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Francis Creek, Wi, Us

Provide daily coaching and direction to a team of up to 15 Talent Acquisition Coordinators, including leading team meetings, prioritizing work objectives, and coordinating additional training to meet regular targetsServe as the first line of escalation to respond to challenges and questions that ariseSupport a candidate pipeline of over 70 client markets and up to 100 candidate offers per day through a series of high-level reporting, excel formulas, daily audits, and proper forecasting mechanismsAudit and rectify data between multiple databases to ensure compliance and accuracyMaintain effective communication to continuously elicit feedback from team members and utilize reporting to work towards process improvementsAssist in the development of process documents to ensure that current practices are outlined to provide clarity and consistency of processesParticipate in regular meetings staff to ensure accurate communication and update current practicesCreate and perform regular audits to ensure accuracy of information across multiple tracking systems and databases

Brookings, South Dakota, United States

Managed process to recruit, evaluate, and hire full-time staff to Residence Hall Director positionsCoordinated Early Drop-N-Go Move-In process to allow students to move belongings into residence hallsOrganized and managed three-day move in process for on-campus student population of around 3,600 including coordination of volunteer, professional, and student staffPlanned and implemented Meet State programming initiatives to help familiarize students with campus resources and increase engagementSupported student communication initiatives through distribution of biweekly newsletter to all on campus studentsFacilitated Zero Credit Initiatives process to follow up with unregistered students to ensure that they met credit requirements to live in on-campus housingServed in professional on call duty rotation for campus residence hall facilities responding to policy violations, mental health concerns, and other issuesProvided leadership to multiple committees tasked with evaluating and assessing current practices while seeking opportunities for improvementInitiated Yellow, Blue, and You program designed to encourage incoming students to learn more about the South Dakota State University

Madison, South Dakota, United States

Recruited, hired, and on-boarded three professional staff members and 24 student staff members in high turnover positionsSupervised and trained 4 professional staff members to ensure that they were able to meet the demands of their position and grow and develop as professionalsFacilitated weekly staff meetings to maintain open communication and provide additional training on various topicsResponded to complaints and issues from students, parents, and other stakeholders while maintaining good customer serviceCollected and analyzed student feedback data and university best practices to ensure that student needs are being met in an efficient and consistent mannerOversaw the management and operation of eleven residential housing facilities with over 700 residentsDeveloped and implemented policies to respond to COVID-19 pandemic and challenges associated with the pandemic

Supervised and evaluated 9 Undergraduate Resident Assistants* Responded to crisis and emergency situations and made referrals as appropriate* Assisted Complex Director with delegated responsibility for all student personnel functions* Co-advised Residence Hall Government including monitoring $12,000 programming budget* Served as a liaison between the Department of Student Housing and the living unit* Participated in weekly duty rotation for three residence halls consisting of approximately1300 coed students* Adjudicated the student discipline process as a hearing officer* Facilitated development of programming initiatives with undergraduate staff* Monitored the physical maintenance of the complex in cooperation with Student Housingstaff in custodial services and maintenance* Co-Advised Undergraduate Delegation for Kansas Association of Residence Assistants(KARA) ConferenceACUHO-I Intern for Residence Life

Edwardsville, Il

• Updated Resident Assistant Manual to be read by all RA’s prior to Fall Training• Developed lesson plans for a three-credit class for new RA’s first held in Fall 2012• Participated in regular duty rotation for all of campus• Served on RA Training and Desk Manager Training Committees to plan Fall Training for Student Staff working for Residence Life

Vermillion, Sd

• Assisted with the Emergency housing of over 200 South Dakota Army National Guardsmen responding to flooding of Missouri River• Prepared residence halls for various summer camps and conferences at USD• Checked residents of camps into and out of their rooms• Participated in regular duty rotation• Provided quality service for all summer guests to the residence halls while working a front desk

Guided a community of 70 coed college freshman residents* Responded to crisis and emergency situations, mediated conflicts, and reported maintenanceissues* Monitored the safety and security of building while working a front desk* Enforced campus and hall policiesPearson page 2* Planned Community Advisor selection and interviewed candidates as member of CommunityAdvisor Recruitment and Selection Hiring Committee* Reviewed Community Advisor contract, duties, and compensation package as member ofCommunity Advisor Advisory Committee* Organized programs to foster growth and develop friendships for residents* Participated in nightly rotation for safety and security duty rounds* Aided with set up of Campus-wide Super Bowl Program, 2010* Oversaw March Madness Bracket Challenge for freshman of Residence Halls, 2010

Mixed and applied restricted use chemicals to noxious weed populationsManaged bio-control of isolated noxious weed populationsUsed GPS to map out weed populations

Master Of Science, Higher Education Administration

Bachelor Of Science, General Studies