Trainer & OD Consultant

• Aug 2021 - Present

Owner, OD Consultant

• Jun 2014 - Present

As Principal Consultant I provide strategic leadership to clients, leveraging my ability to understand the strategic context and translate the organizational change implications of clients’ situations to generate a change approach to drive desired results. Among the services I offer is creating training and development programs for clients to build participant capacity through enhanced job performance, and I apply my knowledge of adult learning and leadership theories to guide clients through the process from concept to application, executing strategic change through leveraging my ability to lead organizational culture transformation. Selected consulting assignments: Presenter, Hawaii Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI Presented research dissertation data to K-12, district administrators and postsecondary leaders of the Key Leadership Competencies to Accelerate 21st Century Teaching and Learning. ★ Achieved validation by participants, inciting intellectual curiosity and attendee participation in robust discussion, receiving affirmation of research findings and agreement with suggested courses of action. Presenter, Computer Using Educators Conference, Palm Springs, CA Offered interactive session on Key Leadership Competencies to Accelerate 21st Century Teaching & Learning Growth Culture, described research findings and connected to practice by provided strategic framework for participants to implement change at their individual school sites. ★ Generated enthusiastic interest for content in over 100 session attendees. Technology Trainer, Jewish Vocational Services, Marina Del Rey, CA Enhanced participants’ skills in utilizing and incorporating technology tools for career advancement, training in 21st century approaches. Illustrated role of media literacy in establishing positive online presence and web-based career network. ★ Achieved productive engagement by participants, spurring significant motivation for content application of skill development. Show less

Organizational Development Consultant

• Feb 2022 - May 2023

Internal consultant providing evidence-based solutions to organization problems thru leadership development. I design, develop and facilitate research-based processes and communication concepts to enhance team and organizational effectiveness. Internal consultant providing evidence-based solutions to organization problems thru leadership development. I design, develop and facilitate research-based processes and communication concepts to enhance team and organizational effectiveness.

Course Instructor

• 2018 - Apr 2023

My role in this position includes instructing classroom teachers in the effective incorporation of technology into their current pedagogical approaches. It is also to help prepare aspiring and beginning teachers for the video utilization component of their CA teaching performance assessment (CalTPA). My role in this position includes instructing classroom teachers in the effective incorporation of technology into their current pedagogical approaches. It is also to help prepare aspiring and beginning teachers for the video utilization component of their CA teaching performance assessment (CalTPA).

Consultant/Subcontractor

• 2017 - 2018

With Catapult I provided my consulting expertise for clients seeking to transform their approach to enhance effective performance and leadership development. Among my consulting contributions was conducting training on processes designed to improve practice, including thorough integration of technology as well as stimulating improved team performance through facilitating collaboration and team building. ★ Received consistently positive feedback on post-training seminar evaluations. Selected consulting assignments: Facilitator, Guided creation and implementation of Professional Learning Community and Developing Teams training for private school leadership team. Facilitator, Led training for staff to authentically integrate classroom technology for deeper learning. Trainee, Trained as understudy to provide coaching in capacity building strategies. Show less

Media Literacy Educator and Program Coordinator

• 2011 - 2014

In this position I expanded the incorporation of technology into our instructional approaches, coaching staff in multiple tools and software. I also trained staff in the utilization of databases and other digital tools supported by factual research, and drove the formation of literacy skills in students through a comprehensive media literacy program that included resources and integrating established programs such as STAR and Accelerated Reader. ★ Led efforts to obtain updated classroom technology including desktop computers and laser printers. Show less

Media Literacy Educator/Professional Development Coordinator, Classroom Teacher

• 2002 - 2011

My classroom teaching included Mathematics, English, Earth Science, Health, and Personal Skills Development, as I addressed the individual instructional needs of students including ELL and gifted students. In addition, I modeled the integration of emerging technologies, approaches, and techniques, and trained my colleagues to expand usage. ★ Led efforts to obtain updated technology, such as document readers, pedagogical application subscriptions, school webpage editor, printers, and portable storage devices. Show less

Program Specialist

• 2000 - 2001

My role in this position included collaborating with agency program managers to develop, refine and execute organizational priorities, as well as facilitate client work plans, organizational and respective community need assessments. As part of the latter, I designed and developed primary data collection instruments and analyzed results and authored draft reports. ★ My work led to promotion from research associate to program specialist. My role in this position included collaborating with agency program managers to develop, refine and execute organizational priorities, as well as facilitate client work plans, organizational and respective community need assessments. As part of the latter, I designed and developed primary data collection instruments and analyzed results and authored draft reports. ★ My work led to promotion from research associate to program specialist.