Debi Hill Email and Phone Number

I manage several key tasks, including overseeing Disability Resource Center, Student Academic Services, New Student and Transition Programs, Career Services, and Cal Poly Scholars. I administer control over budgets, implement strategic planning, perform assessments, and boost advocacy for students along with directing whole staff.• Successfully headed multiple programs and services to support wellbeing for all students, while ensuring student success, retention, and timely graduation.• Performed as student affairs divisional lead and integral part of VPSA's Sr. leadership team for collaborating with academic affairs on key retention initiatives meeting social justice aims of higher education.• Ensured maximized business productivity by recognizing gaps and redundancies in services, while monitoring budget valued at $12.4M+.• Delivered support to students of concern team, bias incident response team, and other university wide leadership teams to strengthen relationships, engage in creative problem solving, and ensure student concerns fulfilled with seamless support.• Acted as faculty for Univ 100 course for Cal Poly Scholars; a diversity program seeking to support and retain high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds by facilitating financial, academic, and community resources.

I restructured various organizational functions while directing three community school sites, Juvenile Court School, and an independent study program. I led recruitment and supervision for 50+ classified and certificated staff members throughout the county. • Functioned as instructional leader for at-risk population, including low-income students, students with disabilities, foster care and homeless, English Language Learners, and ethnically diverse students.• Demonstrated capacity, commitment, and competence to assist high-quality student learning and ongoing school improvement by successfully completing WASC reaccreditation cycle.• Accomplished multiple key objectives by establishing and maintaining strong relationships with teachers, while performing as a member of the management team during union negotiations.

I upheld concurrent responsibility for special education compliance in all three programs. I performed individual/group counseling sessions.• Conducted psycho-educational and threat assessments along with delivering crisis intervention support to children and families.• Determined appropriate student referrals by coordinating with local school districts.