Gabrielle Gunn

About Gabrielle Gunn

Business and non-profit professional with 25+ years experience in project management, organizational leadership, marketing, communications, educational leadership, and program development. Innovative leader with strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and a record of success in providing strategic guidance to organizations. Highly organized, detail-oriented thinker skilled at developing and implementing integrated solutions to complex problems for diverse clients in a fast-paced environment. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; adept at cultivating relationships and motivating stakeholders to meet organizational objectives.Personally committed to improving educational outcomes for children and making an impact on children, families, and communities through philanthropic endeavors.

Experience

1. Senior Consultant

   Evan James Consulting

   Oct 2019 — Present · New Orleans, LA, US

   Collaborate primarily with nonprofit and education-centered clients to prioritize problems and opportunities, recommend actionable solutions, assess the feasibility of the recommendations, develop implementation plans, and drive results. Primary skills employed: Research, financial analysis and modeling, data gathering and interpretation, and project management. • Develop financial cost models and strategic sustainability plans for a cohort of 7 youth intermediary organizations by assessing operating archetypes, analyzing total cost structures and providing recommendations for process improvements using a common framework• Manage project work plans, coordinate site visits, design interview protocols, and facilitate collaborative learning with partners in community of practice formed by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation• Research emerging practices and utilize financial models to identify trends and build forecasts that inform project teams, clients and other stakeholders

Education

• The Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology

  Master of Arts, Educational Administration and Public Policy

  2003 — 2004

• Rice Business

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Management Consulting and Entrepreneurship

  2012 — 2014

• Emory University

  Bachelor of Arts, Political Science