Jodi-Ann Burey, MPH

CAPABILITIES

• DEI strategy development • DEI programming• Curriculum development• Process & systems oriented• Cross-functional team lead• Decision-driven research• Data analysis• Budget management• Business development• Stakeholder engagement• Organizational influencer• Small group facilitation• Large forum public speaking• Extensive global travel• Photography• Short & long-form writing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

03/17 – Present Founder and Chair, Seattle DEI Community of Practice, Seattle, WA, USA• Led the Seattle Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Community of Practice (DEI CoP)

Steering Committee, a working group of DEI leaders who manage the eventplanning, networking, and sharing of best practices among the membershipcomprised of 600+ Seattle professionals representing 200+ multisector companies.

• Developed Steering Committee’s strategic framework, including communicationsand governance.

• Presented and participated on DEI related panels:• “Centering DEI for Effective Communications,” Speaker, 10/18• “Diversity in Global Organizations,” Panelist, 07/18

01/15 – Present Manager, VillageReach, Seattle, WA, USA and Malawi, Africa• Created the first DEI initiative; collaborated with senior leaders to set the vision,

strategy, plan and success metrics for four working groups: HR, staff learning,internal communications and external communications.

• Developed global project management framework, strategy and toolkit to improveglobal team collaboration using the PMI methodology and mitigate some challengeswith headquarters and field team dynamics.

• Managed opportunity acquisition, increasing revenue by $5 million within 4 years.• Built relationships with potential partners and strengthened the organization’s

reputation by presenting results at 8 professional conferences throughout theUnited States, Europe and Africa.

09/11 – 07/13 Certified Personal Trainer, Crunch Fitness, New York, NY• Increased sales by $10,000 monthly with a roster of over 200 clients by developing

niche-training expertise.• Supervised trainer team and created promotions as weekend manager, increasing

monthly sales by $20,000.

08/09 – 07/11 Business Manager, Various New York Area Charter Schools, New York, NY• Analyzed human resources and accounting data for grant reports, increasing school

revenue the next FY by $1.5M.• Created and implemented budget-monitoring systems and revised procurement

systems, tracked supplies and ordering processes, resulting in 5% decreasedspending within one year.

• Forecasted and managed $24M budget based on salaries, benefits and supplies for5 cost centers that contributed to effective budget planning and monitoring for CEO.

• Managed vendor engagement and fiscal documents review resulting in a “nofindings” external audit report.

EDUCATION

09/13 – 12/14 Master of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI• Emphasis on the structural determinants to health, organizational and project

management.

09/04 – 05/08 Bachelor of Arts in Communications, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA• Emphasis on message framing strategies and representation of marginalized groups

in media and culture.

PROFILECreated diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs using strong DEI content expertise, strategydevelopment and ability to influence without authority. Work as a behavior specialist and educator key forDEI organizational change. Experienced project manager who uses effective strategies for global teammanagement across identity, language, seniority and technical area. Expert communicator in short- and long-form writing, visualizations, small group facilitation and public speaking. Able to leverage 10 years of non-profit experience for board and community level outreach as well as matrixed organizational structurenavigation and cross-functional team collaboration.

CONTACT

1307 N. 43rd Street Apartment 410Seattle, WA 98103

(917) 374-7425

jaburey@gmail.com

jodiannburey.com

PASSION PROJECTS

• Member of Boston College AHANA Alumni Advisory Council, board centered on students and alumni of color

• Co-architect of Leadership Now, University of Michigan’s Alumni Association’s online resource group on diversity centered leadership

• Founder of For Colored Girls Who Travel, online zine of essays and photography