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Leads MetroHealth's Enterprise Change Management (ECM) team. Accelerate organizational transformation and embed change management into the hospital's culture. Ensures the effective integration and application of change management practices across the organization, aiming to improve leadership skills, employee engagement, and more seamless transitions during the transformationalchanges happening at MetroHealth.

Developed, implemented, and oversaw talent management strategy for Global Operations. • Accelerated development and pipeline readiness of critical talent from early career associates to senior executives. • Designed and directed two cohort-based global leadership development programs (LDPs). - Adapted 2 multi-week LDPs from in-person to virtual-hybrid, overcoming stakeholder resistance. Delivered new design to three cohorts, earning recognition by participants and leadership for high value delivered. - Accelerated networking and relationship development of LDP participants through creative virtual social connection program.

Led change management & communications teams for global Finance and IT organizations. Served as strategic counsel to two geographically dispersed and unique senior executive leadership teams, representing a diverse audience of over 2,000 employees. Served as a strategic partner, counseling the global CFO and CIO on communication strategies and divisional and cross-functional messaging, engaging internal and external stakeholders through articulated and visual storytelling across multiple mediums.

Client consultant, leading Organization Development for large-scale transitions to outsourced workforce model, guiding clients through complex and emotional changes. Counseled leaders on employee engagement, retention, retained organization design, and crisis communications. In a concurrent internal role, co-managed change management consulting practice, overseeing $2 million / year revenue and accelerated capability development.• Conceptualized and enabled communications and engagement for 10 outsourcing programs, transitioning operating model and workforce with minimal disruption while sustaining engagement of retained employees.• Received exemplary performance ratings from client and Accenture leadership on all ten engagements managed.• Launched and managed five new innovative assets, enhancing productivity and consistency of deliverable quality.

Directed client engagements, bringing the latest research and tools for building client capabilities required in aligning the organization's human capital strategy to business strategy. Led teams in researching, planning, and executing best practices in multiple facets of organizational development and talent strategy, including talent management, employee engagement, culture change, organization design, and organizational change management.

Trained and advised clinicians and staff on adapting and using medical software to specific requirements of the clinical practice (Software Trainer)