Joel M. Foreman
Executive Resume
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Business Operations, Organizational Development, and Performance Excellence leader with more than 20 years of experience partnering with executives and operational leaders to improve organizational performance through analytics, process improvement, quality management, and leadership development.
Recognized for building trusted relationships across organizations while helping leaders solve complex business challenges through coaching, performance improvement, instructional design, and data-informed decision making. Combines expertise in organizational development, quality assurance, operational leadership, consulting, facilitation, and continuous improvement across financial services, education, nonprofit, and consulting environments.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Organizational Development
Organizational Effectiveness
Leadership Development
Talent Development
Employee Engagement
Performance Management
Executive Coaching
Facilitation
Adult Learning
Instructional Design
Learning Strategy
Change Leadership
Lean Six Sigma
Continuous Improvement
KPI Development
Process Improvement
Strategic Planning
Stakeholder Engagement
EXECUTIVE IMPACT
Developed hundreds of employees, students, volunteers, and emerging leaders over a 20+ year leadership career.
Expanded organizational participation from 109 to nearly 290 members through strategic planning and leadership development.
Increased third-party quality performance from 37% to 72% through redesigned quality systems, coaching methodologies, and performance analytics.
Led organizations involving a 48-member leadership team, 80–100 volunteers annually, $60,000+ in annual fundraising, and events serving 1,500+ participants.
Modernized documentation, knowledge management resources, workflow processes, and AI-assisted quality review methodologies.
EXPERIENCE
Leadership, Learning, and Organizational Development, Mount Vernon, Iowa— Founder & Principal Consultant
Provide leadership consulting, executive coaching, organizational development, training, and strategic planning services to educational, nonprofit, and community organizations.
• Advise organizations and leaders on leadership development, organizational effectiveness, strategic planning, and team performance.
• Design and deliver customized training, workshops, and coaching programs that strengthen leadership capacity and improve organizational outcomes.
• Partner with clients to assess challenges, identify opportunities for improvement, and implement practical, people-centered solutions.
• Develop curriculum, learning resources, and performance improvement strategies tailored to organizational goals and workforce needs.
• Facilitate leadership retreats, team-building initiatives, and professional development sessions for educators, nonprofit organizations, and community leaders.
• Build long-term client relationships through trusted advisory services, executive coaching, and collaborative problem-solving.
• Present workshops and educational sessions at conferences, professional associations, and leadership events throughout Iowa.
GreenState Credit Union, North Liberty, Iowa — Quality Assurance Analyst
Partnered with operational leaders across multiple business units to improve organizational performance through employee coaching, quality management, process improvement, performance analytics, and continuous learning initiatives.
• Partnered with leaders to improve employee performance through coaching, quality reviews, trend analysis, and actionable development feedback supporting approximately 40–60 employees.
• Redesigned quality methodologies, coaching frameworks, audit scorecards, documentation standards, and performance measurement systems that increased third-party quality performance by 45%.
• Produced analytics and reporting used by leadership to identify skill gaps and improve organizational effectiveness.
• Modernized hundreds of operational procedures, audit tools, workflow documents, and knowledge resources.
• Coached and mentored new employees while supporting onboarding and continuous learning.
• Collaborated across departments to strengthen operational processes, quality standards, and customer experience.
Program Director and Educator, Solon, Iowa
Provided strategic leadership for a large educational organization responsible for organizational growth, leadership development, communications, budgeting, fundraising, operational planning, volunteer management, and organizational effectiveness.
• Led strategic planning that increased participation from 109 to nearly 290 members.
• Built and developed a 48-member leadership team while leading 80–100 volunteers annually.
• Designed leadership structures, communication systems, operational procedures, and organizational standards.
• Developed leadership curriculum, coaching systems, and performance feedback processes.
• Led organizational transformation initiatives involving recruitment, restructuring, stakeholder engagement, and program redesign.
• Directed budgets, fundraising, logistics, communications, and operations supporting audiences of up to 1,500 participants.
TECHNOLOGY
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Teams SharePoint
Salesforce
LMS
QMS
Performance Analytics AI-Assisted Quality Review
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Leadership Development
Organizational Development
Performance Management
Instructional Design
Adult Learning
Continuous Improvement
100+ Professional Development Courses Completed
EDUCATION
Graceland University, Lamoni, Iowa
Master of Ed, Collaborative Learning and Development
Dec 2010
Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa
Bachelor of Arts, Education
Aug 2005