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Work History
Education
Skills
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Additional Relevant Experience
Selected Impact Areas
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ISAIAH JACKSON

Oakland,CA
ISAIAH JACKSON

Summary

Learning and development leader with over 10 years of experience in designing impactful learning systems that enhance leadership, collaboration, and decision-making skills. Expertise in adult learning design, facilitation, and curriculum architecture, translating research into effective leadership development programs. Utilizes an evidence-based, human-centered approach to foster leadership capabilities and improve organizational effectiveness across diverse teams.

Overview

10
years of professional experience

Work History

Child Mind Institute
Oakland

Mental Health Curriculum Development Specialist
01.2024 - 01.2025

Job overview

  • Served as sole instructional architect for a nationally distributed learning program, owning curriculum strategy, learning design, facilitation assets, and implementation planning end to end.
  • Designed and launched a multi-module, research-informed learning program with clear learning objectives and assessment criteria supporting behavior change at scale.
  • Developed facilitator-ready learning experiences including experiential activities, case scenarios, reflection prompts, and complete facilitation toolkits.
  • Integrated evidence-based frameworks to strengthen decision-making, emotional regulation, and performance under pressure.
  • Designed and delivered facilitator training and certification pathways enabling consistent adoption across distributed teams.
  • Partnered cross-functionally with clinicians, product managers, and designers to build an LMS-based learning ecosystem supporting hybrid delivery and national rollout.

Transformative Change

Course Instructor (Contract)
01.2022 - 01.2024

Job overview

  • Developed and taught an annual course on education as collective liberation, integrating identity, belonging, somatic literacy, and community practices for adult learners.

Caliber Public Schools

Dean of School Culture (Middle School)
01.2021 - 01.2024

Job overview

  • Led organization-wide culture, behavior, and engagement systems within a complex, high-accountability environment, supporting alignment, consistency, and day-to-day execution.
  • Built and embedded shared routines, norms, and leadership structures that strengthened belonging, accountability, and prosocial behavior at scale.
  • Designed and delivered ongoing professional development and coaching for managers and staff focused on trauma-informed leadership, restorative practices, and relational safety.
  • Partnered cross-functionally with counselors, families, and external specialists to coordinate targeted interventions and ensure effective implementation of support systems.
  • Oversaw peer leadership, mediation, and culture-building initiatives that increased ownership, voice, and leadership capacity within the organization.

Trillium Charter School

Head of Student Support (K-12)
01.2018 - 01.2019

Job overview

  • Led organization-wide support and culture systems within a K-12 environment, integrating behavioral, wellbeing, and performance supports across a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Managed and supervised student support staff, overseeing complex case coordination, compliance responsibilities, and risk-sensitive processes.
  • Designed and implemented trauma-informed, culturally responsive intervention systems to improve climate, engagement, and conflict resolution outcomes.
  • Built structured processes for intervention, re-entry, and restorative resolution, strengthening consistency, accountability, and trust across the organization.

Education

Pacifica Graduate Institute
Carpinteria, CA

Master of Arts from Psychology (Somatic Studies Concentration)
01.2018

University Overview

  • Wendy Davis Award for Outstanding Service Alumni Association award recognizing exceptional service and leadership in the Pacifica community. Recipient

Marylhurst University
Portland, OR

Bachelor of Arts from Literature & Creative Writing
06-2015

Skills

  • Curriculum Architecture & Instructional Design
  • Learning Experience Design (LXD)
  • Professional Development & Adult Learning
  • Facilitation (In-Person & Virtual) Program Design, Implementation & Scaling
  • Change Enablement & Capacity Building
  • Cross-Functional & Stakeholder Collaboration
  • Global & Culturally Responsive Learning

Additional Relevant Experience

  • Selected roles in counseling, family systems intervention, and frontline leadership.
  • Provided trauma-informed counseling, coaching, and crisis support for individuals, families, and groups, building deep expertise in behavior change, emotional regulation, and relational dynamics.
  • Delivered high-stakes intervention and de-escalation support in complex environments, coordinating across healthcare, education, and community systems.
  • Served in lead and mentoring roles, modeling trauma-informed practice and supporting staff development in frontline service settings.

Selected Impact Areas

  • Curriculum Architecture: Designed scalable, research-informed learning frameworks translating complex evidence into practical programs supporting leadership and organizational effectiveness.
  • Training & Capacity Building: Designed and facilitated high-impact adult learning for managers and cross-functional teams, including change leadership, psychological safety, crisis response, inclusive leadership, and team belonging.
  • Implementation Systems: Led multi-phase program rollouts that embed learning into daily practice and support sustained behavior change across teams.
  • Equity, Inclusion & Access: Advanced culturally responsive leadership development approaches that strengthen trust and improve outcomes for diverse teams.

Work Preference

Job Search Status

Open to work

Work Type

Full TimePart TimeContract WorkGig Work

Location Preference

RemoteHybrid

Salary Range

$105000/yr - $200000/yr

Timeline

Mental Health Curriculum Development Specialist

Child Mind Institute
01.2024 - 01.2025

Course Instructor (Contract)

Transformative Change
01.2022 - 01.2024

Dean of School Culture (Middle School)

Caliber Public Schools
01.2021 - 01.2024

Head of Student Support (K-12)

Trillium Charter School
01.2018 - 01.2019

Pacifica Graduate Institute

Master of Arts from Psychology (Somatic Studies Concentration)

Marylhurst University

Bachelor of Arts from Literature & Creative Writing
ISAIAH JACKSON