Allyson Porter Email & Phone Number

Columbia, Sc, Us

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Supervise eight Admissions Counselors and the MTC Admissions Office. Hire, train, and provide continuing professional development for Admissions Staff.Develop, implement, and maintain yearly recruiting plan for Midlands Technical College.Develop, implement, and maintain effective counseling and advising practices to guide traditional and non-traditional student learners through the enrollment and career readiness process.Collaborate with Marketing Office to provide comprehensive, accurate, and timely college communication pieces.Implement and formalize communication and marketing initiatives into workable strategies to communicate effectively with potential students and parents. Conduct ongoing data analysis required for strategic planning, as well as internal and external reporting.Individually counsel and advise potential students, families, and adult learners in career and higher education plans and through the admissions/enrollment process.Provide academic advisement and registration assistance to students during New Student Orientation, Late Registration, and other key enrollment periods.Present college and career information to and host workshops for the MTC service area.Maintain and explain policy and procedure to a diverse audience.Serve as a liaison between Richland, Lexington, and Fairfield counties and Midlands Technical College.Serve as a liaison between community organizations and Midlands Technical College.Produce weekly, monthly, and yearly reports to analyze data to improve college services.Oversee all outreach events within the Midlands Technical College service area.Oversee and maintain the functioning operations of the Admissions CRM.Serve on the Ellucian Recruit Implementation Leadership Team to ensure effective delivery of communication pieces and management of student admission records.Assist other MTC Student Service offices in interviewing, hiring, and training of advisors, counselors, and program staff.

Served as Project Lead/Manager of the MTC Hobsons CRM Implementation Team. Created and maintained accurate data filters and communications within the CRM. Created and maintained all content utilized within the Hobsons CRM. Served as MTC's liaison to Hobsons. Responsible for knowing and implementing all Hobson product upgrades and improvements. Responsible for training all MTC end user staff members on Hobsons Connect, Events Management, and Telecenter and provide support for end users as needed. Worked collaboratively with key Admissions and Recruitment staff to ensure smooth delivery of admissions and enrollment messages to prospective students via email, print, web, and media. Implemented and formalized communication and marketing initiatives into workable strategies to communicate effectively with potential students and parents. Developed strategy and content for recruitment communications, including making recommendations regarding new approaches to communication and recruitment programs. Coordinated and disseminated college information to internal and external constituents including students, parents, high school counselors, teachers, school administrators, and MTC faculty/staff. Developed programs to engage students and parents in the MTC enrollment process through communication and tracking of application progress and conducted follow-up accordingly to facilitate student enrollment. Wrote and organized outreach materials to parents, students and adult learners. Assisted with conducting data analysis required for strategic planning, as well as internal and external reporting. Collected and assembled information from Public Affair, Business, and Corporate & Continuing Education to provide comprehensive information and services to internal and external constituents. Served as liaison between Admissions & Recruitment and Public Affairs. Assists in designing, writing, and reviewing all outreach materials in concert with Public Affairs Staff.

Responsible for creating, generating, and analyzing reports and report data, using SAS and STARMart, for the Registrar’s Office, other University departments, and outside constituents. Responsible for understanding and communicating all academic program criteria and curriculum.Assisted in DARS (degree audit) programming, implementation, and troubleshooting.Worked with Athletic Compliance and served on the Registrar’s Athletic Certification Team to ensure NCAA academic rules and regulations were met in determining athlete academic eligibility.Acted as Registrar liaison to other University departments regarding DARS degree audits, reporting, and athletic certification.Assisted in Banner implementation at USC and Banner reporting. Assisted in coordinating and running Registrar Events (such as University Commencement Ceremonies).

Assisted in front line/helps-related programs for diverse surrounding community.Coordinated and managed support staff schedule and duties as needed.Worked with at-risk and underprivileged community through Mission Columbia. Developed and taught workshops to members and sub-populations.

Winnsboro, Sc

Served as Director of Student Services/Guidance Counselor to all Middle and High School students.Developed middle and high school course/teaching schedule.Assisted in policy making and execution for the Administrative Office.Served on the Middle and High School Admissions Committee.Individually advised students and parents regarding college admissions and enrollment.Planned and administered high school testing, including: PLAN, PSAT, AP .Designed and maintained all electronic student records.Confirmed all graduates and created/maintained all student transcripts. Responsible for clearly and effectively communicating all state and federal policy and procedure regarding academic credentialing.

Columbia, South Carolina

Oversaw the daily operations of the Processing Department of Undergraduate Admissions. Supervised, trained, and evaluated 16 – 20 Administrative Specialists (Application Processors).Interviewed, hired, and trained all new processing staff on all operational functions of admissions. Served as a Primary Transfer Officer for the technical colleges in South Carolina.Responsible for all transfer articulations between the University and other higher education institutions. Coordinated all functions with those of the University Registrar’s Office, Office of Student Orientation, Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships, and the Immunization Office.Responsible for the preparation and documentation of all initial student records initiated from the admissions office and submitted to the Registrar’s Office for record keeping. Served on and led Implementation Team for Content Manager (the Admissions office scanning/electronic record system.Served as primary liaison between the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and the USC Regional Campuses, maintaining uniform system-wide practices. Counseled student applicants to meet requirements for their higher education goals.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Human Services, Executive Leadership

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature, General

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa