Program Performance Review
Something isn’t working across your sites, but it’s hard to say where or what to fix first. I review your documents, data, and requirements, talk with leaders and staff, and give you a clear, ranked plan.
Approved plans.
Running programs.
Keena Howse helps nonprofits, education, and publicly funded organizations launch, expand, and stabilize complex programs, across sites, staff, and regulations.
Keena Howse
Program Implementation Consultant · M.Ed. · PMPWashington, DC
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10+Years leading programs
10Federally funded sites supported
$1.8M+Program budgets overseen
Most initiatives don’t fail in planning. They stall in implementation.
A new site has an opening date but no readiness plan. A grant has requirements nobody has turned into daily practice. Quality varies from site to site. A key leader leaves, and their projects land on everyone else’s desk. These are implementation problems, and they need an owner.
The big idea
The strategy is approved. Now it has to work.
My approach pairs PMP-grade project discipline with deep expertise in how adults learn and change. I don’t just manage the plan. I build the roles, tools, routines, and staff skills to sustain it.
Then I hand it off to a team that can run it without me.
Services
How organizations work with me
Organizations bring me in when a plan is approved, the timeline is fixed, and the team doesn’t have room to carry it alone.
Program Launch & Expansion
A new site, service, or grant has a start date and not enough internal capacity to be ready. I build the readiness plan, define who owns what, coordinate hiring and onboarding, and run the launch through stabilization.
Compliance & Monitoring Readiness
A monitoring visit, audit, or accreditation is coming, or a finding already landed. I map requirements to what you do today, write a plan your team can actually carry out, and train staff to keep it going.
Fractional Program Management
A leader left, or your projects outgrew the team. I sort and rank the portfolio, set up simple routines for status and decisions, and build the dashboard leaders need, then hand it off to a permanent owner.
Workforce & Leadership Pipelines
Turnover is high and internal promotions are rare. I design career pathways, cohort programs, and coaching systems that help you grow leaders from within.
Experience that backs it up
10 federally funded sites
Supported implementation and performance improvement across 10 federally funded program sites.
- Ran annual and quarterly planning and review cycles
- Turned site reviews into training and support plans
Readiness for new sites
Directed operational readiness for new sites during an organizational expansion.
- Procurement, logistics, and resource planning
- Staffing and onboarding plans
Corrective action after a state review
When a state monitoring review exposed compliance gaps, I led the corrective action.
- Led the formal corrective action plan and its rollout
- Led multi-site accreditation planning and resubmission
Leadership pipelines
Designed pipelines that help organizations promote from within.
- Two-cohort fellowship that prepared 14 frontline staff for lead roles
- Teaches program administration and professional practice at the college level
This work was completed in in-house leadership roles. Organizations are described by type to protect their privacy.
About
Keena Howse, M.Ed., PMP
For more than 10 years, I’ve led complex, publicly funded programs in multi-site organizations.
I hold a Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction from George Mason University, a B.S. in Child & Family Studies, and the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. I also teach program administration and professional practice at the college level.
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