Program Director, Medical Assisting
Phoenix, Arizona Area
Directed largest program generating 50% campus revenue with daily student population averaging over 300. Managed up to twelve instructors including overseeing credentialing and compliance. •Led MA program to zero violation achievement for ABHES and ACICS accreditation for all campus sites •Increased performance and promotions while managing department through recruiting, hiring, training, developing, evaluating, leveraging diverse talents and empowering growth •Created strategies to meet organization goals, set up metrics measuring success, identified and deployed solutions, recognized excellence, and forecasted growth opportunities •Met/exceeded student (customer) and organization satisfaction goals by mentoring, deploying problem-solving and engagement strategies to decrease SAP rate and increase attrition •Identified community experts in the field and created a network of advisors to increase student success and validate strategies including successful externship to placement conversion •Content/curriculum expert on multiple corporate taskforces for analysis and creation of objectives, course design/development, and assessment outcomes; introduced strategies for creative presentation for all learning types•Developed simulation laboratory interactive scenarios and rubrics for objective measurement.•Presented at executive, departmental, classroom, and community level optimizing verbal/nonverbal skills and technological tools to connect with audience and deliver targeted message •Developed multiple community service and outreach events to promote goodwill and cultivate mutually beneficial relationships