Sammie Hillstock

Program manager with 8+ years of across higher education, nonprofit, and workforce development environments. My work sits at the intersection of curriculum design, project management, and operational systems to help organizations translate learning goals into measurable outcomes at scale. In my current role at Merit America, I support large, distributed career programs by designing and facilitating learning experiences, building data-informed workflows, and improving systems that drive engagement, retention, and consistency across technical training pathways. With a background in Human Development and a Master’s in Curriculum & Instruction from the University of South Florida (USF), I bring a people-centered, systems-oriented approach to learning, operations, and program execution. Education - 2022: M.Ed, Curriculum & Instruction - University of South Florida - 2018: B.Sc, Human Development & Minor, Conflict Resolution & Analysis - Kansas State University Clifton Strengths - Strategic, Adaptability, Empathy, Ideation, Responsibility Core Competencies ADDIE Framework * Adult Learning Theory * Career Coaching & Development * Curriculum Design * Data-Informed Decision Making * Learning & Development (L&D) * Operations & Process Optimization * Stakeholder Management * Training * Cross-Functional Collaboration