Professional Summary
Project Management Professional (PMP) and organizational transformation leader with more than 20 years of experience designing the systems behind people, process, and execution: the governance, quality, and operating structures that let complex programs succeed and keep delivering long after implementation. Proven record leading enterprise change initiatives across higher education, K–12 education, government partnerships, nonprofits, and consulting.
I don't build programs, I build the systems that let programs, people, and organizations succeed. Recognized for translating complex organizational challenges into scalable systems that align stakeholders, strengthen quality, and convert strategy into measurable execution, building capability that outlasts any single initiative.
Career Highlights
- 20+ years leading organizational change, systems design, and enterprise transformation across sectors
- 25+ cross-functional initiatives led from strategy through implementation
- Governed quality assurance for 120,000+ competency-based academic evaluations annually
- Led a multi-month enterprise change initiative transitioning 60+ evaluators through a major standards change
- Built governance, communication, and operating systems that align stakeholders and reduce organizational friction
- Designed statewide innovation and literacy initiatives for public-education and government partners
- Founder of OASIS™ and additional frameworks for organizational thinking, analysis, and systems design
Executive Competencies
Organizational TransformationChange ManagementProgram ManagementGovernanceStrategic PlanningOperating Systems DesignQuality AssuranceStakeholder EngagementPMO PracticesContinuous ImprovementOrganizational DevelopmentOperational ExcellenceBenefits RealizationExecutive CommunicationCross-Functional LeadershipProcess ImprovementData & Decision AnalyticsAI-Enabled SystemsLearning & Development
Professional Experience
Western Governors University
2020 – Present
Program Mentor (2025–Present) · Lead Evaluator & Training Lead (2021–2024) · Evaluator (2020–2021)
Progressed through increasingly strategic roles leading enterprise change, quality assurance, and governance within one of the nation's largest competency-based universities, owning the implementation strategy that kept quality intact through major standards changes.
Key Achievements
- Owned the end-to-end implementation strategy for a multi-month enterprise change initiative, transitioning a distributed team of 60+ evaluators to redesigned competency-based courses while protecting quality, calibration, and the learner experience.
- Governed quality-assurance processes supporting 120,000+ competency-based academic evaluations annually, strengthening institutional consistency and enterprise quality standards.
- Designed the governance structures, stakeholder engagement strategy, and communication systems that built alignment and improved adoption across a phased rollout.
- Designed and facilitated onboarding and professional development for 60+ evaluators through the use of developed graphic animations, simulations, and assessment instruments to improve operational readiness, calibration consistency, and evaluation quality.
- Partnered with faculty, assessment leadership, subject-matter experts, and academic operations to standardize evaluation practices and improve organizational consistency.
- Built reusable training resources, implementation guides, calibration documentation, and operational processes supporting scalable evaluator development through blended, facilitator-led, and web-based training solutions.
- Leveraged Power BI, Salesforce, and institutional performance analytics to monitor quality indicators, identify trends, and support data-informed decisions.
- Managed a portfolio of technology students through individualized success planning, proactive risk identification, and strategic coaching to improve persistence and progression.
- Served as a trusted advisor during organizational change initiatives, mentoring colleagues, supporting implementation, and strengthening consistency across distributed teams.
Divergent Oasis Consulting, LLC
2022 – Present
Founder & Principal Consultant
Founded and lead a strategic consulting and innovation practice focused on organizational transformation, governance, systems design, and program implementation across sectors.
Key Achievements
- Advise educational, nonprofit, and public-sector clients on organizational transformation, strategic planning, and systems implementation.
- Design scalable operational frameworks that improve stakeholder alignment, implementation fidelity, and long-term organizational sustainability.
- Facilitate executive planning sessions aligning governance structures, strategic priorities, implementation roadmaps, and measurable outcomes.
- Developed the interdisciplinary curriculum for the South Carolina Governor's School SPARK Initiative, integrating theatre arts and literacy to strengthen authentic learning.
- Designed a comprehensive literacy intervention program for Achieve Columbia, supporting elementary students identified through MAP Reading assessment data.
- Served as Literacy Intervention Strategist and Curriculum Architect for MorphoMinds, designing a literacy ecosystem spanning phonemic awareness, foundational reading, curriculum architecture, and digital learning.
- Partner with Earn Your Stripes, LLC on organizational growth through curriculum development, website strategy, digital transformation, and mobile application planning.
- Created OASIS™, an organizational thinking system (Observe · Align · Strategize · Implement · Sustain), along with the TRACE Analysis Method™, and is developing The Alignment Code™: frameworks for systems thinking, decision-making, and organizational capability.
- Partner with the University of South Carolina Teacher Induction Program to provide strategic coaching and mentoring for first-year educators statewide.
Richland County School District One
2014 – 2022
Montessori Program Leader · English Department Chair · Curriculum Writer
Provided instructional and organizational leadership for curriculum transformation, professional learning, and program implementation within South Carolina's first public Montessori middle school.
Key Achievements
- Led interdisciplinary curriculum transformation integrating Montessori philosophy, literacy, global education, and culturally responsive instructional design.
- Directed department-wide curriculum planning, instructional improvement initiatives, and professional learning.
- Coordinated cross-functional collaboration among teachers, administrators, families, and community stakeholders.
- Designed district curriculum aligned with South Carolina academic standards and supported implementation through professional development.
- Researched and implemented culturally responsive instructional practices supporting district strategic priorities.
- Mentored teachers, facilitated collaborative planning, and contributed to continuous organizational improvement.
Abu Dhabi Education Council, UAE
08/2012 – 07/2014
English Instructor · Team Leader
- Delivered curriculum within an international educational system serving diverse student populations.
- Collaborated with instructional leaders to strengthen curriculum implementation and instructional consistency.
- Supported multicultural teams through collaborative planning and instructional innovation, leading in a cross-cultural environment requiring adaptability and collaborative leadership.
Selected Strategic Initiatives
- Enterprise Quality Assurance TransformationWestern Governors University
- Reading Intervention Program DevelopmentAchieve Columbia
- Literacy Ecosystem ArchitectureMorphoMinds
- Digital Transformation & Curriculum DevelopmentEarn Your Stripes, LLC
- SPARK Literacy InitiativeSC Governor's School for the Arts & Humanities
- Teacher Retention InitiativeUniversity of South Carolina
Education
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) University of Phoenix Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction University of Phoenix Bachelor of Arts, English Literature Florida State University · Minor: Communications
Certifications
- Project Management Professional (PMP®)
- South Carolina Professional Educator Certificate
- American Montessori Society Certification, Secondary I & II
Technology
- Project & PortfolioMicrosoft Project, Microsoft Planner
- AnalyticsPower BI, Salesforce, Microsoft Excel
- CollaborationMicrosoft 365, Teams, SharePoint, Google Workspace
- Learning PlatformsCanvas, Blackboard, Learning Management Systems (LMS)
- Artificial IntelligenceChatGPT, Claude, AI-assisted workflow & instructional design
Professional Leadership
- Founder, OASIS™, an organizational thinking & decision system
- Creator, TRACE Analysis Method™
- Developing, The Alignment Code™ (leadership philosophy)
Professional AffiliationsProject Management Institute (PMI) · American Montessori Society
Guided by Purpose · Driven by Impact
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