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SUMMARYDynamic Educator, Project Manager and DEIA professional. Successful at managing projects at the organizational level involving multiple teams and functions through leveraging careful planning, time management, detail orientation, and operational skills. Over 30 years of expertise in deadline-oriented environments. Reputation for working successfully with clients, senior executive leadership and peers while creating diverse elite teams. Federal policy and Presidential Executive Order expertise. Drive complex projects through to completion within deadline and budget.SKILLSProject ManagementDiversity, Inclusion, EquityMeeting participationProject goals and milestonesDecision-makingProblem resolutionTraining & DevelopmentTroubleshootingEEO/Title IX InvestigationsSupervisionData managementLeadershipConflict resolutionTeam buildingEmployee engagementRecruitment and hiringLeadership developmentCompliance- 508/ADATraining developmentTeam managementMicrosoft OfficeRelationship buildingFederal PolicyProject planningTime managementContract ManagementLegal and Regulatory ComplianceGovernment relationsEXPERIENCEDirector of Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, Accessibility (DEIA)/Senior Project ManagerAlexandria, VAApplied Development - Department of Defense Contractor/ May 2020 to CurrentManage three multi-million-dollar DOD federal contracts (Strategic Communications, 508 Compliance, and Personnel Services), ensuring compliance with all regulatory and contractual requirements.Lead cross-functional teams to successfully execute project plans, achieving key milestones on time and within budget.Developed and implemented strategic plans to enhance program efficiency, resulting in a 20% increase in project delivery speed.Collaborate with government agencies and stakeholders to define project scopes, objectives, and deliverables.Monitor project performance using various metrics, ensuring all projects meet or exceed performance standards.Negotiated contract terms and conditions, securing favorable outcomes for the organization.Conduct risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies to address potential project challenges.Provide regular status updates and reports to senior management and government officials, ensuring transparency and accountability.Implemented best practices in project management, contributing to the continuous improvement of program processes.Supervise and mentor project team members, fostering a culture of excellence and professional development.Utilize project management software (JAMIS et al) to track progress and manage resources effectively.Developed comprehensive project documentation, including project charters, work breakdown structures, and monthly status reports.Facilitate stakeholder meetings and project briefings, ensuring alignment and clear communication of project goals.Manage project budgets, oversee expenditures, and ensure fiscal responsibility.Ensures all project activities complied with federal regulations, organizational policies, and industry standards.Develops, initiates, and drives DEIA educational programs to enable desired business outcome.Provides DEIA partnership to positively impact the motivation, development, and retention of talent.Instills DEIA strategy as part of day-to-day business through partnership with the business and functional areas.Researches, develops, recommends, and leads the execution of creative strategies to foster the organization's diversity goals.Reviews current practices and policies, assessing and analyzing the extent to which they support or hinder the company's DEIA standards and goals.Partners with key leaders, functional department managers (e.g., Talent Acquisition Manager, learning and development) and People & Culture to ensure measures proposed to enhance DEIA are feasible and will be championed by stakeholders, management, and employees.Established and continually build working relationships with all stakeholders on DEIA initiatives.Worked with two Presidential Executive Orders addressing the need for expansion of the Workforce Recruitment Program Accessibility directive which I successfully expanded the contract in size and scope.Created and facilitates monthly Zoom call Honoring Differences dialogue sessions companywide addressing relevant DEIA topics and issues.Sexual Assault Victim Advocate EducatorQuantico, VAUS Marine Corps Family Services/ Oct 2019 to May 2020Subject matter expert for sexual assault prevention, outreach, and education.Developed consistent, change agent, and effective prevention methods that support a work culture in which sexual assault is not tolerated, condoned, or ignored.Participated in discussions concerning long-range planning for administrative matters.Interpreted and adhered to policy guidance on the management of all types of communications directed to the attention of the organization's highest-level executives.Presented energetic, facilitated dialogue through facilitation, using adult learning standards.Proposed, reviewed, and offered recommendations for existing SAPR program plans and materials; assesses impact on program resources and requirements.Established best practice prevention strategies supported by evidence-based research, adult learning methodologies influencing leadership at all levels.Collaborated with an ongoing communications strategy to include face-to-face engagements, print and social media.Ensured training enterprise-wide is research based and builds existing skills consistent with primary prevention methods.Assisted with multi-year planning and analysis for sexual assault prevention initiatives and overall sexual assault strategies.Conducted assessments of administration and operations, including on-site reviews; interprets requirements contained in policy, planning, and programming guidance received from Secretary of Defense (SECDEF), Department of Defense (DoD), and related entities.Created innovative, revised, and standardized policy guidelines, operating procedures, standards, and training materials; provided program support and ongoing technical assistance at worldwide Marine Corps installations.Program Manager, Senior Analyst DiversityArlington, VANational Guard Bureau Federal Contractor/ Oct 2018 to Sep 2019Served as contract subject matter expert and adviser developing and implementing the National Guard Bureau's Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan and NGB policies during a one-year federal contract..Advised and collaborated with senior leadership, to develop, implement, and execute a diversity strategy, design, and align associated policies guidance to the fieldAnalyzed workforce data, employment trends, educational personnel policies and practices and other processes to identify existing barriers to hiring or advancement of