Ryan Williams

Operations Management - Adept at managing teams, streamlining processes, and implementing innovative solutions to improve efficiency and productivity. Strong leadership skills with a proven track record in hiring, coaching, counseling, training, and mentoring employees, fostering a collaborative work environment. Committed to delivering exceptional customer service, enhancing stakeholder relationships, and driving continuous organizational improvement. A unique background in educational administration further strengthens one's problem-solving abilities and adaptability, making for a versatile and results-driven professional.

Transformational Leader – Transformed the culture of Mastery Charter Schools – Pickett Campus through developing and implementing peer mentorship, restorative practices, and accountability. This resulted in an 85% matriculation and graduation rate.

Restorative Practice/Justice-Used as a personal and professional core value to provide training, framework, and modeling to build meaningful relationships that aid in resolving disputes, misconduct, and conflict that lead to peace, love, and balance to right wrongs and provide age-appropriate consequences and accountability for students and teacher relationships. Reaper Harm/Reduce Risk/Empower risk, and empower the community.

Teacher Coaching – Trained over 50 teachers in effective communication and cognitive behavioral strategies through the use of impromptu conferences & affective statements. This resulted in a 35% decrease in out-of-classroom discipline referrals.

Curriculum Development & Improvements – Oversaw the Grounded & Connected Program during morning entry in grades 3rd – 5th. This empowers students and teachers to build rapport with one another, resulting in a positive school culture. Budget Management & Development – Assisted with managing contracts for school staff and budgeting for school trips and assemblies.

Classroom Management – Managed teachers in developing and implementing classroom management strategies and plans for individual students, which resulted in a 45% decrease in students in detention and a 45% decrease in students in in-school suspension.

Leverage Resources/Strategic Collaborations – Worked closely with 12th-grade- and 9th-grade males with emotional and academic support. Students increased an average of 0.65 in their grade point average.

Engage parents – Gained 75% of parent involvement in bi-weekly parent-student-staff nights. This produced robust support systems with the school staff and parents.

Behavioral Intervention – Supervised classroom instruction during conflict situations to enforce positive teacher and student behavior through role play and interpersonal communication techniques. Trained staff to recognize, address, and identify behavioral issues related to negative behaviors with workable solutions for recurring problems between teacher and student and students and peers, resulting in a 47% decrease in student behavioral referrals.

Grounded & Connected Training – CICS Loomis-Longwood – Co-Facilitator 

2nd Annual LEAP Conference – Gary Comer College Prep – Panelist/Speaker 

Restorative Practice Training – ACE Technical Charter School – Facilitator 

Restorative Practice Training – Mastery Charter Schools – Pickett Campus – Co-Facilitator

Mentoring Children of Purpose – People for People, Inc. – Philadelphia, PA - Leader & Mentor

August 2008 – April 2010 

Youth Enrichment of Greater Exodus Baptist Church –  Philadelphia, PA - Youth Leader

June 2009 – May 2010

Chosen 300 Ministries – Philadelphia, PA – Volunteer

August 2007 – May 2009

Noble Network Charter School - Gary Comer College Prep - Chicago, IL – October 2017 – March 2019

Head High School JV Boys Basketball Coach 

Assistant High School Varsity Boys Basketball Coach

Michael Finely Basketball Camp – Chicago, IL – July 2007 – August 2009

Steven Hunter Basketball Camp – Chicago, IL – July 2007 – August 2009