Winsome Brooks
Houston,Tx
Summary
Strategic Consultant known for high productivity and efficiency in task completion. Specialize in business process optimization, risk management, and stakeholder engagement. Excel in problem-solving, communication, and adaptability to ensure successful project outcomes. Navigate complex challenges using analytical skills and collaborative approach to drive organizational improvements.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
STEM Engagement Consultant/Grant Manager
NASA- National Aeronautics Space Administration
Houston, Tx
05.2023 - Current
- Assist NSTEM Management and Leadership Team in meeting customer objectives
- Facilitate information flow between GOH NSTEM program team members, government stakeholders, and GOH management and leadership
- Assist in ensuring all contractual reporting requirements are met for assigned task areas
- Assure successful risk mitigation, resource management, and cost control
- Contribute STEM Engagement subject matter expertise and/or NASA history to contract effort
- Create and monitor project timelines and task allocations - updating management tools with status for assigned activities in real time
- Coordinate and collaborate across team to assure that all work products content and functionality are of highest quality and informed with up-to-date information
- Develop SOPs and QC procedures; and update to reflect efficiencies, best practices, and lessons learned
- Contributes to client progress and status reports (i.e., monthly reports, weekly registration metrics, etc.)
- Assist with market research / literature reviews and present findings as required
- Contribute to quality control process - to include peer review of work products and coordinating QC of deliverables
- Document quality control of work products and deliverables prior to delivery to client and/or management
- Review and manage grant proposals
- Develop, monitor, and update timelines for multiple/concurrent projects ranging in size from $1M - $5M and/or single contracts in excess of $20M with multiple concurrent task orders
- Serve as primary POC for federal clients, ensuring consistent and open communication that builds trust
- Oversee contract deliverables and tasks and implement quality controls to ensure products and services meet or exceed client expectations
- Manage project budgets and prepare financial and progress reports.
Professor of Communications
San Jacinto College
08.2022 - Current
- Monitor progress toward educational/career goals
- Inform and, if necessary, refer students to other institutional resources when academic, attitudinal
- Assist students in planning a program consistent with their abilities and interests
- Design and employ best practices for meeting the needs of learners
- Develops courses materials with the following learning systems Canvas, D2L, eCollege, and Blackboard
- Monitor student retention via Learning Management System
- Plans events, educational sessions and conferences for stakeholders
- Organize and implement technology training for faculty via online learning
- Design, scope, and develop content material
- Measures stakeholders’ performances based on objectives.
Director of Communication and Marketing
Masterpiece Desserts
Houston, Tx
07.2016 - 01.2023
- Recommend and set organizational communication goals and objectives
- Conduct relevant market research and coordinate and oversee this activity
- Monitor trends
- Develop, implement, and monitor systems and procedures necessary to simplify the operation of the marketing/communications/public relations function
- Develops and distributes internal and external communications on behalf of the company, including emails, memos, publications, web-based, electronic, social media and print communications
- Manage company website, direct the marketing and advertising, and promote the company via mediums such as radio, paid social media, television, and other forms of communication
- Leads special projects as assigned, such as special events, re-branding/logo development, capital campaign communications plan
- Manage marketing budget.
Adjunct Communications Professor
Lone Star College
08.2012 - 01.2023
- Monitor progress toward educational/career goals
- Inform and, if necessary, refer students to other institutional resources when academic, attitudinal
- Assist students in planning a program consistent with their abilities and interests
- Design and employ best practices for meeting the needs of learners
- Develops courses materials with the following learning systems Canvas, D2L, eCollege, and Blackboard
- Monitor student retention via Learning Management System
- Plans events, educational sessions and conferences for stakeholders
- Organize and implement technology training for faculty via online learning
- Design, scope, and develop content material
- Measures stakeholders’ performances based on objectives.
Course Developer/ Adjunct Professor
Greenville University
08.2020 - 05.2022
- Monitor progress toward educational/career goals
- Inform and, if necessary, refer students to other institutional resources when academic, attitudinal
- Assist students in planning a program consistent with their abilities and interests
- Design and employ best practices for meeting the needs of learners
- Develops courses materials with the following learning systems Canvas, D2L, eCollege, and Blackboard
- Monitor student retention via Learning Management System
- Plans events, educational sessions and conferences for stakeholders
- Organize and implement technology training for faculty via online learning
- Design, scope, and develop content material
- Measures stakeholders’ performances based on objectives.
