Melinda Gooch

Experience

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  Teach For America

  May 2011 - Jun 2013

  Corps Member

  • Selected as 1 of 5,200 corps members out of over 47,900 applicants.• Accepted to AT&T Connect, collaboration between AT&T and Teach for America that connected TFA corps members with executive mentors within AT&T and provided access to exceptional professional development.

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  Fort Worth ISD

  Aug 2011 - Jun 2013

  Special Education LINC Teacher

  • Taught self-contained special education class consisting of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. Subjects taught include Reading, Writing, Math, Science, Social Studies, Communication, and Life Skills based on student’s Individual Education Plans as well as a self-generated curriculum.• Wrote Individualized Educational Plans for each student, prepared all paperwork for Admission, Review, Dismissal meetings, and created, prepared, and facilitated the STAAR Alternate State Exam• Worked with and managed classroom paraprofessional to effect of student personal care, projects and tasks in classroom. Show less

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  KIPP Dallas-Fort Worth

  Jul 2013 - Jun 2014

  Special Education Teacher/Coordinator &Reading Interventionist

  • Member of the founding team of KIPP Destiny Elementary. • Advocated for exceptional education for differently abled students and led literacy intervention.

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  AT&T

  Jul 2014 - Aug 2018

  • Successfully directed Employee Giving Cabinet, 30+ AT&T executive stakeholders who champion philanthropic efforts within their organizations. Engaged members by pitching ideas, garnering support, and guiding implementation of community outreach within their units.• Managed AT&T’s fundraising efforts for disaster relief donations. Disasters affected included Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Maria, and Hurricane Irma. Garnered over $500K in employee donations, to-date is highest-ever generated for this type of employee donation.• Spearheaded and exceeded company-wide goal of $29M in employee payroll pledges by $2.5M+ within 2 months, concluding employee pledge campaign with $31.6M in employee pledges to 30K+ non-profits.• Implemented 2nd annual “Dollars For Doers” campaign at AT&T during National Volunteer Month, engaging 14K employees, 27% consisted of new volunteers.• Led Cause Campaigns projects, including creating strategic plans, engaging vendors, and producing budget analysis/status reports. Executed current/planned future campaigns simultaneously.• Drove redemption rates in AT&T’s company gift amplification program by 13%+ in one year.• Led creation of AT&T’s community image through management of creative partner, The Richards Group. Developed Community Engagement brand; drove brand awareness, communications, graphic design, & digital content.• Planned and executed annual AT&T Tocqueville Reception hosted by Chairman &CEO, Randall Stephenson. Event honors top donors, 150+ AT&T executives, & their spouses; consisting of elegant dining, entertainment, & networking. • Served as account/vendor manager of branding agency, The Richards Group and software service provider, "YourCause". Negotiated and managed $1M+ in contract value.• AT&T named to 2018 100 Best Corporate Citizens list. (Contributed via Employee Pledge Campaign).• AT&T named 2018 Civic 50 honoree and sector leader in Telecommunications. (Contributed via Employee Pledge Campaign). Show less • Successfully implemented premiere “Dollars For Doers” campaign at AT&T during National Volunteer Month, engaging nearly 10K employees, 26% consisting of new volunteers. Internal communications outperformed all previous Corporate Social Responsibility campaigns and generated over 50K views/impressions via internal channels and social media, Facebook and Instagram (2017).• Recipient of premiere i3 award, presented for impact, innovation, and integration within AT&T’s Corporate Social Responsibility business unit. This award is selected and presented by Charlene Lake, Senior Vice President for Corporate Responsibility and Chief Sustainability Officer and was awarded for development of “Dollars for Doers” employee incentive program.• Worked on application that helped get AT&T named Civic 50 honoree and sector leader in Telecommunications.• Improved Sentiment: According to Community Engagement Surveys (vetted by AT&T survey teams) - Preliminary directional* data shows that Community Engagement events enhance experience of working at AT&T and improve employee sentiment. Of employees who completed the survey:- 98% felt it is important for them to work for company that offers volunteer opportunities.- 99% would recommend AT&T sponsored volunteer projects to their colleagues.- 95% agreed participating in AT&T CE volunteer opportunity had positive impact on their perception of AT&T as their employer.- 89% improved their network by participating in volunteer project. Show less

  • Senior Program Manager, Community Engagement and Employee Giving

    May 2017 - Aug 2018

  • Senior Marketing and Communications Manager, Community Engagement

    Nov 2015 - May 2017

  • Manager of Events, Aspire Mentoring Academy

    Jul 2014 - Nov 2015
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  Teach For America

  Oct 2018 - Jul 2020

  • Led fundraising and event planning for TFA Houston’s Benefit dinner resulting in $1M for the organization• Stewardship of donors led to increased contributions resulting in a savings reserve of 21% of yearly expenses• Founded TFA Houston’s first ever Jr. Board of Directors and recruited ~30 Houston young professionals to serve the organization – filling a need to cultivate advocates within the 25 – 40 age range

  • Managing Director of Development

    Jun 2019 - Jul 2020

  • Director Of Development

    Oct 2018 - Jun 2019
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  Alvarez & Marsal

  Sept 2020 - now

  • Led the Change Management workstream on a multi-year Quote to Cash transformation project for a multi-billion-dollar electronic components distributor• Assisted a multi-billion-dollar construction supply company in redesign of its procurement organization by assessing current operating model and providing a future state organization plan and implementation road map• Managed communications, documented procurement processes, developed future state, and developed change management toolkit as part of an ERP implementation for a multi-billion-dollar poultry processor Show less

  • Manager | Practice Development Lead | SLED Public Sector

    Jul 2024 - now

  • Manager | Strategy & Growth | Public Sector Education

    May 2022 - Jun 2024

  • Manager | Corporate Performance Improvement

    Nov 2021 - May 2022

  • Consultant | Corporate Performance Improvement

    Sept 2020 - Nov 2021