Brandy Bast Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, In, Us

Indianapolis, Indiana

Serve as the primary contact, consultant and liaison for Byrum School of Business, 21st Century Scholars, Indiana Prison Liberal Arts Network, Klipsch Educators College, and the Global Engagement Office to provide career and professional development programming. Authored and implemented a Career Resources Canvas course that includes readily available, tailored modules for a variety of career development topics for faculty, staff, and student organizations to utilize in their curriculum to maximize the impact of services across campus.

Successfully teach multiple sections of BUS 200: Careers and Internships in Business, with 50+ students each semester.Consistently receive above average remarks on student surveys and have a 98% retention/pass rate. Teach a 1 credit Job Search asynchronous class with 30+ students each semester.Develop engaging online curriculum tailored to topics that increase post graduation success.

Create resumes and cover letters that showcase strengths and accomplishments of clients effectively with a 70% conversion rate and multiple 5 star reviews.

Holistic career coaching for high school and young adults. I assist youth in navigating this big world of opportunities and career paths to help them find where they belong. #BWHO https://brandybast.wixsite.com/bwho

Indiana

Selected from a highly competitive pool of candidates to serve in the first cohort of career coaches to become better equipped to connect clients to effective skills-based training and quality workforce pathways.Specifically worked on team to research and create policy programming for suggested implementation that would increase the outcomes of underemployed constituents throughout the state of Indiana.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Advanced manufacturing and MSSC safety instructor. Responsible for intern recruitment and intern summit chaperoning. Connect industry with education to provide opportunities for students by guiding high school students on a 2-day intern summit event including employability, career development and other engaging activities. Assisted with content creation for elevator speech, employability skills awareness and interview process to deliver through group sessions

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Provided strategic direction and vision to 15 staff members to live out the mission of Goodwill to increase self-sufficiency through education and employment training for students without a high school diploma. Served as an advisor and counselor, creating post-secondary plans for a 300 plus, diverse student body.Effectively developed and taught customer service certification course which included business etiquette, customer service and business communication certifications and the MSSC Safety Certification, as well as provided experiential learning opportunities by leveraging employer networks for tours and job placements.

Built college awareness throughout school, serve as an academic advisor to students, taught dual credit class to graduating students (IVYT101-First Year Seminar), monitored student progress towards graduation, developed relationships with admissions counselors and community members, created post secondary plans with students, organized college visits on and off campus, and maintained relationships with alumni.

Excel Center, Greater Indianapolis

Lead a team of 4 coaches which introduce students to school expectations, serve as an academic advisor/guidance counselor, assist instructors, provide support to students/staff/instructors, monitor learning experience and student engagement, connect students to community resources, communicate with community agencies/employers.

Baldwin-Wallace College

Collaborated with faculty, staff, students and course assistants to assess and evaluate COL 101 (FYE course). Initiated and authored a student affairs assessment handbook. Led recruitment for new COL 101 Course Assistants; including marketing, interviewing, hiring and training. Facilitated a variety of activities on a daily basis in the absence of the Director of Student Success Initiatives.

Baldwin-Wallace College

Led a small group of undergraduate students in successfully obtaining a First Book Advisory Board on campus. Developed fundraising plan, marketing and promotional materials and yearly activities to establish name recognition. Served as the liaison between the national organization and the campus chapter.

Berea, Oh

Engaged in academic advising for potential, new and enrolled students. Built and collaborated with other departments to develop an in-person and online orientation program. Assisted with department program planning and coordination of services for adult students.

Port Clinton, Ohio

Trained and mentored new and returning employees. Created marketing and promotional material for all aspects of the Club. Updated and maintained the organizations website. Served as the first line of contact between the Club and its' members. Communicated effectively through a variety of means to a diverse member base. Plan, coordinate, and follow through on various events the Club sponsors.

Cleveland, Ohio

Assisted with interviewing and training new student ambassadors. Created a newsletter to reinforce orientation information to all new students. Completed and critiqued the enrollment process to report and give recommendations to the Assistant Dean of Students.

M.A. Ed, Leadership In Higher Education

B.A., Secondary Education

A.A., Education