Nicole Yarbrough, M.Ed. Email & Phone Number

Lighthouse Point, Florida, United States

• Deliver customized coaching on federal and state government funding strategies to national education businesses and district leaders, through research, presentations, and workshops across 7 projects, to develop sustainable funding solutions• Synthesized US Department of Education data into actionable frameworks on systems, culture, instruction, and people, developing strategic planning tools adopted by district superintendents to drive measurable improvements• Conducted 5-year budget analysis on Miami-Dade School District co-writing a data-driven report with strategic recommendations, along with research on education foundations, and donor-advised funds to optimize resource allocation

Dillon, Colorado, United States

Breckenridge, Colorado, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Led sales enablement with 14 Sales and Marketing staff, designing bid trends strategy to secure 22 RFx contracts and completing 41 district procurement vendor registrations, expanding STEM education across 25 states• Generated $1.4M in revenue through RFx pipeline management, sales support, and subscription license renewals for customers in Teach:able enterprise system for STEM curriculum, teacher training, and emerging technology equipment• Spearheaded RFx proposal development system from identification to submission, ensuring clear interpretation, assessment of risk, writing content, and requirements compliance, with a 41% win rate in current and new school districts • Developed and maintained quality control with library of timelines, research, boilerplate, curriculum rubric, company impact, legal documents, and evaluation feedback for efficiency with submission of 54 proposal submissions• Facilitated proposal presentations, built relationships with external stakeholders during proposal development, and led contract lifecycles demonstrated by securing K-12 contracts and $100K Verizon Forward Community Enhancement Award • Strategized with product managers and operations team to align STEM education technology, integrations, and initiatives with state/district needs, potentially leveraging upwards of $50M• Developed, collected and wrote company impact case studies, surveys for over 80 schools, and testimonials for visibility

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Partnered with board and executive team to draft and implement 3-year strategic plan, engaging 50 staff across 4 departments, to evolve business development and client services • Executed design and adoption of enterprise CRM database and LMS e-learning platforms across 20 programs to monitor outputs, develop strategy, and implement continuous improvement activities from data analysis and reports• Designed report presentations with data visualization techniques in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, CRM platforms, and secondary research sources, communicating impact with 80 stakeholders• Cultivated relationships with grant officers at 6 foundations (Comcast, United Way, W.K. Kellogg, Mockingbird, William Penn, and Independent Public Media) and individual donors, leading to multi-year funding for educational initiatives• Facilitated strategic executive stakeholder meetings to recommend and implement data-driven scope changes for city-wide education contracts, improving learning outcomes in 120 K-12 schools• Directed 5 Project Managers overseeing projects and staffing via Sharepoint and Microsoft Teams, monitoring student and school engagement • Administered instructional curriculum and lesson plan writing for PBL in after-school and summer workforce programs with enrollment and high retention rates of over 500 students• Gathered 800 client and 18 staff feedback through surveys in Social Solutions, SurveyMonkey, and Google Forms, targeting service delivery improvements in education• Shaped inclusive work culture, defined key performance indicators, and developed advancement pipelines among 90 staff, interns, volunteers, and consultants during tenure• Established and co-founded Professional Development Committee with 8 members to monitor strategic plan implementation, DEI initiatives in hiring and onboarding, and staff training in 6 core competencies across the organization• Awarded Organizational Achievement Award of Appreciation in Spring 2018

• Increased annual department budget from $350K to over $1.8M by managing RFx proposals, with content development, submissions, and reports to support the growth and integration of the education department across the organization • Created, hired, and led telecommuting teams of 25 staff and consultants, providing coaching to enable client learning, and setting clear milestones to advance the vision of the education department• Increased onboarding to manage 40-60 new Title 1 school partnerships, achieving consistent annual evaluation scores over 90% for high quality program delivery • Evaluated performance on outputs in 6 programs by building tracking systems in Social Solutions, shared network drive, Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets to inform impact on student achievement for reports• Managed coalition of 5 organizations and partnerships in school districts by facilitating meetings to review qualitative data and feedback from surveys, focus groups, and workshops designed to capture student, parent, and teacher school experiences• Spearheaded 3 conferences promoting best practices in school success, leading stakeholder groups and conducting research across state lines, and participating in state and national education networks• Partnered with cross-functional 7-member executive team to operationalize stakeholder feedback, write policy and procedure memos, plan 4-6 annual events, and report department results• Returned to school part-time to research education reform strategies• Selected to competitive fellowships for professional development in public policy • Awarded Co-Rookie of the Year Award of Appreciation in Spring 2009

• Stabilized 2 struggling education programs with 21 schools using program management strategies for bilingual staffing model, workflows, supervision, reporting, data analysis, and budget planning to support 13 telecommuting/remote staff

Camden, New Jersey, United States

• Strengthened nonprofit capacity by developing systems engagement systems for 100 charitable donors, government grant proposals, national historic preservation tours, and management with 75 community members to generate commitment of resources• Maintained collaboration among board, 4 committees, and 20 stakeholders through technical assistance and event planning to raise visibility of historic neighborhood commercial corridor

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Pioneered inner-city group math tutoring program for 150 middle school students using lesson planning and delivery, teaching tools, and behavioral management techniques yielding improved test benchmark scores for student achievement• Collaborated with team to design 4 afterschool programs and 3 school events with sponsors improving school climate• Proposed selected global culture theme for camp and recruited as an instructor for 3 groups of twenty 9-10 year-olds

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Trained CSRs at new branch locations, delivered teller line coverage across 12 sites, and marketed product knowledge for sales in customer accounts

Richfield, Minnesota, United States

• Led quality assurance of vault procedural updates and archival, cross-trained in all vault roles, and managed commercial accounts

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Educational Leadership

• Graduate Dean’s Distinguished Honor List, 2013 & 2014

Bachelor Of Arts In Global Studies, Concentration In International Political Economy And East Asia

• Arthur Peterson Scholarship, Spring 2006 • China Study Abroad Program, Summer 2005 • Campaign Leader/Board Member, Minnesota Public.

Associate Of Arts/Certificate In Human Resources, Liberal Arts

• Immigrant Business District Survey Volunteer, Carlson School of Management Graduate Student Group, Spring 2004