Lanisha M.

About Lanisha M.

External Affairs and Strategic Partnerships leader with 10+ years of experience building cross-sector partnerships between corporations, nonprofit organizations, and institutional stakeholders. My work focuses on community engagement, community relations, and corporate citizenship initiatives that strengthen organizational reputation and expand community impact.In my current role, I manage partnerships with eight national nonprofit organizations and multiple regional partners, coordinating initiatives that include community events, sponsorship programs, public speaking engagements, and collaborative programs supporting community development efforts across New York and Michigan.Throughout my career in financial services and other highly regulated industries, I have represented organizations externally through industry forums, nonprofit partnerships, and community relations initiatives, aligning corporate leadership with nonprofit organizations, strategic partners, and industry stakeholders.I bring deep experience working across Legal, Compliance, Risk, IT, and Finance functions to ensure external partnerships support enterprise objectives while maintaining transparency, accountability, and long-term value.My background includes leading multi-year partnership initiatives, facilitating executive engagement forums, and stewarding complex relationships with global organizations including IBM, Accenture, Oracle, SAP, and Cognizant.Board service: Treasurer (Board of Directors – Elected Officer), Financial Services Roundtable for Sustainable Development.I welcome conversations with organizations seeking leadership in External Affairs, Community Relations, Corporate Citizenship, and Strategic Partnerships. Open to domestic and global travel.

Experience

1. Vendor Opportunity Manager

   Flagstar Bank

   Apr 2022 — Present · Troy, MI, US

   Strategic Sourcing manager within the Third-Party Management department, focused on working with prospective suppliers and key stakeholders to identify new opportunities and onboard qualified providers. All while maintaining proper standards and controls to ensure compliance with internal and regulatory requirements. Through my experience I have developed advanced soft skills in customer relations, vendor management, contract negotiation, teamwork, responsible sourcing, active listening, dealing with ambiguity, analytical thinking, and problem solving.

Education

• Harvard Business School Online

  Other; Certificate in Negotiation Mastery

  2025 — 2025

• Central Michigan University

  Master of Science (M.S.), Business Administration and Management, General

  2014 — 2017

• Oakland University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

  2007 — 2011

Skills

• Vendor Management
• Compliance
• Enterprise Software
• Visio
• Oracle Sql
• Financial Analysis
• Incident Investigation
• Management
• Sharepoint
• Peer Mentoring
• Novell
• Lotus Notes
• National Honor Society
• Service Desk Management
• Incident Reporting
• Business Process Improvement
• Ldrps
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Business Analysis
• Department Budgeting
• Process Improvement
• Changepoint
• Budget Reconciliation
• Ariba
• Project Management
• Cognos
• Risk Management
• Microsoft Technologies
• Adobe
• Internal Communications