Roxann Allen, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

United States

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

• Analyzed trends in financial data, resulting in business development strategies that surpassed goals by 125%.• Drove digital engagement initiatives, achieving $M in unique annual website visits.• Implemented design thinking with strategy, advocacy, marketing, and fundraising stakeholders to improve UX for supporters.• Used business acumen to save $$$K in operational costs through strategic workforce planning.• Analyzed quantitative and qualitative data from culture surveys, interviews, and focus groups to advise the Executive Leadership Team, achieving a 15% increase in organizational effectiveness.• Received Special Recognition Award as part of an organizational transformation team of 3 in recognition of outstanding achievement on behalf of CRS and the people it serves.

Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States

• Consulted with 12 clients, driving strategic planning, change management, and business development.• Led a 6-month strategic planning process, resulting in a database with 34 tech companies in Shenandoah Valley and $300K increased access to angel investment.• Designed the program evaluation for a $4M social enterprise in 3 countries, guiding data collection and analysis.• Conducted talent development engagements in Asia, Africa, North America, and South America, building the business development capacity of 75 leadership team members.

Harrisonburg, Va

• Increased major declarations for the Department of Business & Leadership 30% by designing and delivering 5 undergraduate courses on cross-cultural social science, leadership theory and practice, business research methods, principles of management, and project management. • Taught 6 graduate courses, including grant writing and project management. Project management students attained a 100% pass rate on their certification exams.• Implemented 10 applied projects as a consultant with multiple client institutions in El Salvador, Kenya, Nepal, and the U.S. on impact evaluation, strategic planning, human resource management, mergers, diversity, equity, and inclusion, structure review, conflict management, change management, and succession planning.

Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States

• Taught 2 undergraduate courses in nonprofit management and nonprofit internship.• Designed and delivered one new course, The Role of NGOs in Global Society, which strengthened the Justice Study Department’s applied course offerings.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Spearheaded the growth of a digital learning research startup, developing the annual budget from $500K to $4M.• Directed meetings with 21 project partners, resulting in 40 publications on learning innovations, the startup’s first website and social media presence, and establishing it as a social movement.• Recruited a top-performing team of 12 project staff and 8 vendors in marketing and web development functions, achieving seamless execution of all project milestones and deliverables.

Washington, Dc

• Managed the logistics for 90 workshops per year hosted in 20 different countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the Americas. In addition, I produced an online marketing video that communicated the value of Humentum membership. This video was filmed in Kenya and the United States.• Planned and executed agency's signature Annual Member Conference in Washington, DC.• Improved compliance with USAID, DFID, Gates, and other major funders by training more than 1,800 NGO operations professionals per year.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

San Francisco, Ca

• Administered the survey & ranking of the annual FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® in America list• Managed research and 2 evaluation teams of 5• Researched, wrote, fact-checked, and edited copy for magazine articles profiling companies for 2 Fortune Magazine cover stories• Facilitated employee focus groups at Yahoo and Google• Established the Great Place to Work University to facilitate learning about best practices among internal staff

Coordinated international speakers on college campus and in community; implemented East Coast summer service worker program for young adults to serve their home communities

Worked for Lisa Schirch's 3D Security initiative - grants research

Taught English curriculum at small public primary school grades 1-6 in Addis Ababa and lived with an Ethiopian widow; traveled to Djbouti, Nairobi, and Cairo for regional meetings

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Strategic Leadership

Activities and Societies: Received $400 in total travel grant funding to present two papers at ARNOVA’s 45th Annual Conference.

Ma, Conflict Transformation

Practicum at Great Place to Work Institute as evaluator of the Best Small & Medium Companies to Work for in America published by SHRM.

African-American/Black Studies

Ba, English, History

Activities and Societies: Student Government Association Graduated with Cords of Distinction for excellence in community & university.