Sara E. Mcclellan, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Charlottesville, VA, US

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Teaches Public Administration classes and oversees program and course planning, hiring and assignment of faculty, and student advising in the UVA SCPS Public Administration Certificate Program.

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Taught classes on organizations, teams, and reflective practice for University of Virginia students engaged in internships.

Org Management Group provides management consulting, training, and security solutions to a variety of organizations including the University of Southern California, CommunityShare, and PBK-REDI. Specialties include Change Management, School Safety/Security, and Strategic Planning.

Sacramento, California Area

Sacramento, California

Sacramento, California Area

Worked with leaders and staff to identify and implement business process improvements; designed effective visioning and strategic planning activities; oversaw project management and client relations activities; supported marketing proposal development; and recommended and delivered appropriate internal trainings.

Sacramento, California Area

Collaborated with state education agencies, districts, and schools to develop improvement strategies and build internal and inter-organizational capacity. Conducted research on organizational development topics such as labor-management collaboration, decision-making, and leadership.

Taught graduate courses in organizational behavior in the MPA program at the Price School of Public Policy. Courses are delivered in the online, intensive, and standard semester formats.

Sacramento, California Area

Work included labor-management collaboration and implementation process research for WestEd and law enforcement awards program assessment for the John Standish Consulting Group.

Planning and coordination of a new sustainability-oriented communication student internship and service program; program research and analysis; development of new organizational partnerships both on and off campus; development and expansion of sustainability-oriented internship and fellowship opportunities and outreach strategies; website maintenance.

Fall 2010 Teaching Assistant: Communication Study: Science & Technology (CU Boulder COMM 4610) Spring 2010 Instructor: Organizational Communication (CU Boulder COMM 2600), 2 sections Fall 2009 Instructor: Organizational Communication (CU Boulder COMM 2600), 2 sections Fall 2008 Instructor: Campaigns & Revolutions (CU Boulder COMM 2360) Spring 2008.

Research and analysis, internal communication facilitation; organizational restructuring support; proposal and RFP development; assistance with implementation of legislative mandates; integration of client/public feedback; and strategic planning. Clients included Amador County Mental Health and Public Health Departments, Amador/Calaveras Child Care.

Development of new and expanded partnerships with community businesses and academic institutions; facilitation of positive relationships with existing community partners; coordination of student arts events; summer student advising and substitute teaching for college and career advisory classes; research, preparation, submission, and monitoring of grants.

Management of the County Personnel Department; assistance to the County Administrative Officer (CAO) and Board of Supervisors with program development, public affairs, special projects, and grants. Personnel management functions included oversight of department responsible for relations with 450+ employees and 100+ volunteers and interns. Specific duties.

Management and coordination of programmatic, administrative and budgetary activities of the Amador County IHSS Advisory Committee. Responsibilities included implementation and facilitation of new labor relations legislation designed to improve provider recruitment, training, and employment accountability measures for IHSS. Helped to facilitate positive.

Coordination of the initial community assessment, strategic planning, and organizational and resource development activities for the Amador County Children & Families First (Prop 10) Commission. Specific responsibilities included role as liaison with State and other county commissions; implementation of legislation; oversight of planning activities.

Facilitation of university-wide planning and policy discussions; development and presentation of planning protocol; coordination of planning retreats; development of systems for organizing, implementing and assessing cross-divisional planning activities to support student retention and success; and preparation of reports, presentations, and recommendations.

Development and analysis of academic program policy; management of student advising services within the sciences; coordination of outreach and recruitment and student academic advising activities; and successful development of a science education grant program for at-risk-youth in partnership with regional school districts.

Office establishment, development of information management and budget tracking systems, dissemination of information, and coordination of workshops for CSU Monterey Bay’s CFA Chapter.

Doctor Of Philosophy, Organizational Communication

Graduate Program Teaching Certificate; April, 2011

M.A., Public Administration

Certificate In Human Resources

B.A., Liberal Studies

Completed Four Semesters Focusing On Sociology And Spanish.