PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:• Workforce development strategist with extensive experience delivering large-scale, regional, and cross-sector initiatives • Proven leader with demonstrated success managing and supervising high-performing, cross-disciplinary teams (of up to 20+ employees).• Successful track record of developing funding proposals, and negotiating & administering government grants/ contracts with various, blended funding strategies.• Expertise in developing, managing, and implementing major policy initiatives and planning functions from multiple perspectives, including local and regional workforce development systems, regional employers and industry groups, and community-based direct service providers. • Experience in developing and implementing reporting and data collection processes for workforce programs.• Demonstrated success in developing and managing inter-agency, intra-agency, and regional networks.• Successfully planned and managed multi-million dollar workforce program portfolio.• Knowledgeable in social issues across different groups and communities.• Excellent interpersonal, communication, critical thinking, organization, and leadership skills and experience.Specialties: workforce development, public administration, nonprofit administration, social service systems, inter-agency partnership development