Carleen C.

About Carleen C.

You lead from a place of joy.\"-Peer Report, 360 Performance Review Over twenty years in K-16 education have taught me that great leadership lives at the intersection of curiosity, authenticity, and ingenuity. This synergy guides my approach to analyzing data, innovating programming, and building organizational capacity through formal and informal learning experiences. I align with organizations across the higher education sector to increase their community engagement, internal/external DEIA integrity, and leadership capacity. Each professional experience grew my ability to strategize change management and leadership development systems for greater equity. Outside of work, I love all things African-American agriculture and literature. I love making jam and quilting when I\'m not traveling. Areas of expertise: leadership development, informal learning, collaborative community engagement, external affairs, strategic planning Career Highlights:+Introduced innovative microlearning programming that facilitated employee access to bite-sized, relevant content, resulting in a 75% increase in employee engagement with EEOC learning opportunities.+Directed cross-functional teams to develop and execute comprehensive strategies that optimized informal learning initiatives across multiple departments resulting in a 40% increase in employee self-identification survey participation.+Orchestrated company-wide learning events that drove procurement opportunities in the learning and community engagement spaces to garner 12 external partnerships.

Experience

1. Chief Diversity Officer, Founder

   Akomaleadershipconsulting

   Aug 2023 — Present · WA, US

   Leads the design and implementation of transformative leadership development programs that result in increased aspiration to leadership roles for professional students from historically over-excluded populations. Introduces an innovative microlearning platform, 303 & Me, that facilitates on-demand access to bite-sized, relevant content, resulting in increases in student engagement with learning resources.Directs cross-functional partners to develop and execute comprehensive strategies that optimize formal and informal learning initiatives across multiple departments to increase in student participation.Orchestrates learning events that garner industry recognition, drive external partnerships and position the organization as a thought leader in the learning and development space.

Education

• Michigan State University

  MA, African-American/Black Studies

• Williams College

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), English, Sociology

• Michigan State University

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Curriculum, Teaching, and Education Policy

• Phillips Academy

  Institute for Recruitment of Teachers, Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas