Debbie Ponce Email and Phone Number

• Provided comprehensive advising to the Associated Students Organization on topics including leadership development, event planning and execution, equity, diversity and inclusion, local/state/national advocacy, parliamentary procedure and fiscal responsibility• Oversaw the hiring and onboarding process for 50 student leaders annually including recruiting, interviewing and training; increased member retention by 41% over one academic year• Performed budget management tasks for a budget totaling more than $1 million, such as monitoring revenue performance against projections, preparing annual budgets, and reviewing/approving expenditures• Served as a liaison and facilitated meetings between student leaders and campus partners regardinginitiatives, feedback, and communication on behalf of the student body• Developed processes for student club requests including room reservations, event proposals, club registration, budget requests, and off-campus travel• Supported campus club leaders and their advisors in navigating processes such as club registration and reinstatement, check and requisitions requests, and event planning procedures• Annually reviewed, prepared, and published updates to student activities policies, procedures, and regulations

• Managed a team of five full-time staff including hiring, training, and conducting performance reviews• Advised the undergraduate student government in areas such as leadership development, teamwork,conflict management, meeting facilitation and oversight of a $400,000 budget• Provided guidance to student organizations and their advisors regarding risk and liability; negotiated and signed off on all contracts for artists, speakers, and vendors• Served as the professional staff lead on Whittfest, a large-scale campus concert with a budget of $140,000; oversaw the artist bid and contract process, recruitment of student chairs and committees, and contracting of all vendors (i.e. security, police, ambulance, production, fencing, etc.)• Managed the administration and use of campus-wide engagement platform • Directed the recruitment, new member education, event planning/risk management, and conduct for the 11 local society chapters (Greek Life)• Oversaw the campus-wide events reservation calendar

• Supervised three full-time and one part-time professional staff• Served as an instructor and assisted in curriculum development for a leadership certification program• Advised an organization of 15 volunteers in the creation, execution, marketing and evaluation of 20 small and large-scale events annually and management of a $75,000+ budget; redeveloped organizationstructure to maximize efficiency and increase member retention and group cohesion• Served as the financial advisor to the Associated Students of Whittier College (ASWC) by providing oversight on all transactions and allocations from a $400,000 budget• Assisted in the creation of Whittier’s first-ever large-scale campus concert; advised student committee on planning and execution from event inception to day-of logistics• Collaborated to execute programs, events, and off-campus trips to provide experiential co-curricular learning; developed a series of excursions over the first six weeks of the fall semester aimed at increasing retention among first-year students

• Served as the administrative advisor to over 70 student organizations; Oversaw the registration process, budget management, and execution of events/activities for all student organizations and their advisors• Launched and operationalized the inaugural Student Organization Workshop Series, offering learning and development opportunities to equip students with skills essential to leadership• Created and marketed the annual Student Organization Awards program to recognize excellence in co-curricular involvement; Increased applications by 700% from first to second year• Managed the recruitment, hiring, training, and supervision of 10-15 part-time staff• Coordinated the annual Student Activities Fair including marketing, coordinating reservations, and staff/volunteer recruitment; Increased participation by 22% from Fall 2014 to Fall 2015• Supported 100+ part-time employees by processing timesheets and serving as the liaison to Human Resources