Jane Wood

Current

• Curriculum Developer at WA State Department of Personnel
• Curriculum Developer at State of Washington

Past

• Adjunct Faculty at The Evergreen State College; Central WA Univ & U of WA
• Administrator at University of Washington - Tacoma
• Training and Communications Manager at Home Care Quality Authority

• Internal Auditor and Management Consultant at WA State Dept of Social and Health Services
• Research Manager at WA State Dept of Social and Health Services
• Program Manager at The Evergreen State College
• Research and Data Analysis Manager at U.S. Air Force

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Education

• The Evergreen State College
• The Evergreen State College

Connections

8 connections

Industry

Program Development

Websites

• My Website

Jane Wood’s Summary

Own a small research and training company that specializes in serving Native American organizations--providing advice, guidance, decision-making tools and customized training solutions.

Jane Wood’s Specialties:

Management, leadership, communication and conflict resolution.

Jane Wood’s Experience

• Curriculum Developer

  WA State Department of Personnel

  (Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Government Administration industry)

  June 2007 — Present (1 year 7 months)

  Design, develop and deliver course content that supports state-wide planning to professionalize staff in all state agency organizations; develop curriculum and program assessment methods; provide consultation to state agency training managers on organizational development issues.

• Curriculum Developer

  State of Washington

  (Program Development industry)

  2007 — Present (1 year)

• Adjunct Faculty

  The Evergreen State College; Central WA Univ & U of WA

  (Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

  January 1999 — July 2007 (8 years 7 months)

  Teach management, social science and criminal justice courses to undergraduates; additional topics in social sciences at Evergreen's reservation-based program in Western Washington.

• Administrator

  University of Washington - Tacoma

  (Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

  September 2006 — June 2007 (10 months)

  Manage operations of the Education graduate program, including budgets, personnel and other resources.

• Training and Communications Manager

  Home Care Quality Authority

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  December 2003 — August 2006 (2 years 9 months)

  Develop training opportunities for statewide workforce of up to 30,000 in-home care workers. Developed peer mentorship, employee recognition, staff retention, apprenticeship and several courses in safety, communication, conflict resolution and supervision that are replicated in several other states.

• Internal Auditor and Management Consultant

  WA State Dept of Social and Health Services

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Executive Office industry)

  January 2003 — December 2003 (1 year)

  Study programs, policies and procedures at request of management for decision-making and resource allocation purposes. Conduct internal audits of critical programs.

• Research Manager

  WA State Dept of Social and Health Services

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Research industry)

  February 2001 — January 2003 (2 years)

  Conducted reliability and validity studies of a behavioral assessment instrument for Division of Developmental Disabilities. Served as the agency's Survey Research Manager, conducting large-scale assessments on employees, clients and providers.

• Program Manager

  The Evergreen State College

  (Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  May 1991 — February 2001 (9 years 10 months)

  Develop and manage the day-to-day operations of the college's Part-Time Studies program (now called Evening and Weekend Studies), which serves one in three students.

• Research and Data Analysis Manager

  U.S. Air Force

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

  September 1986 — May 1991 (4 years 9 months)

  As an enlisted member of the 62nd Security Police Squadron (Brindisi, Italy) and 7275 Security Police Squadron (Tacoma, WA), served six months as a police officer and then promoted into Research and Data Analysis Unit. Analyzed crime, traffic and accident trends; managed disposition of all cases; wrote policies and procedures.

Jane Wood’s Education

• The Evergreen State College

  MPA, Public Administration, 1997 — 1999

  Areas of emphasis: adult, continuing and professional education. Capstone thesis project was the development of a self-supporting continuing education program for The Evergreen State College, which was implemented as "Extended Education at Evergreen" in 2005.

• The Evergreen State College

  B.A., Management and Social Science, 1994 — 1997

Additional Information

Jane Wood’s Websites:

• My Website

Jane Wood’s Contact Settings

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