Lisa Baden

• Develop and manage departmental budgets, overseeing state funds, gift accounts, grant contracts/allocations and staff/faculty salaries; collaborated with central WSU to develop, strategize, and justify budgets.
• Established an efficient HR recruitment process handling all aspects from writing a job description and job posting to candidate selection and onboarding
• Advises Director on all federal, state, and local laws providing insight on organizational change management strategies and the impact of new policies.
• Strategize comprehensive unity staffing initiatives, including recruitment, retention, and performance management.
• Track and monitor all employee progress through mandatory learning and compliance trainings
• Advise staff on all benefit and leave options, including working with staff through leave coordination.
• Monitor and track all departmental payroll, and position budgeting.
• Collaborate and maintain relationships with departments across both the Pullman and Vancouver campuses
• Lead and navigate the College's transition to a new business process system (Workday) serving on committees designed to provide feedback and problem-solving for the transition.
• Supervise administrative staff, providing guidance on policy changes and implementation, morale and employee engagement matters.
• Lead professional development programming for College staff, conducting needs assessments, performance coaching, and resource consultation.
• Negotiated contracts with vendors, ensuring we comply with all policies and regulations required by a state institution.
• Responsible for all departmental safety planning, including serving on a campus safety and preparedness committee.
• Plan and coordinate all space allocations and navigate all facilities/maintenance requests and work in our space.

Washington State University (August 2021 - present)

• Develop curriculum and present two five week 100 level professional development courses covering resume building, cover letter writing, and discussing real-world professional issues with students; continually update course with best practices and instructional nuances.
• Teach an upper level course on Evaluating and Rewarding Employees.

Pacific University (April 2016 - May 2019)

• Develop curriculum a semester long leadership course.

• Developed and managed community education programming, collaborating with local arts leaders and educators to identify program gaps and implement necessary courses.
• Managed program budgets, strategically projecting term revenue based on enrollments; successfully developed, priced, and marketed community education courses.
• Oversaw all communication and marketing strategies, utilizing both print and social media to advertise offerings.
• Conducted research to identify community interests for course development; cultivated curriculum, topics, and learning outcomes with instructors.
• Evaluated enrollment and course curriculum based on student feedback, working closely with instructors to enhance course design and update resources.
• Represented the program at community events, establishing partnerships and promoting the program's visibility.

• Coordinated comprehensive program engagement and outreach marketing, ensuring effective communication strategies aligned with the organizational goals.
• Managed all aspects of adjunct on-boarding and hiring processes for the College of Design, ensuring a seamless integration of new faculty members.
• Orchestrated the supervision of 80 faculty members, providing support for their operational needs, and managed a team of five student workers and one full-time staff.
• Oversaw facilities and operations management for the PDX campus, acting as a key liaison between UO Eugene and UO PDX, fostering internal relationships across departments and campuses.
• Executed the successful planning and execution of College of Design PDX events, contributing to the overall organizational visibility.
• Collaborated with the Program Director to forecast and project program budgets and enrollments, demonstrating strategic financial planning skills.
• Interpreted and implemented University policies and procedures, ensuring compliance in all aspects of program coordination.
• Tracked budgets for student programming, faculty budgets (including grant allocations and guidelines), and program budgets (lectures, events, etc.), ensuring fiscal responsibility and adherence to financial guidelines.
• Strategically planned, developed, coordinated, and implemented week- and month-long summer workshops for high school students, showcasing adept curriculum proposal, budget management, and effective recruitment strategies.

• Served as a liaison between the Arts and Culture Council and the community, facilitating community groups to provide valuable feedback on public art projects and community events.
• Developed, strategized, and implemented annual resource and professional development workshops and events for local nonprofit organizations and artists, contributing to the cultural growth of the community.
• Established and nurtured community partnerships with schools, businesses, and other entities to develop engaging community arts programming.
• Facilitated meetings and worked collaboratively with community partners to secure funding and provide diverse art opportunities for the local arts community.
• Took charge of all department communications plans, overseeing social media calendars, City events calendars, and special events marketing strategies to enhance community engagement.
• Managed the City arts council’s grant and event budget, ensuring efficient allocation of resources and adherence to financial guidelines, as well as project check-ins with grant recipients to ensure proper use of funds.
• Coordinated and reviewed public art applications.

• Identified gaps in career programming within the School - worked with the Program Director, Career Development staff, Alumni Relations, alumni, and board members to program workshop and networking events.
• Worked with the Career Development Office to track alumni and internships to use our network for workshops and events.
• Assisted Alumni Relations with strategic planning and execution for alumni and networking events.
• Recruited students to participate in information gathering events to inform programming.
• Established and maintained relationships with alumni organizations.