Our Team

National Credentialing & Institutional Development Group

Our Leadership & Professional Team

Building Institutions. Establishing Standards. Advancing Professional Excellence.

Meet the professionals advancing certification standards, professional credentialing, educational institution development, and workforce excellence.

Meet Our Team

Our multidisciplinary team brings together leadership and specialized expertise in professional certification development, occupational analysis, examination design, postsecondary institutional establishment, curriculum development, regulatory affairs, accreditation readiness, technology, and operational implementation.

Executive Leadership

Corporate leadership, institutional strategy, and technical oversight

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Alexandra

President & Chief Executive Officer

Directs NCIDG’s corporate vision, strategic growth, national expansion, client relationships, major contract approvals, budgets, professional partnerships, and overall company performance. Oversees corporate strategy and the executive leadership team.

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Jonathan

Chief Operating Officer

Manages daily company operations, staffing coordination, project execution, internal operating procedures, departmental performance, resource allocation, and delivery deadlines. Ensures effective collaboration across all corporate departments.

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Marcus

Chief Credentialing & Standards Officer

Leads the professional credentialing division. Oversees certification body formation, occupational job analyses, competency frameworks, examination development, professional standards, certification policies, and technical project quality. Reports through Yolanda.

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Vanessa

Chief Postsecondary Institutional Development Officer

Leads the postsecondary institutional division. Oversees school establishment, state authorization strategies, academic administration, curriculum development, institutional policies, and educational launch services. Reports through Yolanda.

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Richard

Chief Financial Officer / Finance Director

Oversees company accounting, financial planning, project profitability, consulting contract budgets, billing, vendor payments, financial forecasting, and internal financial controls.

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Natalie

Director of Legal & Regulatory Affairs

Coordinates legal and regulatory matters, contract review with counsel, state and federal regulatory research, compliance risk assessments, legal documentation, and outside legal services.

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Christopher

Director of Business Development

Develops relationships with professional associations, educational institutions, entrepreneurs, corporations, and investors. Oversees client acquisition strategy, consulting proposals, business partnerships, and the sales pipeline.

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Patricia

Director of Project Management

Directs the project management office, assigns project managers, establishes schedules, oversees budgets and milestone reporting, monitors project performance, and ensures client deliverables are completed.

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Daniel

Director of Quality Assurance

Establishes company-wide quality standards, reviews major deliverables, conducts internal audits, monitors corrective actions, and verifies that projects meet approved specifications before client handover.

Professional Credentialing & Certification Development

Division Leadership: Marcus | Executive Oversight: Yolanda

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Rebecca

Director of Certification Body Development

Manages the establishment of professional certification organizations from concept through launch. Designs certification schemes, coordinates governance development, oversees certification policies, manages technical specialists, and implements certification operations.

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Angela

Governance & Professional Standards Specialist

Develops organizational bylaws, governing board charters, committee structures, conflict-of-interest requirements, professional codes of ethics, impartiality safeguards, and certification governance documentation.

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Samuel

Job Task Analysis & Occupational Research Specialist

Conducts occupational research, organizes practitioner panels, designs and administers job task surveys, identifies occupational duties and competencies, analyzes practice requirements, and prepares technical job analysis reports.

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Michelle

Certification Examination Development Manager

Coordinates examination development projects, develops examination blueprints with qualified experts, organizes item-writing workshops, manages subject-matter expert panels, supervises content reviews, and coordinates secure examination assembly.

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Ethan

Psychometrician / Measurement Scientist

Provides specialized measurement expertise for examination development. Advises on standard-setting methods, passing scores, item analysis, examination reliability, scoring rules, statistical performance, form comparability, and technical documentation.

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Olivia

Examination Item Writer & Subject-Matter Expert Lead

Recruits and coordinates occupational subject-matter experts, organizes item-writing workshops, oversees examination question development, reviews answer keys and rationales, and evaluates alignment with professional practice.

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Kimberly

Continuing Education & Recertification Specialist

Develops continuing education requirements, renewal periods, recertification procedures, approved learning criteria, CE provider standards, audit processes, reinstatement rules, and credential maintenance policies.

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Benjamin

Certification Ethics & Appeals Specialist

Develops professional complaint procedures, ethics investigation protocols, disciplinary hearing systems, appeal policies, suspension and credential revocation procedures, and safeguards for fair administrative processes.

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Stephanie

Certification Operations & Registry Specialist

Establishes candidate application procedures, eligibility verification, certification records, credential issuance, digital certificate systems, employer verification registries, renewal notifications, and certification administration workflows.

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Lauren

Credentialing Accreditation & Compliance Specialist

Conducts accreditation gap analyses, prepares supporting evidence files, reviews applicable NCCA and ISO/IEC 17024 standards, coordinates readiness assessments, and supports client preparation for independent accreditation reviews.

