--- title: Butler Street Blog | Jeannie Bastos, Vice President of Operations description: "As Vice President of Operations for Butler Street, Jeannie is\nprimarily responsible for directing new client engagements,\neLearning and program development, and client research projects -\nall to help our customers and their people grow. 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