Debbie Swick

About Debbie Swick

Debbie’s strengths-based focus on development of people and organizations has been the foundation of her success in a 20+ year career in business and university settings. Highly skilled in program management and organizational development, she has a passion for working on teams that create sustainable and successful ventures. Debbie possesses strong analytical and problems solving skills as well as knowledge of budgets and finance.Her experience includes creating the Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) program at the University of Pennsylvania. As associate director, she managed the highly successful program for the first seven years. During that time she also worked on the team that founded the International Positive Psychology Association, co-chairing the First World Congress on Positive Psychology with more than 1500 attendees.Strengths: program development, program management, organizational development, problem solving, strategic thinking and analytical skills.

Experience

1. Payroll Projects Supervisor

   Kindred At Home

   Nov 2021 — Present · Overland Park, KS, US

Education

• Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management

  MBA, Business Finance

  2004 — 2006

• The University of Kansas

  BGS, Personnel Administration

Skills

• Nonprofits
• Budgeting
• Program Management
• Coaching
• Leadership Development
• Career Counseling
• Leadership
• Teaching
• Supervisory Skills
• Administration
• Workshop Facilitation
• Public Speaking
• Organizational Development
• Program Development
• Team Building
• Event Planning
• Higher Education
• Event Management
• Career Development
• Budgets
• Community Outreach
• Training
• Editing
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Psychology
• Excel
• Recruiting
• Staff Development
• Executive Coaching
• Strategic Planning
• Human Resources
• Change Management
• E-Learning
• Microsoft Excel