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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRB ResumeKiesha M. Moodie M.Ed Miami, Florida • (561) 543-1143 • Kiesha.Moodie(iugtnail.corn PROFILE I am an architect of strategic solutions, a community engagement specialist, and committed advocate for positive change. My work makes it possible to activate a force of high impact students, families, young adults, and community leaders to address critical inequities and opportunities in society, while experiencing individual and collective empowerment. STRENGTHS AND SKILLS • Strategic Planning • Project Management • Talent Development & Retention • Program Development & Evaluation • Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness • Community Engagement • Human Centered Design • Grant Writing & Management • Coaching & Facilitation PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Seam Solutions Group, Miami, FL 4/2017 — Present Managing Partner, Impact Management & Consultancy Firm • Pioneered boutique consultancy firm that is a recognized leader in. using the process of impact to design, measure, and manage progress towards success in the public and private sector • Manages client relationships and customized services for individuals, agencies, and institutions to build capacity and awareness of tools and strategies that maximize their fullest potential Teach For America (TEA), Miami, FL 6/2011-512017 Managing Director, Alumni and Community Impact - 612014— 512017 • Led regional alumni and community impact teams' vision and innovation strategy to build a strong alumni presence and catalyze the leadership of our alumni base of over 500 and community engagement strategies across a variety of sectors • Championed and designed community engagement initiative that was responsive to community needs and assets that partnered alumni, community organizations, school districts, and local universities to reached over 1,500 students and parents in four years • Championed and secured funding for alumni talent pipeline innovation strategy that placed over 50 the alumni personnel working in Miami base startup companies; program now replicated across the country • Developed a programmatic strategy and curriculum that supported 12 alumni entrepreneurial ventures in south Florida Consultant, National Impact Review Team - 6/2016— 12/2016 • Selected as an outside consultant to conduct intensive examination of the Teach For America's regions and their progress to catalyze organizational learning and development, and accelerate progress to TFA's strategic direction National Facilitator, Leadership Journeys - 6/2015 — 7/2016 • Selected to represent the organization lead and facilitate a week- long experiential learning experiences on values based leadership for colleagues across the national organization Director, Alumni Affairs - 6/2013 - 6/2014 • Pioneered Alumni Affairs team in the Miami -Dade region • Conducted comprehensive landscape analysis and listening tour to examine needs, opportunities, and challenges • Authored and managed educational Leadership grant to provide • programming for aspiring educational leaders • Established operational procedures, outreach strategies, and campaigns to understand and connect our alumni communities Manager, Teacher Leadership Development - 6/2011 - 6/2013 • Managed and coached leadership cohort of 29-31 teachers across seven low-income schools to achieve academic and personal growth for over 1,625 students • Designed and facilitated over 40 high -impact leaning experiences based on prioritized corps member needs and cohort trends pertaining to the habits and mindsets of transformational leaders Houston Independent School District (HISD), Pilgrim Academy K-8, Houston, TX 8/2008 - 5/2011 5''' Grade - English Second Language - Reading Teacher • Led and facilitated 5e`-grade student learning that achieved a state standardized passing rate of 87%, the highest in the school's history • Coordinated culturally responsive school -wide initiatives to promote pride, literacy, and the arts LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE Lead Organizer, Startup Weekend, Miami FL 5/2016 - Present • Produced and secured funding for two Startup Weekends, a 54- hour experiential learning experience for aspiring entrepreneurs globally. Houston Independent School District, Human Capital Fellowship, Houston TX 512009 - 6/2010 • Selected to serve as 1 of 25 highly effective teacher leaders out of 29,765 educators in Houston independent School District to serve as inaugural Human Capital fellow. • Mentored directly by HISD's superintendent and Chief of Staff on the process of developing, implementing, and evaluating district wide initiatives, programs, and projects. • Coordinated four community forums under the supervision of HISD's Chief of Staff mandated nationally by the Magnet Schools Review board Harvard Graduate School of Education, Achievement Gap Institute Boston, MA Summer 2011 • The Achievement Gap Initiative is a university -wide initiative based at the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School EDUCATION Lamar University, Beaumont, TX - December 2011 • Masters in Educational Leadership Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL - April 2008 • Bachelors of Science in Business Administration and Hospitality Management • Minor: Human Capital Management PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Finalist, 2013 Rookie of the Year — Miami Chamber of Commerce • Teacher of the Year, Thomas J. Pilgrim Academy, HISD • Published, National Black Child Development Institute, "Improving Family Engagement and Advocacy by Design: A Human -Centered Approach." October 2016 • Featured in "Saving Tomorrow, Today — The Curriculum for the New America," a documentary presented on a national broadcast by TVOne, a national digital cable and television network