Rashida Willard, Mba, Ed.D. Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, Wa, Us

Muncie, In, Us

-Lead all campus-wide efforts to develop a vision and strategies needed to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion.-Develop systems of accountability that ensures successful implementation and outcomes of initiatives related diversity, equity, and inclusion.-Create a positive learning and working environment where all have an opportunity to succeed in collaboration with other campus leaders, faculty, staff, students and alumni.-Engage the university community in order to foster a campus climate focused on ensuring all members feel respected, valued, and supported.-Develop networks across campus that integrate and align campus and community DEI planning, programming, and other strategic initiatives.-Engage in strategic planning, program development, supervision, and budget management.

Vancouver, Wa, Us

Vancouver, Wa, Us

Lead dynamic and intentional equity, diversity, and inclusion programs and initiatives at Clark College. Develop, align, and integrate a range of new and existing initiatives, policies and procedures into a cohesive platform to foster a more inclusive, welcoming, supportive, and diverse college community. Implement policy, procedure, and structural improvements to remove barriers to student and employee success. Advocate on the value diversity and equity delivers in institutional excellence. Partner with HR to develop strategies and opportunities to recruit and retain a diverse workforce that is reflective of the diversity of the student population. Collaborate with all academic units and administrative areas to advance the college’s strategic diversity, equity and inclusion goals. Build and direct cross-campus partnerships to form alliances and inspire others to act. Expand and extend the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion through training, scholarship, and broad engagement of students, faculty, and staff. Collaborate with staff and departments to examine current practices, policies, procedures, programs, structures, and campus climate to develop and sustain a vibrant, welcoming, supportive learning and working environment. Use data tools such as climate surveys, demographic data, student completion rates and employment data to assess institutional progress on equity, diversity and inclusion and inform future work. Create and develop action plans to move the college’s Social Equity Plan forward for students, faculty, and staff and improve inclusion, diversity, and equity initiatives. Oversee daily operations across all administrative processes including human resources management, office processes, student and faculty/staff relations, and student programs. Manage department budget of over $600,000.

Vancouver, Wa, Us

Lead, develop, and administer the college’s operations and risk management program. Review and implement administrative policies, procedures, health and safety, records management, insurance coverage, and clinical affiliation agreements. Direct the Environmental Health and Safety Department to ensure program compliance with all state and federal health and safety codes and regulations. Selected accomplishments:• Collaborate with departments within the college to ensure solid relationships that lead to improved support and compliance with OSHA/WISHA guidelines• Developed Enterprise Risk Management proposal that would allow the college to quickly identify risks and implement effective risk mitigation strategies• Negotiated clinical affiliation agreements with area hospitals, clinics, and other health providers to help students gain hands-on clinical experience• Stabilized the college-wide records management program, ensuring all records coordinators and college departments were properly trained and compliant

Vancouver, Wa, Us

Vancouver, Wa, Us

Develop, implement and provide training on a comprehensive records management and retention program in compliance with state law. Develop, negotiate and review contracts and agreements using the College’s contract approval protocol. Provide ongoing training and communication to College employees to ensure compliance. Communicate with the assistant attorney general and other state agencies as necessary to ensure contracts and agreements comply with College policies and procedures, applicable state and federal law, and have been properly vetted for signature. Update and revise the College’s Administrative Policy and Procedure Manual; assist with revising the College’s Washington State Administrative Code as required.Negotiate clinical affiliation agreements with various hospitals, clinics and other provider agencies in the region. Plan, analyze and advise on the College’s comprehensive insurance coverage. Oversee renewal and premium payment process. Conduct investigations into claims. Administer College’s driver’s requirement and authorization program. Oversee vehicle accident/incident response protocol. Assist Vice President of Administrative Services with investigations into tort claims and with general risk assessment activities.Serve on Emergency Management and Planning Committee and maintain training required to fulfill command and general staff positions in the Incident Command System.Supervise other support staff.Develop and manage the risk and insurance budget.Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other staff in Administrative Services and throughout the College.Work to achieve the core theme of fostering a diverse college community as established by the College.

Provision Project provides financial relief to women undergoing breast cancer treatment.

Portland, Oregon, Us

*Partner with the organization to recruit, train, mentor on issues related to diversity and inclusion, serving as a support system for employees and as a catalyst for creating an effective networking channel aligning with the company’s diversity and inclusion goals.*Raise awareness of Diversity and Inclusion goals by setting up events and opportunities for employees. *Ensure consistent message used in all communications and events. *Increase awareness and encourage participation of organization.

Portland, Oregon, Us

•Apply sound, creative underwriting and business judgment in the timely analysis and evaluation of insurance risks to contribute to the growth and profitability of the organization. •Assist Financial Representatives in proposing, selling and setting up new business, renewals and amendments to the policies.•Follow appropriate underwriting guidelines, procedures, contract provisions and state insurance statutes.•Develop and maintain effective working relationships with assigned field personnel, producers, assigned policyholders and Home Office personnel through professional negotiation, responsive communication, problem resolution and anticipation of customer expectations.•Actively participate in projects and training to contribute to corporate goals

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