Monica Moody Moore
Connector-in-Chief; Nonprofit Strategist; Trust & Inspire Leader; Executive Search; Educational Entrepreneur; Business Development; Fundraising/Grant Writing; Speaker & Author
- Role
- Principal at Encore Leadership Advisors
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Monica Moody Moore
I am a Connector-in-Chief and committed relationship builder and business enthusiast with a passion to inspire, teach, and guide others toward achieving their professional and personal ambitions. My recent accomplishments include positioning businesses and non-profits for new partnerships, market-alignment, executive readiness and sourcing, and revenue growth. I help organizations transform work groups into high performance teams. I enjoy executive coaching, facilitation, public speaking. mentoring, and meeting others with a robust inner strength and natural curiosity. I have a deep understanding of higher education administration and finance and nonprofit board management. I have special expertise in marketing, leadership development, team and program design.My goals include continuing as an entrepreneur while serving my community as a philanthropist and advocate. I am currently on the Board of Visitors at Bowie State University and a second term board member at the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. I\'m a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Links, Incorporated; and an Associate of Jack and Jill of America.I have written a book of poetry,\"Take me to the Happy Place\" and regularly write career blogs.
Experience
Principal
Jul 2025 — Present
Partner with CEO to position and scale the business for impact in non-profit and private sectors. Encore is a leadership advisory and retained executive search firm centered around providing frictionless talent management solutions to complex challenges on behalf of our clients. We pride ourselves on being trusted business partners that create intrinsic value while enabling our clients to drive continued growth and profitability.Encore\'s clients range from the Fortune and Private Equity Firms to higher education, non-profit, and mid-sized businesses. Our point of difference is our depth of industry experience, speed, and white glove client and candidate service model while always presenting a diverse slate of candidates to our clients. Our Founder, Executive Search Consultants, and Senior Advisors possess decades of domain and global expertise from many of the world\'s top companies
Education
Harvard Graduate School of Education
certificate, Institute for Management & Leadership (MLE)
2010 — 2010
University of Pennsylvania
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Higher Education Management & Administration
2012 — 2014
University of Maryland
Ph.D., Education, Policy & Leadership
1996 — 2001
Salisbury University
BA, Communication Arts & Marketing
1988 — 1992
University of Maryland
M.ED, Couseling & Higher Ed Administrationi
1992 — 1994
Bryn Mawr College
Certificate (non-credit), Women in Higher Education Administration
2004 — 2004
Villanova University
certificate, Lean Six Sigma
2010 — 2011
Skills
- Leadership Development
- Training
- Fundraising
- Public Speaking
- Higher Education
- Staff Development
- Admissions
- Teaching
- Community Outreach
- Student Affairs
- Leadership
- Grant Writing
- Program Evaluation
- Strategic Planning
- Grants
- Program Development
- Academia
- Public Relations
- Event Planning
- Career Counseling
- Academic Advising
- Career Development
- Enrollment Management
- Student Development
- Resume Writing
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