Christy Vint Griswold, Ncc, Bcre-Pro Email & Phone Number

Assist colleges and universities in implementing ScholarshipUniverse via training and discussion around technical considerations, environment and configuration, communications planning, application and matching setup, testing, and reviewing and awarding students.

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

• Accomplishments:
• Co-led transition from NextGen scholarship software to Scholarship Universe, building scholarship portal from the ground up.
• Led datafeed updates from PeopleSoft to NextGen. Currently leading datafeed creation between PeopleSoft and Scholarship Universe as a two person team with Software Engineer.
• Upon entering position, successfully continued scholarship processing through change in leadership, led all Summer 2021 Foundation Scholarship spending using… Show more Accomplishments:
• Upon entering position, successfully continued scholarship processing through change in leadership, led all Summer 2021 Foundation Scholarship spending using NextGen scholarship software.
• Co-led three successful high priority campaigns leading to 100% utilization of scholarship and grant funds.Job Duties:

Jacksonville, Florida Area

• Accomplishments:
• Successfully led proposal and subsequent upgrade from Raiser's Edge 7 to Raiser's Edge NXT.
• Resurrected usage of Blackbaud Target Analytics and Research Point for donor change management and donor prospect research.
• Cleaned and de-duplicated entire constituent database.
• Reconnected Foundation to Human Resources and Student Records for employee and alumni updates.
• Initiated creation of PeopleSoft query used to pull alumni data post-graduation each… Show more Accomplishments:

Jacksonville, Florida

• Arranged and conducted recruitment activities in area feeder schools, facilitating relationshipsbetween campus personnel (faculty and staff) and school personnel, to optimize high school toFSCJ matriculation in both.
• Arranged and conducted student recruitment activities with employers.
• Worked directly with prospective and current students, helping them with any information,admissions, registration or retention needs they may have.
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• Built relationships with campus faculty, students and administrators to identify newsworthyevents, activities and circumstances.
• Interacted and integrated with current and prospective students in formal (such as focus groups andsurveys) and informal ways to gauge and measure student perceptions and to identify market andserviced enhancement.

Adult Education: Downtown, North, South, And Cecil Campuses/Centers

• Career Specialist Duties
• Assisted students individually and in group settings to explore career/major goals. Discussed post-graduation transition to college or to the workforce.
• Worked with students to ensure a smooth transition to post-secondary education. Discussed application process, FAFSA, location of Financial Aid and checklist in Connections, and overview of scholarships. Referred.
• Touched base with every Adult Education… Show more Career Specialist Duties
• Touched base with every Adult Education graduate district-wide. Processed all Adult Ed graduate scholarships; 2015-16 budget exceeded $13,000 awarded.
• Assisted students with job search strategies and suggested follow-up; discussed best practices when applying for jobs. Assisted students in creating and updating resumes.

Kent Campus

• Adjunct Instructor for Student Life Skills courses
• Trained in face-to-face, online, and hybrid teaching modalities

Academic Success Center, Kent Campus

• Created and implemented Proactive Advising Program to target and proactively advise high-risk first-semester students in the Academic Success Center (ASC).
• Served all developmental students as a source of social capital by advising and guiding.
• Acted as a connection between students, faculty, and staff as well as college and community resources.
• Facilitated workshops on topics such as test anxiety, test-taking strategies, procrastination and stress management.
• Created and… Show more
• Created and maintained Kent Campus ASC blog site so students are able to remotely access developmental course worksheets and practice tests. Show less

District Welcome Center

• Member of First Term Advising Team, advised students regarding their academic and career goals, financial aid, placement scores, degree audit, course planning, registration, and Connections account.
• Assigned to Current Student Advising queue which allowed me to advise current students on course planning, registration, graduation requirements, and major/career planning.
• Completed training program to include: First Term Advising, Developmental Advising, Admissions, Residency… Show more
• Completed training program to include: First Term Advising, Developmental Advising, Admissions, Residency, Financial Aid, Program of Study, International Students, Assessment/Placement Exams, My Advisor, and multiple.
• Job functions required extensive use of Orion, My Advisor, College Catalogue, and MS Outlook for research and communication purposes.
• Proactive in taking initiative to reorganize MS Outlook scheduling calendar and creating MS Excel spreadsheet to make information readily available to assist in scheduling of students by multiple members of First Term.

GED Academy, North Campus

• Advised, connected with, and assisted students regarding overcoming barriers to their academic success.
• Worked closely with faculty, staff, and student services to provide a comprehensive support network for students.
• Provided enrollment, retention, and transition services to students. Tracked and reported all student contacts per grant requirements.
• Assisted with orientation and registration processes, created Orientation PowerPoints for visual learners.
• Member of GED… Show more
• Member of GED Tech Committee; personally created GED Academy Podcast blog site to make GED-related podcasts more accessible to students. Show less

Gainesville, Florida Area

• Provided individual and group academic, career, and personal counseling and advising services.
• Academic counseling and advising included discussion of academic warning and probation, discussion and completion of contracts related to academic suspension, petitions for late withdrawal or drop with refund, choosing.
• Facilitated Progressive Academic Success Strategies workshops targeted to… Show more
• Facilitated Progressive Academic Success Strategies workshops targeted to students who fell below Standards of Academic Progress (SOAP) or students who were first-generation or underprepared.
• Implemented Overcoming Anxiety Group, coordinated Reducing Anxiety Series, and facilitated multiple Living and Learning Workshops to include Test Anxiety workshops at 3 campuses.
• Collaborated with Counseling Center and Student Life staff in event planning.

Gainesville, Florida Area

• Provided individual and group counseling for Department of Children and Families (DCF) clients at risk of termination of parental rights due to parental substance abuse.
• Participated in interdisciplinary treatment planning with treatment team members including a court representative or judge, defense counsel, DCF liaison, and state attorney.

M.Ed./Ed.S., Mental Health Counseling

Introduction To Sql

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.)

Major: Sociology, Concentration in Social Psychology Minor: Psychology

Education record

Associate of Arts (AA), Psychology Associate of Science (AS), Biology