As the Director of Economic, Workforce, and Community Development at Workforce Solutions, I lead strategic initiatives to enhance regional economic growth and workforce development. My role involves collaborating with local businesses, government agencies, and community organizations to identify workforce needs and develop comprehensive training programs. I oversee creating and implementing educational and professional development opportunities, ensuring they align with industry demands and support community advancement. By fostering partnerships and driving innovative solutions, I aim to build a skilled and resilient workforce that meets the evolving needs of our region.

As Career Services Director my responsibilities include managing the department using sound business principles and ensuring compliance with all governmental, accreditation and company policies and procedures.As Career Service Director I utilize the following essential skills: producing reports and correspondence; communicating effectively with employees and managers of the organization; developing and delivering effective presentations and training; interpreting and manipulating key statistics related to Career Services; solving problems involving several concrete variables; and functional knowledge of Microsoft Office and CampusVue systems.As Director of Career Services, I am responsible for conducting employability workshops, providing assistance in resume preparation, teaching interviewing techniques and helping guide students in their self-directed job search. In addition, I maintain an active employer marketing and outreach program in order to ensure sufficient job opportunities are available for our students and graduates.

As an Educational Outreach Specialist within the School Of Computing I am responsible for all student outreach and recruitment. This includes but is not limited to High School speaking engagements, Social Media, Corporate and Industry connections, Military outreach, new students orientation, college fair representation, scholarship selection committee, and event planning .

Recruitment for a boutique recruitment firm that specialized in the placement of Military Spouses and Veterans. Tasks Included- Initial Intake interview - Review client's skills, experiences, education, and future career goals along with preferred job mode. - Write an overview of candidates and make recommendations for current job openings within the firm database. - Provide insight and recommendations for potential candidate for job openings- Interview prep for clients- Support through the interview process- Follow up after job placement

As an outreach coordinator, my position will help to increase Fisheries Technology Program exposure through outreach activities, student understanding of the program, industry interface with the program and the presence of the program in each region. A significant portion of interfacing with industry is through presentation and information meetings on bringing industry up on the benefits of hiring students who have completed our program. Another crucial part is ensuring students are connected to industry; that appropriate outreach is conducted in the partner regions, and that student have access the full range of services available in our community. More specifically, I work towards increased enrollment, retention and timely completion of coursework, provide support and mentoring to students, assist with internship and job placement opportunities, and help in ensuring program curriculum remains aligned with regional needs.

As the assistant director of the preschool, I have a variety of front office responsibilities, including managing staff, working with parents and interacting with children. I am an integral part of hiring new staff, providing training, in addition to constantly monitoring staff members to ensure they’re accurately performing assigned duties and responsibilities. I must also remain available for parents and staff to come to me with concerns, and be keeping them informed of new developments.In addition to the interfacing portion of the position, I am also tasked with a number of necessary behind-the-scenes duties to keep the program running smoothly. Assisting the director in monitoring the facility, ensuring that it is a safe and healthy place for children while adhering to proper state codes. Another large portion of my position is to work to keep enrollment up by advertising and brainstorming with the director on current and future community needs along with any other applicable marketing initiatives. Weekly tasks also include maintaining the program's working budget through processing payroll, submitting and tracking students bills, following up with past due account and maintain continuous fundraising events and programs.

- New Graduate recruiting, hiring and company integration.- Integrated college internship program with the company and Lehigh University. Assisted in promoting the program to management along with hiring and placing the interns. Point of contact for interns through out the duration of the program. - New hire orientation paperwork and prescreening including background checks, health screening, reference checks, and insurance and payroll paperwork. - Provided administrative support to the Human Resources Manager along with assistance in any special human resources projects not to be limited to HR functions but also employee development and company trainings. - Assisted staff with routine HR related questions, served as a point of contact for employees. - Managed, organized and updated personnel files, physical and electronic. - Scheduled and maintained organization of recruitment for the entire company through receiving applicants and prescreening them to first round interview process functioning as a company representative. - Managed online and newsprint postings