Alyse Lehrke

Principal Partner @BLUE Box Strategy

🔥 Startup Founder💸 MarketingBusiness Owner👍 Sales & BizDev🗿 HR🧨 Consulting🧮 Education✨ Business OwnerCommunications ManagerContent ManagerCopywriterLecturerLife CoachingTutorExecutive CoachTraining&Development SpecialistSoft Skills TrainerAdvisorEngagement ManagerPartnerResearcherProfessorScientist

🎯 People-centered business strategy 🍎 Expert training and development plus instructional design ☀️ Life and leadership coaching and executive advising 🔬 Organizational science researcher and practitioner (PhD) 🐚 Workplace wellbeing strategy advising 🗓️ Strategic planning and change management

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Work Background

BLUE Box StrategyPrincipal Partner

Jan. 2024> Lead strategic planning process from creating the executive profile of mission, vision, and values to developing strategic priorities and establishing growth metrics and milestones. > Assess market needs and research team best practices to generate an innovative team performance framework. > Develop and launch multiple team assessments with an emphasis on integrating research-based best practices in team performance with real-world application. > Design and deliver strategy workshops and team training on a range of topics related to leadership, team-building, and organizational behavior.

Eastern Mennonite UniversityDirector of Graduate Programs in Business & Leadership

Jul. 2022 - Dec. 2023Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States> Lead three online graduate-level three online professional degree programs plus related graduate certificates: MBA, MA in Organizational Leadership, and MA in Human Resources. > Provide program administration, manage program budgets, implement and apply program policies, assess learning outcomes, evaluate program objectives, and conduct strategic planning. > Cultivate cross-program opportunities to create new student pathways for recruiting and optimize course offerings to maximize efficiencies in staffing and resources. > Supervise and support graduate faculty from hiring and onboarding to course preparation and instructional evaluation to ensure consistency across courses and enhance the student experience. > Initiate and lead curriculum revision and approval process to update course offerings and align skill development with market trends to equip students with sought after knowledge and skills to meet their professional goals. > Collaborate with marketing and recruiting team and direct the admissions committee for reviewing and enrolling new students. > Craft engaging student stories for program newsletter and website to highlight student accomplishments and feature program benefits.

Eastern Mennonite UniversityAssistant Professor

Jul. 2020 - Dec. 2023Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States> Design and deliver high quality undergraduate and graduate level courses across a range of topics including intercultural leadership, project management, data analytics, leadership theory, and organizational behavior. > Conduct student needs and market trends assessment to integrate target skills training with cutting edge strategies and career preparation.

James Madison UniversityThe Graduate School & Adjunct Faculty

Aug. 2015 - Jun. 2020Harrisonburg, VA> Consult with the student services team to conduct job analyses and develop individual and team workflows that assist with planning, project coordination, and decision-making processes. > Deliver on-time projects that meet established objectives. > Conduct various events and projects related to graduate student recruiting for 60+ programs, student support and development, and diversity and inclusion initiatives. > Contribute to planning and managing the inaugural 3-Minute Thesis competition event, develop and deliver preparation workshop for graduate student participants, and emcee event. > Work with a team to plan and produce the annual Graduate Research Symposium while liaising with program directors across the university to provide a scholarly space for emerging researchers and creative scholars to present and showcase their work in a refereed context. > Write content and provide copy editing on selected projects including marketing materials, articles for publication, presidential newsletter updates, graduation program, and conference/project summaries. > Collaborate with the associate dean to coordinate an international partnership project with a foreign diplomat. > Co-author successful grant proposal for training graduate program directors and faculty in holistic admissions review processes to increase the selection of qualified applicants with diverse or non-traditional backgrounds whose application materials may not reflect traditional academic experiences. > Interview selected students and craft spotlight stories that highlight their experiences and accomplishments within their respective programs to raise the visibility of graduate education and serve as a recruiting resource. > Collaborate with faculty colleagues to plan the Career Kickstart half-day event and co-facilitate sessions designed to develop targeted industry knowledge and job seeking skills for early career participants.

Write FoundationsFounder & Director

Feb. 2008 - Jul. 2017> Launch and direct online tutoring service providing resources and instruction in research and writing skills for K-12 students. > Design and implement a 6-year program curriculum, including scope and sequence of courses, to guide students through comprehensive language arts skill development. > Create all course content and teaching materials plus assignments and assessment guidelines to meet high instructional standards and support student learning. > Hire and train a team of writing coaches to work with students using the program curriculum in the online context with exceptional student outcomes. > Develop and maintain company website and social media sites and craft content for e-newsletter, company blog, and external publication. > Create multimedia marketing campaigns and conference exhibitor displays and materials to reach the target audience.

Spring Arbor UniversityAdjunct Faculty

Aug. 2012 - Aug. 2016> Assess student needs and create materials, activities, and instructional lessons to meet program requirements and achieve intended outcomes for Communication Theory and Communication Research hybrid undergraduate classes. > Facilitate online learning through a mediated learning platform (Blackboard), including weekly discussions, multimedia presentations, and assignment grading and feedback to create a robust learning environment with high student engagement.

American Public University SystemAdjunct Faculty

Mar. 2013 - Aug. 2015> Provide online instruction for traditional and non-traditional undergraduate level learners for a variety of communication classes including Public Speaking, Interpersonal Communication, Group Communication, and Gender & Communication. > Create multimedia instructional materials such as videos and screencasts to supplement classroom resources and activities within the learning management system (Sakai). > Provide timely and meaningful feedback to students to support the construction of new knowledge and skill development.