Ray Jordan

Experience

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  Nashville Public Schools and Dallas Independent School District

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2008

  Classroom Teacher

  Taught classes in middle school science

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  United Methodist Church

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2006

  Local Pastor
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  Southern Methodist University

  Jul 2007 - Apr 2024

  ⭐ Key Achievements & Responsibilities:• Teaching graduate and undergraduate classes in Human Rights, Political Science and Human Development.• Mentor students, including directing and facilitating student research proposals in areas of public policy and social change.• Management of division and department administration requirements ⭐ Key Achievements & Responsibilities:• For 15 years, I developed, managed and facilitated experiential learning opportunities for students, particularly an 8 day spring break trip. • Mentored, supported and worked with diverse student population.

  • Adjunct Professor

    Jan 2017 - Apr 2024

  • Senior Consultant

    Jul 2007 - May 2022
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  DCCCD

  Jan 2008 - May 2013

  Adjunct Professor

  ⭐ Key Achievements & Responsibilities:• Taught undergraduate classes in Philosophy.

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  Business Council for the Arts

  Mar 2008 - May 2010

  Director of Membership

  The mission of this organization was to create business/arts partnerships in efforts to "build world-class communities where people want to work, live, and grow."As part of the senior staff of this organization, I helped represent the only united business voice that advocating for the community’s arts assets as essential to growing and maintaining a world-class business center. ⭐ Key Achievements & Responsibilities:• Tracked and implemented all corporate member benefits, including organizing monthly events for corporate clients.• Identified new corporate members, working with C-Suite executives and leading all efforts to sell a corporate memberships.• Managed employee art exhibit for the employees of 30 corporate clients, culminating in a community wide gallery exhibition. • Consulted with the community affairs professionals of corporate clients while designing philanthropy and giving strategies that supported business needs. • Helped implement annual leadership training for young professionals, helping to connect their business expertise with the needs of non-profit boards.• Managed and cultivated corporate relationships including but limited to industry research, program participation, media and public relations and strategic planning initiatives. • Development of corporate and community relationships, building corporate/non-profit partnerships. • Development of employee volunteerism, benefit programs and leadership development. Show less

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  Transformations, Inc.

  Dec 2008 - now

  Independent Consultant and Mediation Specialist

  ⭐ Key Achievements & Responsibilities:• Direct and manage all operations including business development, strategic planning and public relations.• Serve as consultant to C level executives and management in areas of diversity/intercultural competence, communication and leadership identification and development• Facilitate leadership training and development for public and private sector organizations• Provide communication consultations, conflict management training, and dispute resolution meditations • Consultant in area of diversity, equity and inclusion• Facilitate leadership training and development for public and private sector organizations (clients include Stanley Black & Decker, TMS, University of Texas, Human Rights Media, Frito-Lay, etc.) • Provide communication consultations, conflict management workshops, curriculum development and cultural competency training.⭐ Clients Include:• South Central Conference of the United Church of Christ• North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church• Faith in Texas, Inc.• Simmons School of Education and Human Development, Southern Methodist University• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences• Texas Instruments, Inc.• Stanley, Black and Decker• TMS• The Village United Methodist Church of Desoto, TX • University United Methodist Church of Austin, TX• Royal Lane Baptist Church of Dallas, TX• St. Matthew Episcopal Church of Austin, TX• UT Austin Wesley Foundation, Austin, TX• Grace Presbytery, Dallas, TX• Dallas Bar Association• Dallas College North Lake Campus• Dallas College Brookhaven Campus• Center for African American Studies, UT Arlington, Arlington, TX • Project Transformation, Central Texas Conference UMC• Black Methodist for Church Renewal, North Texas Conference UMC• Tarleton State University• Highland Park UMC, Dallas, TX• Teach for America, North Texas Show less

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  University of Texas at Arlington

  Aug 2011 - May 2019

  Adjunct Professor

  ⭐ Key Achievements & Responsibilities:• Teaching undergraduate classes in Public Affairs and History.• Mentor students, including directing and facilitating student research proposals in areas of public policy and social change.• Management of division and department administration requirements

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  Infor

  Apr 2014 - Jul 2018

  Senior Training Specialist

  ⭐ Key Achievements & Responsibilities:• Develop and deliver classroom and virtual training for SaaS business solutions products to 60-70 Fortune 500 corporate clients across multiple industries including retail, hospitality, financial services, property management, and healthcare.• Designed educational deliverables to support classroom and web-based training modules including user guides, facilitator guides, interactive exercises and job aids.• Achieved and consistently maintained the highest feedback rating across the team for live and virtual training, in addition to upholding a 4.8 average rating throughout tenure in the position• Determined training needs and requirements by meeting with managers, talking with employees, or administering surveys • Created Train-the-Trainer curriculum to certify personnel within client organizations on product content delivery.• Manage customized training implementation plans for clients by collaborating with client stakeholders.• Played an integral role in saving my business unit's 3rd largest client by rolling out a new training plan which increased engagement and led to a $500,000 renewal• Build and maintain productive relationships across all levels of client organizations, from senior leadership to line management. Show less

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  United Church of Christ

  Nov 2014 - now

  Lead Pastor

  • Directed of all administrative functions, including a $200k annual budget and over $1million in cash assets• Coordinated and ensured success of all programmatic initiatives and implementation of strategic planning• Oversight of all staff, including preschool staff and six figure annual preschool budget.• Weekly teaching and facilitation• Liaison to regional and national parent organizations, including serving on boards and board committees.• Create and execute short and long term projects, including but not limited to program development, fundraising, strategic planning, and project management.• Development of community advocacy models• Member of multi-faith, multi-racial organizations, providing leadership to both local, state and national advocacy efforts. Show less

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  THE CENTER FOR WORKFORCE EXCELLENCE, INC

  Oct 2021 - now

  Partner

  The Center for Workforce Excellence is a global leadership development company specializing in the development of inclusive leaders to create inclusive cultures to drive better business results. CWE is an in-demand leadership development company, with service offerings that include training, coaching, and consulting. CWE specializes in workplace transformation through organizational cultural change and develops leaders who can create inclusive cultures that produce better business results. Founded in 2001, CWE serves as a strategic resource in developing disruptive diversity, equality and inclusion strategies, building new capabilities for leaders and coaching leaders from the middle level to the c-suite. From Fortune 100 companies to universities to associations call on CWE to build and accelerate the creation of a workforce from top to bottom that mirrors the face of the consumer. CWE has a track record for helping organizations improve their bottom line by creating cultures where employees can authentically engage and do their very best work. Show less