• Presented project plans and research data to clients, state officials, association members, persons with a disability, and university researchers

Los Angeles, California, Us

• Implemented fast paced, large-scale survey research projects within the Aging & Disabilities unit, working directly with government agency staff, service providers, and academic institutions• Set deadlines, assigned responsibilities, and monitored project progress• Provided clients with consultation on project design, research protocol, and survey results• Supported business development activities, including attending conferences, drafting proposals, and delivering prospect presentations

Los Angeles, California, Us

• Coordinated project management plans and maintain project schedules, including a gang prevention program in middle schools for the City of Los Angeles• Drafted training materials, newsletters, and reports• Planned, scheduled, and coordinated all survey administration activities• Maintained online data platforms, including web surveys and dashboards• Audited and corrected data errors to ensure data integrity and quality• Supervised project assistants

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

• Managed 5-year NIH-funded research project on psychiatric symptoms and brain activity in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. • Collaborated on pilot study of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory, an international tool to assess psychiatric symptoms in nursing facility residents. • Developed 3-D brain movies on Sun platform for educational videos. • Managed two clinical trials for medication designed to slow down the process of Alzheimer’s disease and Vascular dementia. • Collaborated with neurologists and neuropsychologists on presentation and publications of findings.

M.A., Clinical Neuropsychology

High School Diploma

Strategic Planning

Management Skills, Microsoft Access Database Development Classes