Expert Details
Longevity, Design Thinking, Product Development, Marketing, and Communications
ID: 739775
Virginia, USA
In her current role, Expert is a Senior Director of Healthy Aging Innovations for one of the first charitable organization in the U.S. that advocates for older Americans with service providers and policymakers. In this role, she is accountable for creating consumer products and forming new business partnerships in the longevity sector. She oversees the healthy aging portfolio, which includes wellness programs, digital health content, and vaccine outreach initiatives. She has authored several articles, reports, courses, and books on a variety of topics related to healthy aging, and helps gather consumer insights to create detailed product roadmaps, customer journeys, and content. As the Senior Director of Healthy Aging, she also spearheads business expansion efforts to increase reach, social impact, and health equity, and has helped raise over $70M in revenue via grants, sponsorships, and social enterprise partnerships. She has also manages a $40M dollar budget and all program operations for the cross-functional team.
Prior to her current position, she was a management consultant, providing advisory services to position products for capital investment in the healthcare and education sectors. Furthermore, she has experience working in media, web design, and video production.
Expert received her BA and PhD in Literature from Harvard University. During this time, she was an Instructor, Lecturer, and Teaching Fellow, designing and teaching literature, philosophy, and knowledge management courses at several universities, including L’École Normale Supérieure (France), Georgetown University, University of Phoenix, and Harvard University.
Core Competencies: Design Thinking; Product Development; Content Strategy; Digital Media; Learning Innovation; Marketing and Communications; Writing; Business Development; Consumer Experience; Cross-Functional Team Management; Empathy; Curiosity; Adaptability; Leadership
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1995 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Comparative Literature | Institution: Harvard University |
| Year: 1988 | Degree: B.A. | Subject: Literature | Institution: Harvard University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2014 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Senior Director, Healthy Aging Innovations | Department: |
Responsibilities:Accountable for creating consumer products and forming new business partnerships in the longevity sector.• Oversee healthy aging portfolio to include wellness programs, digital health content, and vaccine outreach initiatives. • Design, develop, and bring to scale innovations that promote positive behavior change and transform lives. • Author articles, reports, course curricula, and books on a variety of topics related to healthy aging. • Gather consumer insights to create detailed product roadmaps, customer journeys, and content. • Provide thought leadership on a range of digital product and brand awareness initiatives. • Spearhead business expansion efforts to increase reach, social impact, and health equity, helping raise over $70M in revenue via grants, sponsorships, and social enterprise partnerships. • Manage $40M dollar budget and all program operations for cross-functional team. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2013 to 2014 | Employer: Brown and Lowe, LLC | Title: Management Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:Provided advisory services to position products for capital investment in the healthcare and education sectors. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to 2012 | Employer: Oak Grove Technologies | Title: Vice President, Interactive Media Services | Department: |
Responsibilities:Managed digital media consulting practice with a diversified product portfolio in eLearning, game design, brand building, website development, video production, and mobile applications.• Grew division from the ground up, raising over $5M per year in revenue. • Oversaw 40+ technology projects using design thinking to create intuitive and engaging consumer experiences. • Launched successful rebranding that secured contracts in the healthcare and education sectors. • Formalized marketing initiatives across all company verticals. • Performed all aspects of running a small business from setting strategy, writing proposals, and negotiating partner deals to mentoring personnel and overseeing budgets. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2004 to 2006 | Employer: Booz Allen Hamilton | Title: Associate | Department: |
Responsibilities:Provided management consulting services spanning website design, content design, eLearning, user experience (UX) design and writing, marketing and communications, and knowledge management.• Facilitated strategic planning and information design discussions for a variety of clients using quick prototyping and agile methodologies to present and test multiple options. • Managed website redesigns to include new interface designs, content, games, and animated videos. • Created information architecture and visual design blueprints for enterprise portal projects. • Designed and developed a full suite of digital and print products for career and executive leadership training programs. • Produced numerous training videos, managing all aspects of production from storyboards to film editing. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2001 to 2002 | Employer: Henninger Productions | Title: Production Staff | Department: |
Responsibilities:Contributed to video production, storyboarding, and scriptwriting for documentary films.• Assembled digital assets, conducted archival research, and held interviews. • Generated pitch ideas and proposals for new programs and documentaries. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1999 to 2002 | Employer: Cox Interactive Media (allnva.com) | Title: Web Producer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Led content creation, user experience, strategy, and design for news and entertainment website.• Wrote engaging content and microcopy for hundreds of pages on site's feature channels. • Aligned content priorities with sales and marketing KPIs. • Managed business relationships with key content and search engine optimization (SEO) partners. • Oversaw two large-scale site redesigns. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1989 to 2002 | Employer: Various Universities | Title: Instructor, Lecturer, and Teaching Fellow | Department: |
Responsibilities:Designed and taught literature, philosophy, and knowledge management courses at L’École Normale Supérieure (France), Georgetown University, University of Phoenix, and Harvard University. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| 4 publications on aging and technology. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| French | Advanced |
| German | Beginner |
| Spanish | Beginner |
| Croatian | Beginner |