Experience

Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO)

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief Strategist

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  As the Chief Strategist, my primary responsibilities are to: - Lead development of the Department’s strategic plan and track progress towards goals.- Conduct research and analysis to assist in the formulation and implementation of critical policies and programs.- Develop tools to assess the effectiveness of the Department’s programs and operations. As the Chief Strategist, my primary responsibilities are to: - Lead development of the Department’s strategic plan and track progress towards goals.- Conduct research and analysis to assist in the formulation and implementation of critical policies and programs.- Develop tools to assess the effectiveness of the Department’s programs and operations.



Potter Park Zoo Board

• Chair

  • Nov 2012 - Dec 2021

  -Oversee the operations and budget for the Potter Park Zoo. -Oversee the operations and budget for the Potter Park Zoo.



Michigan Economic Development Corporation

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Managing Director, Strategy, Policy and Research

  • Mar 2020 - Feb 2021

  - Directs all strategy, policy, research and corporate projects functions for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, including overseeing the MEDC's research budget.

• Director, Strategy and Policy

  • Mar 2016 - Mar 2020

  -Directs the Strategy and Policy team. The team is composed of internal consultants and the corporate research team. The Strategy and Policy team’s mission is to help the organization focus its resources. The team does this through executing cross-functional strategic projects and providing data and analysis for executive decision-making.

• Manager, Corporate Projects; Manager, Office of Performance Improvement

  • Jan 2015 - Mar 2016

  - Managed the MEDC's Office of Performance Improvement, the MEDC's project management office. The Office of Performance Improvement is dedicated to improving the prioritization, monitoring and implementation of cross-functional projects.- Managed the MEDC's internal consulting team. The internal consulting team leads strategic planning projects, business process improvement projects and measures the organization's performance.

• Senior Corporate Projects Manager

  • Jul 2013 - Jan 2015

  - Member of the Strategy and Policy Leadership Team. - Managed the Corporate Projects Team. The Corporate Projects Team is the MEDC's internal consulting team that assists with strategy formulation, business process improvement, and performance measurement.

• Senior Research Specialist

  • Apr 2013 - Jul 2013

  - Team lead of Regional Economic Insight Reports Project.- Member of the Reinventing Performance in Michigan (RPM) Committee and Bench‑marking Subcommittee ‑ served as lead for survey development.- Conducted research for specialized requests from internal MEDC clients.



Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

• Communications Representative

  • Apr 2011 - Apr 2013

  - Communications Director for MIOSHA and the Office of Regulatory Reinvention. Created media plan, established social media presence, authored press releases and reached out to trade associations. Spokesperson for the ORR and have been quoted by the Chicago Tribune, the Detroit News, the Oakland Press, the Lansing State Journal and more.- Process Subcommittee Co-Chair for the Inspections and Permitting Advisory Rules Committee. Performed due diligence for the Inspections and Permitting Advisory Rules Committee. This included statistical analysis of internal practices, bench-marking to other Great Lakes states and organizing exploratory trips to four states.- Lead staff for the Insurance and Finance Advisory Rules Committee and the Natural Resources Advisory Rules Committee. Served various roles from driving meeting agendas to helping formalize recommendations to the Governor.- Lead for the Department's customer research; wrote and analyzed a customer feedback survey for all licensees.- Designed and maintain division performance metrics. These metrics are used by the Department Director to assess effectiveness.- Logo/slogan rebranding project manager; oversaw a team of dozen communications professionals in designing the new logo and slogan for the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA). The LARA logo won a 2012 Communicator Award of Distinction.- Member of the Communications Subcommittee for the Interdepartmental Collaboration Committee.- Project Manager for 2012 Reinvention Patent Award Events. This is an internal award that is granted to employees that come up with significant process improvement ideas.



Medtronic

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• MAP Consultant

  • Jan 2011 - Apr 2011

  - Developed a framework to assess markets and acquisition/partnership/minority investment opportunities.- Co-authored a report outlining acquisition, partnership, minority investment recommendations. - Developed a framework to assess markets and acquisition/partnership/minority investment opportunities.- Co-authored a report outlining acquisition, partnership, minority investment recommendations.



Michigan Department of Energy, Labor, and Economic Growth

• Communications Representative

  • Jan 2009 - Apr 2011

  - Chief Workforce Officer Andy Levin's communications representative. Led the communication strategies for the Chief Workforce Officer’s policy priorities including No Worker Left Behind and the Green Jobs Initiative. Coordinated the response to media requests from WSJ, GMA, CBS, MSNBC, CNBC, CNN, NYT, Economist, Washington Post, NPR, TIME and more. - Primary author and co-author of a dozen press releases on behalf of Governor Granholm. - Authored speeches, talking points, speech outlines and PowerPoint presentations for almost all public appearances by the Chief Workforce Officer. Wrote talking points for Governor Granholm.



Friends of Senator Carl Levin

• Deputy Communications Director

  • Nov 2007 - Nov 2008



Michigan Democratic Party

• Research Director

  • Apr 2005 - Nov 2007