Alison Lough Email and Phone Number

• Key member of the Student Persistence leadership team for the Undergraduate Studies Division working closely with the Senior Director of Student Persistence and the Associate Vice President of Undergraduate Studies to support MSU Denver's strategic plan • Collaborate with Deans and University departments to expand and analyze current programs• Key liaison with Marketing and Communications to enhance marketing• Research best practices that support retention and persistence under the guidance of the Senior Director of Student Persistence• Provide management of Student Persistence area in absence of Senior Director and represent at Division level and external meetings• Assist in creating and modifying statistical analysis reports for the President and senior leadership• Provide temporary oversight of programs in the Undergraduate Studies Division due to vacancies• Assisted Senior Director of Student Persistence in the temporary supervision of TRiO Student Support Services (SSS)• Liaison with Federal Government to implement guidelines for temporary director of TRiO SSS and complied with Federal standards• Temporary oversight and coordination of Scholar Success Program• Advised scholars on scholarship compliance• Recruited, interviewed, and selected students for specific scholarship programs and planed co-curricular programming such as workshops for scholarship students• Supervised peer advocates for Scholar Success Program• Liaison with Foundations and the University and managed Foundation budgets• Temporary Administrative Assistant for the Student Academic Success Center (SASC), managing center operations and responsible for budget oversight and purchasing • Collaborate with Human Resources and the Equal Opportunity Office regarding hiring procedures, salary recommendations, paperwork, etc.• Initiate, modify and update job descriptions and enter into Human Resource PeopleAdmin software• Initiate forms for administrative hiring

• Supervised two professional staff members, managed employee performance and conducted annual evaluations• Managed the day to day activities of Student Academic Success Tutoring and Supplemental Instruction• Supervised, trained, evaluated, and monitored academic standing for approximately 120 student tutors and Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leaders• Facilitated recruiting and hiring of a diverse population of tutors and SI Leaders • Grew SI program from 10 leaders to approximately 100 leaders• Developed Lead Tutor and SI Coach positions to offer advanced leadership positions for student staff to serve in programmatic roles and help coach others on working as teams• Constructed and implemented a collaborative Peer Leadership Training with 100-150 Supplemental Instruction Leaders, orientation student leaders and student ambassadors annually with the intention of fostering collaboration, developing peer leadership skills, and personal leadership growth to create a diverse learning community for students• Responsible for the management of tutoring budget, planning and managing the SI budget including tracking expenditures• Created and maintained SI website using Terminal 4 Site Manager software• Maintained database for tutoring and SI usage through TutorTrac software to track usage and compiled and analyzed data for annual report• Conducted program assessment through administering surveys to tutors, SI Leaders, students, and faculty to improve the quality of tutoring and SI• Presented at Student Orientation, Advising and Registration (SOAR) Experience• Proxy for Director• Participated in various activities and a variety of committees designed to support enrollment and retention initiatives • Created and presented study skills and time management workshops to a variety of students • Enforced University policies and procedures, making referrals to Student Conflict and Resolution Services and the Equal Opportunity Office when appropriate

• Supervised one professional staff member, managed employee performance and conducted annual evaluations• Managed the day to day activities of Student Academic Success Tutoring and Supplemental Instruction• Supervised, trained, evaluated, and monitored academic standing for approximately 100 student tutors and Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leaders• Facilitated recruiting and hiring of a diverse population of tutors and SI Leaders • Grew SI program from 10 leaders to approximately 70 leaders• Developed Lead Tutor and SI Coach positions to offer advanced leadership positions for student staff to serve in programmatic roles and help coach others on working as teams• Constructed and implemented a collaborative Peer Leadership Training with 100-150 Supplemental Instruction Leaders, orientation student leaders and student ambassadors annually with the intention of fostering collaboration, developing peer leadership skills, and personal leadership growth to create a diverse learning community for students• Responsible for the management of tutoring budget, planning and managing the SI budget including tracking expenditures• Maintained database for tutoring and SI usage through TutorTrac software to track usage and compiled and analyzed data for annual report• Conducted program assessment through administering surveys to tutors, SI Leaders, students, and faculty to improve the quality of tutoring and SI• Presented at Student Orientation, Advising and Registration (SOAR) Experience• Proxy for Director• Participated in various activities and a variety of committees designed to support enrollment and retention initiatives • Created and presented study skills and time management workshops to a variety of students • Enforced University policies and procedures, making referrals to Student Conflict and Resolution Services and the Equal Opportunity Office when appropriate

• Managed the day to day activities of Student Academic Success Tutoring and Supplemental Instruction• Supervised, trained, evaluated, and monitored academic standing for approximately 80 student tutors and Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leaders• Facilitated recruiting and hiring of a diverse population of tutors and SI Leaders • Grew SI program from 10 leaders to approximately 30 leaders• Assisted the Director with the management of tutoring budget, planning and managing the SI budget including tracking expenditures• Maintained database for tutoring and SI usage through ACCESS software to track usage and compiled and analyzed data for annual report• Conducted program assessment through administering surveys to tutors, SI Leaders, students, and faculty to improve the quality of tutoring and SI• Participated in various activities and a variety of committees designed to support enrollment and retention initiatives • Created and presented study skills and time management workshops to a variety of students • Enforced University policies and procedures, making referrals to Student Conflict and Resolution Services and the Equal Opportunity Office when appropriate

• Worked with children ages 3-15 in one-on-one teaching situations and small groups who have severe to mild autism through; incidental teaching, structured learning opportunities, relationship building and sensory social routines • Assisted children with their individualized goals and objectives • Monitored the children’s progress on tasks to help them increase levels of personal independence

• Provided individual, group and family therapy to dually diagnosed (mental illness and developmentally disabled) students, 11 to 18 years old from diverse backgrounds, and their families; which included primary and co-therapy, case management and advocacy for clients• Developed and implemented a curriculum for an animal-assisted psychotherapy group with day treatment students • Attended case management meetings with multi-disciplinary team members from various community agencies and schools as well as intake and evaluation sessions • Developed knowledge of clinical skills, assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning and implementation as well as individualized education plans • Assisted students in goal setting and goal attainment• Utilized medical record software to track student data

• Worked with children ages 3-15 in one-on-one teaching situations and small groups who have severe to mild autism through; incidental teaching, structured learning opportunities, relationship building and sensory social routines • Assisted children with their individualized goals and objectives • Monitored the children’s progress on tasks to help them increase levels of personal independence

• Facilitated individual and small group counseling for 7th and 8th grade special education and gifted and talented students, which included co-facilitating social skills groups and conducting conflict mediation• Conducted functional behavior analysis of students in classroom situations• Consulted with teachers regarding students’ progress • Supervised students during their lunch time outdoor activities • Utilized INFORM, CAMPUS and Outlook software

• Worked with children ages 3-15 in one-on-one teaching situations and small groups who have severe to mild autism through; incidental teaching, structured learning opportunities, relationship building and sensory social routines • Assisted children with their individualized goals and objectives • Monitored the children’s progress on tasks to help them increase levels of personal independence

• Planned logistics of meetings and events for large pharmaceutical companies such as AstraZeneca and Lilly and traveled to meeting locations on a regular basis• Implemented programs on-site which required the ability to multi-task and juggle various projects while traveling extensively• Acted as liaison between clients and vendors• Coordinated with vendors to provide ground transportation, travel and hotel accommodations • Managed clients and vendor contracts which required effective communications skills and attention to detail• Supervised and scheduled on-site staff• Created proposals and adhered to and revised client budgets