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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

● Manage hybrid team of three full-time staff, supporting development by identifying experiential growth opportunities and providing individualized coaching● Recruited and trained three new employees virtually, developing and executing two-week onboarding plan while offering continuous guidance on projects and mentorship for team development● Design, develop, and oversee execution of foundational career preparation program strategy and content to effectively meet student learning objectives across all class years for approximately 800+ students annually● Managed planning process and project management to design and execute virtual signature conference-style event for 700+ attendees across various stakeholder populations including students, faculty, alumni, and staff ● Cultivate and maintain relationships with departmental and divisional teams and campus partners across 6 offices, serving as liaison to identify and implement cross-campus and cross collaborative opportunities● Oversee signature first-year advising program, executing adviser assignment process for 2000+ students and 50+ advisers, creating and implementing virtual and in-person orientation programming and quarterly student outreach● Drive career placements for students by targeted outreach, individualized counseling, and tracking student data and engagement

Chicago, Illinois, United States

● Provided individualized career advising to students across all class years and career interests, including cohort of 90 first-year students and targeted support for low-income, first generation, international and rural student populations● Designed and implemented new cohort-based program to provide advising, program support, and internship funding to over 40 first-generation first-year students, including mobilizing and project managing a team of advisers and tracking student progress● Managed external foundation relationships for two scholarship programs, interfacing with foundation staff regularly, overseeing selection process for student grants, and developing annual reports per letters of gift● Collaborated with Career Advancement staff to design and execute strategy to improve virtual engagement avenues to ensure seamless student support, supervising summer interns and developing career-focused content for virtual resource library

● Executed three quarterly high-quality engaging programs for students across all class years on career fundamentals and professional development best practices● Developed and implemented engaging in-person format for an internship preparation workshop series for 400+ internship program participants, collaborating with employer partners to deliver relevant content before summer break● Managed two grant programs serving 18 students focused on humanities majors, collaborating with academic departments and campus partners to promote opportunities and conduct rigorous selection process● Administered Internships for Credit Program, collaborating with three campus partners and streamlining administrative processes to provide students with opportunity to receive academic credit for internship experiences

Institute For Leadership And Service

● Oversaw programming operations, including program delivery, evaluation, and implementation of strategic plan● Managed recruitment, application, selection, logistics, and internship placement processes for selective summer fellowship program placing students in socially-engaged, project-based internships● Managed Civic Reflection Initiative, including leading facilitation trainings and train-the-trainer sessions, developing on-campus partnerships, managing facilitation and training opportunities, and overseeing outreach and development of new facilitators● Built relationships with faculty, staff, alumni, and external partners for engagement with program offerings, including summer internships, speaker events, workshops, conferences, and dialogue facilitation● Supervised and mentored interns, student workers and AmeriCorps members, providing direction and feedback on work objectives as well as enabling leadership skill development and growth● Fostered student engagement by overseeing student outreach for programs and deepening engagement of involved students through advising, leadership development and mentoring

Institute For Leadership And Service

● Supported program development, implementation, and student outreach for first program year of newly created Institute● Created foundational processes and programming for initial fellowship cohort, including coordination of selection and internship placement processes, and reflective programming● Assisted Director in final stages of strategic planning and identification of growth areas for programs, initiatives, and partnerships with faculty and staff departments● Supported event planning, communications, and publicity for speaker series on themes related to leadership and service

Valparaiso Community Schools

● Provided differentiated support to assist 10+ students with individualized education plans on literacy fundamentals in two elementary summer school classes● Supported event coordination for Indiana Department of Education eLearning Regional Conference, managing social media, providing content for conference mobile application, and designing conference program

La Rochelle, France

● Taught English in four elementary schools to classes in K-4 grade levels on introductory vocabulary, phonetics, conversational structures, and cross-cultural learning.● Created lesson plans for varied class ages and competency levels in accordance with the Department of Education's curricular guidelines

Hatley, Wi

● Supervised groups of children and teenagers through diverse, week-long programming centered around environmentally conscious living● Developed group dynamics and encouraged individual development through challenging activities and group-building initiatives

Paris, France

● Aided president of organization in supervising volunteers, coordinating a major fundraising event and supporting overseas housing centers in Haiti, Senegal, and Madagascar.● Contacted database of volunteers to recruit for biannual fundraising event.● Managed communication with donor companies and arranged deliveries of donated merchandise.