Devoted “student-first” professional with over 20 years of experience in Education and Business Management, skilled in managing projects and meeting governance requirements for successful delivery. Proficiencies include mobilizing, professional development training, recruiting, mentoring, and managing industry partners and resources through solid sales and interpersonal skills. Seeking a position which will afford me the opportunity to build and leverage relationships, utilize my educational and business background to drive positive change.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager III - Workforce Development
Dallas Independent School District
09.2023 - Current
Lead the Dallas ISD Internship Program that resulted in 750+ paid student internship opportunities, to include an unprecedented budget of $200,000 for internal (department) internships
Created internship on-boarding processes, extensive partnership with the Human Capital Management (HCM) department, resulting in the hiring of 100 high school interns for 20+ Dallas ISD departments, the highest number of district department interns ever placed
Executed internship program changes from inception to successful implementation, resulting in a 92% customer satisfaction improvement, an increase in annual retention of 84% with high school interns and creating an additional 150 job placements within the first year
Built data visualizations and upgraded the stakeholder feedback process using Qualtrics, increasing survey response rates by 40% and generated actionable insights that will improve future internship program outcomes
Provide quarterly status updates to board members, Industry Leadership Council (ILC), and executive leadership to maintain high transparency within the district
Industry Partner Coordinator III - CTE
Dallas Independent School District
09.2019 - 09.2023
Established and managed industry partnerships with 40 local businesses in the career clusters of Manufacturing, Architecture & Construction, Engineering and Arts AV, culminating in 115 new employer-partner work-based learning opportunities
Tracked and monitored 200+ industry partner engagements to develop standard activity and progress reports for evaluation and reporting using Salesforce
Reduced document retrieval time by 38% by organizing files and utilizing shared folders on Google Drive and Google Workspace
Engaged with 5 internal career management programs to deliver 'Big Rocks' such as CTE Signing Day, Manufacturing Day and Engineering Week engagements to districtwide industry partners resulting in the creation of the Workforce Development and Employer Relations Department, streamlining all like programs and teams into one division
College and Career Readiness Director
Southwest Schools
08.2015 - 09.2019
Established the district's first Associates degree program in collaboration and partnership with Houston Community College and the University of Texas at Tyler's Project Lead the Way (PLTW) engineering courses in fall 2016, resulting in the first cohort of 25 dual credit high school students
Created academic and technical course crosswalks that aligned both high school objectives and dual credit course standards
Increased the number of advanced course/dual enrollment completion from 19.5% to 50.9% in two years of its implementation
Increased the SAT scores by 83 points in two years (2015-2016; 2016-2017) and increased the number of SAT/ACT students At/Above Criterion by 8% districtwide
Curriculum Specialist
Southwest Schools
08.2012 - 08.2015
Spearheaded and realigned the district’s curriculum program with an emphasis on endorsements, career and technical education classes, innovative classes and dual credit courses
Increased the postsecondary readiness score in all 4 areas: STAAR Score, Graduate Rate Score, Graduation Plan Score, and Postsecondary Component Score
Provided 10 qualified teaching staff the opportunity to teach onsite dual credit courses with Houston Community College
Increased the number of students enrolled in Career and Technical Education (CTE) from 258 to 338, a 5% gain districtwide
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - Educational Leadership - ABD
Prairie View A&M University
12.2017
Master of Education - Educational Leadership, Administration and Supervision
University of Houston - Victoria
12.2012
Master of Science - Supervision, Curriculum & Instruction with ESL Endorsement
Texas A&M University - Commerce
08.2006
Bachelor of Business Administration - undefined
Jarvis Christian College
12.2000
Skills
Case Management
Exceptional Communication
Internship Recruitment
Industry Partnerships
MS Project
Google Workspace
Qualtrics
Salesforce
Certification
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Exam Prep Course
State Board of Education Certification (SBEC) | Standard Texas Teacher Certification – ESL Generalist EC - 4
Google Analytics for Beginners | Google Digital Academy
Cultural Intelligence Certified Trainer
ACTIVITIES
Lone Star Corvette Club (LSCC) Construction Industry Education Foundation (CIEF) Board Member Art Reaching Out Board Member Women in Manufacturing (WiM) Texas Chapter Member Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Timeline
Project Manager III - Workforce Development
Dallas Independent School District
09.2023 - Current
Industry Partner Coordinator III - CTE
Dallas Independent School District
09.2019 - 09.2023
College and Career Readiness Director
Southwest Schools
08.2015 - 09.2019
Curriculum Specialist
Southwest Schools
08.2012 - 08.2015
Doctor of Philosophy - Educational Leadership - ABD
Prairie View A&M University
Master of Education - Educational Leadership, Administration and Supervision
University of Houston - Victoria
Master of Science - Supervision, Curriculum & Instruction with ESL Endorsement
Assistant Club Director at Boys & Girls Club of Greater Dallas / Dallas Independent School DistrictAssistant Club Director at Boys & Girls Club of Greater Dallas / Dallas Independent School District
Educational Diagnostician at Dallas Independent School District-DISD, Life School, Lancaster Central OfficeEducational Diagnostician at Dallas Independent School District-DISD, Life School, Lancaster Central Office