Dr. Allison Forrest Email & Phone Number

Gainesville, Florida, United States

-Oversaw the Gators Experience Program which included all career, community, leadership, and personal development programming and resources for over 400 student-athletes-Hired, trained, led, and developed a team of 3 full-time, 2 assistant coordinators, and 5+ student assistants-Collaborated with Gators Boosters to secure additional funding for Gators.

Gainesville, Florida, United States

-Restructured and rebranded the program to increase efficiency and effectiveness of roles, programming and communication-Created an additional full-time staff member position and multiple student assistant roles-Collaborated with Gators Boosters to secure additional funding for BSAC and a Service Abroad Leadership Trip-Increased the operating budget for.

Gainesville, Florida Area

-Created the Summer Internship Program allowing 20 student-athletes to intern locally while receiving full-athletics aid.-Implemented Corporate Tours for student-athletes to visit local companies and network with employers-Collaborated with Gators Boosters to secure funding for the Black Student-Athlete Council (BSAC)-Implemented an Endowment Dinner with.

Gainesville, Florida

-Continued all responsibilities as previous role of Assistant Coordinator, Career Development -Continued to build and enhance the career development program for UF student-athletes-Served as the career coach for over 500 student-athletes-Supervised graduate level practicum students, student assistants and a Student-Athlete Development Post-Graduate Intern

Gainesville, Florida Area

• Served in the inaugural role focused on career development for UF student-athletes
• Coordinate the career development program for the UF Student-Athletes
• Administered career assessments including the Strong Interest Inventory, Strengths Quest, MyPlan.com, and the Myers-Briggs and assist with the interpretation of scoring
• Planned and executed student-athlete career fair, Recruiter Roundtable, each semester. Contacted employers and graduate programs to attend, educated student-athletes on appearance and behavior, and coordinated all.
• Used marketing skills and different forms of communication to inform student-athletes, staff and coaches of upcoming events
• Liaison for Hawkins Center with UF Career Resource Center and College Career Programs

Gainesville, Florida Area

-Continued all responsibilities as previous role of Student-Athlete Development Intern-Served as full-time 40 hour a week postgraduate intern within UF athletic department focused on student-athlete development

Gainesville, Florida Area

-Served as full-time 40 hour a week intern within UF athletic department focused on student-athlete development-Coordinated the Goodwill Gators Program- a community service and volunteer program for UF student-athletes where the student-athletes have accumulated over 6,000 hours since July 1st, 2011-Planned, executed, & evaluated weekly & annual community.

Gainesville, Florida

-Assisted in the preparation of the suites for football games & events-Provided customer service to all guests in the lobby of the suites during all football games and Gator Growl-Answered questions from visitors related to ticketing, seating, and game operations-Helped the Gator Boosters with wrist banding suite holders for the 4th Quarter-Part of the.

Gainesville, Florida

-Organized and made security changes to the Lacrosse Equipment Room to prevent theft-Inventoried the Lacrosse Equipment Room & compared it to the purchase order -Issued equipment to track & field, volleyball, & soccer student athletes-Reconciled all orders when received and distributed them to the correct sport-Organized apparel in the Lemerand Equipment.

Gainesville, Florida, United States

SLS 1102: First Year Florida- University registered one credit course for freshmen students- Co-Instructor: Summer 2023- Present; Guest Lecturer: Fall 2018- Taught career development lectures providing freshman students campus resources, resume assistance, and career planningSDS 3340: Career and Lifespan Planning- University registered three credit course.

Harrisonburg, Virginia

-Recorded payroll and timesheets for 5 student managers and 1 wage employee and submitted them to human resources in 2008-Developed logistics and paperwork for the student manager payroll system to differentiate between travel time and work time-Assigned game day and practice duties to 7 student equipment managers yearly-Supervised the execution of student.

Harrisonburg, Virginia

-Worked summer football camps for Coach Mickey Matthews at James Madison University-Direct contact with camp director to assure delivery of additional equipment as needed-Assisted James Madison University coaches with any equipment needs they requested-Provided equipment to high school coaches for team sessions-Set-up and broke down multiple fields.

Harrisonburg, Virginia

-Assisted the Human Resources Coordinator and Athletics Business Office with any secretarial tasks that needed to be done-Cleaned all files in the department while keeping everything confidential-Developed spreadsheets to combine all coaches salary and bonus calculations-Helped with the hiring of a new coach from the posting & marketing tasks to the.

Harrisonburg, Virginia

-Tutored Student Athletes in Accounting, Business, & Kinesiology courses-Issued laptops to student athletes for their use while in the office-Answered phones and assisted students and parents who came into the office

Harrisonburg, Virginia

-Worked the 2009 Colonial Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Tournament-Collected tickets from fans prior to the basketball game & assisted them to their correct seats-Provided customer service to guests & answered any questions they had

Harrisonburg, Virginia

-Directly assisted the head equipment manager in developing a budget and placing orders for the following fiscal year with our Nike contract-Packed all the equipment & truck and traveled to all away football games-Set up and broke down all equipment for practices and games-Worked with the running backs and offensive staff during practices and games.

Harrisonburg, Virginia

-Washed and dried practice clothes for over 100 players and 15 coaches-Cleaned and organized the locker room after each practice and locked up the facilities at night-Folded and put game uniforms back in player cubbies following a game-Collected, cleaned, and organized travel suites from the weekend for distributions the next week

Portsmouth, Virginia

Served as a tour guide for members visiting the Hall of FameAssisted members during the interactive aspects of the Hall of FameAnswered questions about the Hall of Fame and the diplaysHosted summer camp groups when they toured the facility for a field trip

Doctor Of Education - Edd, Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Masters, Sport Management

Activities and Societies: UF Sport Management Club

Bs And Bba, Kinesiology-Sports Management & Management- Human Resources

Activities and Societies: Treasurer for Circle K International Registration and Accounting Co-Chair for Relay for Life