Communications Manager
NASA- National Aeronautics Space Administration
Houston, Tx
03.2019 - 04.2022
- Coordinates and host professional development sessions NASA grant recipients
- Coordinates and support adjunct faculty training for NASA, STEM grant recipients
- Organize NASA student events and activities for the JSC office of stem and engagement
- Provide career advising for students pursuing STEM career pathways
- Create and analyze program processes for agency-wide coordinators
- Develops and delivers professional development workshops and training courses for NASA regional coordinators as well as program participants
- Supervise and facilitate student STEM events across 10 NASA centers throughout the U.S
- Recruit community college students for NASA education project
- Collect data and create annual reports to track STEM projects
- Visit community college fairs and host online information session for prospective students from community colleges
- Serve as a liaison for NASA alumni participants, representing their interests in STEM
- Manage NASA project contact lists of alumni, associates and prospective associate
- Develop recruitment plans and review recruitment and marketing material
- Build and establish relationships with Minority Serving Institutions (MSI)
- Facilitates and shares organizational initiatives and media update with agency-wide coordinators
- Host and co-host workshops for students and faculty on NASA educational programs
- Manage all communications with NASA education program via email, listservs, calls, webinars, annual report, newsletters, stat reports
- Capture metrics and adapt communications strategy based on that data
- Produce the weekly reports showing status of products, campaign impact and available metrics
- Coordinate on-site trips and events for community college students visiting NASA centers
- Generate communication/social media campaigns and monitor student and staff recruitment
- Oversee the NASA project social media presence and updates to the web site.
Lecturer of Communications
Texas A&M University
08.2018 - 03.2019
- Monitor progress toward educational/career goals
- Inform and, if necessary, refer students to other institutional resources when academic, attitudinal
- Assist students in planning a program consistent with their abilities and interests
- Design and employ best practices for meeting the needs of learners
- Develops courses materials with the following learning systems Canvas, D2L, eCollege, and Blackboard
- Monitor student retention via Learning Management System
- Plans events, educational sessions and conferences for stakeholders
- Organize and implement technology training for faculty via online learning
- Design, scope, and develop content material
- Measures stakeholders’ performances based on objectives.
Education
Ed.D - Organizational Leadership
Abilene Christian University
12.2020
MA - Communication
Texas Southern University
05.2012
BA - Communications
Sam Houston State University
05.2009
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Power Point
- Excel
- Adobe Creative Suites
- SharePoint
- Adobe Connect
- Marketing
- Microsoft Teams
- Zoom
- Web Ex
- Social Media Integration
- APA Writing Style
- K-12/ College Curriculum Writing
- LMS (Canvas, D2L, Blackboard, eCollege, eCourses)
- Quality Assurance
- Client Engagement
- Customer Relationship Management
Affiliations
National Communication Association (NCA)
Presentations
Black Women’s Utilization of Cross-Race and Cross-Gender Mentorship to Advance Their Career, Louisiana Communication Association, 2021
Researchinterests
- Adjunct Faculty
- Professional Development
- Center for Teaching and Learning (CTLs)
- Organizational Leadership
- Online Learning
- Non-Traditional College Student
- Minority Students
Professionalservice
Social Chair, AAERG- (NASA) African American External Resource Group, 2019, 2020
Publications
Center for Teaching and Learning Impact on Adjunct Job Satisfaction, To be published
Training
- Recruiting for NASA Education Projects, NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars Confab, 2020
- Recruiting Minority Students in the 21st Century, NASA on Campus Education PI Training, 2020
- Becoming a STEM Professional, LaGuardia STEM and Research Session, 2020
- Teacher Certification, Texas Education Agency, 2012, English 4-8, Speech 7-12
Timeline
STEM Engagement Consultant/Grant Manager
NASA- National Aeronautics Space Administration
05.2023 - Current
Professor of Communications
San Jacinto College
08.2022 - Current
Course Developer/ Adjunct Professor
Greenville University
08.2020 - 05.2022
Communications Manager
NASA- National Aeronautics Space Administration
03.2019 - 04.2022
Lecturer of Communications
Texas A&M University
08.2018 - 03.2019
Director of Communication and Marketing
Masterpiece Desserts
07.2016 - 01.2023
Adjunct Communications Professor
Lone Star College
08.2012 - 01.2023
Ed.D - Organizational Leadership
Abilene Christian University
MA - Communication
Texas Southern University
BA - Communications
Sam Houston State University
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