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Providing clients with editorial leadership. Relevant projects and accomplishments include:• Planning, editing, and consistency review for online anti-racist American History curriculum; grade-level editing and contributing vision for teacher support; working closely with in-house staff to ensure deliverables meet client expectations• Providing research overview and background of K-2 literacy market• Developing English Learner mini-lessons with tiered support for an online ELA curriculum• Conceptualizing new social studies program centered on ethnic studies principles; writing prototype for focus group testing • Prototyping and delivering marketing feature to introduce new program to students, teachers, and other school community stake-holders• Writing and facilitating synchronous online professional development modules• Conducting research to identify new assets for state customization; interacting with program authors to confirm direction; managing vendor to ensure on-time delivery• Writing teacher's edition content for updated high school English Language Arts product

• Provided vision and short-term/long-term planning to ensure sustainability and growth of K-12 supplemental English Language Arts line with annual revenue of $18M; shepherded research and proposal documentation through rigorous executive approval ; oversaw research and editorial teams• Managed Editorial and Product Management teams for K-12 supplemental English Language Arts line with annual budget of $2M and revenue of $18M; collaborated with peers in Math, Religion and Shared Services to improve consistency across line, streamline processes, and plan new innovative digital programs; evaluated partnership opportunities to determine benefit of building vs. buying• Built relationships with key stakeholders in Sales, Professional Development, Marketing, Finance, and Legal to ensure alignment and support for product direction

myPerspectives and myView Literacy Product Development• Executed with lean in-house teams, according to company vision of turn-key vendor development; established workflows and communication plans to ensure quality, budget, and schedule • Provided support leadership and oversee development of new 6-12 literacy blended print and digital integrated curriculum promoting student ownership; lead a team of 8 TE editors and a vendor • Managed in-house and vendor teams to plan and execute Assessment and Spanish translations for a new K-5 literacy program for Texas and national audiences; lead a team of 8 and multiple vendors • Oversaw budget planning and management to control plant and operating expenses • Directed digital deployment of product using new workflows, content management systems, divergence documents, and error-tracking software. • Interacted with program authors on product plan to link knowledge, skills and learning behaviors. • Spearheaded Author’s Perspective feature to meet sales needs and incorporate program author voiceMath/Literacy Product Development• Participated in organizational decisions; executed plans to make optimal use of small inhouse staff• Managed product portfolio to expand Math and Literacy offerings beyond core basal products• As go-to executive, often selected to represent line and investigate global market opportunities• In pursuing efficiencies, built expertise in asset reuse to build new offerings for changing market needs• Exploring new product channels, won a contract with Maryland Department of Education. Led in-house staff of 4 and vendor to develop a series of 121 K-12 English Language Arts tutorials delivered directly to customer; interfaced with state officials to confirm direction, monitor schedules, and problem solve• Planned a math intervention program to tap latest technological advances. Prototyped instructionalmodels, met with social and emotional learning experts, outlined staffing, budget, and schedule.

• Led a cross-site, cross-company project team of 50 including Editorial, Assessment/Information, Professional Development, design, platform, production, digital and design teams• Pioneered a process to develop and market Pearson Forward, a national curriculum based on the work of Montgomery County (MD) Public Schools. Developed guidelines/workflows to build K-5 integratedcurriculum for authoring school district and national market; delivered product within $16 million budget• Facilitated consultation with Pearson experts; collaborated with MCPS to ensure that Pearson Forwardaligned with MCPS program philosophy but would succeed outside the authoring district• Negotiated input of multiple stake holders including Pearson and MCPS executive leadership teams• Led workshops and tiger teams to create workflows, designs, and user interface; finalized templates and page composition processes; provided product and marketing expertise• Facilitated focus tests, user interface validation, and efficacy studies to ensure product met user needs• Pioneered a services solution to allow new districts to implement Forward successfully

• Partnered with Human Resources to improve organizational design. Formalized job descriptions for sixlevels of staff; strategized to grow department to thirty• Managed $21 million budget for Prentice Hall Literature, ©2007 an 8-level series with 13 statecustomization; directed work of vendors and a staff of 25 to meet deadlines and quality expectations• Collaborated with Product Line and Marketing Directors to develop, update, and execute publishing plan• Identified products for partnerships; negotiated contracts to enhance line; spearheaded key relationships

• Managed a staff of 20 professionals in two locations: staffed and supervised development of multipleprojects; outsourced cost-effective stages of production; oversaw project and operating budgets;interfaced with Marketing to develop strategies for new and existing product• Taught product content in engaging, energetic presentations at semi-annual sales meetings; supported sales team with product presentations at key sales account opportunities