Leisa Naples

• Developed communication strategies to enhance university branding for nursing school. Put new processes into place for nursing student communication & advising, and designed new outreach efforts.
• Implemented process improvements to streamline clinical operations more effectively.
• Built new relationships with all area hospitals and facilitated a more effective communication process between clinical partners and the nursing department.
• Coordinated events and campaigns to promote university initiatives and programs.
• Analyzed feedback from communication channels to improve messaging and engagement.
• Restructured the advising process with students in regards to the ABSN and TBSN nursing students. Implemented a new strategy for the onboarding process for all area hospitals where clinical rotations took place.

* Executed marketing strategies to enhance brand awareness of all SchoolJoy products for K-12 schools and colleges.

* Spearheaded outreach and launched initiatives for all educational technology products.

* Conducted presentations and meetings with school districts to showcase product benefits.

* Established partnerships with school districts, colleges, and world renowned publishers nationwide.

* Negotiated high-value contracts & agreements with external partners to support product distribution.

*. Implemented the onboarding process for teachers, counselors and students, including all professional development series.

*. Provided high level administrative support to the CEO in the areas of onboarding new schools, customer success, management of teacher and student training and invoicing.

*. Drafted, formatted and proofread reports, correspondences and curriculum for entire team.

• Managed day-to-day operations ; coordinating office services such as record control, budget control and office workflow for all departments.

Developed, implemented, and managed innovative arts-based programming for high school and college students.

* Managed day to day operations of all departments at the school, including staff and student scheduling, meetings, budgets, SIS management and outreach in k-12 schools and colleges.

• * Created volunteer and internship opportunities for high school & college students to explore careers in dance therapy, teaching dance in hospitals and schools across Ohio.

* Developed and maintained correspondence for the program faculty and students including student placement in classes & tracking student progress.

* Coached students on college and career readiness and implemented programs for career exploration, including creation of student future plans.

* Secured funding through grant writing, donor engagement, and partnerships, resulting in a 75% increase in annual program budget.

* Created cross training dance and flexibility programs and camps for football, basketball and soccer players at k-12 schools across Ohio.

* Produced and implemented the first Nutcracker Ballet at the Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital to help reduce stress, anxiety, and depression in patients, and healthcare workers around the holidays.

* Designed and delivered engaging curriculum on public speaking, communication theory, and presentation skills to undergraduate students.

* Assessed student performance through written critiques, video reviews, and formal rubrics aligned with learning objectives.

* Collaborated with faculty across departments to support interdisciplinary speaking initiatives and workshops.

* Tracked student assignments, attendance, test scores & maintained office hours to provide students with extra educational support.

* Counseled students in career development techniques, including connecting them with internships in various fields of communications and broadcast journalism.

* Creator of the original health and fitness series called Living Well with Leisa that aired three times a week during the morning newscast, Good Morning Cleveland (WEWS) and the 11 p.m. newscast. Also aired on ESPN2 during morning fitness programming.

* Created the first health and fitness series of news vignettes reporting on current health, medical & fitness news for the Midwest Scripps Howard local news stations in Cincinnati and Cleveland.

* Reported live from the news desk on Good Morning Cleveland for Friday Health Tips.

* Reported live on all health & wellness news for WEWS-TV 5 in Cleveland.

* Cast member on various fitness television programming that aired on ESPN2 for over 15 years.