Wilson Finch Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tn, Us

Remote

• Responsible for leading a combined, interdisciplinary higher education and workforce and economic development team (CAEL’s largest) to provide technical assistance and strategic planning services through project and initiative-based work, consistently achieving client satisfaction rates of over 90% across hundreds of projects and thousands of partner organizations• Manages and oversees CAEL’s initiatives program of major multi-year projects to ensure CAEL is diagnosing and addressing clients’ needs with appropriate solutions and products, including complex, multi-partner and technology projects delivered by cross-functional teams• Projects generated $9.5MM of CAEL’s $11.8MM budgeted revenue, including both contracted and grant-funded initiatives• Grew CAEL's Initiatives Team from 5 to 19 in a year with emphasis on development of adaptability and self-sufficiency through coaching, supportive delegation, and process improvement• Develops effective delivery strategies and sequencing and effectively manages external expert consultants, technology vendors, and multi-functional internal staff to provide appropriate expertise and capacity for projects• Continuously improves processes, project management flows, service and product development, product management, staff cross-training, use of supportive technology, and team capacity• Composes policies, reports, action plans, and client proposals, including colleges, college consortia, state higher education systems, regional multi-sector partnerships, and foundations• Reviews sales proposals for appropriateness and applicability to prospective client's needs and determines the scope, pricing, and timing of delivery• Serves as a subject matter expert and thought leader in higher education policy and practices, as well as effective cross-sector collaboration, through delivering presentations at local, regional, and international conferences, including the Singapore CET Symposium and in written publications

Remote

• Led and managed the specialized higher education team within Partner Success that provided a high-quality experience for CAEL’s clients and partners• Provided thought leadership, both in written publications and national presentations, on topics related to adult learners and became a nationally recognized expert in Credit for Prior Learning (CPL)• Directly managed and oversaw large higher education projects targeting adult learners, delivering technical assistance, policy and process improvement efforts, and support to those projects • Collaborated on developing, implementing, and memorializing client success metrics to improve organizational efficiency and CAEL’s products and services

Remote

• Project managed dozens of projects in higher education, workforce and economic development, and the combined sectors, including nation-wide multi-year grant-funded projects• Specialized in system and state approaches to implementing and improving CPL in higher education and enhancing adult education programs• Developed nontraditional strategies at higher education institutions, systems, and states, both nationally and internationally• Managed and oversaw higher education and workforce and economic development projects, with a focus on state and systemwide approaches to CPL, competency-based education (CBE), and improving access and support for adult learners• Delivered support, technical assistance, strategic planning, policy analysis, and consulting services to state agencies, higher education systems, colleges and universities, and education consortia regarding adult degree attainment• Developed and facilitated program evaluation and policy review products directly for colleges and universities, including the development and delivery of new products and services for CAEL

Fort Myers, Florida, United States

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

• Coordinated and oversaw efforts of a $1MM Complete College America grant and a $500K Ford Foundation grant, including overall grant administration, budgets, reports, evaluations, and contracts with grantors and grantees• Facilitated and oversaw work of statewide CPL Initiative, including the Tennessee CPL Policy Task Force, three regional Education-Workforce Summits, a marketing campaign and website, the drafting of statewide CPL policies, procedures, and campus resource documents• Supervised and supported efforts for the development, expansion, and implementation of Degree Compass, a unique academic advising technology utilizing predictive analytics, at six institutions• Supported, planned, executed, and evaluated two statewide academies for leadership at 16 institutions in support of the college completion agenda, four statewide co-requisite remediation academies, and 60 default-guided pathways meetings• Built partnership networks, established strategic relationships, and garnered consensus within the state’s higher education community for various statewide adult learner initiatives• Developed and carried out strategic plans for various projects related to college completion and nontraditional students• Provided CPL-specific consulting to six other states and systems

Pensacola, Fl

-Coordinated and facilitated implementation of a cutting-edge community data-sharing initiative-Facilitated weekly meetings; wrote technical documents, including policies and procedures; coordinated the structural and organizational development of the project-Developed status assessments and work plans for the project-Engaged in community outreach with presentations to partner leadership and potential funders

Washington, Dc

-Wrote legislative hearing briefings for company executives-Managed administrative responsibilities of Target’s federal lobbying office, including recording and compiling federal lobbying reports -Maintained bookkeeping and human resources records-Supported planning and coordination of presidential convention events, fundraising events, and corporate and partner meetings-Assisted Target’s principal lobbyist with scheduling, managing phones, and organizing and responding to correspondence

Master Of Philosophy (M.Phil.) - Dissertation-Based Masters, Early Modern History

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History

Activities and Societies: President, Order of Gownsmen; Lambda Chi Minors: political science and religion