Education History - Ph.D. Candidate from Western Michigan University (WMU) in Educational Leadership, Master of Arts in Evaluation, Measurement & Research from WMU, MPA from Walden University and BA in Political Science from The Ohio State University
Work Experience Prior to Consulting - CircleIn (EdTech), Western Michigan University (Higher Education), WMU School of Medicine (Graduate Medical Edu), Kalamazoo Public Schools (K-12), Grandville T. Woods Community School (Charter School), Accor

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Project: One WMU at Regional Comprehensive University

Project Summary: The goal of this project was to redesign the organizational structure at the university to provide more cohesive support for undergraduate students. I co-led this initiative with the Provost & VP of Academic Affairs and successfully organized more than 80 campus stakeholders, who represented three divisions and 55 campus units, on seven working teams to co-create a new vision of student success for the campus. This initiative was grounded in equity and a student-centered theory of change while using design thinking to collaboratively develop recommendations to transform the universities approach to supporting students. The year-long effort of the One WMU committees led to the launch of the University College in 2020, with the new academic college being named, Merze Tate College in 2021.

Media Link: One WMU Webpage and Recommendation Report and Merze Tate College Launch

Related Service Offerings: Student Services Program Review, Facilitation of Strategic Initiatives, Strategic Planning, Change Management, Short-Term Project Management, DEI

Project: Nonbargaining Staff Campuswide Survey at Regional Comprehensive University

Project Summary: Created and strategically launched the 2017 staff engagement survey to use data to validate and elevate employee concerns with new university leadership. Cultivated a partnership with the hourly nonbargaining staff group to co-sponsor the survey deployment to strengthen advocacy on behalf of all nonbargaining staff. A multi-pronged marketing campaign was developed to promote the survey. Eligible participants had to request to take the survey. The results - a 72.9% survey response rate representing 35.9% of the overall eligible population. The survey results illuminated the disinvestment in staff professional development and training which resulted in the president allocating $50,000 to staff professional development training and funding a position in human resources devoted to staff development and training.

Media Link: Advertisement of Survey to Campus Stakeholders

Related Service Offerings: Program Evaluation, Assessment, Strategic Alignment of Resources, Change Management, Short-Term Project Mangaement