Michelle Rogers

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About Michelle Rogers

Curious lifelong learner. Passionate community changer. Visionary chaos coordinator. Words are my superpower – Team Oxford Comma!Creative Storyteller & Skilled Public Speaker: Adept at building bridges of understanding with words, crafting compelling narratives, communicating complex issues, tailoring stories to resonate with any audience, translating experiences into rich narratives, and writing for different voices.Emotionally Intelligent Communicator: Possesses an inclusive, transparent style with the ability to hear, understand, and coalesce multiple perspectives of complex issues.Results-Orientated Business Strategist: Demonstrated by an understanding of business strategies, market trends, and leadership principles to evaluate options, and lead teams to achieve objectives. With a record for turning ideas into reality and driving initiatives from planning to impact in complex, cross-functional environments. Critical thinker informed by multiple perspectives and reliable data; ability to make difficult decisions.Enterprise Risk Assessor: Experience prioritizing actions to minimize risk (strategic, operations, finance, compliance) resulting in clear policies and procedures, preventative measures, rapid-response teams, and emergency management.Relationship Builder, Mentor, & Coach: Experienced manager of disparate teams and portfolios that required pivoting and the ability to coalesce people around a shared vision. With a record of innovation, vision, and collaboration and a reputation for gaining trust and respect even under challenging circumstances.Strategic Resource Manager: Significant budget and personnel experience. Successful in building effective teams, increasing revenue, reducing expenses, controlling costs, and managing small- to large-scale projects.Perpetual Researcher & Analyst: Skilled in evidence-based research, data analysis, and policy development with a record of informing successful initiatives and influencing others. Critical thinker informed by multiple perspectives and reliable data; ability to make complex and challenging decisions.JEDI Advocate: Demonstrated commitment to cultivating inclusive communities, including a record of successfully implementing new policies and practices.Experience with two large comprehensive fundraising campaigns and knowledge of how to help them succeed.