Stacy Horning Director-Level Management Professional

Campus Management ~ Development ~ Operations ~ District Manager

Passionate and capable leader with strong business acumen and a 10 year track record of motivating excellence in academic environments. Credited with ability to deliver structure to program development and create cost-effective, stakeholder appropriate frameworks to implement short- and long-term strategic plans. A results-oriented champion of technology, effective budget management, relationship building and efficient implementation of educational programs. Accomplished trainer and developer of people with the ability to grow innovative teams and successful students.

Areas of Expertise

•Consultative Leadership

•Community Engagement

•Strategic Planning/Analytics

•Forecasting & Budget Controls

•Fed & State Regulations/Accreditation

•Program/Project Implementation

•Teaching & Curriculum Development

•Performance Management

•Recruitment & Retention Strategies

•Staff Training & Development

•Sales/New Business Development

•Change Management

Key Skills Assessment

Strategic Leader – Proven ability to develop and implement strategic and tactical efforts to advance broad objectives. Experienced in fostering a collaborative work environment that promotes partnership building, program/ project management, and experienced Chair of implementation teams for campus initiatives and curriculum revisions.

Effective Program Manager – Committed to quarterbacking internal teams and students through the exchange of knowledge, experience, and goals. Successfully created Accelerated Reader Program, grew from 900 to 16,000 tests. Proven ability to scale Universal Programs and grant access to 140K+ tests and increase student reading by 600%.

Professional Experience

Unitech Training Academy, Houma, LA _ April 2019 – April 2020

CAMPUS DIRECTOR

Build and maintain annual budget spreadsheet

Manage all campus expenses

Oversee all departments

Perform employee evaluations

Hire and train new employees

Ensure compliance with all state, federal and accreditation guidelines

Handle student complaints

Conduct staff meetings

Advise students and employees, as needed

Develop and maintain community relationships

Perform Admissions and Financial Aid interviews

ITT Technical Institute, Mobile AL _ Oct 2015 – Sept 2016

CAMPUS DIRECTOR

•Develop and implement cost effective short term and long term strategies within budget and on time.

•Meet with Executive Team weekly to address all issues and ensure campus is meeting all regulations. Champion development of Campus Effectiveness Plan including measures to comply with regulations/accreditation.

•Manage the talent acquisition process including position descriptions, interviews, hiring and personnel decisions.

•Develop an effective team, align and translate broader business initiatives into clear team objectives and concrete individual goals. Responsible for holding employees accountable for tasks and performance metrics.

•Analyze all fiscal requirements for campus and develop budgets and cost controls to ensure long term sustainability of the organization.

Wright Career College, Tulsa OK _ Jul 2014 – Jul 2015

CAMPUS DIRECTOR

•Develop and implement cost effective short term and long term strategies within budget and on time.

•Meet with Executive Team weekly to address all issues and ensure campus is meeting all regulations. Champion development of Strategic Improvement Plan including measures to comply with regulations/accreditation.

•Manage the talent acquisition process including position descriptions, interviews, hiring and personnel decisions.

•Develop an effective team, align and translate broader business initiatives into clear team objectives and concrete individual goals. Responsible for holding employees accountable for tasks and performance metrics.

•Analyze all fiscal requirements for campus and develop budgets and cost controls to ensure long term sustainability of the organization.

•Chair implementation team to research, analyze and update curriculum to meet current standards and future needs.

Platt College, Lawton, OK Aug 2010 – Jul 2014

CAMPUS DIRECTOR (Aug 2010-Jul 2014)

•Structured programs and processes that created superior learning opportunities which grew student enrollment by 50%. Invested in infrastructure and operational controls in order to accommodate increased population,

•Functioned as CFO and guided development and adherence to the annual budget, valued at $3M.

•Refreshed hiring profile and increased efforts to employ the most qualified staff members. Created staff training and development protocols that successfully enhanced the skillset of faculty and reduced turnover.

•Grew community involvement initiatives and encouraged all staff to be actively engaged with community efforts.

•Led change management to implement standard school-wide procedures and regulations.

Central High Public Schools, Marlow, OK _ Aug 2000-May 2010

SPECIALIST, LIBRARY MEDIA

•Leveraged research, commitment to educational enhancement and effective listening skills to create a full service media center. Grew library from 15K to 26K books, over 250 videos, digitized resources, periodicals and internet.

•Reinvented the school library, redefined and promoted an ‘I Love Reading’ Campaign to increase readership. Promoted awareness of public and college libraries, online services and community resources to students and staff.

•Partnered with teachers to assess needs and recommend strategies for the integration of technology into daily instruction.

•Assisted school counselor as Co-Test Coordinator to ensure state mandated testing was completed according to all rules and regulations, including training for all faculty, ensuring test security.

•Implemented the Gifted and Talented Program to enhance instructional leadership in the use of information resources and literature.

Wichita National Life Insurance, Lawton, OK _ Jun 1990 – Oct 1997

MANAGER, DATA PROCESSING DIVISION

•Directed schedule and coordinated operation of mainframe, host, and core processing systems and data processing

Production environment.

•Introduced standard operating procedures and protocols to develop a strategic plan and guide overall direction, coordination, planning and operation of the Division.

•Built relationships with vendors, IT personnel, bank management, and regulatory authorities to facilitate execution of daily business and prompt attention to problem resolution.

Education & Training

Master of Education, East Central University, Ada, OK

Bachelor of Science, Physics & Chemistry, Cameron University, Lawton, OK

Community Involvement

Member, Lawton/Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce

Redcoat Ambassador, Lawton/Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce

Awards & Distinctions

Campus Director Award, 2013 Q1

Campus of the Quarter Award, 2013 Q1

Lawton/Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce Redcoat Rookie of the Year 2012-2013

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