Adjunct professor for BUS 103 - Developing your professional skills: Foundational elements.This 3-credit course is required for all business majors in the School of Business at George Mason University.

Adjunct professor for BUS 292 - Internship for Academic Credit for first and second year students

Supervise eight undergraduate Academic Advisors and oversee undergraduate academic initiatives.

I was essential in building the University Academic Advising Center at UHCL from the ground up with my supervisor and one other academic advisor. In April 2014, we created and started planning the Mandatory Advising Program (MAP) for the opening of the center in Fall 2014 for the first ever incoming freshman and sophomore class at University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL). I met with each of my students three times a semester guided by the Academic Advising Syllabus we created which is different for each student depending on if they are a transfer or first-year student. With the help of the Peer Advisors I supervised, our MAP was a success!

•Academic Advisor on call for 3,500 undergraduate School of Management (SOM) students•Conduct 30-minute appointments with students needing more time with an advisor•Counsel students returning to Mason after being suspended or taking a leave of absence using active listening, empathy, understanding, and other counseling skills•Refer students accordingly to offices around campus•Plan and implement the Fall/Spring combined Dean's Academic Excellence Reception for over 250 Dean's List students•Communicate and present School of Management information at Transfer Workshops, Orientation for students and parents, and orientation leaders•Assess ways to communicate with students and assess satisfaction of SOM Orientation•Represent SOM at WelcomeFest, JobQuest, Careers in Student Affairs week, Freshman and Transfer Orientations, Student tabling events, and Admissions open houses•Serve on committees including WelcomeFest, Staff Retreat, Faculty Mentor, MapWorks, Student Leader Network and Mason’s NACADA drive-in conference 2013•Member of the Student Success Collaborative (SSC) Specialist regional cohort on behalf of Mason to discuss how each institution is using the platform to retain students•Set up computers and rooms for orientation•Update the School of Management’s Facebook and Twitter on behalf of Academic and Career Services•Develop, create, implement, market, update and assess SOM Plan for Academic and Career Excellence (PACE) hosted on WordPress, an interactive checklist that guides students on a path to complete college successfully•Computer applications used: Banner/INB, Corporate Time Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Qualtrics survey system, MapWorks, Beacon, DegreeWorks, SSC, Wordpress, Salesforce database, Hootsuite

•Co-instruct with a School of Management faculty member a class of 25 first year students living in the Business/Economics Living Learning Community •Plan and create a syllabus incorporating guest speakers, tours of university services, journal entries, event reflection essays, and a final project •Integrate the pilot Common Read Program book Start Something That Matters by Tom Mycoskie into class as it relates to business and student transition to Mason •Supervise a peer advisor by holding weekly meetings, going over expectations and conducting evaluations •Host course materials, assignments and grades on Blackboard •Create and assess learning outcomes as they relate to George Mason’s Student Life Key Performance Indicators•Serve on the interview committee to select Peer Advisors for the 2013-2014 academic year

•Served on the constitutional review team for 940 registered student organizations•Conducted student organization training workshops on strategic planning, communication, and officer transition•Advised 2 directors and 8 assistant directors for the Freshman Leadership Council (FLC), a cabinet in Student Government consisting of 50 first year students that aims to build future student leaders•Advised the new Freshman Leadership Outreach (FLO) division of Student Government•Developed FLC and FLO surveys through Student Voice to gauge student learning and satisfaction•Served on the planning committee of the Student Government (SG) Off Campus Housing Fair•Created a satisfaction survey of the Off Campus Housing Fair through Student Voice•Advised the 2 student coordinators in Student Government responsible for the 50 small group leaders for the Young Leaders Conference (YLC), a 3-day student run conference held for 250 Florida high school students•Developed training workshops for YLC small group leaders to better enhance management, communication, group dynamics, and facilitation of learning•Collaborated with supervisor to create YLC staff and small group training retreat•Advised 4 cabinet directors within the Diversity Cabinet Division of Student Government including Women’s Affairs, LGBT Affairs, Disability Affairs, and Multicultural Affairs•Coordinated event permit process for the Diversity Cabinet division and FLC and FLO

•Served as lead facilitator for the fall Florida Leadership Institute (FLI) workshop series which included 3 sessions and a retreat.•Created and implemented 2 LeaderShape Day 7 programs on integrity and achieving breakthroughs for UF students who attended LeaderShape in the summer of 2010•Served as a member of the University’s Leadership Committee•Programmed leadership breakfasts for the Division of Student Affairs staff to promote professional training and conversations around the UF Leadership Model

•Registered 2,000 students and 4,000 family members for 6 freshmen 2-day orientations and 3 transfer 1-day orientations using Datatel•Supervised 25 orientation leaders during orientation leader training and orientation days•Created orientation leader schedules for each freshman and transfer orientation•Motivated morning and evening orientation leaders through daily team meetings•Supervised morning registration and dealt with walk-in students and families that were not registered•Set-up, supervised, and coordinated with Residence Life the evening activities including the volleyball tournament, evening carnival with snow cones, cotton candy, board games, team trivia, movie, and bingo•Served as the on-call personnel for the Office of Admissions for the overnight component of orientation•Redesigned the final transfer orientation session to accommodate the unexpected additional 200 students admitted to the institution•Managed orientation phone line by taking calls about the application, enrollment, orientation, and housing registration process for new incoming students•Actively assisted the Director of Admissions with confirming enrollment by calling admitted students

•Managed 2009 campaign feasibility study by scheduling 300 interviews with donors and friends of George Mason interviewed by a consulting firm•Acted as supervisor for student workers and assisted with student training•Collaborated with colleagues in program planning and implementation for scholar and donor receptions•Served as departmental development office RSVP contact for events•Assisted Associate Vice President of Campaign Programs on various office projects•Assisted President of the Foundation and Vice President of University Development in numerous office duties including entering contact reports into Advance, mailing endowment reports

•Represented university at the July 2007 Potomac and Chesapeake Association for College Admission Counseling (PCACAC) Summer Institute held for high school counselors, independent counselors, and college admission professionals•Recruited for university at public and private county schools in Fairfax, Prince William, and Fredericksburg counties and updated potential students and high school counselors on new George Mason information•Represented university at Northern Virginia high school college fairs and community college fairs•Served as counselor of the Day twice a week; aided first year, transfer students, families, and high school counselors with questions about admissions process including how to enroll, what to do when admitted or not admitted, and how classes transfer into Mason using Banner operating system•Provided information sessions two days a week to prospective students and families visiting Mason•Helped plan the Fall 2007 Admissions Open House for 2,500 students and their families•Partnered with Student Government to create the 50 Years of Celebration student org and resource fair

My time as an Orientation Leader at Mason was a wonderful opportunity and solidified what I wanted to do when I graduated college! I discovered my passion in helping students and parents navigate the beginning of the college process. The nervous excitement of the new students kept me going everyday and I knew I wanted to find other opportunities to help students along their journey in college.