Edward Yao Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Hoboken, Nj

• Creates excitement and urgency around initiatives that build a pipeline of engaged students (especially seniors) with the goal of creating a student-centered culture of philanthropy and engagement. • Develops a strategic engagement plan for existing and emergent affinity groups, focusing on professional networks and industries that include a large portion of Stevens alumni. • Works closely with the AVP of Annual Giving and Alumni Engagement to support the Stevens Alumni Association (SAA), its six committees, and ad hoc projects. • Aligns with the Director of Annual Giving and the Assistant Directors to orchestrate class fundraising efforts to increase class participation.• Identifies and deploys new modes of digital engagement, especially in the digital space, that give all Stevens alumni the opportunity to become more connected to their alma mater.• Arranges and manages a comprehensive system of aggregating, codifying, and documenting a comprehensive list of volunteers on all levels of the engagement spectrum.• Continues the evolution of Stevens' engagement score and utilizes the data to promote successes, identify gaps, and leverage in support of annual and major gift efforts.• Leads a comprehensive effort to develop volunteer resources such as, but not limited to, annual reviews, job descriptions, event/program best practices, and toolkits.• Identifies and implements tools and resources that align with industry best practices that help to streamline staff and volunteer efforts with the purpose of creating bandwidth to launch new and innovative initiatives.

Miramar, Fl

• Oversaw the development and implementation of alumni programs for various constituent groups including prospective students, current students and alumni peers.• Managed team of direct reports including performance evaluations and training. Designed and implemented strategies for team development and mentoring. Assisted the Associate Dean of Academic and Student Operations at institutional alumni events, served as a representative of the department in the absence of the Associate Dean.• Ensured accurate and complete alumni database records; capture contact and career information of alumni via surveys, projects (e.g. alumni directory), correspondence and alumni website. - Responsible for the recruitment and management of regional alumni volunteer leadership for targeted regional alumni networks that address the alumni association's strategic mission and vision to increase alumni involvement and participation in the life of the institution(s) through a variety of outreach efforts, events and volunteerism.• Led the effort to increase significantly the alumni leader membership functions and benefits of the Alumni Association.• Partnered with RUSM Enrollment Management to spearhead the introduction of alumni involvement in the admissions process and cultivated alumni engagement with the inquiry process; partnered with the Office of Clinical Clerkships and Office of Student and Professional Development to plan the growth and accessibility of career networking services for alumni.• Served alongside the Associate Dean of Academic and Student Operations on appropriate committees and boards at RUSM.• Led the ongoing effort to build a cadre of volunteers with an emphasis on directly approaching and recruiting alumni to serve as mentors.• Developed improved communications strategies for online social and career networking within the alumni associations and general alumni community.

New York, New York

• Supervised School of Public Affairs alumni outreach, event planning, volunteer engagement, data management, and communications.• Served as relationship manager for alumni volunteers and committees.• Supported data collection and research on alumni to ensure continuity of communication and engagement, as well as assessment and reporting.• Cultivated and facilitated relationships with and between alumni, current students, administration, and faculty to support the career development of alumni from the School of Public Affairs.• Supported the development and execution of career programs that engage prospective and current students through their transition to alumni status.• Collaborateed with the Central Office of Alumni Relations to organize alumni reunion events and other functions.• Managed relationships with other areas of the School to promote and maintain alumni participation in various initiatives such as student recruitment and career development.• Collaborated with career development center to provide ongoing career services to alumni.• Tracked and analyzed data to assess outcomes of department events and activities.• Produced alumni communication materials in various formats.• Supervised office operations and events budgets.

North Brunswick, Nj

• Managed Institutional Advancement & Alumni Relations annual budget program for three institutions and one parent organization.• Strategically engaged members of the Alumni Associations in the development and implementation of programs focused on strengthening alumni-University ties as well as substantially increasing value proposition for current students and alumni programming. • Integrated alumni participation/support into Enrollment Management initiatives related to recruitment, marketing, and communications• Established and maintained strategic relationships with a diverse group of alumni for high-level organizational initiatives and alumni peer/on-campus programs.• Data architect for the alumni database in Ellucian Banner, assessor of alumni data in relation to organizational needs, managed the implementation of CRM systems such as Salesforce and Campus Suite, and creator of normalization policies relating to the entry of all data • Developed and executed a strategy for building regional and affinity-based programs as well as student mentoring opportunities. • Nurtured relationships with other departments to ensure that alumni were integrated into key areas of the student experience; positively impacting student satisfaction and NPS (net promoter score).• Responsible for departmental process maps to define and improve business processes.• Provided strategic coordination and execution of alumni and prospective/student events including but not limited to alumni reunions, continuing education conferences, campus programs, regional affinity receptions and commencement annually. • Developed a diverse portfolio of scholarship programs including monetary values and award rubrics.• Served as the senior representative of each University to their respective alumni population and external constituents; acted as the liaison between alumni and the University’s faculty, staff, administration and students.

Edison, Nj

• Managed volunteers to support prospective student programming and current student initiatives in conjunction with the Offices of Admissions, Marketing/Communications and Student Services.• Liaised with third-party vendors to acquire alumni professional information for the development and maintenance of the alumni database.• Collaborated with hotels and other vendors to plan and coordinate between sixty-five and seventy prospective/current student events & alumni recognition programs annually.• Developed and implemented distribution of information concerning alumni news, programs and functions to internal and external audiences through a variety of media formats including print publications and digital platforms.• Served as the primary adviser to the Alumni Ambassador Program with a core group of more than 100 alumni.• Coordinated monthly correspondences distributed to all Alumni E-mail addresses, totaling over 14,000.• Supported two 21 member volunteer Alumni Association Councils in developing and implementing strategic association plans.• Initiated programs that connected alumni to their respective campuses, including service activities for the betterment of the pre-clinical program. Spearheaded alumni involvement in activities pertaining to 4th year clinical students.• Served as a member of the University Scholarship Committee and administrator of University sponsored scholarship programs. • Responsible for monthly payment and reconciliation of departmental purchase card totaling approximately averaging between $100,000 and $300,000 per month.

Edison, Nj

• Developed relationships with accepted students to meet expected conversion goals; assisted students with their transition to the University.• Analyzed responses from students who declined admission to RUSM and presented metrics to the administration.• Served as an active recruiter at Information Seminars and conferences across the US and Canada.• Oversaw the processing of student and spouse visa applications and coordinating the transition of the files to campus.• Developed marketing materials pertaining to the matriculation process as well as orientation.• Managed the University's robust scholarship programs.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Human Resources Management And Services

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History