Sumner Byrne, Msod Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Global

- Diagnosed sources of misalignment between organization design and strategy through board member and staff interviews and discovery, following the loss of long-term leadership, in order to design the next iteration of the organizational structure for a non-profit in Washington, DC.- Conducted interviews and student focus groups to diagnose organizational design and process pain points in the international student program of a French university, in order to increase student retention and rapidly scale program capacity in Lyon, France.- Led Appreciative Inquiry summit with cross-departmental team launching a new country-wide learning and development program to increase job acquisition at the global level for a Fortune 500 company in San Jose, Costa Rica.- Conducted interviews and designed custom three-day intervention for board member and senior leaders to further their understanding of advancing women in a multinational consulting firm in Tokyo, Japan.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Discovery Education’s Corporate Education Partnerships division collaborates with like-minded corporations and organizations to develop customized educational programs and scholarship initiatives that are delivered to educators, students and their families at no cost.- Manages four education-focused corporate social responsibility partnerships with Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and nonprofits, including the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Home Depot, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, and the Illumina Foundation.- Develops marketing campaign strategy and writes copy for online, email, and social outlets to drive program engagement. - Maintains client relationships through daily communications, weekly status reports, and timelines.- Collaborates with curriculum, design, development, and video production teams to ideate and develop resources and creative materials to meet educator needs, client priorities, and internal goals.- Monitors monthly program analytics to track trends and build recommendations to increase performance.

Oak Ridge, Tn

An active and growing church family involved in community building, clean water service projects in North and South America, and offering care to the homebound in the Oak Ridge area. - Managed the logistics of 30 regularly attending children's education and care.- Organized and managed Easter activities for 45 children and their families.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

A sustainability innovation project bringing together experts and engaged citizens to highlight new technologies and find solutions to our shared problems in energy, climate, and sustainability; information curator, outreach and engagement coordinator, blog writer.- Published six research blog articles on sustainable topics to increase website traffic from targeted university audience on climate change, food transportation, and rising sea levels.- Created video that was published on National Geographic’s “The Plate” blog: “Carbon Neutral and Mighty Delicious.”

Washington D.C. Metro Area

A Department of Energy-run consortium working to reduce petroleum use and promote alternative fuels and electric vehicles in the Greater Washington region; outreach and communications coordinator, event planner.- Authored biannual newsletter to distribute to current and potential stakeholders and inform them of latest organizational successes in the community to encourage sponsorship.- Facilitated collaboration between businesses and local governments to successfully expand alternative fuel use through targeted networking events and social media outreach.

A luxury bespoke tour company in France; social media coordinator, administration assistant, tour guide and translator in France.- Lead private tours in Paris and Provence; translated with French business owners, created itineraries and organized logistics for 7-day trips. - Wrote 30+ articles for two company blogs on French travel and history.- Maintained daily social media outreach to grow company’s online presence, gaining 400 additional Facebook followers.

Oak Ridge, Tn

A national laboratory, specific work focused in the building technologies division and with the Sustainable Campus Initiative; building material researcher, communication strategist and message creator for major project, article writer for company-wide newsletter.- Created a 2-year communication strategy for major building technology project.- Piloted laboratory-wide recycling program and progress reports, resulting in a successful permanent program.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Organization Development

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communication Major, Sustainability And French Minors

Summa Cum Laude

C2C Sustainability Fellowship In Leadership

Sponsored by the Bard Center for Environmental Policy, C2C Fellows is a national program for undergraduates and recent graduates aspiring.

Education record

Education record

Education record