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Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Lead all learning and talent development functions. Lead organizational effort to revolutionize training and leadership development programs for site with 650+ employees. Develop and facilitate leadership development for leaders at all levels. Design training systems to improve learning effectiveness and assess performance outcomes through data analytics. Collaborate with leaders to assess learning gaps and appropriate delivery methods. Manage administration of LMS and other learning technologies, including instructional design.

Serving emerging leaders through individualized 1:1 coaching and career development. Focus on building self-awareness through strength-based coaching methods. Areas of development include: emotional intelligence, career development, adapting to changing environments, interpersonal communication skills, conflict management, and leading with authenticity and service-mindedness.

Ithaca, New York Area

Directed and coordinated all operations, personnel and programming for 15-100 employees at non-profit educational institution. Guided and facilitated educational quality and design, organizational development functions, including human resources, recruitment, strategic planning, project management, operations, learning and development and administration. Built culture that holds values of cross-departmental collaboration, learning, trust. Supervised up to fifteen direct reports who each managed different departments of the organization. Designed diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging strategies for staff and participants.

Ithaca, New York Area

Contributed to all aspects of consulting firm focused on organizational development, leadership development, strategic planning, executive coaching, facilitation and change management. Clients ranged from large school districts, community foundations and local county departments to individual executives.

Putnam Valley, New York

Directed all aspects of sustainability programming at non-profit organization - including program development, marketing, operations, communications, evaluation, staff hiring and training. Developed immersive 6-month Instructor Apprenticeship Program, training 30 new instructors over 3 years. Collaborated in leadership of residential camp with 380+ campers as part of Eden Village Camp Leadership Team.

Three Rivers, Michigan

Oversaw all aspects of Jewish residential camp life. Supervised and hired 50+ staff members for residential summer camp with 125+ campers ranging from 8-16 years old. Directed staff training, feedback and mentorship throughout the summer. Facilitated communications between camp community, including kitchen, nurses, counselors, campers and parents.

Master'S Of Organizational Leadership And Learning

Included study of leadership development, learning and development, training, organizational development and change, facilitation.

Bachelor’S Degree, James Madison College, Social Relations And Policy

Living Routes Study Abroad, Sustainability Studies At Findhorn Ecovillage