Paula Cole

Executive Director, E4E-MN | Director, Richfield Board of Education

Role
Executive Director, Lead at Educators For Excellence
Location
Charlotte, NC, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Paula Cole

Executive leader and policy strategist focused on transforming education systems to…

Experience

  1. Executive Director, Lead

    Educators For Excellence

    Jul 2020 — Present · Minneapolis, MN, US

    I. Envision, Design and Execute Local Impact Programs and Strategic Plans• Design and execute a local vision and strategy aligned with E4E’s Strategic Plan, a plan grounded on achieving education equity through teachers’ leadership and advocacy• Lead the team to achieve programmatic goals related to organizing, advocacy, and teacher leadership campaigns• Evaluate team members’ performance regularly and provide timely coaching that help increase professional and leadership skills• Manage data systems for evaluating progress to goals, ensuring that local objectives are metII. Manage our People, Growth, and Financial Sustainability Goals• Build and manage teams that are high performing, engaged, and satisfied with their jobs as measured by the Gallup12 Survey results and our ability to annually achieve 85% of desired staff retention• Build and oversee spending of a annual budget• Develop and execute a revenue strategy to meet annual fundraising goals• Elevating the grassroots work of our staff-led Diversity Council to the Executive Team, andcurrently serve as liaison between the two Build and Support Coalition Work and Establish Our Brand in the Community• Cultivate and steward relationships with policymakers, community stakeholders, interest groups, and local officials• Work in coalition with dozens of organizations to achieve mutual advocacy goals• Secure media opportunities to share our members’ perspectives about education issues

Education

  • Hamline University

    Master of Arts (MA), Elementary Education and Teaching

    2013 — 2015

  • Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

    Doctor of Education - EdD, Executive Education Leadership

  • Harvard University

    Bachelor’s Degree , Liberal Arts and Sciences, Extension Studies

    2009 — 2013

Skills

  • Community Outreach
  • Non-Profits
  • Public Speaking
  • Legislative Relations
  • Public Policy
  • Legislation
  • Political Campaigns
  • Grassroots Organizing
  • Coalitions
  • Constituent Services
  • State Government
  • Legislative Research
  • Speech Writing
  • Politics
  • Strategic Communications
  • Policy Analysis
  • Political Science
  • Public Affairs
  • Volunteer Management
  • Nonprofits
  • International Relations
  • Event Planning
  • Press Releases
  • Community Organizing
  • Community Development
  • Editing
  • Grants
  • Government
  • Program Development
  • Program Evaluation
  • Spanish
  • Research
  • Grant Writing
  • Leadership
  • Teaching
  • Writing
  • Fundraising
  • Nonprofit Organizations
  • Education Policy

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