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Charlotte, Nc, Us

Transforming OD into a true strategic center of expertise for the organization.• Developed and led the Career Pathing Project - a comprehensive HR effort to identify and level all unique job roles, create individual job profiles with salary bands, and empower employees to identify their own growth opportunities: https://www.lendingtree.com/lp/careerpaths/)• Created SOLID Leadership, a set of growth competencies for each level of employee in the organization• Launched a true Learning and Development function with a $350k budget and a Manager of L&D

Charlotte, Nc, Us

• Launched Talent 2.0, an initiative to enhance talent practices and provide robust talent data - Created talent dashboards in Workday to report key talent indicators - Redefined performance ratings: eliminated mid-year ratings, transitioned to a Year-End 3-point rating scale (Exemplary Year, Solid Year, and Off Year)• Implemented a company-wide engagement survey utilizing Culture Amp, from question design and rollout to analysis, reporting, and action planning• Enhanced the L&D program: launched LinkedIn Learning (with a 95% activation rate across the company) and managed a leadership coaching

Charlotte, Nc, Us

• Designed and implemented a 2-year performance management strategy to enhance and improve the performance process, starting with leading the HCM: Talent Workday implementation. - Revised the performance review process, taking it from a 12-page paper document with a 50% completion rate to an automated Workday form that achieved a 100% completion rate - Launched talent conversations, where managers used a 9box matrix for calibration conversations, and then introduced talent assessments to measure flight risk, loss impact, and readiness.• Built L&D opportunities with no budget and designed content in-house: DISC teambuilding, New Manager 101, Mentorship program, and regular leadership classes.

Chesapeake, Virginia, Us

Designed leadership development programs for 1,000+ corporate leaders, 500 regional directors, and 8,000 store managers. • Owned the Emerging Leaders program for High Potential employees, from design through implementation and ROI analysis, including analyzing succession planning and competency gaps to source candidates• Redesigned New Hire Orientation for corporate employees• Provided change management consultation for the acquisition of Family Dollar by Dollar Tree

Chesapeake, Virginia, Us

Promoted to lead change management activities for company-wide initiatives, focusing on communication, training, and adoption plans.• Lead Change Manager for Family Dollar’s $20 million Oracle implementation for 55,000 employees• Enabled the deployment of iPads to 800 district managers: designed the training plan, identified adoption gaps, implemented sustainability activities

Chesapeake, Virginia, Us

Facilitated leadership trainings to first level through senior leaders at the corporate office and in the field.• Launched a corporate-wide mentor program with 40+ partnerships on a 6-month rotation.• Spearheaded a data project that used Kirkpatrick’s levels of evaluation to understand impact and ROI of company-wide training initiatives.

Monroe, Nc, Us

Supported county-wide integration of technology by coaching teachers one-on-one, developing hybrid professional development courses using an LMS, and designing large-scale staff development workshops.• Designed and implemented multiple instructional projects, including county-wide workshops for 100+ teachers, a county-wide middle school laptop initiative, and school-based professional development courses for 10 schools.• Served as a SME, Trainer, and Change Manager for a laptop rollout for 3,000 students and 11 schools, an 18 month project costing $3 million.• Partnered with the Technology Services team to analyze county readiness, create an impact analysis, design teacher preparation workshops, plan parent night information sessions, and garner community support. • Created individual change strategies for each school by working with administrators on program vision, teacher needs and sustainability activities.• Specialized in designing and facilitating professional development utilizing a hybrid learning approach with face to face and online components in a Learning Management System.• Demonstrated a keen understanding of instructional systems design and methodologies, along with adult learning.• Coached a group of 25 model teachers as they integrated technology and mentored peers at their specific schools.

High School history teacher with experience in AP US History, AP European History, US History, and World History.

Maed, Instructional Systems Design

Bachelor'S Degree, European History