Workplace Learning Strategist

J. Sidney McAndrews offers extensive professional expertise across diverse fields, including writing, editing, research, and success coaching. She specializes in a comprehensive range of services, including Human Performance Improvement (HPI) Consulting, Change Management Implementation, Learning and Development (L&D), Individual and Team Career Coaching, Talent Development, and Leadership Mentoring.

J. Sidney's consulting focus revolves around learning and development (L&D), adult learning theories and best practices in the workplace, human performance improvement (HPI), cultivating autism-inclusive workplace environments, instructional design, and change management strategies.

Her academic achievements include a Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership from Spalding University, where her research delved into professional development to improve skills and enhance performance, belonging in the workplace, and transformational leadership. With a Master of Social Work from the University of Michigan, she brings a wealth of knowledge in community organization, program development, training design, and program evaluation and assessment. Her educational background also encompasses a Master of Arts in Communication and New Media, a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Writing Instruction, and a Bachelor of Arts focused in English and Creative Writing.

Beyond her consulting work, J. Sidney finds inspiration in the outdoors, photography, community literary and learning outreach, creative writing, and artistic endeavors, including collage and abstract creations on canvas. As a self-taught culinary enthusiast, she thrives in the kitchen, where she constructs delightful garden-to-plate dishes, sharing her culinary creations with family and friends.