Sheila Yossem Email & Phone Number

Westchester County, New York, United States

The Futures Fellowship enables "under-resourced" young adults (ages 20-35) to build meaningful and long-term mentoring relationships with multiple mentors. To achieve this goal, a group of mentors work as a team, pooling their different skill sets and networks to collectively help a cohort of 8-12 mentees navigate both their personal and professional futures.

Tarrytown, Ny

Nyc

Designed and implemented strategic and operational initiatives to strengthen recruitment and engagment to ensure high caliber candidates and stronger enrollment numbers. Revamped admissions systems to address acountability, revamped scholarship allocation and distribution to increase net tuition dollars, and created strategic alliances to penetrate new market audience in a completitive landscape.

Aggressively recruited from volunteer status for 10-month engagement to recruit and manage search for a Director of Development and to simultaneously direct $1.5M annual campaign while finding a permanent replacement. Collaborated with Headmaster, Development Committee, Event Committee, and lay leaders to build consensus on implementation, plan the year-end gala event, and increase donor engagement. Upon completion of search assignment, promoted to drive the turnaround and… Show more Aggressively recruited from volunteer status for 10-month engagement to recruit and manage search for a Director of Development and to simultaneously direct $1.5M annual campaign while finding a permanent replacement. Collaborated with Headmaster, Development Committee, Event Committee, and lay leaders to build consensus on implementation, plan the year-end gala event, and increase donor engagement. Upon completion of search assignment, promoted to drive the turnaround and revitalization of the school’s communication strategy during a period of rapid growth. As a Key member of the Senior Administration team, established the first ever communications department to lead, develop, and implement the school’s full range of communications and marketing efforts. Heightened the school's public profile in a competitive market and challenging economy. Managed school-wide rebranding initiative. Increased accountability and transparency of school communication by creating and overseeing distribution of all communications - print, electronic and digital marketing. Show less

Nyc

For a boutique retained search firm specializing in media, entertainment, and technology, and as an independent search consultant, initiated and completed senior executive level engagements across multiple functional areas including marketing, business development, operations, finance, strategic planning and human resources. Cultivated high client satisfaction by managing the nuance of each search and all stages of the search process. Demonstrated ability in influencing decision making at the… Show more For a boutique retained search firm specializing in media, entertainment, and technology, and as an independent search consultant, initiated and completed senior executive level engagements across multiple functional areas including marketing, business development, operations, finance, strategic planning and human resources. Cultivated high client satisfaction by managing the nuance of each search and all stages of the search process. Demonstrated ability in influencing decision making at the executive level, and ability to translate and meet the needs of all parties involved in the search process. Show less

New York, Boston

For a global IT strategy consulting company, established and implemented the recruiting strategy and process for the US division that led to the successful hiring of strategy consultants, client and business development managers, project managers and information technology architects. Reduced hiring time by 40% ensuring timely hiring for client assignments and increased profitability of the division.

M.A., Communications & Technology

Post Graduate Degree In Education

B.A., English Literature