Christine Leal
Sr. Program Development | Instructor
Dallas,TX
Summary
Program development professional with extensive experience in designing, implementing, and optimizing programs. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving measurable results. Skilled in project management, stakeholder engagement, and process improvement. Adaptable and reliable, capable of meeting changing needs and driving success.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Program Development Specialist, BankWork$
Dallas College – Workforce Education
05.2025 - Current
- Strategically plans curriculum instructional activities to meet BankWork$ Program Objectives and Dallas College mission.
- Career navigator through 360 coaching, counseling, one-on-one consultations.
- Participates in recruitment initiatives at job fairs, community/networking events
- Cultivates, and fosters new financial institution partners, and retains current partnerships.
- Analyzed program data to assess effectiveness and inform strategic decision-making.
Staff Development/Career RA
Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc.
01.2015 - 10.2024
- Creator, curriculum designer, executor of all agency training activities, and major Conferences for 500-700 staff.
- Recruitment & Retention (job fairs, community partnerships, etc.).
- Career Counseling, Performance Coaching, Succession Planning.
- People Strategist through employee engagement, surveys, focus groups, etc.
- Co-developed agency Customer Service, Management Training Program, and Core Values. Special CEO Assignment: Spearhead long-range strategic Leadership Development Initiatives.
- Other positions held: Quality Assurance/T&TA program monitoring and evaluation of comprehensive business units to include HR, Procurement, Finance, Community Development, HS Operations, etc. Board report writing, CNA Development, Technical Writing, and Program Staff/Participation Interviewing
Instructional Coach
Dallas Independent School District
06.2004 - 10.2014
- The strategic planner, executor of overall school academic activities to meet district, TEA goals and objectives at 100%.
- Ongoing performance coaching, mentoring, team building, and staff engagement.
- Curriculum planning, instructional intervention, assessment development and data analytics for data driven decision making.
- Creation of district evaluation tools, and instructional activities to address performance gaps.
- Developed customized coaching plans to support diverse learning needs within the classroom environment.
Education
MBA - Strategic Leadership
Amberton University
Garland, TXBS - Economics
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TXSkills
- Leadership Development
- Performance Assessments for KPIs
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Partnership building
- Training and facilitation
- Curate, Execute Training Conferences
- Coaching, Career Counseling
- Effective communication
- BankWork$ Fred Pryor LMS
- Microsoft Suite 365 Copilot
- Teams Zoom
- Salesforce Workday
Certification
Mental Health First Aider
SHRM -SCP in progress
ATD - CPTD in progress
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that, once unleashed, can make any vision, dream, or desire a reality.
Tony Robbins
Affiliations
- Society Human Resource Management
- Association for Talent Development
Work Preference
Location Preference
HybridImportant To Me
Work-life balanceCompany CultureCareer advancementHealthcare benefitsPaid time offPaid sick leave401k matchStock Options / Equity / Profit SharingTeam Building / Company RetreatsPersonal development programsWork from home optionFlexible work hours4-day work weekSoftware
Microsoft 365 Suite
365 Copilot
Salesforce
Workday
TEAMS
Zoom
Interests
Volunteering Homeless Shelters
Volunteering for Political Platform
Podcasting
Mental Health Issues
Animal Rights & Care
Accomplishments
Successful 100% development of college aged students to earn and receive a financial services certification at Dallas College BankWork$ Program.
Retention rate @ 100%
Average progress = 88%
Timeline
Sr. Program Development Specialist, BankWork$
Dallas College – Workforce Education
05.2025 - Current
Staff Development/Career RA
Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc.
01.2015 - 10.2024
Instructional Coach
Dallas Independent School District
06.2004 - 10.2014
MBA - Strategic Leadership
Amberton University
BS - Economics
Southern Methodist University