Postsecondary Institutional Development & Regulatory Affairs

Division Leadership: Vanessa | Executive Oversight: Yolanda

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Allison

Director of Postsecondary Institutional Development

Manages school startup projects, institutional feasibility studies, organizational planning, state authorization preparation, operational implementation, and launch of new postsecondary institutions.

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Teresa

State Authorization & Licensing Specialist

Researches state postsecondary education requirements, prepares school authorization applications, compiles regulatory exhibits, coordinates agency correspondence, tracks deficiencies, and manages regulatory application deadlines.

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Gregory

Curriculum Development Director

Oversees academic program design, curriculum quality standards, learning outcome development, instructional frameworks, course sequencing, and alignment with occupational and regulatory requirements.

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Emily

Curriculum Developer & Instructional Designer

Develops academic syllabi, course outlines, lesson plans, instructional materials, learning objectives, assignments, student examinations, skills assessments, and online course content.

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Monica

Academic Administration & Institutional Policy Specialist

Develops school catalogs, enrollment agreements, academic policies, attendance standards, grading procedures, refund policies, satisfactory academic progress procedures, grievance systems, and institutional operations manuals.

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Jennifer

Faculty Recruitment & Development Specialist

Establishes faculty qualification requirements, instructor job descriptions, recruitment and selection procedures, onboarding systems, teaching evaluations, and faculty professional development programs.

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Nicole

Clinical Education & Externship Development Specialist

Develops clinical education plans, clinical affiliation procedures, externship agreements, practical competency tracking, student clinical documentation, and clinical supervision requirements.

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Kevin

Distance Education & Learning Management Systems Specialist

Implements learning management systems, configures online courses, develops distance education procedures, coordinates student authentication processes, and tests digital learning operations.

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Catherine

Institutional Accreditation & Quality Assurance Specialist

Coordinates institutional accreditation readiness, self-study development, compliance evidence, institutional effectiveness assessment, quality improvement documentation, and preparation for external evaluations.

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Denise

Student Services & Institutional Operations Specialist

Develops admissions procedures, student enrollment systems, student records, advising services, student support programs, graduation processes, and administrative workflows for new educational institutions.

Shared Corporate & Professional Services

Project Management, Legal, Finance, Technology, Quality Assurance & Client Services

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Michael

Senior Project Manager

Manages individual client consulting engagements, schedules, budgets, assigned staff, progress reports, client meetings, project scope changes, risk tracking, and final delivery of contracted work.

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Rachel

Project Coordinator

Maintains project schedules, meeting minutes, action lists, document requests, milestone tracking, client correspondence, file organization, and project administration.

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David

Regulatory Research Analyst

Researches applicable state and federal regulations, prepares regulatory summaries, monitors changes, maintains regulatory research databases, and supports both certification and educational development projects.

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Sarah

Legal Counsel

Provides qualified legal advice concerning contracts, business formation, intellectual property, trademark matters, corporate governance, regulatory issues, privacy, professional liability, and legal compliance.

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Thomas

Contracts & Procurement Manager

Manages statements of work, consulting agreements, vendor procurement, contract administration, insurance documentation, purchasing requirements, and commercial obligations in coordination with legal counsel.

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Amanda

Financial Analyst

Prepares school startup budgets, certification program revenue projections, enrollment forecasts, operating cost analyses, financial feasibility models, and client financial planning documents.

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Brian

IT Systems Architect

Designs and integrates certification application portals, examination delivery systems, learning management systems, student information systems, credential registries, and supporting technology infrastructure.

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Eric

Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Specialist

Develops cybersecurity controls, user access policies, privacy procedures, data protection requirements, incident response plans, and technology vendor security reviews.

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Sophia

Website & Digital Platform Developer

Builds institutional websites, certification candidate portals, school enrollment systems, digital application forms, administrative dashboards, and technology integrations.

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Elizabeth

Technical Writer & Documentation Specialist

Prepares and formats certification handbooks, institutional catalogs, policy manuals, technical reports, regulatory applications, board documentation, operating procedures, and final client deliverables.

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Robert

Quality Assurance Reviewer

Independently reviews project documents, verifies required content, checks accuracy and consistency, identifies errors, and confirms that deliverables meet approved specifications.

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James

Business Development Manager

Identifies prospective clients, generates business leads, coordinates discovery meetings, prepares consulting proposals, tracks opportunities, and supports contract negotiations.

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Victoria

Marketing & Communications Specialist

Manages NCIDG branding, website content, marketing campaigns, professional publications, case studies, public communications, and industry outreach.

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Melissa

Client Relations Manager

Maintains ongoing client communications, monitors client satisfaction, coordinates service requests, manages project transition communications, and identifies additional support needs.

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Karen

HR, Talent Acquisition & Administrative Coordinator

Recruits and onboards employees and contractors, maintains qualification and personnel records, coordinates administrative scheduling, processes invoices and expenses, and supports accounting operations.

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