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Who We Are
Built for where workforce and education are heading.
Our Story
The organizations that run workforce and education programs in this country are being asked to do something genuinely difficult. They are implementing systems built for a labor market that is changing faster than policy can track, serving populations whose needs are not getting simpler, and doing it inside funding structures that reward compliance as much as outcomes. Most of them are doing it well. None of them are doing it with enough support.
Strategic Outcomes Partnership was built to close that gap. Not by publishing research about it. By working inside it.
The firm was founded on a specific observation: that the forces reshaping employment and learning — artificial intelligence, automation, the rapid reconstruction of trades pathways — were already visible more than a decade ago to anyone paying close attention to where skill demand and education systems were pulling apart. The workforce development field needed partners who understood both the policy governing these programs and the operational reality of running them. Those two things rarely came in the same firm.
SOP brings them together. Every engagement is grounded in direct experience with the federal programs, workforce systems, and education initiatives we help our clients design, implement, and improve. We know what the guidance requires. We also know what happens when it meets the ground.
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Our Approach
Practitioner-led services across the full workforce and education continuum.
NETWORK-ENABLED
Our strength is our bench. Strategic Outcomes Partnership maintains an active network of vetted consultants, subject matter experts, and specialists across workforce development, education, instructional design, program evaluation, and federal program management. We recruit and deploy the right expertise for each engagement — without the overhead of a large firm.
PRACTITIONER FIRST
Every engagement at SOP is grounded in direct program experience. We have designed curricula, managed federal programs, and worked inside the organizations we now advise. That practitioner foundation means we understand not just what the research says — but what actually works when you're accountable for outcomes.
OUTCOMES ORIENTED
We define success by what changes — for participants, programs, and organizations — not by deliverables alone. Every project begins with a clear articulation of what measurable improvement looks like, and every recommendation is evaluated against that standard. Our name reflects our commitment: Strategic Outcomes Partnership.
Leadership
Damon Jones, MAT, PMP
Founder, Strategic Outcomes Partnership
Damon Jones holds two credentials that are uncommon in the workforce consulting space. A Master of Arts in Teaching signals deep expertise in instructional systems design and curriculum development. A Project Management Professional certification signals the operational discipline required to manage complex federal programs across multiple stakeholders and reporting timelines. Most consultants in this field come from policy or evaluation backgrounds. Jones came from program management.
His career spans more than two decades at the intersection of education, workforce development, and community impact. As Program Director at Goodwill Industries, he led workforce and community programs serving populations facing significant barriers to employment. As Educational Program Specialist at the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education, he supported academic improvement initiatives across the district. Both were practitioner roles. Both were accountable for outcomes.
In 2013, Jones published The STEAM Education Effect: The Key to Unlocking Your Financial Future. The book examined the economic consequences of failing to build a technologically advanced workforce, and argued that America's economic and political standing depends on closing the growing disconnect between education systems and labor market demand. It was written more than a decade before AI and automation became the dominant workforce policy conversation. The field has since caught up but SOP was already there.
That forward-looking practitioner perspective is what Strategic Outcomes Partnership was built on.
Our Network
Strategic Outcomes Partnership maintains an active network of consultants, subject matter experts, and specialists across workforce development, education, organizational strategy, and federal program management. This bench allows us to field high-performing teams tailored to each engagement — bringing the right expertise to every client without the overhead of a large firm.
Our Extended Network
Marissa Levin
Organizational Strategy and Leadership Development
Marissa Levin is a five-time entrepreneur and recognized growth strategist with a track record of building and scaling organizations. As founder and former CEO of Information Experts, she grew the firm to $13M in revenue, developing deep expertise in organizational development, strategic planning, and high-performance culture. A bestselling author, Inc. Magazine columnist, and certified leadership coach, Levin brings a systems-level perspective to organizational challenges — helping workforce and education organizations build the leadership infrastructure that sustains program outcomes over time.
Strategic Outcomes Partnership is actively expanding its network of workforce and education specialists. If you have direct experience supporting federal programs and are interested in consulting opportunities, we'd like to hear from you.
Beyond our featured consultants, Strategic Outcomes Partnership maintains access to a deep bench of specialists across workforce program design, adult education, instructional systems development, program evaluation, and federal grant management. This network allows us to assemble the right team for each engagement — quickly and without compromise on expertise.
Certifications
SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (SBE)
Our SBEcertification positions Strategic Outcomes Partnership for small business set-aside opportunities at the federal, state, and local levels — expanding access to procurement vehicles unavailable to larger firms.
MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (MBE)
Our MBE certification supports federal and corporate supplier diversity goals, set-aside eligibility, and subcontracting requirements across government and private sector engagements.
DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE)
Our DBE certification is recognized across federally assisted programs — particularly in workforce and education initiatives — and signals eligibility for disadvantaged business contracting goals established by federal agencies.
Strategic Outcomes Partnership holds three socioeconomic certifications issued by the Maryland Department of Transportation, supporting eligibility across federal, state, and local procurement programs.
SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS (SDB)
Our Small Disadvantaged Business certification signals eligibility for SDB set-aside and sole-source opportunities — particularly under programs designed to increase contracting access for historically underrepresented firms.
Contacts
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