employees.Partnered with the Equity Office to create strategies to support recruitment needs and demands based on workforce data, current and future diversity and talent needs, and other best practices.Participated in strategic planning, projects short- and long-term plans, identifies resources required to respond to DoD trends and directives.Planned and conducted strategy meetings to brainstorm new ideas and deliver program and milestone updates.Chief Diversity, Race Relations Educator GS14Washington, DCUS Department of Affairs/ Jul 2010 to Feb 2018At Headquarters level, planned, developed, and oversaw diversity & inclusion education through workgroups, committees, conferences, and offsite meetings.Developed comprehensive plans for promoting diversity/inclusion such as classroom training, virtual learning, and strategic action planning.Planned, scheduled, and carried out major projects concerned with analysis, evaluation and monitoring of programs or organizational effectiveness.Primary developer and advisor of VA policy on Diversity, ADA and Inclusion.Provided direct input to leadership for ethics, policy, and ethics training.Led major diversity initiatives, including the successful implementation of diversity programs across an enterprise landscape of the Department.Created, designed, and facilitated the innovative and first Federal Government race relations program entitled 'Gateway to Race Relations World Caf Dialogue' presented to VA and other federal agencies including Board of Broadcast Governors, the Department of Labor, and Department of Justice, in major cities nationwide.Design and provided highly effective training sessions using adult learning theories.Demonstrated ability to assess, analyze and solve problems to subsequently recommend and implement improvement or alternative methodologies.Collaborated with VA workforce analysis team developing organizational strategy for close-in to long-term goals for diversity, equity, and inclusion; MD715 development, setting and holding nationwide directors accountable to key metrics.Encouraged positive self-esteem and mutual respect for others while instilling joy of learning and discovery.Received Department of Veterans Affairs Shared Leadership Award.Director of Workforce Diversity & EEOBaltimore, MDThe Johns Hopkins Hospital & Health System Corporation/ Sep 2005 to Sep 2009Created innovative and comprehensive diversity initiatives through organizational development and employee engagement methods.Managed system-wide outreach and recruitment effortsManaged an organizational-level disability and reasonable accommodations program Partnered with Talent Acquisition Team to drive a diverse talent pipeline.Led all Employee Resource Groups (ERG) in their understanding of their role within the business e.g., Ambassadors for D&I principles and conduits of ideas and feedback to the Johns Hopkins Institutions Diversity Leadership Council.Conducted EEO briefings and training on Agency Policies, EEO laws, process, and procedures for all employees in nationwide locations.Member of Johns Hopkins Institutions Diversity Leadership Council.Thorough application of compliance laws, regulations, policies, and procedures to matters related to disabilities, ethics, accessibility, and reasonable accommodation.Researched and identified potential resources and partnerships with outside organizations, schools/colleges/universities, etc for sourcing diverse talent.Designed and implemented an internal audit process to ensure that programs and practices follow regulatory standards.Supervised and managed the equal employment opportunity compliance program, reasonable accommodation program, and cultural competency awareness training.Independently conducted formal investigations associated EEO issues using a variety of investigative methods, determining documentary evidence needed to conduct the investigation, identifying witnesses, formulating questions, interviewing witnesses through sworn statements or testimony, and preparing a written report analyzing the presented evidence and testimony.Managed and implemented EEO Programs, including EEO counseling and complaints, mediations, reasonable accommodations, anti-Harassment, and Alternative Dispute Resolution throughout the Health System.Provided advice and assistance to all employees, including managers, supervisors, staff, and applicants on EEO law, policies, regulations, programs, and proceduresReferred employees to the appropriate avenue of redress within required applicable time frames if unable to effect resolution.Processed formal complaints from filing to closure.Drafted policy, guidance, standard operating procedures, and other program related material, as well as EEO program and complaint-related correspondence.Coordinated, tracked, and responded to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on complaint cases that were remanded, appealed, or required any other action.Represented the Health System during external EEOC mediations and investigations and mediated all internal EEO complaints or potential complaintsCreated and implemented four Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System Corporation's Affirmative Action Plans.Received Johns Hopkins Institutions Martin Luther King Community Service Award.Corporate Program Manager, EEO Specialist/EthicsOakton, VAVance International, Inc./ Mar 2004 to Sep 2005Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist & Hispanic Program ManagerWashington, DCUS Office of Personnel Management/ Mar 2004 to Mar 2004Equal Opportunity Advisor/InstructorPatrick AFB, FLDepartment of Defense Culture Institute/ Mar 1998 to Aug 2002EDUCATION AND TRAININGBachelor of General StudiesIndiana UniversityIndianapolis, INMaster of ArtsVermont College of Norwich UniversityMontpelier, VTMaster of Science in Business Ethics & LeadershipDuquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PAMaster of Science in Community LeadershipDuquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PADoctor of EducationCalifornia Coast UniversitySanta Ana, CAExcellence in Government Fellows Program Senior FellowPartnership for Public Service / WashingtonDC, WashingtonWEBSITES, PORTFOLIOS, PROFILEShttps://LINKEDIN LINK AVAILABLECERTIFICATIONSCourt Appointed Special Advocate, Fairfax County, VAFairfax County Public Schools Elementary Substitute TeacherCertified Department of Defense Sexual Assault AdvocateEEOC Trained Investigator and CounselorCertified Anti-Trafficking ConsultantMILITARY EXPERIENCEUnited States Marine Corps, 1971 - 1977, Sergeant, Honorable DischargeUnited States Army, 1981 - 2002, Major, RetiredACCOMPLISHMENTSJohns Hopkins Institutions Martin Luther King Community Service AwardDepartment of Defense Outstanding Volunteer Service MedalDepartment of Veterans Affairs Shared Leadership AwardDepartment of Defense Meritorious Service Medal |
