Gabrielle B. Email & Phone Number

Greeneville, Tennessee

Coordinate and manage all operations of the CareerConnect program within the Niswonger Foundation's Career and Workforce Readiness department.Student-facing responsibilities (2020 - 2022):• Manage a caseload of approximately 325 students across 11 high schools ranging from grades 10 – 12 that participate in the CareerConnect program (number of student participation expected to grew to over 700 with the addition of 12 new high schools during the Fall 2023 semester). • Lead scheduled meetings with CareerConnect cohorts and deliever lessons centered on personal, professional, and durable skill development.• Develop college and career pathways for graduating high school seniors in CareerConnect to ensure post-secondary matriculation and gainful employment.Program Management Responsibilities (2020 - present):• Supervise and lead a team of 1 full-time and 22 part-time employees, handling recruitment, training, and performance management.• Design and implement staff training programs to enhance skills and ensure program effectiveness.• Establish student recruitment and program strategic goals.• Oversee program activities and evaluate outcomes to efficiently achieve objectives for staff and student participants.• Create and adapt curriculum to present soft skill development, career exploration, and college access programming for CareerConnect students throughout the academic year and summer.• Collaborate with local education agencies and industry partners to create career experiences (internships, externships, pre-apprenticeships), work-based learning opportunities, as well as additional industry-to-student support.• Oversee budget management tasks such as monitoring program spending and future financial planning.

Charleston, West Virginia Area

Provided statewide outreach efforts in support of West Virginia's last-dollar financial aid grant program, West Virginia Invests in part of West Virginia's overall post-secondary attainment initiative, West Virginia Climb.• Coordinated, scheduled, and conducted outreach town-hall meetings, workshops, and trainings with targeted audiences in support of WV Invests.• Collaborated with CTCS communications staff to develop WV Invests marketing initiatives.• Cooperated with other WV state department officials in leveraging data and analyzing WV Invests outreach success measures.• Developed framework for a WV Invests ambassador program in partnership with outside education entities that employed targeted area college students to be the “on-the-ground” person to assist future WV Invests grant participants during the post-secondary transition phase.

Thibodaux, Louisiana

Provided support to the Office of Student Activities and Office of Student Life.• Acted as a resource to members of the NSU Student Programming Association and other campus organizations in regards to university policies.• Supervise SPA sponsored events.• Assisted with developing curriculum and implementing a student leadership program to provide leadership and success tools for students to use in student organizations and post-graduate careers.

Johnson City, Tennessee Area

Created digital marketing strategies for local businesses in the beginning stages of developing their online presence.• Developed timeline and goals with clients.• Developed and designed logos to be used for both printed and digital materials.• Developed social media strategies for (including but not limited to) Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat accounts.• Created brand specific content for clients utilizing tools such as Hootsuite.

East Tennessee State University

Provided support to the Director of Marketing & Special Events by assisting with event coordination and university marketing initiatives.• Aided in coordinating events such as receptions, working luncheons, and speaking engagements that were hosted by the Office of the President.• Collaborated with University Relations staff as well as other appointed university staff in updating and maintaing departmental brands with current university branding standards.• Provided customer service to those who called or visited the Office of University Relations.

Gulf Shores, Alabama

Organized photographs to be used by Goldenvoice and Hangout Music Fest for online publications, social media accounts, and website. Also, provided support to the Hangout Music Festival social media team. • Curated and edited photographs taken by HOMF and Goldenvoice staff photographers to be used for digital and printed media.• Provided support to photographers by means of creating and updating shot lists.• Acted as a point-of-contact between sponsors, publications, artist management, and HOMF media staff.• Assisted with analytics measurement and content generation for Hangout social media accounts.

Master Of Education - Med, Educational Leadership / Higher Education Administration

Bachelor'S Degree, Mass Communication: Public Relations/Advertising; Sport Management

Activities and Societies: Kappa Delta Sorority, Student Government Association, Preview and Orientation Leaders Organization, University.

High School