Christine Keller Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, Mo, Us

United States

• Manage an incredible team of hard-working associate directors and indirectly lead a team of 40+ career development staff to engage, inspire, and connect undergraduate and graduate-level students via industry-aligned career communities• Lead high-level strategic initiatives, and all of the stickiness, while staying rooted in values of trust, transparency, truth and creativity, effectively problem solving, communicating information, and building relationships that support my team

• Developed a comprehensive onboarding strategy for first-year MBA students using backward design model, collaborating with marketing, admissions, recruiting, and the graduate programs office, as well as MBA coaches• Supervise 3 professional staff and 16 peer coaches, increasing equity and satisfaction in the program by developed hiring process, onboarding, and regular touch points to build community

Greater St. Louis Area

• Provide dedicated and confidential career coaching to MBA and dual-degree students and recent alumni; NPS scores are consistently at or above department averages and high employment outcomes for primary students• Manage a peer coaching program; surveyed former peer coaches to assess the program and developed training workshops and regular touch points to build community• Execute a professional communication plan; write a weekly newsletter that engages students with an average open rate of 57% -- nearly 100% higher than the average education industry performance, per MailChimp analytics• Developed a comprehensive onboarding strategy for students using backward design principles; collaborated with marketing, admissions, and recruiting to prepare students for pre-program career conferences and fall recruiting• Team with employer relations to engage marketing students in professional development workshops and a “virtual hallway” on Teams, providing personal and professional resources, motivation, and leads• Created a workshop on resiliency to help students in the first weeks of the COVID-19 shutdown • Serve as a liaison to Forté and Consortium Fellows program, preparing Fellows for pre-MBA national conferences, ensuring equal representation of underrepresented minorities and women in leadership and business• Co-managed career coaching certification program for all Weston Career Center coaching staff• Developed strong relationships with WCC staff, MBA students, and coaches; joined the professional development committee; enrolled in DEI training

• Increased Career Outcome Rate to 96% & knowledge rate to 85% in year 1 • Helped develop the Clayton Summer Associates Program along with reps from Washington University, City of Clayton, and Clayton Chamber• Co-led a strategic initiative to enhance the college-to-career experience on campus• Grew the scope of the office to include employer relations, chose a career management system • Wrote two successful grants to grow shrinking department budget to increase services • Transformed a required FYE program to include building connections and becoming career ready• Met individually with students and alumni for career exploration and job search• Analyzed and collected data for university wide assessment of career outcomes and dept goals• Oversaw the development of university and college career events and programs • Delivered career services for students and alumni: appointments, presentations, and teaching• Served as active member of institutional committees, community task forces, and student affairs• Supervised three career counseling interns, as well as student workers• Chosen by students as the first candidate featured on “Faces of Fontbonne” Instagram page

• Counseled students/alumni who are deciding upon majors and careers• Effectively engaged students in the job search and career planning process• Planned and analyzed a 9-month career counseling assessment in line with divisional goals• Implemented events such as Live Your Vocation Dinner and Sports Careers Field Trip• Created, managed and marketed "So You Want to Be a Doctor?", drew 345+ students• Edited job search materials and wrote/edited informational handouts• Built and managed relationships with faculty and present information to small/large groups• Co-chaired Marketing Committee, implemented successful ad campaigns• Taught "Career Decision Making” and U101 courses as part of a first-year interest group• Partnered with colleagues and leadership to strategically plan departmental initiatives and goals

• Managed scheduling, events, business functions, and departmental budget• Supported the academic needs of faculty and students• Advertised events with creative fliers, brochures and website• Supervised 8 student workers per semester; developed a 10-page training manual

• Advised first-year students in the College of Arts and Sciences at Summer Orientation• Explained academic policies, provided information, and add/dropped courses for students

Master Of Arts, Counseling

Practicum Student, Saint Louis University (Spring 2006) • Met individually with students/alumni to discuss career planning and job search.

Bachelor Of Arts, Psychology, With Departmental Honors

Bachelor Of Arts, French, International Studies, Cum Laude Honors

Activities and Societies: Sigma Phi Epsilon Literary Society (President), Student Activities Board, Freshmen Orientation Committee

Diplôme De Langue, Mention Assez Bien