Jennifer L Sanders
Reynoldsburg,Oh
Summary
Visionary leader with proven track record in steering organizations toward success through strategic planning and effective management. Hardworking, highly motivated professional eager to lend combined knowledge and skills to enhance business performance. Skilled in building cohesive teams, driving innovation, and enhancing operational efficiency to achieve business objectives. Operates well in both individual and team capacities, leveraging seasoned work ethic to quickly adapt to different processes and drive company objectives. Demonstrated ability to transform challenges into opportunities, resulting in significant impact on company growth and profitability. Resourceful and results-driven with a passion for growth, commitment to top-tier performance, and efficiency to meet company needs and increase service value.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Midwest Regional Portfolio Manager
AmeriCorps
Columbus, Ohio
12.2020 - Current
- Serves as the primary point of contact to current or potential grantees or project sponsors on all grant related activities for assigned portfolio of local, state, and national grantees and sponsors
- Oversees and manages the programmatic, financial, technical, and administrative components of grants management or program development across all CNCS streams of service
- Provides authoritative information to current and perspective grantees by relaying legal and regulatory requirements for programmatic and fiscal management of Federal grants
DEI Lead/Diversity Advisory Council
AmeriCorps
Washington DC
12.2020 - 01.2025
- Proposing, advancing, and monitoring recommendations and practices to ensure dedicated support for approved diversity, equity, and inclusion related actions
- Developing and supporting proposed initiatives and innovative practices that advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in all parts of the Organization
- Developing and proposing strategies to better promote alignment of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at all levels
- Implementing proposals and advancing DEIA initiatives identified in the Strategic Plan
- Position was terminated by Trump/Vance Administration (EO 1403)
Future of Work Project Manager
Office of Human Capital
Washington DC
01.2022 - 12.2023
- Designed and disseminated communication plans and strategies, including preparing proposals, reports, briefs, talking points, presentations, and other written deliverables
- Cultivated and advanced relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Contributed to the development or revision of human capital policies, standard operating procedures, and work process to align to future state
- Researched and benchmarked best practices, synthesizing findings into recommendations to enhance human capital operations or programs
Program Officer-Governor’s Office
Ohio Commission on Service and Volunteerism
Columbus, Ohio
01.2015 - 12.2020
- Managed and monitored a portfolio of AmeriCorps subgrantees to ensure compliance and accountability with managing resource allocations, all applicable state and federal laws, contract provisions, progress towards performance measures, and continuous improvement
- Utilized keen business acumen to interpret and disseminate information from federal funding agency to ensure transparent and accountable financial and programmatic activities
- Conducted programmatic and grant monitoring activities in partnership with AmeriCorps program and fiscal staff, including program-readiness support, check-in calls, file reviews, site visits, and progress report reviews
AmeriCorps Director/Workforce Development Manager
Ohio Association of Community Health Centers
Columbus, Ohio
07.2011 - 11.2015
- Project management for the delivery of health services by providing direction to AmeriCorps members in multiple sectors within Ohio's Federally Qualified Health Centers.
- HR specialist role for placement of high quality, diverse, productive, and self-motivated
- AmeriCorps members who were responsible for executing initiatives to reduce health disparities.
- Identified, developed, and implemented sustainable and strategic planning goals through writing effective grant applications to ensure funding for high-quality program activities.
- Responsible for maintaining compliance with all agreements, contracts, and memorandums for Ohio's Community HealthCorps AmeriCorps Program, as well as monitoring program expenditures and budgets.
- Developed, collected, and prepared reports on performance measures established to achieve healthcare equity within low-income populations and/or medically underserved areas.
Senior Human Resources/Operations Manager
Joann Fabrics and Crafts Stores
Hudson, Ohio
07.2007 - 07.2011
- Directed HR programs, policies and processes to improve operational efficiency.
- Investigated workplace issues with professionalism and sensitivity and detailed incidents in reports to senior executives.
- Aligned HR policies with federal and local regulations.
- Prepared reports regarding various aspects of HR operations on a monthly basis.
- Developed hiring and recruitment policies to drive transparent and fair hiring process for selecting candidates on basis of merit and relevance with job.
- Supported top talent identification processes by interviewing candidates and executing onboarding, orientation, and benefits processes.
- Conducted performance evaluations for employees on an annual basis.
Education
Doctor of Business Administration - DEIAB Principles Candidate
William Howard Taft University
Santa Ana, CA06.2025
Connected Leadership Certification -
Yale University
New Haven, CT04.2023
Persuasive Writing and Public Speaking Certification -
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA09.2022
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate -
Muma College of Business, University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida01.2021
Certified Diversity and Inclusion Specialist -
Cornell University ILR School
Ithaca, NY07.2019
Master of Science (M.S.) - Business Psychology
Franklin University
Columbus, OH12.2016
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Healthcare Information Systems Management
Franklin University
Columbus, OH08.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Interpersonal Communication (HR)
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH12.1999
Skills
- Community engagement
- Youth advocacy
- Policy analysis
- Cultural history
- Industry partnership development
- Departmental coordination
- Budgeting and cost control
- Multitasking capacity
- Financial analysis
- Project management
- Professional demeanor
- Excellent communication
- Process improvements
- Teamwork
- Improve policies
- Program administration
- Portfolio management
- Self motivation
- Interpersonal communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Relationship and team building
- People and culture
- Change management
- Employee motivation and performance
- Planning and coordination
- Business administration
- Transformative leadership
- Time management
- Analytical thinking
- Operations management
- Mission and vision
- Strategic planning and execution
- Systems organization
Certification
Licensed Foster-to-Adopt Parent, State of Ohio
Timeline
Future of Work Project Manager
Office of Human Capital
01.2022 - 12.2023
Midwest Regional Portfolio Manager
AmeriCorps
12.2020 - Current
DEI Lead/Diversity Advisory Council
AmeriCorps
12.2020 - 01.2025
Program Officer-Governor’s Office
Ohio Commission on Service and Volunteerism
01.2015 - 12.2020
AmeriCorps Director/Workforce Development Manager
Ohio Association of Community Health Centers
07.2011 - 11.2015
Senior Human Resources/Operations Manager
Joann Fabrics and Crafts Stores
07.2007 - 07.2011
Licensed Foster-to-Adopt Parent, State of Ohio
Doctor of Business Administration - DEIAB Principles Candidate
William Howard Taft University
Connected Leadership Certification -
Yale University
Persuasive Writing and Public Speaking Certification -
Harvard University
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate -
Muma College of Business, University of South Florida
Certified Diversity and Inclusion Specialist -
Cornell University ILR School
Master of Science (M.S.) - Business Psychology
Franklin University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Healthcare Information Systems Management
Franklin University
Bachelor of Arts - Interpersonal Communication (HR)
Bowling Green State University
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