JAMIE PARGANOS

Led Creative Muse's strategic direction, deploying arts programs across six elementary schools and spearheading an artist employment program for comprehensive community engagement at the DYCD-funded Cornerstone program in Campos Plaza.

Key Accomplishments:

• Founded company and achieved $2.7 million in post-pandemic project revenue by selecting quality-focused projects that ensured sustainable growth.
• Originated CREATE model, blending mindfulness, social-emotional learning, STEAM, and inclusivity into unified, impactful educational framework.
• Crafted online engagement modules for licensed teachers, elevating digital learning experience during pandemic under DOE’s commission.
• Led strategic media campaigns that significantly raised organizational visibility and brand prestige.
• Crafted and executed robust succession plan to ensure enduring leadership and organizational strength.

Managed project operations for the department Chair, ensuring timely deliverables within budget constraints. Monitored project metrics, facilitated stakeholder meetings, and coordinated panel events, including promotion and moderation duties.

Key Accomplishments:

• Successfully curated 'Management and Social Justice Conversation Series,' fostering interdisciplinary dialogue on social justice issues and engaging audience of over 1,000 participants.
• Authored comprehensive literature reviews that contributed to publication examining philanthropy and systemic racism.

• Played key role in Non-Profit Financial Management course, enhancing understanding of over 40 students in fiscal strategies and non-profit budgeting.

Directed training for a DYCD-funded program portfolio at YWCA, developing educational materials, manuals, and visual aids. Conducted training needs surveys, standardized departmental procedures, provided staff training, and oversaw new hire orientations, ensuring compliance with company policies.

Key Accomplishments:

• Developed and executed training programs for over 200 employees, resulting in enhanced team performance, 30% increase in enrollment, and significant reduction in staff turnover.
• Revamped HR processes for regulatory compliance in onboarding and training, boosting operational efficiency. This led to transformation of three DYCD programs from corrective action status to receiving excellent performance reviews

Managed the development and operation of SAYA's comprehensive after-school program for middle schoolers, overseeing staff, financial planning, adherence to DYCD guidelines, and program impact evaluation.

Key Accomplishments:

• Streamlined DESSA survey integration to advance staff’s social-emotional competencies and promote strength-based educational culture.
• Crafted and deployed targeted program metrics in collaboration with development and data teams, aligning with organizational goals and bolstering fundraising efforts. This approach led to notable 50% increase in optimistic thinking campus-wide (DESSA).

Oversaw several of Manhattan Youth's middle school programs, managing staff, aligning operations with regulations, and leading a diverse athletic program. Ensured smooth scheduling, resource management, and stakeholder engagement for optimal program execution.

Key accomplishments:

• Spearheaded comprehensive professional development, training program directors and teachers, enhancing staff efficiency and unifying instructional quality across multiple programs.
• Conducted data-driven assessments, standardizing teaching practices that elevated education quality citywide.
• Devised and rolled out social-emotional learning initiative informed by classroom data, now integrated into curricula beyond district.
• Innovated resource and staffing allocation, supporting 600 students and over 100 instructors, with approach replicated in numerous schools.

Led the launch and management of an impactful extended day program for 340 K-5 students, in collaboration with the United Federation of Teachers' Charter School and The After-School Corporation. This initiative offered a rich blend of academic and extracurricular activities, significantly enhancing the educational experience beyond traditional school hours.

Key accomplishments:

• Fundraised $1 million to initiate program serving 340 students and staffing 50 employees.
• Established groundbreaking social-emotional learning framework, significantly improving enrollment and student success, pre-dating its widespread adoption.