Andrew Sama Email & Phone Number

Mishawaka, IN, US

A Manager in Huron’s Higher Education Strategy & Operations practice with over thirteen years of higher education administration experience in the areas of space management and graduate admissions. Recently completed projects include:+ Managed a space governance project at a public R2 institution in Texas to assess the current state of space management and.

The Higher Education Facilities Management Alliance (HEFMA) is a professional organization comprised of university space management professionals for the purpose of networking, collaboration, information-sharing and professional development. Membership is primarily Big Ten institutions with select other Midwestern partner institutions including the.

Notre Dame, IN

Responsible for the creation and management of a new university business unit tasked with the management of facilities information across all university properties.Directly supervised team of 2 FTE's that collected and maintained building floor plans, departmental & individual employee occupancy data, space use data and host of other related building and.

Notre Dame, IN

I held an appointment as a concurrent assistant professional specialist in the First Year of Studies department. Since the programs inception (with one gap in AY 2020-21 due to my work in the COVID Response Unit) I facilitated a section of the Moreau First Year Experience which is required of all first-year students. The Moreau course is designed to assist.

Volunteered in August 2020 to assist with the COVID Response Unit (CRU) at the University of Notre Dame. During the Fall semester, I led a small team that created and then managed a safe, efficient process to release students from quarantine & isolation stays. This team successfully processed more than 11,000 releases during the 2020-21 academic year. Over.

Selected for the Notre Dame Rotation Program, an employee leadership development program that develops individuals to take on leadership responsibilities within the university. Participants experience three six-month assignments in departments across campus. These assignments allow the participants to learn about the university from a new perspective.

Developed and implemented innovative admissions strategy and tactics to recruit high quality candidates for the University of Notre Dame full-time MBA programs.Voting member of the MBA Admissions Committee and assisted in the coordination of the MBA fellowship award process.Motivator and informal leader for four full-time staff members and official manager.

Alexandria, VA

Managed 7-person team responsible for strategic planning, business process improvement and performance management support to internal Directorate of a U.S. intelligence agency

Hurlburt Field, FL

Performed disaster response planning, training & logistical duties for the special operations arm of USAF; analogous to “emergency management” in the civilian sector

Mba, Marketing

Activities and Societies: Chairman of MBA Student Activities, MBA Chairman for Late Night Olympics

Ba, Communication

Activities and Societies: Lead Producer - Marist College TV (MCTV), Radio Show Host - Marist College Radio (WMCR)