Cassandra Lemon Email & Phone Number

Nashville, TN, US

Nashville, TN

Let's Jam was inspired by Appalachian jam/jelly makers. For years, the women of the Lemon family would preserve fruits through jamming and share it with others as an act of love. Exploring additional support for the body from a plant based source became the focus after several family members began to face tough health challenges in their life. By infusing.

Greater Nashville Area, TN

* Member of High School Leadership Team* Manage College Access & Persistence Team and initiatives for the department* Developing the persistence initiative for the high school * Supporting college access programming * Lead coordinator in underclassmen college tours, career fair (9th Graders)* Coordinate senior family night, alumni events* Serves as senior.

Greater Nashville Area, TN

• Delivering complementary college programming to enhance the college culture within the network of public schools while fostering enriching relationships with various stakeholders.
• Member of High School Leadership Team to assist with planning and implementation of the entire high school
• Design and implement the structure of the College Department by creating the organizational structure, policies and procedures, outcomes by grade levels, and implementation strategies
• Provides college access programming by implementing college tours, fairs, curriculum, supplemental summer programming & informational sessions; providing academic, career, & personal advising; conducting dialogue.
• Cultivates relationships with various community partners and other internal departments to provide innovative and diverse programming for further student development
• Create and facilitate professional development with staff on creating a college culture and college access

Greater Nashville Area, TN

• Served middle and high school to streamline the college identity development process and college exposure activities for the charter network
• Led a student voice council to develop leadership skills while providing a platform for student input on school programming and culture
• Cultivated relationships with various community partners and other internal departments to provide innovative and diverse programming for further student development
• Provided academic, career, & personal advising
• Designed innovative curriculum, activities and workshops providing students in exploring and evaluating the best college option for themselves

Nashville, TN

• Coordinated academic and extra-curricular programming to build social and cultural capital of student in an urban initiative scholarship program offered through Belmont University to four partnering high schools in.
• Established career and professional development workshops and administered the professional mentoring program to build the social and cultural capital of the student
• Advised and collaborated with a student board to create leadership skills and community building opportunities for students
• Instituted the service-learning opportunities and extra- curricular programming to increase student engagement
• Facilitated a “Freshman Seminar” summer course using text to generate critical thought and dialogue while discussing world issues and skills needed to navigate spaces and transitioning to college
• Collaborated with various departments across campus to connect students to the necessary resources to obtain success (ie. Career Services, Counseling Services, Department Heads, Student Affairs, Academic Affairs.

Institute, WV

• Served a federally funded program designed to assist low-income or first generation college students access post-secondary education by building relationships with the target schools, parents, and students.
• Counseled 57 low-income or first generation potential college students in their academic, personal, and career planning situations; connected students and families with resources they may have needed to ensure success.
• Fostered relationships with target schools, parents, and students to create individualized action plans for their education and pre-college path
• Planned educational events: Career Fair, College Fair, and Leadership Summits
• Recruited participants through assembly presentations and tabling events
• Completed pre-college documents with students: financial aid, ACT/SAT registration, college applications, scholarships, FASFA

New Orleans, LA

• Assisted in the management of the AmeriCorps*VISTA program, a federal funded program designed to work with economically disadvantaged communities to unit university resources to communities.
• Recruited, hired, trained, and supported incoming AmeriCorps*VISTA volunteers serving with local nonprofits
• Fostered relationships for the Center with community partners that hosted VISTAs and served as a liaison between both agencies
• Organized and facilitated weekly Friday meetings focusing on professional development, issue- based topics, service projects, or leadership to the team
• Completed and updated VISTA community partner’s agreements, insurance, and paperwork
• Updated social media connections via AmeriCorps*VISTA blog, Facebook, and Twitter account

New Orleans, LA

• Conducted regular individual meetings with each VISTA member as a liaison for them and the Center for Public Service
• Created a localized recruitment plan to advertise VISTA
• Facilitated professional development of VISTAs by evaluating their needs for their organization and delivering training and assistance to meet those needs
• Integrated our VISTA team with 22 other individuals working within the Center through team building and activities

New Orleans, LA

• Taught after school at Sarah T. Reed High School, one of the last public high schools in the recovery school district.
• Achieved a safe and trusting environment where the students felt comfortable to open up and express themselves
• Collaborated regularly with the students and co-workers to create scenes /theatre pieces about topics in which they were passionate about or experiencing
• Expanded relationships with staff and Assistant Principal
• Created and managed tracking documents
• Coached students that participated in a city-wide theater and speech competition where every student placed in the top three in the categories they competed

Buckhannon, WV

*Researched and created an educational video on housing issues in Upshur County and West Virginia United Wesleyan resources with local non-profits that focused on housing issues *Created and advised Wesleyan’s Collegiate Habitat for Humanity Chapter *Served as the liaison for the Collegiate Habitat Chapter and the local affiliate chapter *Raised $1,000 in.

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Learning, Diversity, And Urban Studies, 3.87

Activities and Societies: Graduate Assistant for Bridges to Belmont at Belmont University | Monitor and Assistant for Stratton Foster.

Bachlor Of Arts, Musical Theatre, Magna Cum Laude- 3.77

Activities and Societies: * Vice- President of Alpha Psi Omega. Responsible for the pledging process and coordinating Haunted House.