Mary Downes

Experience

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  Aids Services Of North Texas

  Sept 2008 - May 2009

  Administrative Assistant
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  Louisiana State University

  May 2011 - Apr 2013

  Document Management Specialist (Microfilm)
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  East Baton Rouge Parish School System

  Sept 2013 - Sept 2015

  Educator
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  Kent School District

  Sept 2015 - Aug 2017

  Educator
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  South Seattle College

  Sept 2017 - Jun 2018

  Program Specialist & Transfer Advisor

  •Coordinated school-wide events for underrepresented minorities through actively seeking opportunities for improvement and initiatives; Led First Generation Day on campus•Mentored over 40 potential transfer students weekly across their educational path, financial aid, and created templates and flowcharts to help transfer transitions•Spearheaded the coordination of multiple transfer workshop events with speakers from across the state for South Seattle College students•Generated reports through gathering and analyzing qualitative data and constructing conclusion of success in the TRiO SSS program Show less

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  University of Washington - School of Medicine

  May 2018 - Sept 2019

  •Demonstrated exceptional ability to work across multiple instructional delivery modalities, building high-quality and scalable learning experiences in collaboration with faculty members, directors, and key stakeholders using project management best practices.•Managed large-scale conferences, workshops, speaker series, and outreach events for graduate research programs focused on customer experience and culture.•Increased URM recruitment in the School of Medicine by designing and developing multiple programs and events.•Championed end-to-end projects, managed academic division-level budgets, and developed budgetary proposals while supervising departmental expenditures and reporting.•Led media design and user-friendly resource development for programs using LMS and Adobe Creative Suite. Show less •Identified PCP congruence issues among the six WWAMI sites and escalated them to directors, deans, or staff independently.•Analyzed student data to ensure program requirements and standards of professionalism were met, escalating inconsistencies and professionalism issues to the appropriate faculty and staff.•Collected data and kept extensive records of curriculum content to ensure compliance with LCME standards.•Managed the PCP assignment tracker, website, and tracked student progress on PCP program requirements through LMS.•Maintained comprehensive case management, including submitting daily activity, progress, incident, attendance, and statistical reports as required.•Evaluated program effectiveness, devised evaluation methodology, analyzed results, and made recommendations or took appropriate action to develop improved methods. Show less

  • Events and Program Manager

    Jul 2018 - Sept 2019

  • Program Coordinator

    May 2018 - Jul 2018
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  Kent School District

  Sept 2019 - Jul 2022

  Educator, Project Manager & Instructional Designer

  • Strategize and support Kent School District students' education needs by collaborating with content experts to deliver high-value programs.• Manage assigned teams/functional modules, prioritizing tasks, coordinating activities and resources, and organizing team meetings.• Conduct special assignments and reports, collecting, analyzing, and organizing data to provide recommendations to management.• Implement new initiatives to facilitate LMS system (Canvas) for grades and remote lessons while leading curriculum initiatives.• Direct school initiatives, including planning, budgeting, design, development, and implementation phases with consistent success. Show less

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  Microsoft

  Jul 2022 - now

  Program Manager II, Workforce Skilling Content, Microsoft Philanthropies

  • Manage and create international digital and AI skilling learning content overseeing planning, writing, documentation, resource allocation, design, and timeline. • Build relationships with stakeholders to ensure project progress and programmatic success.