SHERI SANDOVAL
Portland,OR
Summary
Accomplished Director with a proven track record at The Pathfinder Network, adept in organizational development and leadership. Expert in driving employee engagement and performance management, I've successfully led strategic initiatives, enhancing training programs and operational excellence. My leadership has directly contributed to significant advancements in curriculum design and team management.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Training and Development
The Pathfinder Network
Portland, OR
09.2023 - Current
- Hire, train and supervise a team of training and development specialists to ensure effective operations and alignment with strategic plan
- Oversee and ensure fidelity of all agency trainings and curricula
- Map, design and implement training goals and objectives across the agency in alignment with agency wide initiatives, expansions and strategic planning
- Lead the agency's Creating Regulation and Resilience (CR2) model implementation and sustainability
- Maintain the updates to all training related items to continually increase the level of cultural sensitivity, awareness, and competency across the agency
- Collaborate with research consultants on program evaluation design, implementation and analysis
- Design, build and implement staff trainings, and opportunities for advanced practice
- Supervised staff and managed external revenue source during transitionary period (1 year) and improved program sales outcomes
Director of Programs
The Pathfinder Network
12.2021 - 09.2023
- Hire, and supervise a team of program managers across the state in and out of correctional settings, ensuring adherence to facility operations and program development
- Create, review and revise program documents as well as lead the creation and maintenance of agency policies, procedures, processes, curriculum and documents
- Conducted consistent one-on-one meetings with team to review data reports, celebrating strengths, addressing challenges and realign workload
- Collaborated with agency leadership, juvenile justice professionals, criminal justice professionals and community partners to establish mutual goals and develop comprehensive services for youth and adults.
- Examine, develop, implement, document, and communicate the goals, priorities, and values of the agency
- Collaborate with agency staff and stakeholders to carry out the mission, vision and values of the agency
- Manage and oversee the spending of an 8-million-dollar budget
Director of Corrections Programs
The Pathfinder Network
12.2017 - 12.2021
- Hire, train and supervise a team of correctional program managers and facilitators
- Oversee operations of program and program delivery staff, ensuring quality deliverables
- Develop and manage the performance plan for programs
- Maintain communication and coordinate with Oregon Department of Corrections stakeholders to support the program
- Supported in determining institutional program priorities and allocated resources to align with agency mission and objectives.
- Assist with the development and be a leader in the agency trauma-informed care and racial equity implementation
Eastside Training and Development Manager
09.2016 - 12.2017
- Work with staff to identify and develop professional goals
- Provide on-site in-person, or over phone support to staff
- Support program managers in onboarding new staff
- Conduct in-class observations of direct service staff
- Provide feedback and coaching to ensure direct service staffs continuous quality improvement
- Develop, review, and revise training curriculum materials
- Track, collect, maintain, analyze, and present training data
Eastside Institution Manager
01.2015 - 09.2016
- Hire, train and supervise a team of program facilitators
- Complete and process documents and reports
- Support and adhere to functional unit security and daily operation practices, procedures and policies
- Collaboratively work with institution staff to create, coordinate and schedule class, space, times and locations
- Submit all programmatic and grant reporting documents as scheduled
- Complete and submit all program reports
Facilitator/Coach
The Pathfinder Network
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Plan, review, and prepare classroom and materials for facilitation of Cognitive Behavioral and Parenting programs
- Evaluate participants' progress
- Facilitate evidence-based standardized curriculum programming to adults in custody
- Assisted the clients to better understand their role as a parent, focusing on developing skills to nurture and guide their children
Owner (Dance, Gymnastic & Preschool Studio)
Totally Kids
10.2009 - 01.2014
- Prepared program operating budgets, budget reports and other financial performance reports
- Preparing and filing all tax reporting documents
- Generated invoices upon receipt of billing information and tracked collection progress
- Preparing and delivery of staff payroll
- Managed and responded to all correspondence and inquiries from customers and vendors
- Preparing of program and staff schedules
- Taught a range of sport-specific skills in a clear, safe manner
- Developed programs to work with students to increase interest in higher learning
- Maintain vaccines records for all enrolled students
- Ordering and purchasing of all program supplies
Education
Master of Science - Forensic Physchology
Walden University
01.2016
Bachelors of Business Management -
University of Pheonix
01.2012
Skills
- Organizational development
- Employee engagement
- Group process facilitation
- Training delivery
- Team management
- Leadership development
- Virtual training
- Curriculum design
- Coaching
- Performance management
Pronouns
She/Her
Accomplishments
- Free Your Mind
- Moving On
- Parenting Inside Out
- Voices
- C.E.R.T
- Power Source 1 & 2
- Creating Calm
- Healing Trauma
- Building Resiliance
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Director of Training and Development
The Pathfinder Network
09.2023 - Current
Director of Programs
The Pathfinder Network
12.2021 - 09.2023
Director of Corrections Programs
The Pathfinder Network
12.2017 - 12.2021
Eastside Training and Development Manager
09.2016 - 12.2017
Eastside Institution Manager
01.2015 - 09.2016
Facilitator/Coach
The Pathfinder Network
01.2013 - 01.2015
Owner (Dance, Gymnastic & Preschool Studio)
Totally Kids
10.2009 - 01.2014
Master of Science - Forensic Physchology
Walden University
Bachelors of Business Management -
University of Pheonix
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