Nady El-Zayaty

• · Maximizing impact and efficiency for non-profit arts organizations through the development of strategic plans, strategic alignment, and change management initiatives
• Creating new opportunities for organizations through grant writing, community engagement, advisory committee development, and fundraising
• Improving organizational talent acquisition, retention, and development through the implementation of best practices in human resource management
• Training on the professional and personal branding of clients, DEI initiatives, and media relations
• Developed key operational initiatives to drive and maintain substantial business growth.
• Aligned organizational objectives with company mission to increase business growth and integrate work strategies.
• Established foundational processes for business operations.
• Conducted target market research to scope out industry competition and identify advantageous trends.
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· Created and executed new strategic plan for the Defiance College business program leading to a 17 percent increase in student retention and 10 % overall increase in student enrollment

· Successfully led two-year accreditation process for the Defiance College Business Department through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE)

· Collaborated with Vice President for Academic Affairs and Director for Center for Effective Teaching to convert the Defiance College MBA Program to a fully accredited online program

· Collaborated with Vice President for Academic Affairs and Vice President of Enrollment Management for the creation of an online Adult Degree Completion program in Business

· Created an interdisciplinary minor in Leadership housed in the Defiance College Business Department

· Mentored and provided academic advising to over 30 graduate and undergraduate students per semester

· Graduate courses taught: Statistics and Research Methods, Political, Social, and Ethical Issues in the Business Environment, Organizational Marketing, Global Issues, and Readings in Leadership

· Undergraduate courses taught: Foundations of Business, Principles of Management, Organizational Behavior, Small Business Management, Macroeconomics, Consumer Behavior, Principles of Marketing

• Encouraged students to think critically and develop problem-solving skills.
• Participated in student and faculty events to highlight program offerings, engage students and increase profile on campus.
• Encouraged student participation and provided feedback to improve student performance.
• Maintained regularly scheduled hours in order to assist and advise students on class, program, academic and vocational plans.
• Successfully led initiative to incorporate advanced assessment systems and proactive learning strategies including McGraw Hill Connect, Pearson Cengage, and Blackboard Learning System in over eighty percent of courses offered in the College of Business
• Led initiative in collaboration with the Dean of the College of Business to create innovative co-teaching arrangements for a variety of courses in the College of Business
• Served as College of Business English editor and proofreader for all accreditation documentation through Loughborough University
• Courses taught: Introduction to Business, Introduction to Management, Organizational Marketing, Consumer Behavior, Marketing Management, Sustainable Development, and Contemporary Issues in Leadership

• Managed and led teams of up to 25 writers, editors, and proofreaders for four of the most widely circulated English language magazines in the Middle East and North Africa region
• Screened, hired, trained, and conducted performance evaluations for writers, editors, proofreaders, and designers for the IBAG group
• Edited and proofread over 50 articles per month for Business Today, Egypt Today, CEO Insider, and American University in Cairo Business Review magazines
• Wrote and published over 70 monthly editorial and feature pieces about management, organizational change, organizational behavior, marketing, entrepreneurship, and leadership-related topics
• Oversaw compliance with style guide, editorial guidelines and brand identity throughout entire publication portfolio.
• Oversaw publication of digital and print products, aligning multi-media content strategies to maintain cohesive brand identity.
• Edited long and short-form content, specializing in [Area of expertise] content.
• Maintained advanced social media presence to promote deliverables and solicit new contributors.