Shane Hedges
Education Executive
United States
Current
• None
Past
• President at EEMI
• Managing Director of Education at EEMI
• Strategic Communications Consultant at Foley & Lardner
• Chief Policy Director at Office of the Governor
Education
• University of Maryland System
• American University
Connections
  • None
Recommendations
  • None
Industry
  • Education Management
 

Shane Hedges's Summary

Summary:

Dedicated to helping others in both a professional and personal capacity, Mr. Shane M. Hedges has focused his life on bringing about significant changes for the benefit of his community. Shane Hedges not only achieves this through his charitable involvement with non profit organizations, but also through his professional endeavors. Most recently Shane Hedges was the president of a company dedicated to providing experiential educational programs to high-achieving students. Shane Hedges leveraged his unique professional experience to manage a team of education professionals in creating progressive programs designed to educate, motivate, and inspire participants. Shane Hedges began his professional career as the Chief Policy Advisor for Montana's governor. Later, Shane Hedges took a position in Washington, D.C. as a Strategic Communications Consultant with Foley & Lardner. Guiding clients through the intricacies of the public sector and providing them with the tools to overcome their difficulties led Shane Hedges to the education sector. Starting out as a Financial Analyst, Shane Hedges was soon promoted to Managing Director of Education, gaining first-hand experience in the growth and development of the company's programs. Shane Hedges graduated from American University in 1996 with a BA in Communications, Law, Economics, and Government. Mr. Hedges went on to attend the University of Maryland in pursuit of his MBA, which he earned in 2006. Mr. Shane Hedges currently lives in Washington, DC. In his leisure time, Shane Hedges enjoys traveling, reading, and spending time with his family.

Specialties:

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Shane Hedges's Experience

Currently:
None
Previously:
President at EEMI
(Education Management)
July 2008 - January 2011 (2 years 6 months)
1. Assure that all programs are of the highest educational quality in our industry. 2. Develop and implement strategies and tools to maintain and measure high customer satisfaction levels. 3. Provide leadership and effective communications within 6 months to ensure on-going high levels of employee engagement. 4. Lead the development and execution of a strategic plan that creates future value and profitable growth. 5. Build, develop and retain a high performing executive team, with all members functioning at A level and that 95% of their immediate direct reports are at A level. 6. Provide exemplary leadership that achieves all annual company goals and objectives. 7. Develop and implement strategies for top-line and bottom-line growth. 8. Lead the executive team in the evaluation and pursuit of new business opportunities. 9. Regularly report results to the co-founders and employees, with daily huddles, weekly meetings, monthly results and annual performance measurements and communications.Managing Director of Education at EEMI
(Education Management)
February 2003 - July 2008 (5 years 5 months)
The Managing Director of Education is the primary executive responsible for the design, implementation, execution and growth of programs that are equally meaningful, affordable, profitable and scalable. A visionary, dynamic and influential leader, the MDE fosters a climate that integrates educational excellence with operational and financial efficiency to play a significant role in Envision’s rapid expansion in size, scope, intellectual breadth and profitability. The MDE works to ensure that program business goals are achieved, including replication activities in the field. Also, the MDE leads the evolution, continued improvement and documentation of Education business practices and provides for consistent cross-functional coordination of Envision business activity.Strategic Communications Consultant at Foley & Lardner
(Education Management)
June 2002 - February 2003 (8 months)
High level consulting; Assessing the competitive environment; Identifying target audiences and crafting appropriate messages for them; Identifying, understanding and outmaneuvering competitors.Chief Policy Director at Office of the Governor
(Education Management)
July 1999 - September 2001 (2 years 2 months)
Leading senior managers; Communicating mission, vision and values; Devising political and policy strategy; Recommending and leading change.
 

Shane Hedges's Education

University of Maryland System (Masters of Business Administration, Business and Management, 2003 - 2006)

American University (Bachelors of Arts, Communications, Law, Economics & Government, 1992 - 1996)
 

Shane Hedges's Additional Information

Interests:

 Traveling, Reading, Running

Groups and Associations:

 National Children's Medical Center, Paul Sliter Memorial Scholarship Fund, So Others Might Eat, Association for Corporate Growth

Honors and Awards:

 • Recruited to senior management level within one year to improve an underperforming unit • Motivated senior directors through accountability and empowerment to reduce program expenses by $1.2M • Increased capacity by 20% in one fiscal year • Consolidated three business units into one, saving nearly $500K in annual overhead • Helped launch three new programs, penetrated new markets in 28 states, in addition to India, while expanding international programs on five continents that helped double net profit in three years.
 

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