Ronda Dorsey

Leadership Facilitation | Strategic Communication | Organizational Alignment

South Central Missouri
RondaDorsey@protonmail.com
303-515-0560
rondadorsey.com
linkedin.com/in/rondadorsey

Summary

Leadership facilitator and strategic communicator with more than 15 years of experience across federal government, nonprofit, and community systems. Known for translating complex issues into clear action and building trust across technical, policy, and public audiences.

Experience

Organizational Leadership Trainer
U.S. Army Management Staff College | 2022–Present

Delivered leadership education programs for Army civilian professionals.

  • Led development of the Army’s first Sexual Harassment Investigations Course, a 40-hour e-learning program supporting 948K soldiers and 289K civilians.

  • Coordinated 10+ subject-matter experts and designers to produce globally distributed learning content.

  • Awarded the Department of the Army Civilian Service Commendation Medal (2024).

Writer-Editor
U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Inspector General | 2020–2022

  • Produced reports to Congress, executive briefings, and public communications.

  • Translated complex investigations and audits into accessible public narratives.

Outreach & Communications Lead
Bureau of Reclamation, Research & Development Office | 2015–2020

  • Directed marketing and stakeholder engagement for a $23M water research portfolio.

  • Developed communications campaigns connecting engineers, scientists, legal experts, and policy stakeholders.

  • Generated 1,000+ annual stakeholder engagements and national media coverage.

Leadership & Community Work

Co-Founder & Executive Director
GOTURSIX, Inc.

Missouri nonprofit strengthening communities through neighbor-to-neighbor food access and shared local responsibility.

Certifications

Executive Coach, Applied Neuroscience — BrainFirst Institute
Mediator — Kansas Supreme Court System
MBTI® Step I & II Certified Practitioner
SDI 2.0 Certified Facilitator
FIRO Element B Certified
Army Organizational Leadership Instructor

Education

M.Ed., Curriculum & Instruction — Chadron State College
Certificate, Instructional Systems Technology — Indiana University
B.S., English Education — Bemidji State University
B.A., English — Elizabeth City State University

Professional Service

Director of Partnerships & Sponsorships — International Coaching Federation Heartland Chapter
Pro Bono Coach — Stand Beside Them
Volunteer Mentor — MilMentor