William Collins Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Chicago, Illinois, US

Chicago, Illinois, US

Chicago, Illinois, US

Chicago, Illinois, US

As the Vice President of External Affairs, my mission is to: ensure OneGoal-Chicago maintains its financial stability by maintaining and growing a diversified and sustainable investor base, building efficiencies of scale to keep the revenue goal manageable and significantly reduce our cost per student, increase awareness and the sense of urgency to close.

Chicago, Illinois, US

Responsible for setting and executing a multi-year vision for the OneGoal Chicago Program Team’s secondary and post-secondary teams that includes multi-year goals and strategies aligned to our org-wide Phase III strategic plan. I am also building and coaching a strong, results driven team of eight staff members while ensuring direct reports are maximizing.

Chicago, Illinois, US

Nationally, only eight percent of ninth graders in low-income communities are expected to graduate from college by age 25. These numbers stand in stark contrast to rates for students in America who grow up in the top income quartile: 82 percent of these ninth graders are expected to graduate from college. OneGoal is a rapidly expanding movement dedicated.

Chicago, Illinois, US

OneGoal is the nation's only teacher-led college persistence organization. We strive to empower low-income high school students to reach their full potential and graduate from college. OneGoal accomplishes this by providing teachers with training and support to teach the OneGoal course to low-income high school students and stay with those students through.

Chicago, IL, US

The Finance Pathway is designed to introduce students to economics and accounting. Students receive a broad view of the food system and the linkage between and among financial institutions, our nation, the world market, government, businesses, and the environment. The course covers topics that give students a general knowledge of agricultural economics and.

Boston, Massachusetts, US

Working for the Office of Diverse Learner Supports & Services at Chicago Public Schools Central Office.

US

• Led 4 Merchandise Planning teams within Whitehall to meet plan objectives and manage the sales task of $260M annually for Diamonds, Gold, Gems and Watches.
• Monitored monthly Open-To-Buy, inventory & receipts plan, made recommendations to adjust forecasts based on performance and trends.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• Drove the Lumber and Plumbing Department ($7.8B in sales annually) Inventory, Fill Rate and Instock results by managing an inventory team towards a plan of $2.2B annually.
• Received The Home Depot Associate of Excellence Award for outstanding execution of the FY 2008 Business Planning Season.

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Managed, planned and executed a sales task of $500M a year for 1550 Target Stores through the creation of impactful, compelling assortments in the Small Appliances department.
• Strategically analyzed and developed contingency plans with national floorcare vendor for September 2006 nationwide circular front cover which yielded $15.3 million in total sales for the Housewares Division, 55% above.
• Under the direction of Target Senior Leadership, led Target Steering Committee to convert the nation’s largest small appliance vendor into a “Target Strategic Partner”.
• Recipient of the Target Senior Vice President’s Award for Outstanding Leadership, Excellence and Execution in the Merchandising Pyramid.
• Developed and executed a company-wide strategic business plan to drive incremental sales and reduce unproductive inventory through rotating temporary price cuts in downtrending categories.
• Wrote daily purchase orders for over 50 national vendors; proficiency in over 55 replenishment systems.

B.S., Applied Economics

M.Ed, Curriculum Studies And Administration

Certificate, Nonprofit Executive Management