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JACQUELINE SMALLS

Upper Marlboro,MD

Summary

Senior executive leader with track record of driving strategic initiatives and delivering impactful results. Adept at fostering team collaboration and navigating complex organizational challenges. Skilled in strategic planning, financial management, and operations oversight. Valued for reliability, adaptability, and results-oriented approach.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Vice President

Transfr
05.2024 - Current
  • Direct the Learning Experience Team, overseeing curriculum design, instructional strategy, and professional learning initiatives to scale VR-based career exploration and workforce readiness programs.
  • Lead the creation and implementation of career-connected learning experiences across all Career & Technical Education (CTE) clusters, integrating immersive VR with industry-recognized competencies, micro-credentials, and digital badging.
  • Partner with district leaders, workforce boards, and industry stakeholders to align curriculum and instructional resources with local and regional labor market demands, ensuring students gain access to high-demand career pathways.
  • Launch and scale job-embedded professional learning and coaching models that equip educators to confidently integrate VR technology and deliver student-centered, workforce-aligned instruction.
  • Establish systems to evaluate program effectiveness, tracking educator adoption, student engagement, credential attainment, and long-term career readiness outcomes.
  • Represent Transfr at national and regional events, serving as a thought leader on workforce development, education innovation, and immersive learning technologies.
  • Build and manage a high-performing cross-functional team of instructional designers, workforce readiness specialists, and professional learning facilitators, fostering a culture of collaboration, equity, and impact.
  • Develop and execute strategic initiatives to drive business growth, resulting in higher revenues and market share expansion.
  • Collaborate with executive leadership team members on long-term strategic planning that ensured sustainable success for the company.

Vice President, Corporate Education Partnerships

DISCOVERY EDUCATION
08.2022 - 05.2024
  • Lead the development and execution of comprehensive partnership strategies to drive business growth and foster innovation in the education sector
  • Cultivate strategic relationships with corporate partners, educational institutions, and other stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions that meet the evolving needs of learners and educators
  • Develop and implement a strategic roadmap for identifying, securing, and managing corporate education partnerships aligned with organizational goals and objectives
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including corporate executives, educational leaders, and government officials, to establish our organization as a preferred partner in the education space
  • Serve as a thought leader and advocate for education innovation, representing our organization at industry events, conferences, and forums to showcase our expertise, insights, and impact in the education space
  • Collaborate with internal teams, including sales, marketing, product development, and customer success, to develop tailored solutions that address the unique needs and challenges of our corporate partners and drive positive outcomes for learners
  • Cultivated strong relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, vendors, regulators, and community leaders to promote collaboration and long-term success.
  • Led cross-functional teams for the successful completion of major projects, resulting in increased efficiency and client satisfaction.

Chief Program Officer

CODE.ORG
05.2020 - 05.2022
  • Managed the vision and direction of full K-12 curriculum and professional learning pathway
  • Scaled to tens of thousands of schools and support local needs with a focuses on capacity building for local organizations, facilitators, administrators, and teachers
  • Designed programs and professional learning for 600 facilitators and over 60 regional partners to run these programs
  • Encourage schools and districts to expand their offerings, the team supports our Regional Partners in building local outreach efforts and developing communities
  • Actively lead and manage a team of 25-plus, ensuring that team members have the skills, resources, and support needed to work to the best of their abilities
  • Served as an organizational executive leader and thought partner to the President and CEO, working in collaboration to identify and solve business problems, increase impact, and ensured that Code.org is advancing its mission

Vice President of Programs

BLACK GIRLS CODE
05.2019 - 02.2020
  • Spearheaded expansion strategies to drive new revenue streams and growth of programming
  • Authored and secured over 1.5 million of grant funds for programming within 8 months
  • Supervised daily operations of multi-million dollar programming operations across 14 cities and international chapters to include forecasting and monitoring budgets and development
  • Led, hired and motivated a high functioning program team to increase productivity by 50% to deliver direct service programming to over 5,000 students ages 7-17 while training staff on best practices within 8 months
  • Overhauled departmental expense budget and forecasting while applying cost-effective strategies to end the year with decreased expenses
  • Facilitated HR operations, which included strategic workforce planning, performance management, staffing and administration of benefits
  • Identified and solved complex strategic problems to drive organizational goals

Director of Partnerships and Professional Learning

DISCOVERY EDUCATION
05.2014 - 05.2019
  • Develop thought partnerships with districts, states, and like-minded organizations to provide teachers with customized solutions that support the success of all learners with the integration of high quality digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms
  • Developed and managed a high performing Educational Partnership Sales Team and leveraged support of marketing and partner success
  • Accelerated successful implementation operations by leading the development of standard operating procedures and the use of business tools to inform flawless execution of professional learning evidenced by partner feedback

Education

Master of Education - Curriculum and Instruction in Science and Technology

LOYOLA COLLEGE
Baltimore, MD

Bachelor of Science - Biology

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
Orangeburg, SC

Skills

  • Strategic leadership
  • Policies and procedures
  • Operational excellence
  • Data-driven KPI evaluation

Timeline

Senior Vice President

Transfr
05.2024 - Current

Vice President, Corporate Education Partnerships

DISCOVERY EDUCATION
08.2022 - 05.2024

Chief Program Officer

CODE.ORG
05.2020 - 05.2022

Vice President of Programs

BLACK GIRLS CODE
05.2019 - 02.2020

Director of Partnerships and Professional Learning

DISCOVERY EDUCATION
05.2014 - 05.2019

Master of Education - Curriculum and Instruction in Science and Technology

LOYOLA COLLEGE

Bachelor of Science - Biology

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

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