Justin Simons
Collaborative leader with extensive experience driving strategic initiatives, leading cross-functional teams, and cultivating inclusive cultures of high performance
- Role
- Chief of Staff at American Farmland Trust
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Justin Simons
I help leaders navigate uncertainty, implement organizational change, and achieve strategic goals. With 14 years of multi-sector experience, I have expertise in board governance, strategic planning, organizational design, program and project management, management analysis, policy analysis, and meeting facilitation. I thrive at the intersection of strategy and culture and am committed to helping purpose-driven teams become more aligned, resilient, and prepared to tackle society’s urgent and complex challenges.
Experience
Chief of Staff
Mar 2023 — Present · Washington, DC, US
Providing strategic thought partnership and management support to the CEO and other leaders to help advance strategic priorities, implement process improvements, and cultivate a culture of collaboration. • Designing and facilitating weekly C-Suite meetings and monthly all staff meetings to engage staff and ensure effective policy rollout; designed an all-staff retreat and facilitated 4 division-level retreats.• Leading special projects on behalf of the CEO, including overseeing AFT’s DEI action plan, managing a DEI Advisor, and guiding the staff-led DEI Committee; leading a cross-functional team to redefine core values and beliefs; developing new staff engagement and internal communication practices to inform staff; and defining workplace safety protocols to minimize risks to staff in the field.
Education
School for International Training
China: Language, Cultures, and Ethnic Minorities
2008 — 2008
Duke University
Master of Public Policy, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | Food and Agriculture
2013 — 2015
Williston Northampton School
High School Diploma
2002 — 2004
Trinity University
Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology, Economics
2005 — 2009
Skills
- Strategy
- Strategic Communications
- Strategic Planning
- Policy Analysis
- Policy
- Public Sector
- Economics
- Management Consulting
- Project Management
- Qualitative Research
- Public Policy
- Training
- Leadership
- Government
- Nonprofits
- Performance Management
- Management
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- International Relations
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