Christina Sundermeier, M.S. Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

United States

• Designated Career Counselor for Business and Industry Career Community
• Counsel students individually through self-exploration and occupational research processes to ensure a well-informed decision when choosing/changing a major, searching for employment opportunities, or planning.
• Counsel students across all career levels, ages, and backgrounds which include discussing resume and cover letter development, labor market research and trends, job search discussions, networking techniques.
• Create abbreviated and comprehensive educational plans for transfer and degree completion
• Assist underrepresented and non-traditional students in creating a career plan based on their occupation of choice, showing student how to research educational institutions, make sound decisions based on finances and.
• Use culturally sensitive and equitable counseling techniques when building rapport with individuals

• Deliver Academic Plan workshops to new college students, explaining how to create Educational Plans
• Create Comprehensive and Abbreviated Education plans using Degreeworks and Banner, as needed
• Assist underrepresented and non-traditional students in creating a career plan based on their occupation of choice, showing student how to research educational institutions, make sound decisions based on finances and.
• Use culturally sensitive and equitable counseling techniques when building rapport with individuals
• Identify personal short and long-term goals with students adjusting to college that include ways to use study and time management skills effectively
• Strategize alongside students on academic probation in identifying personal challenges/barriers that inhibit educational, transfer and/or career progression, thus supporting overall retention

Career Services Center And Latino Center

• Designated Career Counselor for Culture, History, & Languages area of interest
• Lead monthly Mujer a Mujer meetings—a small group of Latina students, that creates a safe space to explore cultural, familial, and student roles
• Create and present workshops to Adelante Students that include: The Importance of Choosing a Major, Job Search Tips, Career Services Center Services and Internship Program, Scholarship Tips, How to Prepare for an.
• Created and delivered unique Career Exploration, Resume Writing, and Interviewing presentations to Adelante student section of COUN 20 course
• Individually counsel our Latino/a/x/e student population personally, academically, and professionally
• Individually counseled 25 Guardian Scholars students (former foster youth) with career planning

• Co-Presenter at Cypress College’s Social Justice and Careers Conference Workshop: UndocuChargers: Navigating College, Careers, & Employment
• Taught COUN 139: Career Exploration (1 unit) and COUN 151: Career and Life Planning (3 units) courses, this included dual enrollment courses at JFK High School and Oxford Academy
• Worked alongside Legacy Program (Black & African American students), presented semester-long workshop series consisting of skill exploration and development, and prepared pilot group of students for an internship.
• Created and presented Entrepreneurship Workshop specifically for Grads to Be program—Undocumented/ AB540/ and DACA students
• Counseled students individually through self-exploration and occupational research processes to ensure a well-informed decision when choosing/changing a major, searching for employment opportunities, or planning.
• Counseled students across all career levels, ages, and backgrounds which include discussing resume and cover letter development, labor market research and trends, job search discussions, networking techniques.

Taught graduate level counseling practicum course--EPC 659: Communication for College Counseling & Student Services (3 units)

Pasadena, CA

• Counseled clients across all career levels, ages, and backgrounds which included discussing resume and cover letter development, job market research, job search strategies, networking techniques, educational.
• Assisted underrepresented and non-traditional students in creating a career plan based on their occupation of choice
• Used culturally sensitive and equitable counseling techniques when building rapport to ensure comfort and trust across all socioeconomic, cultural, gender, and disability backgrounds
• Strategized, identified, and implemented personal short and long-term academic and career goals with students in academic distress
• Reviewed and critiqued resumes and cover letters, led mock interviews, and advise clients on informational interviewing
• Collaborated with individuals in identifying personal challenges/barriers that inhibit educational, personal, and/or career progression, while using applicable career theories

• Researched and educated students on current and future labor market/employment trends, jobs that are in high demand and introduced them to programs offered through campus academic programs
• Presented on study skills, time management, and college adjustment strategies
• Provided virtual/online advising platforms for students and clients via Zoom, phone, and Drift (chat)
• Co-led development of online virtual career counseling, pre-enrollment service for 9 OC Community Colleges
• Co-developed 7 interest-based career assessments that help identify and match prospective college students with high-demand, high-paying jobs and programs in community colleges
• Collaborated with SMEs to understand current workforce data, market trends, and employer requirements

Pasadena, California

• Advised students in self and career exploration while using counseling skills
• Co-taught career planning course that included lectures/discussions on: interest, values, personality, resume and cover letter writing, informational interviewing, networking/LinkedIn, and interview skills
• SSSP (SB1456) project completion- Assigned a caseload of 70 students with whom I contacted in order to ensure their major was declared and that they had an education plan in place so that they would not lose financial.
• Supervised career center interns who are currently enrolled in a graduate program
• Restructured and cataloged over 1,000 career related books based off the Holland Interest codes for students who are undecided or want to know more about their field of interest
• Informed local high school students about the Career Center services through campus outreach

Academic Affairs

• Created and sent all adjunct and full time faculty contracts while working alongside Payroll and Human Resources to track faculty load and payment scheduling
• Informed Provost and VP for Academic Affairs with enrollment details per class, closing those that did not meet enrollment
• Worked with students in finding the best resource when dealing with academic issues
• Scheduled meetings and campus visits, arranged on and off campus interviews to fill Provost positionCommittee Work
• Secretary for the Academic and Student Affairs Committee: Recorded minutes for Board Committee meetings
• Deans’ Council Committee: Provided necessary faculty stipend, workload, and departmental budget information

President's Office

• Supervised eight student workers, provided training and assigned daily responsibilities
• Listened to student issues and connected them with the appropriate personnel for action/resolution
• Organized and coordinated all student 4.0 Breakfasts
• Served on commencement committee: Auditioned student speakers and assisted with speech training

Master Of Science (M.S.) Counseling, Career Counseling

Activities and Societies: National Career Development Association, California Career Development Association, American Counseling.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) Psychology, Counseling

Activities and Societies: Magna Cum Laude, Commencement Speaker