Ammon Torrence Email & Phone Number

Csu Monterey Bay

Studying and teaching my way to a long career in Public Education. I'm currently working towards my Multiple Subject California Teaching Credential (to be completed December 2015). I look forward to getting in the classroom, engaging with our future leaders and learning, developing and advocating for best practices in the classroom and in our public schools.

San Francisco

Leadership: Created Academic Mission and Vision for admissions counselors and teaching faculty to create a diverse, focused and productive international learning community in the heart of San Francisco’s Financial DistrictBusiness Development and Marketing: Grew new student population by 70% through local, international and online recruiting efforts, including grassroots marketing, SEO and targeted outreachConsistent Results: 25% overall revenue increase in first year on the jobProcess-driven Organization and Initiative: Welcomed new students from 26 different countries on a weekly basis in 2012 and established orientation and enrollment processes to ensure safety, security and academic progressTeam Building and Professional Development: Hired, trained and managed staff of 5 admissions and academic counselors and 7-10 teaching facultyAccreditation, Compliance and Standardization: Successfully guided the branch through license renewal and inspection by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) and led the national accreditation process with the Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA)Student Visa Management (SEVIS): 2 years experience effectively managing F-1 visa student records in SEVIS system as Designated School Official (DSO); knowledge and experience of complex aspects of SEVIS processes

Program and curriculum development, including establishing course goals, objectives and student learning outcomesHiring, orienting, training and developing new and continuing facultyDeveloping evaluations and support for teachers and studentsPlanning community building activities relative to the CAMPUS CurriculumGrading and Evaluating and providing Academic advising to students within the curriculumSetting agenda and leading teacher meetingsOrganizing professional development opportunitiesFacilitating information exchanges and sharing of supplemental materials, providing support to new instructorsActing as liaison between students, teachers and administratorsActively contributing to program development and improvement, compiling data and analyzing program outcomes for future growth

Shattuck Avenue Berkeley

Responsible for service excellence and store operations, with a primary focus on the Manage tenet of the Retail Operations Philosophy. Responsible for inventory control, promotion execution and visual merchandising, store opening, closing and daily operations, equipment maintenance as well as directing store teams to complete tasks and provide superior customer service.

Mfa, Creative Writing

Activities and Societies: Chester Aaron Scholar for Excellence in Fiction

B.A. With Honors, English

Activities and Societies: DePaul University Cultural Center Program Assistant, Threshold Magazine Editor, The Literary Magazine of DePaul.

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