Tyra Townsend

Background

About Tyra Townsend

Transformational servant leader with over 25 years combined experience managing people, programs, projects, and quality assessment processes. Unique work experiences and best practices gained with corporate, non-profit, government, and educational sectors. Responsible for managing a $16 million dollar federally funded Employment and Training Program at the City of Pittsburgh. Senior executive responsible for managing a nonprofit community based organization. Skilled at delivering and implementing a corporate training delivery system for 800 managers and employees located in five states. Over 13 years combined experience as an adjunct MBA and undergraduate business professor at three major universities. Extensive experience in facilitating focus groups, conflict resolution methodologies, decision making tools and strategies, training programs, negotiating contracts; writing grants and proposals, and managing budgets. Proficient in synchronous and asynchronous Blackboard and Canvas interactive web-based platforms (On-line classes, Discussion Boards, Chats, I.M, etc.). Also have excellent verbal, written, presentation, and public speaking communication skills.