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Lincoln, Nebraska Metropolitan Area

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Designed, developed, and managed a program focused on individuals early career roles company wide.Facilitated learning sessions for a global population of employees at a variety of levels and tenure across the company, receiving facilitation satisfaction scores of 90+. Co-Lead the strategy, planning, execution, and assessment of the inaugural Hudl Homecoming experience, an opportunity for global team members to immerse themselves in the history, mission, and future direction of the company. Quickly pitched, developed, and executed a pilot program focused on mentorship and career development. Partnered with other company units to jointly assess impact, learning lessons, and recommend scalable option for company wide launch.Partner with cross functional teams to improve the strategic impact of Company Value awards and identify opportunities for improvement with recognition at large. Served as the project manager for value awards which included but was not limited to: overseeing selection process, creative direction, development of materials and execution of company wide experience. Utilize our company LMS, Continu, to innovate and improve various aspects of program management, create and share content, and evaluate effectiveness of learning programs.

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Developed a framework for management at Hudl, serving as a guide for future efforts relating to hiring, developing, and assessing managers. Designed, developed, and facilitated content focused on serving Hudl's global manager population.Oversaw company recognition efforts through the planning and execution of our Core Value Awards.Partnered with business leaders across the company to identify skill gaps, challenges, and opportunities in relation to employee mobility and advancement.

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

Leading a team of 60 talented individuals and managing a multi-million dollar budget, as director I oversaw the strategic direction and execution of undergraduate recruitment efforts for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Led both front facing(territory management, campus visits and events, customer service) and backend operations (technical systems, policy improvement and management, data tracking). Drove people related efforts including changing organizational structures, updating job descriptions, enhancing training and development efforts, and improving compensation for a variety of roles across the organization. Supported managers through employee relations concerns, performance management, and overall leadership development. Committed partner to campus and community stakeholders, ensuring recruitment and admissions efforts were inclusive to a global audience and effective for meeting the needs of incoming students and their families. Helped lead the initiative to adjust NU System admissions requirements to be inclusive of GPA, using data and constituent feedback to institute the changes. Provided leadership and direction during the COVID-19 pandemic, pivoting operations to support team members and customers during this challenging time. Was able to maintain incoming first year enrollment levels despite the challenges of the pandemic to college access.

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

Oversee the recruitment and admission of all undergraduate students, both international and domestic at NEBRASKA. Create and execute innovative recruitment strategies to meet universities aggressive enrollment goals. Utilize data to drive decision making. Focused on developing a people first culture motivated by the desire to help students go to college.

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

Strategically drove enrollment efforts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; helping grow enrollment to an all time high in 2016, along with the largest incoming freshman class in school history. Oversaw both direct territory management along with all operational processes, policies, and technical initiatives connected to the enrollment of new students at the university. Oversaw execution of admissions decisions for all new undergraduate students at the university. Developed and implemented policies guiding admissions decisions and processes. Led office wide on-boarding, training, and professional development programs. Served as the strategic project manager for all technical initiatives connected to admission of students. Oversaw direct customer service initiatives including creation of call center, management of staffing, and analysis of customer needs. Provided strategic guidance and support to campus stakeholders regarding their own recruitment initiatives and enrollment goals. Oversaw recruitment and retention efforts for the Nebraska Now program.Directly managed both individual contributors and people managers.

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

Oversaw the management of admissions policy and execution of admission workflow for all incoming undergraduate students at the university. Project manager for technical projects connected to the Office of Admissions. Served as a liaison and supported initiatives for a variety of campus offices including: University Registrar, Athletics, Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid, International Programs, Undergraduate Education, and Student Accounts.Led the implementation of a self-reported admissions platform, leading to a turnaround time of 48 hours for admissions decisions. Served as a liaison between academic units and central admissions office, ensuring admissions policies and processes supported student success.Strategic lead for both new technical projects and standard maintenance of technical platform.

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

As the liaison between the Office of Admissions and the College of Business Administration, the College of Engineering, and the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, my role works to foster relationships with the academic colleges in order to collectively move forward to meet university enrollment goals. Daily activities include: --Assisting academic colleges with planning and implementation of recruitment activities including on/off campus events, the campus visit experience, marketing campaigns, ambassador programs, and individual communication with prospective students. --Educating college recruitment personnel on best practices of recruitment and admissions processes.--Analyzing recruitment data to guide strategic planning initiatives at the college level.

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

Served as an in-state recruiter for the University of Nebraska Lincoln, largely focusing on the Omaha-Metro and Northeast Nebraska territories. Interact with prospective students and families about the opportunities at the University of Nebraska Lincoln and assist in navigating them through the admissions process. Utilize data systems to assess effectiveness of territory management and drive recruitment activities.

Provided tours to prospective families and students wishing to attend Northwest Missouri State University.

Led study sessions 3 times a week for students in a college government course.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Leadership Studies

As a full time-employee and part time doctoral student, I balance leading my organization with uncovering research to find out how to help.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Communication, Training & Development

Graduate Certificate in Training & Development Focused interest on leadership communication & development, specifically on the theory.

Ba, Organizational Communications

Activities and Societies: Student Senate, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Blue Key Honor Society, Mortar Board, Order of Omega, Lambda Pi Eta, Phi Eta.