OCTAVIA WILSON - Executive Vice President

A leader with a servant's heart and organizational mind focused on quality engagement and excellence. A non-profit professional with proven leadership in youth development program, strategy implementation, capacity building and resource development. Octavia has the ability to balance competing priorities, strengthen relationships to bridge differences and build strategic ties between stakeholders. Over 10 years in managing government, district and local contracts while maintaining systems of evidence based-outcomes.

• Effective development of functional strategies across multiple sites to streamline reporting process for on-site Director in DYCD/COMPASS contracted year round programs.
• Directed the implementation of $380,000 contract award to deploy 180 members in summer programs in Massachusetts, Michigan, and New York.
• Secured $150.00 from public and private sector to implement summer program at (5) K-5 schools.
• Collaboratively worked with community based, City and Foundation leaders to develop a citywide response to loss of summer employment, resulting in retention of 5,000 youth slots.

• Developed comprehensive AmeriCorps training and on-boarding curriculum for 180 members in 36 summer program resulting in 2.8 - 3.0% grade equivalent gains for over 3,600 K-8 students.
• Created and implemented semi-annual training modules for on-site staff, families and children.
• Implemented vendor / activity specialist training that focused on positive youth development and asset building principles at CIS and BELL.

• Created agency and school best practices at CIS that increased parental participation by 50% at parent teacher conferences and in parent led associations.
• Led 12 on-site COMPASS teams to create program best practices for classroom management and staff engagement for K-12 students
• Collaborated with education, health and city stakeholders to develop observation and best practices to ensure quality implementation of student activities.

Certificate Supervisory & Management Techniques - Center for Creative Leadership

Certificate Principles and Techniques of Fund Raising - Indiana University Center On Philanthropy

Certificate Non-Profit Administration & Program Management - Wayne State University

Bachelor of Arts Urban Planning & Development - Michigan State University