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Columbia, Missouri, United States

● Provided high-level coaching to a diverse range of individuals in various industries including law, healthcare, finance, higher education, and operations.● Covered an extensive array of career topics from resumes, interview preparation, LinkedIn, personal motivationand much more● Generated innovative resources aimed at modernizing and enhancing existing materials, while ensuring relevance to a broad audience modernize and strengthen resources and speak to a more diverse audience● Played a key role in the recruitment and training of new staff members that foster a dynamic and skilled team

Columbia, Mo

Serve a diverse range of thousands of traditional and non-traditional students and alumni to counsel on all aspects of career development including pathfinding, resume and cover letter development, interview prep, graduate school research, finding jobs and internships and much more. • Provided leadership, development and encouragement for up to 12 FT and PT staff • Spearheaded move to Handshake that allowed for stronger resources and more efficient processes for all students and faculty • Dramatically improved the quality and quantity of in-person and virtual events designed to serve students. Planned and implemented over 30 annual career events aimed at advancing career education to all CC students and alumni. • Pioneered the campus use of the the Strong Interest Inventory and Focus2 to assess student’s interests and potential careers • Cultivated meaningful working relationships with faculty and staff from throughout the CC system. Revamped our graduate outcome reporting process to provide more accurate results and increase the knowledge rate

Columbia, Missouri, United States

Planned, built and implemented a unique credit-bearing internship program that encompassed on-campus, nationwide and online students from over 35 different majors and resulted in growth each year• Conducted over 2,000 points of interaction to traditional and non-traditional students and alumniincluding military students on a variety of advising and career topics each year• Built partnerships across the Columbia College faculty, staff, student groups and community members to create new programs, opportunities, and to broadcast information to our students and alumni• Consulted with organizations to provide expertise and direction on implementing internship programs

Fulton, Mo

Strengthened and oversaw all aspects of the Internship Program that grew to over 70% total student involvement. Cultivated external and internal partnerships that accelerated growth of the program. • Advised over 200 students and alumni per academic year in one-on-one sessions to discuss career options, academic goals, potential internship sites, and provide vocational direction• Developed new procedures and workshops for international students who make up 17% of the student body• Plan and present individually and as a team in over 50 different workshops, expert panels, and training sessions each year

Greater Boston Area

Directed full-cycle recruitment for ~200 high school, college and entry-level placements per year, ina wide variety of fields including business, IT, and education in the nation’s 2nd largest science museum. • Fully developed and implemented onboarding processes including orientation, training, and evaluations• Collaborated with over 60 internal managers by consulting on personnel strategies, coordinated training sessions, and providing guidance on intern-related issues• Worked to increase the Museum’s staff diversity. Provided outreach to the wide range of cultural, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds that reflected the local community

Ed.M, Community Agency Educational Administration

Ba, History, Environmental Science

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