Ginger Collins

Ginger Collins

Special Assistant to the Millennium Council Director

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Manager, Operations Transition & Transformation

  • Education

    • Esade

      2004 - 2004
      Exchange Program Leadership, Organizations and Management, Marketing
    • University of Colorado Boulder

      1991 - 1995
      Bachelor's degree Economics
    • Emory University - Goizueta Business School

      2003 - 2005
      MBA Organizations & Management, Leadership & Ethics, Marketing

      Activities and Societies: Goizueta Marketing Strategy Competition, Goizueta Study Abroad (ESADE), TA - Entrepreneurship BBA, TA - O&M MBA

  • Experience

    • The White House - Clinton Administration

      Jan 1997 - Jan 2000
      Special Assistant to the Millennium Council Director
    • The Voice of America - Clinton Administration

      Jan 2000 - Jan 2001
      Special Projects
    • Mark Pryor for US Senate

      Jan 2001 - Jan 2002
      Director of State Fundraising
    • C&W Law Firm

      Jan 2002 - Jan 2003
      Project Manager - Class Action Settlement
    • Accenture

      Jul 2005 - Dec 2009
      Talent and Organization Performance Manager

      Change Management Strategy | Capability Development | Training | Communications | Org Design• Enabled transition to shared services model through job and team design, development of performance management strategy and supporting tools, balanced scorecard and recognition program, and a leadership competency model.• Defined strategy, resources and activities, established roles and responsibilities, facilitated leadership support and engagement for 400+ stakeholder change management program; established first manager-focused change management network in the organization.• Advised leadership on targeted organizational redesign (within 100+ employee workforce); facilitated requirements gathering, developed role, job and team profiles, coordinated screening, selection, interview and feedback efforts for recruiting senior positions.• Led transition to new staffing model for major bank acquisition; managed employee communication timeline, process, and development and worked with VP of Corporate Communications to align internal and external messaging.• Developed and executed training approach for 1000-seat global on-demand CRM implementation for sales and sales support. Managed blended team of client, vendor and consulting resources during live and virtual training delivery in Latin America, APAC, EMEA and North America. Show less

    • The Global Fund

      Jul 2008 - Aug 2009
      Change Management Advisor on WHO Separation

      • Designed change management strategy and program for organizational transformation resulting from comprehensive changes to administration policies and systems; determined resources and activities; established roles and responsibilities; facilitated leadership support and engagement. • Provided guidance and support to leadership for targeted organizational redesign (workforce level); facilitated requirements gathering in collaboration with annual strategic planning activities; developed role, job and team profiles; facilitated recruiting efforts for senior positions. Show less

    • Slalom

      Jan 2010 - Apr 2013
      Communications and Organizational Effectiveness Consultant

      Change Management Planning and Execution for Large-Scale Business Transformation• Designed and executed communications strategies for business transformation. Conducted needs analysis, crafted messaging for target audience groups, drafted leadership messages for executive senders/presenters, served on cross-functional communication committees, worked alongside corporate communications teams to align external and internal messaging. • Advised business owners and executive sponsors in establishing operational procedures, organizational structure, and value proposition for IT governance model; drove business buy-in and cross-departmental partnerships required for success through leadership engagement and action planning. • Designed and managed user assessment leveraging survey and interviews to provide visibility into usability and adoption issues of custom design application (user base of 2000); led cause-mapping exercise and analyzed results to identify high-impact and quick-win solutions. Recommendation approved by Steering Committee. • Led development and implementation of new recruiting process for consulting service line in growing office of 135 employees resulting in adoption of process across service lines nationally. Show less

    • Freelance

      Apr 2013 - Aug 2014
      Independent Management Consultant

      Guiding Transition | Organizational Effectiveness | Facilitation• Led the development of a communications and culture strategy for a privately-held health-care technology firm growing as a result of a series of acquisitions. Strategy to include infrastructure, immediate needs, roles and responsibilities, and capability development.• Coached learning and development team members to build strategic organizational change, project management and business process discipline, helping reshape their roles and improve their reporting, collaboration and communication efforts. Developed high level process flows for core work.• Developed competency model and proficiency level framework to strengthen performance management process based on organization’s core values and leadership competencies. Augmented existing competencies leveraging Lominger Leadership Competency Architecture and interview data.• Led strategic change-visioning workshops for local non-profit. Delivered final recommendation, including organizational changes, project plan and success metrics, resulting in Board approval. Show less

    • Rebound Solutions

      Oct 2014 - Mar 2015
      Principal

      Strategic Planning | Organizational Transformation | Facilitation• Led the development of strategy for large and small local nonprofit organizations, utilizing facilitation of retreats for staff and board, translating vision and tactics to strategic plans.• Managed multiple key initiatives with local education client including the rollout of new teacher leadership roles across the school district, requiring management of 12 independent consultants over the course of four months.• Refined consulting methods, supported the development of assets and acquisition of skills across company team. Provided mentoring and guidance, including conducting performance evaluations and reviews for junior team members. Show less

    • GingerBred Consulting

      Mar 2016 - Dec 2018
      Principal Consultant

      Organizational Change and Transformation | Facilitation | Strategy• Leading the change management workstream of a business transformation linked to the successful implementation of Salesforce.com across Sales and Customer Support. • Facilitated Annual Board Retreat for local non-profit seeking to re-engage board and solidify strategy.• Co-led design and delivery of 1-day Change Management and Resiliency training for team of 40 in healthcare industry.

    • DigitalGlobe

      Aug 2016 - Nov 2020
      • Senior Manager, Business Transformation Strategy Team, Organizational Change Management

        Jan 2019 - Nov 2020
      • Change Management Consultant

        Aug 2016 - Jan 2019
    • Maxar Technologies

      Jan 2019 - now
      Senior Manager, Operations Transition and Transformation, Team Lead
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Mediation

      CDR Associates
    • PROSCI Change Management

      PROSCI
    • Fogg Behavior Design Methods

      BJ Fogg
      Jan 2017
    • Restorative Justice Facilitation

      The Conflict Center
      Aug 2013