Ellen Bakker Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

- Met individually with students to support them with academic, social/emotional, and post-secondary needs.- Advised seniors on the college application process.- Wrote college recommendation letters.

Zion, Illinois, United States

- Managed five College Counselors working in partnership high schools: conducted staff performance reviews, compensation reviews, and supported goal setting.- Planned and co-led three regional family events to educate parents on the college application process.- Tracked student data in Naviance & Salesforce to evaluate application trends, student data, and program performance year-to-year.- Partnered with college admissions representatives to host 80+ virtual college information sessions.- Coordinated and chaperoned two separate week-long college visits to colleges around the country.- Guided 20-40 high school juniors & seniors through the college process at Zion-Benton Township High School.

Waukegan, Il

- Managed a team of two staff at the upperclassmen campus: conducted performance reviews, compensation reviews, and supported staff with professional goals.- Supported 20-40 juniors and seniors through the selective college process: provided feedback on college essays & applications, assisted students and families with completing the FAFSA, CSS Profile, & other financial aid documents- Wrote recommendation letters to support college applications and acted as an advocate for students. - Taught weekly after-school lessons on the college application process to juniors & seniors.- Planned and chaperoned three college visits per year to colleges around the country.- Collaborated with Waukegan school counseling staff to submit college application documentation.- Met regularly with families to discuss the college process, college decisions, and financial aid.- Advised and collaborated with staff on student academic support and plan interventions.- Tracked student data in Naviance & Salesforce to evaluate application trends, student data, and program performance year-to-year.- Evaluated and interviewed new 8th and 9th grade applicants to the program.

Lake Forest, Illinois, United States

- Guided 20-40 juniors and seniors through the selective college process: provided feedback on college essays & applications, assisted students and families with completing the FAFSA, CSS Profile, & other financial aid documents.- Wrote recommendation letters to support college applications and acted as an advocate for students. - Taught weekly after-school lessons on the college application process to juniors & seniors.- Planned and chaperoned three college visits per year to colleges around the country.- Collaborated with Waukegan school counseling staff to submit college application documentation.- Met regularly with families to discuss the college process, college decisions, and financial aid.- Advised and collaborated with staff on student academic support and plan interventions.- Hosted “College & Coffee” monthly family events to educate parents on the college application process.- Tracked student data in Naviance & Salesforce to evaluate application trends, student data, and program performance year-to-year.- Evaluated and interviewed new 8th & 9th grade applicants to the program.

Everett, Ma

• Supported a caseload of approximately 50 seniors throughout the college application and financial aid process—ensured that all students graduated with a solid post-secondary plan• Planned and coordinated visits from college admissions representatives • Scheduled and supervised field trips to colleges in New England• Met individually with students and parents to discuss post-secondary planning and success• Taught a weekly college prep course for juniors and seniors to assist them with the college planning, application, and financial aid process• Arranged for speakers throughout the year to present on college planning, admissions, & financial aid• Wrote recommendation letters for college admissions and summer programs• Acted as the National Honor Society Adviser for the school• Supervised and coordinated the school’s Advanced Placement (AP) exams• Collaborated with the Special Education department to acquire SAT & ACT testing accommodations for special needs students• Utilized Naviance to submit college applications, as well as collected and analyzed student admission data• Oversaw Saturday SAT/ACT practice exams for juniors and seniors• Strengthened dual enrollment partnership with local community college; over three years, increased the number of students enrolled from 4 to 37.

Boston College

-Assisted a French Literature doctoral candidate with her research using online databases and library resources-Typed her proposal as dictated and utilized EasyBib to manage her bibliography-Responded to emails, kept research documents organized, requested and retrieved documents from the library

South End, Boston

-Filed and organized confidential child and employee records-Entered employee and client information into the Bestnotes & Microsoft Access databases-Organized files electronically using Microsoft Word & Excel

West Roxbury, Ma

-Aided students with the college application process: presented scholarship opportunities, registered students for the SAT and ACT, attended college visits, and worked with students on their Common Application-Created and maintained a website for the School Counseling department: https://sites.google.com/site/usaguidancedepartment1/-Worked one-on-one with students to develop and fix schedules using the ASPEN and LIZA databases-Adviser of the National Honor Society (NHS) for the school’s top academic juniors and seniors-Attended Student Support Team (SST) meetings to collaborate with teachers and administrators, with the aim to ensure student support and success-Managed a caseload of 20+ students struggling academically-Developed and ran a lunch group for English Language Learners to improve their social skills, self-esteem, and academics-Wrote college recommendation letters for senior students

Hyde Park, Ma

-Aided and supported students applying to and choosing colleges-Registered the junior class for the SAT and began their college search using the CollegeBoard website-Observed counselor meetings with students and families-Met one-on-one with a student on an IEP to discuss and apply for college

Boston, Ma

-Sat in on a Student Support Team (SST) meeting-Learned about and observed the City Connects school model-Visited Boston public high schools with the 8th graders

Oak Park, Il

-Supervised and assisted 10 employees per shift while managing a restaurant that sat up to 80 customers -Negotiated customer issues and complaints to ensure that each one had a positive dining experience -Entered daily cash and credit reports electronically that are sent to and reviewed at corporate headquarters -Deposited cash profits of up to $2000 -Placed produce and alcohol orders bi-weekly and kept a weekly inventory of small-ware items

Oak Park, Il

-Designed and updated the company website using Firespring-Managed customer cash and credit transactions using the CASPER database, which includes over one thousand customers-Created and managed a marketing campaign to 600 Chicago Public Schools using Excel and MailChimp to distribute informational mailers -Edited Microsoft Word & PowerPoint documents & presentations for the manager

St. Louis, Mo

-Observed counseling sessions between students and counselors, parents, teachers, and administrators-Collected and analyzed data on prevention services in the school-Sat in on faculty consultations and budget meetings-Developed a lesson plan and taught a chapter on states of consciousness to a psychology class

Master Of Arts (M.A.), School Counseling, 3.86/4.0

Activities and Societies: School Counseling Mentor, Graduate Student Mentor, Conversation Partners Program

Bachelor'S Of Arts, Psychology & English, 3.73/4.0

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Omega, Habitat for Humanity, Club Softball, Studied abroad in Madrid Fall 2009-Studied abroad.