Sara Johnson Email & Phone Number

Carefree, AZ, US

• As Assistant Vice President, I drive strategic initiatives to grow the business, enhance user adoption, and deliver impactful product innovations. By leveraging advanced technologies and data-driven strategies, I.
• Strategic Growth: Drove user adoption, retention, and product alignment with market needs.
• Product Development: Launched O*NET integration, digital learning systems, and student reports.
• CRM Optimization: Enhanced customer journeys and pipeline management with HubSpot.
• Technology Implementation: Deployed Thinkific LMS, Breeze AI, and Asana to improve operations.
• Data Strategy: Developed metrics to measure ROI and refine future initiatives.

• Led higher education strategies to drive adoption of TruMotivate, fostering meaningful partnerships and delivering scalable solutions that align motivational insights with academic and career programs.
• Strategic Partnerships: Expanded TruMotivate adoption across multiple campuses and programs.
• Team Leadership: Directed cross-functional teams to deliver training, resources, and support.
• Content Development: Created training materials and student guides to enhance engagement.
• Program Impact: Aligned motivational insights with academic and career initiatives.

• Provided strategic consulting to higher education career centers, vendors, and contract services to enhance software adoption, operational efficiency, and career development strategies.
• Campus Support: Advised on software onboarding, Agile processes, and career strategies.
• Contractor: Contract services, including assisting Handshake with onboarding and technical support
• Data Expertise: Improved career alignment accuracy using O*NET data integration.
• CRM Optimization: Set up and optimized HubSpot CRM for efficient pipeline management and lead tracking.

As a previous career Handshake adopter, I helped support Handshake during a time of rapid growth by helping to onboard new clients and provide customer support with technical issues.

Moorhead, MN

• Led employer engagement and provided career services, creating innovative programs, advancing technology adoption, and enhancing student outcomes through employer partnerships, grant administration, alumni programs.
• Program Innovation: Launched new programs and career treks to expand experiential learning.
• Technology Advancement: Transitioned to Handshake, employer database, and employment data.
• Industry Leadership: Delivered national presentations on career technology and project managment innovations.
• Student Success: Strengthened outcomes through strategic employer partnerships and advising.

Created career programing, coordinated experiential learning opportunities, and provided career guidance.

Facilitate workshops for separating and retiring military personnel transitioning from active duty and entering the civilian job market.

Managed the leadership and technical training for corporate. Supervised the leadership and technical trainers team to deliver training for on-boarding, Scrum/Agile business process, leadership training, and technical training to members of the company. Promoted within CoreLink to establish the training department under Human Resources and to be the first.

Lead administrator for $75,000 technology grant to integrate Compass Learning curriculum which resulted in improved state assessment scores for students participating in the program.Aligned technology resources and supported technology learning activities in the STEM classroom for the first STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics) school in.

Developed graduate courses to align to North Dakota Education Standards & Practice Board for Rules of Licensure of grades 5-8 and teachers seeking a Middle School Endorsement. Collaboratively worked with on-site instructors to develop online courses resulting in alignment with on-site and distance education standards. Taught graduate-level course work in.

Taught Earth, Life, and Physical Science in grades 7-9. Utilized technology in the classroom with engaging lesson delivery; students learned science content, application of skills, and several methods of scientific investigation, guided inquiry, and the engineering design model.

M. Ed., Educational Leadership

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Elementary & Middle School Education