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Lisa Brown-Miller

Holland,MI

Summary

Results driven, self-motivated educational professional with a natural desire to succeed. Passion for building and cultivating long-lasting relationships with students to enhance a higher education experience. Dedicated, collaborative team player committed to meeting organizational goals through strong time management skills, ability to work independently and manage multiple, concurrent tasks with meticulous attention to detail. Excellent communication skills, solution oriented, disciplined work ethic.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Project Coordinator, School Quality

National Heritage Academies
Grand Rapids, MI
09.2008 - Current
  • Collaborative interaction with team of 5 Senior Directors and 16 Directors of School Quality (Superintendents)
  • Monitor the performance of 99 schools for continual improvement through quality of instruction and student growth
  • Prevent financial loss by establishing DOE state compliance is met in 13 states
  • Timely completion of comprehensive projects and highly detailed reports in areas of testing, growth, and proficiency,
  • Strong work ethic providing support, problem solving, and awareness of sensitive situations requiring discretion
  • Excellent communication skills honed by daily Interaction with school leaders by email or phone
  • Works independently with minimal guidance or oversight, organizing and prioritize projects
  • Excels at handling multitude of tasks effectively and efficiently
  • Motivated and driven to learn new processes to enhance the team’s success
  • Strengthened new school openings processing student files, contacting parents, collecting missing information
  • Diverted potential $1,000,000 loss by compiling, tracking, and analyzing lost instructional days; following up with school leaders ensuring state minimum requirements were met
  • Partnered with IT Intelligence team to develop new CRM system for school calendaring process, point person for troubleshooting with stakeholders
  • Steering Committee Member and User Advocate of the Student Information System (SIS)
  • Member of the Business Intelligence Team; identifying and assisting with the creation of useful dashboards for School Quality
  • Thorough working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Visio, Outlook, Publisher, Power Point, Google Meet
  • Create and distribute a weekly newsletter for organization (approximately 4,800 employees)

Head Coach

Fox Motors Hockey Association
Byron Center, MI
09.2022 - Current
  • Coordinate with assistant coaches to plan practices and develop game strategy
  • Motivate and encourage young players to excel through education, coaching, and training tactics
  • Evaluate and assess development of players, providing feedback for individual growth, influencing the success of the team
  • Cultivate good sportsmanship and commitment
  • USA Hockey, Level 4 Coach

Head Coach

Aquinas College
Grand Rapids, MI
08.2019 - 06.2022
  • Led and successfully turned around a problematic ACHA DI hockey program
  • Urgently sought out and recruited talented student athletes who met the high academic standards of the college and capacity to elevate the team’s performance.
  • Grew and maintained a healthy roster by securing 26 players over 3 recruiting seasons.
  • Operated and successfully managed a $100,000 budget
  • Engaged in fund raising efforts
  • Positively educated, coached, and trained college players
  • Collaborated with assistant coaches to plan daily practices and strategize game tactics, adjusting where necessary
  • Navigated academic calendar with rink availability to create a 7-month practice schedule and 30+ game schedule
  • Coordinated travel arrangements (bus, hotel, meals) for 25 team members, coaches and support staff; managing logistics proper arrival time
  • Monitored student-athlete academic and athletic performance; providing guidance to engage in dean support when necessary

Consultant Assistant

The Rock Group
Grand Rapids, MI
09.2007 - 09.2008
  • Provided analytical and data assistance in efforts to positively assist National Heritage Academies schools
  • Targeted and solved problematic issues with high intervention schools
  • Planned and coordinated logistics and course training for over 100 school administrators
  • Identified and recruited mentor administrators to share experience and expertise with their peers
  • Tracked compliance issues: compensation, benefits, fingerprinting, licensure and background checks on teachers and school employees
  • Evaluated metrics for 57 schools to maintain the highest level of instructional quality
  • Compiled, assessed, and organized information providing highly detailed, quality reports indicating successful or problematic situations
  • Researched and wrote proposals to kick off a Summer Reading Program to eliminate summer learning loss with students

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration/Humanities

Providence College
Providence, RI

Relevant Skills

  

  • Color Analyst, NBC, Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games
  • Motivational Speaker
  • Athlete, Winter Olympics, Ice Hockey
  • Head Coach, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Affiliations

  • USA Hockey
  • US Olympians Association
  • USA Hockey Hall of Fame
  • ASCD

Timeline

Head Coach

Fox Motors Hockey Association
09.2022 - Current

Head Coach

Aquinas College
08.2019 - 06.2022

Project Coordinator, School Quality

National Heritage Academies
09.2008 - Current

Consultant Assistant

The Rock Group
09.2007 - 09.2008

Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration/Humanities

Providence College
Lisa Brown-Miller