Director of Well-being

• Mar 2016 - Present

Former title: Organizational Wellness Lead (March 2016 - February 2023) All-around wellness champion - at the individual and system levels. I am responsible for the planning, development, implementation and monitoring of well-being initiatives for both Richards Group clients and for internal staff. I delight in working from a holistic, positive perspective; respecting that every individual has unique strengths and passions that interact with family, workplace and community cultures. To this role, I bring an MPH and Co-Active Coach training from the Coaches Training Institute,

Member

• 2013 - Present

Team Leader & Wellness Education Coordinator

• Dec 2005 - Mar 2016

Serve as visionary leader regarding school wellness • Use data-based decision-making to collaboratively guide tobacco use prevention, sexuality education, comprehensive health education, physical education and physical activity programs in alignment with agency goals • Oversee combined annual budget of over $1million • Manage school wellness grant program • Research and promote promising innovations that will improve student learning and wellness • Provide feedback and guidance as a leading member of state-wide education and wellness coalitions Design, market and facilitate professional learning • Use adult learning theory to execute a training design process that includes needs assessment, identification of objectives, planning for overall multi-modal training format using in-person and remote learning strategies, generate and customize training resources, flexibly and responsively facilitate learning while gathering formative feedback from participants • Comply with state regulations and processes to contract with external partners, market professional learning opportunities and manage event logistics Provide customized technical assistance and coaching to attain goals of strategic plan • Interpret laws and regulations to progress educational practices and policies • Coach individuals to execute professional leadership plans Achievements • Designed and executed state-wide physical education teacher leadership model with graduate course in leadership skill training and proficiency-based learning • Secured State Board of Education adoption of national standards for physical and health education • Co-developed sample graduation standards and performance indicators for physical education, • Wrote and disseminated guidance documents for school-based physical activity and adapted physical education

Science Teacher

• Aug 2003 - Jun 2005

Psychiatry Research Assistant, Tobacco Cessation

• Jan 2002 - Aug 2003

Supervised 3 employees, managed research schedule and data collection for 100 participants, recruited subjects, conducted structured interviews, managed $2,000 budget Supervised 3 employees, managed research schedule and data collection for 100 participants, recruited subjects, conducted structured interviews, managed $2,000 budget

Teacher

• Aug 2000 - Jun 2001