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Alicia Edwards
Teacher Advisory Board, 2024-2025, Teaching Lab
Joined: May 3rd, 2017

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*Areas of Expertise:
In Higher Education, Nonprofit & Consulting Spaces:
~ Comprehensive Strategic & Stackable Curriculum Development
~ Program Assessment/Evaluation w/ College Credit & Workforce Development Courses
~ Hiring Subject Matter Experts Willing Train to those Seeking Credentials
Advocating for Wrap Around Support Services to Promote an Engaged Learning Environment and Higher Passage Rates in their Respective Certification Tracks
~ Leveraging Community Engagement & Relationship Building & Needs Assessment to Deliver Stellar Customized Training as Needed w/ Repeated Requests from Satisfied Clients

In Business Environments across 5 industries:
~ Triage Lackluster Business by Vetting the Friction Points and Offering Solutions
~ Track Record of Transformational Leadership

Education (request update)

Florida A&M University class of 1998

Undergrad Major: Business Administration

- College Not Listed - class of 2021

Grad Major: Education Administration

Experience

I currently work with Teaching Lab as Teacher Advisory Board, 2024-2025
I have 15 years of experience working in the Collegiate Faculty, Staff, Administration industry.

Business and Executive Programs Manager at NOVA Workforce (Assistant Director Level Equivalent) | Northern Virginia Community College
From January 2022 to June 2024 • 2 year(s)
~ Doubled course enrollment and passing rates for top revenue Fast Forward programs by overhauling program structure and maximizing comprehensive usage of learning materials • Implemented the first nationally recognized non-maintenance stackable property management program in the Virginia Community College System - (VCCS) w/ national educational partner NAAEI & NAA (National Apartment Association) securing Fast Forward funding pre-launch. • Redesigned SHRM prep exam program to a flipped model, resulting in increased student satisfaction & exam passing rates. Quickly followed by increased demand for year round sessions & the need to hire two more SHRM certified instructors. ~ Effective leadership & program oversight resulted in year over year revenue growth during 2 1/2 year tenure and up to 7% of WF total revenue per fiscal year. ~ 2024 - 2025 College Staff Forum Council & Senate Alternate (Contract not Renewed after Elections) ~ 2023 - 2024 Annandale Campus Forum Council ~ 2022 - 2023 Co-Chair Employer Solutions Team ~ 2022 - 2023 Workforce appointee to NVCC’s Student Services Advisory Committee.

Adjunct Business and College Skills Professor | Northern Virginia Community College
From December 2016 to December 2023 • 7 year(s)
• Taught a diverse student population including first-generation college attendees, military veterans, & international exchange students in courses such as College Success Skills & Principles of Management w/ 85% course passages rates and 90% approval ratings • Designed & implemented a Holistic ed-tech curriculum utilizing various online platforms: ZOOM, Canvas, and BlackBoard for hybrid delivery. • Appointed to Annandale Campus Forum Council to represent adjunct faculty & contributed to standardizing College Success Skills for accreditation review.

Manager and Lead Stylist | White House Black Market
From March 2010 to February 2019 • 9 year(s)
2010-2012 & 2016-2019 ~ Co managed 3 separate locations with 1 million + revenue ~ Strategic in store styling, placement & increased selling of exclusive higher value items led in qualifying receiving higher yield inventory respective locations’ merchandise ranking by 25%; increasing Average Dollar Sale by 150% within six months. ~ Proactive wrap around marketing efforts led to reversing customer churn & exceeding every Key Performance Indicators. ~ Implemented team selling strategy which led to consistently leading district in: Style Appointments, Traffic Leverage & UPT.

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