Whether you're a school district trying to close a gap, a college building better advising infrastructure, a workforce program trying to meet people where they actually are, or a community organization that needs a real strategic partner — this is where we start.
Tell me what you're building. Tell me where you're stuck. We'll figure out the rest together.
WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE
The Work
Program Design & Redesign: Building or rebuilding programs that actually reach students — not just ones that look good in a board presentation.
Strategic Advisory: Systems-level thinking on where the gaps are, why they exist, and what it actually takes to close them. I've worked at the policy level. I understand both the student experience and the institutional infrastructure.
Professional Development: Equipping educators, advisors, and staff with frameworks and tools they'll actually use — not a one-day workshop they'll forget by Monday.
Ability Assessment Deployment: Bringing Clarity Path — the Highlands Ability Battery — to student cohorts at scale. High school, college, workforce. Designed to produce real direction, not just data.
Community & Family Partnerships: Connecting institutions to the families, nonprofits, and broader ecosystem they're trying to reach. This work only works when the whole system moves together.
How I Work
Every institutional engagement starts with a real conversation — not a pitch deck. I need to understand where you are, what's already been tried, who's in the room, and what success actually looks like before I propose anything.
What comes after that depends entirely on what you need. It might be a single focused engagement.
It might be an ongoing strategic partnership. It might be something that doesn't have a name yet.
What it will not be: a checklist, a one-size-fits-all solution, or something designed to look good without producing results.
I don't hand you a program. I build one around what you actually need.
“I've partnered with school districts, higher education, and advised at the policy level.
If you need someone who understands both the student experience and the institutional infrastructure — and who can change what isn't working from the top down — this is that engagement."
— Wendy Richard
THIS IS RIGHT FOR YOU
IF:
WHO THIS IS FOR
Colleges & Universities
You're losing students to indecision, major switching, and early dropout. You need a framework that gives students direction before the pressure becomes overwhelming.
K–12 Schools & Districts
You're dealing with persistent gaps — achievement, advising, college readiness, staff capacity — and you need someone who can come in, assess what's real, and build a strategy that actually moves the needle.
Workforce Development Programs
Your participants are motivated — but they don't have a clear picture of what they're actually built to do. The Highlands Ability Battery changes that conversation entirely.
You need more than a vendor. You need a strategic partner.
Ready to Begin?
The more specific you are here, the better I can come prepared. This isn't a contact form — it's the beginning of a real conversation. Take your time with it.
Once you submit, my team will review your responses and reach out within 3–5 business days to schedule your introductory call. Everything you share is kept confidential.
Nonprofits & Community Organizations
You're close to the families and students who need this most. You need a partner who takes that seriously — and who can work within your structure, not around it.
Corporate & Employer Partners
A Clarity Path engagement gives your team the self-knowledge to grow with intention — and reduces the cost of misalignment.
