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Portland, Me, Us

Durham, Nh

-Coordinated admission campus programs including Open Houses, Admitted Student VisitDays, School Counselor programs, and award dinners.-Created staff protocols and training documents to ensure smooth day of event flow.-Managed a small recruitment territory; engaging with students throughout the admissions cycle via email, phone, and text.

-Grew application and deposit numbers in a primary market through personalized outreach based on prospective students' interests.-Prioritized a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion lens through decreasing barriers to higher education by implementing a plan to improve access to information for prospective students.-Simultaneously coordinated UNH’s Student Ambassador program, Shadow a Wildcat, and Winter Wildcat Ambassadors, each composed of more than 80 volunteers through time management.-Developed a new approach to in-person tours leveraging YouTube to highlight targeted areas of campus and making UNH more accessible.-Supervised recruitment for the student ambassadors program to bring high quality students to represent UNH. -Used organization and attention to detail to manage a caseload of over 2,000 inquiries and 1,500 applicants through the full admissions cycle. -Cultivated and developed relationships with school counselors and community based organizations throughout Connecticut over 3 recruitment cycles. -Inspired a philosophical restructuring of the admissions presentation to reframe how students view UNH and simplify the complex college search process.-Developed relationships between admissions and the Art, Music, and Theater departments while serving as chair of the Music Committee.-Mastered use of Salesforce by creating reports to aid in targeting high volume areas for recruitment and events.

Farmington, Maine

-Fostered relationships with students from Penobscot county to retain top talent in the state of Maine.-Shaped and promoted an admissions presence on social media through successful collaboration with the Director of Marketing. -Collaborated with school counselors and CBOs to bring admitted students to campus to gain a better perspective of campus life and to increase yield.-Supervised a paid ambassador program focused on developing and sharing authentic student experiences with visitors.-Executed recruitment schedule through high school visits, college fairs, one-on-one conversations, panel presentations, and conversations with school officials. -Communicated with campus counterparts to best serve students by leveraging collective institutional knowledge.

Newington, New Hampshire

-Used product knowledge to guide customers into making the best decisions for themselves. -Generated interest in the product by engaging in genuine conversation with customers.

Admissions Office, Durham, New Hampshire

-Assisted Admissions Counselors by standardizing the GPA's of perspective students. -Managed a queue of perspective students' GPA's in a timely and efficient manner.

Admissions Office, Durham, New Hampshire

-Managed small to large groups of prospective students from a mix of geographic areas while on a tour. -Participated in a range of office projects from event planning to data entry.-Collaborated with a team of four interns to plan several office events.

Camp Wiltmeet, New Paltz, New York

-Created games to play with campers ranging in age from Kindergarten to Eighth Grade.-Mediated conflicts that would arise among campers. -Collaborated with other counselors to run games for their group.

Durham, New Hampshire

-Enhanced high school athletes technical and physical skills in rowing. -Communicated with athletes while in the coaching launch.

Camp Tri-Mount Scout Reservation, East Jewett, New York

-Taught three different classes each week. -Coached Scouts in several skills allowing them to grow in ability and advancement. -Facilitated the learning and growth of 25-30 Scouts each week ranging from age 11 to 18.

Camp Tri Mount Scout Reservation, East Jewett, Ny

-Responsible for up to 20 Scouts on the range at a single time.-Ensured that Scouts stayed safe by demonstrating safe handling procedures in a fun and effective way. -Educated Scouts on how to properly shoot a bow and arrow.