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
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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