Leslie Rome

Background

About Leslie Rome

Management of education and outreach initiatives in non-profit and academic settings; strengths include: • Developing and implementing innovative programs, products and services • Oversight in design of operational systems and processes supporting program goals, fostering commitments and vision of organization • Establishing team building skills and experience fostering collaboration and cooperation among diverse constituencies including boards, committees, staff (contract and hourly), volunteers, students and other external audiences • Establishing strategic partnerships with academic departments and community-based organizations that work in the youth development arena resulting in innovative outreach offerings to the K-12 audience, strong emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) initiatives. • Developing, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of program-appropriate policies, procedures and best practices • Executing innovative marketing strategies as demonstrated through program growth.