Penny Swift

About Penny Swift

Free the child\'s potential, and you will transform him into the world.~Maria MontessoriPart business executive and part education advocate, I excel in high-level leadership roles within the non-profit early childhood education space. With a passion for shaping children to transform the future, I focus on enhancing operations by improving my teams. When I have it my way, the educators and administrators learn just as much as the students so they can give back twice as much and create a cycle of perpetual improvement.My nearly 20-year leadership career, I have worked directly with countless outside agencies where I have filled roles from liaison to leader. No matter the target or the challenge, I rallied my teams toward a common goal to create unity and cohesion, thereby achieving remarkable results.An accomplished executive and a proud parent, I have an abundance of achievements and proud moments. And as proud as I am of my children, I likely have even more pictures of my dogs:Strategic Planning & Tactical Execution, Business Development, Continuous Process Improvement, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP & A), Budget-setting & Administration, Project Management, Operations Management :Childcare Best Practices, Curriculum Development, Regulatory Compliance, NAEYC & STARS, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE & I), Educational Program Development, Student & Family Communications :Community Partnerships, Team Leadership & Motivation, Staff Recruitment & Retention, Continuous Development, Public Relations, Change Leadership, Public Speaking, Strategic Communications

Experience

1. Senior Director of Licensing, Risk and Compliance

   Right At School

   Feb 2023 — Present · IL, US

Education

• The City College of New York

  Bachelor of Science - BS

• The City College of New York

  Master of Science - MS

Skills

• Coaching
• Leadership
• Teaching
• English
• Event Planning
• Leadership Development
• Budgets
• Cross Functional Team Building
• Public Speaking
• Budgeting
• Customer Service
• Training
• Educational Leadership
• Outlook
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Staff Development
• Strategic Planning
• Salesforce.com
• Research
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint