Billy Coleman

• Company Overview: This is California’s first and only fully online, statewide community college offering certification in host IT program offerings committed to workforce development and closing equity gaps.
• Provide executive leadership for the Workforce and Partnerships unit, guiding strategy and team operations.
• Spearhead strategic partnerships and design career pathways for adult learners.
• Lead a partnership development team overseeing day-to-day activities, outreach, projects, and initiatives.
• Cultivate relationships with employers, industry partners, community organizations, and government agencies.
• Drive cross-college collaboration to align with MOU and success metrics to accomplish goal
• Develop and implement apprenticeship programs with public and private sector partners.
• Oversee upskill training initiatives for workforce advancement and career growth.
• Create employer partnerships to expand career opportunities and improve student workforce outcomes.
• Represent Calbright in statewide conferences, workshops, and public engagement initiatives.

Key Accomplishments:

✔ workforce team to secure apprenticeship opportunities for students.

✔ Develop & executed engagement strategies for workforce and employer partnerships.

✔ Led annually a college-wide initiative of 20 staff at the Meeting of the Minds Conference.

✔ Facilitated contract agreements with NextGen Policy.

✔ Developed and implemented partnership agreements with NexusEdge, Go-Biz, and HubSpot resulting a 189 students statewide to participate in micro-internships

✔ Led cross-unit collaboration for HRTP grant submission.

✔ Represented Calbright through workshops and conference presentations statewide.

✔ Led outreach efforts to expand partnerships, increasing engagement with diverse stakeholders.

• Company Overview: Faith-based nonprofit supporting at-risk youth and families in under-resourced Bay Area communities through mentoring, summer camps, and community development.
• Lead all operations, fund development, strategic planning, and program expansion across 9 Bay Area counties.
• Cultivated high-net-worth donor relationships, achieving an 83% donor retention rate.
• Directed annual fundraising campaigns across major gifts, grants, and events; increased revenue from $400K to $800K+.
• Designed and implemented organization-wide OKRs to achieve strategic growth goals.
• Rebranded mission, vision, and core values, transforming program offerings and community engagement.
• Expanded leadership capacity by hiring executives, training volunteers, and developing partnerships.

Key Achievements:

✔ Organizational turnaround, measurable growth & sustainability.

✔. Recruited trained and mobilized indigenous leaders, corporate sponsors, and strategic partners.

✔ Strengthened board governance with updated policies and administrative handbook.

✔ Established partnerships with Schools K-12, CBO's corporate, and philanthropic organizations.

• Company Overview: $68M human rights agency combatting slavery, exploitation, and violent oppression globally.
• Mobilized faith-based, educational, and corporate networks across California.
• Managed 400+ partners, reaching over 20,000 constituents.
• Represented IJM through speaking engagements, trade fairs, and seminars statewide.
• Partnered with CEO Gary Haugen to cultivate high-profile donor relationships.
• Delivered cross-departmental marketing strategies to maximize fund development.

Key Achievements:

✔ Facilitated new domestic and international partnership through international field visits.

✔ Advocated with government agencies to strengthen the public justice systems.

✔.Built statewide volunteer mobilization strategies and leadership pipelines.

✔ Secured major gifts from churches, corporations, and philanthropic partners to drive mission growth.

✔ Cultivated and stewarded donor relationships to expand funding and sustainability.

• Company Overview: Global nonprofit serving 1.6M adolescents annually across 90 countries.
• Directed vision, operations, budgeting, and program development.
• Oversaw fundraising events and cultivated donor strategies to support a $650K budget.
• Negotiated $500K property donation from a local foundation.
• Secured in-kind gifts and multi-year grants totaling $250K.
• Recruited and managed 100 volunteers, achieving 500% growth in donor and staff engagement.