As the Associate Director of Program Management and Partnerships in the College of Professional and Global Education at Cal Poly Pomona, I strategically partner with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that our program portfolio aligns with the university’s mission and vision, extends equitable opportunities, and remains viable/sustainable by fulfilling specific labor market needs. We currently offer 27 programs, targeting non-traditional and adult learners seeking to reskill, upskill, or further their education through credit/non-credit coursework and corporate training.

In Your Light is a multifaceted organization founded on the principals of servant leadership, providing life coaching services, motivational speaking, workshop facilitation, as well as leadership and educational consulting. We motivate individuals to walk in their own light by connecting with their authenticity and, in turn, create paths of truth which lead to abundant success .

Served as a Sr. Consultant for Leadership and Organizational Development with one of the largest health systems in the Pacific Northwest, partnering with human potential business partners, system leaders, and staff. In accordance with the organizational mission, vision, and values, I managed a cadre of learning and development services, highlighting organizational needs and ensuring leaders authentically embodied the organizational way of leading. I assisted in aligning our people initiatives with our business initiatives and served as a trusted advisor within the organization to help drive culture. All of this was done with an emphasis on high reliability behavior, belonging, inspiring trust, creating vision, coaching potential, executing strategy, cultivating healthy team culture, leading with character and competence, and learning/leading in a virtual environment.

As a program developer I was tasked with creating and managing self-support academic and non-credit programs. The college of Professional and Global Education at Cal State Los Angeles serves non-traditional students through innovative programming, giving them alternative avenues to further their education. • Interfaced with campus and community partners for program development and maintenance o Admissions o Enrollment Services o Center for Effective Teaching and Learning o Los Angeles District of Community Arts o Intercollegiate Athletics o College of Arts and Letters o College of Health and Human Services• Managed program budgets by planning and consistently tracking revenue and expenses• Created pathways with surrounding Los Angeles community colleges, leading to opportunities for transfer students• Promoted/managed community participation in programs and courses• Consistently ensured program quality, viability, and sustainability through communication, feedback, and market research

As the executive assistant for intercollegiate athletics and a member of the senior staff, I was tasked with implementing processes and protocols to ensure efficiency, upholding the highest standards of confidentiality for coaches and student-athletes, as well as ensuring our director of athletics had the support necessary to make decisions that kept the department in compliance with conference and NCAA regulations.• Calendar and travel management for director of athletics, management of main athletics office, assistance with department strategic planning and implementation, departmental risk assessment and problem solving, meeting planning and implementation, management of department parking permit allotment, donor cultivation, assistance with hospitality events, knowledge of departmental initiatives and campaigns, campus outreach and collaboration, staff and student-athlete program development, collaboration with diverse colleagues and students to strengthen athletics’ presence on campus, and general knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations.• Recruitment and hiring duties included: o Advertisement of employment opportunities on university job board website o Represented department at university job fairs. o Day-to-day management of student worker schedules and workload, general departmental HR inquiries, employment referrals, revision of departmental hiring protocols and processes, new staff and volunteer on boarding, liaison for University HR, payroll, and work study office, and addressing supervisor concerns. o Personal growth and development meetings with student workers, student-athletes, coaches, and staff.• Student-athlete development: o Provided insight and guidance to director of athletics on student-athlete specific concerns and remediation o NCAA Effective Facilitation Workshop completion (NCAA DiSC Assessment facilitation)

As a manager and in accordance with Belong 2 Fitness programs, I met and consulted with clients about their health and wellness goals, discussing lifestyle, nutrition, and fitness. • Assisted CEO in Devising specific courses of action, enabling clients to transform their bodies and their lifestyles. Also, responsible for client encouragement, retention, cultivation, and recording progress.

Assisted the associate dean in day-to-day functions, ensuring the success of reporting departments, associate dean related initiatives, and partnership cultivation on and off campus. • Calendar management, program budget management and assessment, support of reporting departments, oversaw travel arrangements, coordinated staff team building and celebratory events, oversaw professional association memberships, meeting planning and implementation.• Helped to plan and execute several program development projects, including:o CCPE’s Online Course Conversion Project- assisted in reviewing proposals and with participant interviews and workshops. Participated in discussions with faculty and senior campus administrators, providing feedback related to their role in ensuring student success.o Engineering in Lancaster/Antelope Valley – assisted in conducting research related to the development and launch of engineering programs in North Los Angeles County. o International Training Programs- assisted colleagues in coordinating the receipt of international visitors, arranged campus tours, and assisted the associate dean in altering workshops for instructors based on their training needs related to American higher education.o Program review and assessment- worked with the associate dean to assemble documents related to WASC accreditation/re-accreditation of CCPE programs.o Conducted outreach and student recruitment on behalf of CCPE in the community and on campus. Spoke to prospective students about programs offered at CSULB and CCPE.o Worked as a liaison with faculty, CCPE, and the associate dean, ensuring that programs and initiatives were a success.

Working for the Kobe Basketball Academy enabled me to live through my passion of mentoring youth and aspiring leaders through sport. • Oversaw recruitment, hiring, and management of 50 interns, created intern training curriculum and onboarding processes, managed camp apparel/supplies inventory, managed camp business office, on site supervision of overnight campers, cultivation of camper experience and leadership programming.o Recruitment/management duties included: Partnership with Department of Exercise and Sports Studies at UC Santa Barbara for student course credit, advertisement of internship opportunity, phone and in-person interviews.

The purpose of College Bound is to provide programs and services that prepare underserved youth for admission into and graduation from accredited four-year institutions of higher education. • Duties included calendar management, document filing, mail sorting, grant proposal preparation and mailing, grants research, assisted in donor cultivation and recognition, content management for development database, annual giving campaign management, event sponsorship proposals, event planning, academic advising, assisted in strategic planning, meeting coordination, support staff for Saturday School Program and new student recruitment.

In this position I provided customer service to hotel visitors while also assisting the General Manager in meeting quarterly hotel goals and objectives.Maintaining day to day function of the hotel and front desk area which included answering phones, assisting guests, making reservations, light housekeeping, and using critical thinking and problem solving skills to resolve guest complaints. I also held the position as Staff Safety Manager.