Scott Sears

About Scott Sears

A thoughtful and versatile leader and teammate with expertise in nonprofit management, program development, teaching, education, research, and policy analysis. Established capabilities in mentorship, relationship management, facilitation, and change management. Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to liaise with personnel across nonprofit, public, private, and philanthropic sectors, as well as with students and their support networks. Focused on enhancing access to quality education and creating inclusive environments for community members to thrive.

Experience

1. Program Manager

   Extern

   Aug 2023 — Present

   Simultaneously managing up to 500 externs in remote experiential programs in partnership with host companies including PwC, Epic Games, Schreiber Foods, Mobalytics, pre.dev, Insight Risk Technologies, dozens of non-profit organizations nationwide, and more- Designing and implementing AI-powered feedback processes and extern support agents to improve internal efficiencies and externs\' work outputs and completion rates- Leading, coaching, and motivating cohorts of externs through 7 - 12 week transformational early career experiences- Designing and facilitating weekly workshops with externs and bi-weekly sessions with company leads aimed to deepen externs\' knowledge and motivating them toward project completion- Maintaining average program Net Promoter Scores over 70, and achieve average completion rates of over 80%- Supervising five+ part-time remote Teaching Assistants who provide externs feedback and guidance.

Education

• Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development

  Master of Education - MEd, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies - Higher Education Administration

• The College of Wooster

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and Government, French and Francophone Studies

  2013