Geneva Torrence, Mla, Acc Email & Phone Number

Jackson, Ms, Us

Pathways at Millsaps College is a 4-year program that creates space for vocational exploration through learning communities that provide students with opportunities to collaborate with peers, faculty, staff, alumni, and community partners. Through their learning community students will pair academic interests with professional curiosity, developing an appreciation for the diverse combinations of coursework and experiences that can cultivate career readiness competencies.

New Orleans, La, Us

• Provide professional guidance, consultation, and expertise related to career services, career development, and personal development to an average case load of 100 students per semester • Developed and teach curriculum for internship and career planning courses, including original lesson plans and resources (taught 55: 1-hour sections, 720 students) • Build and maintain relationships with employers looking to recruit at Tulane, provide excellent customer service and personalized attention• Developed a Peer Mentor program to support the Tulane Career Center staff and student population, trained mentors on resume and cover letter writing as well as LinkedIn. Peer Mentors successfully completed 86 student appointments and 5 workshops in pilot semester•Train adjunct instructors and advisors in all aspects of career development • Educate students in personality and strength assessments and how to apply them to academic and professional settings including Do What You Are (MBTI), StrengthsFinder, and Woofound• Hire and supervise a student support staff of around 20 students, provide training and guidance throughout the year. Workshops|Training Certified University Career Coach Training with The Academics, INC• A 30-hour training with Ellen Bartkowiak, a 20-year career management expert, designed to teach the ICF (International Coaching Federation) core competencies. Train-the-Trainer Workshop for Career Educators with Donald Asher • Why we should design labs, not lectures. improving instruction, active listening, class model, how to teach students about the job market and their task of finding a job, adult learning theory, and real, live practice.Motivational Interviewing with Mike Brody• Learning methods that work on facilitating and engaging intrinsic motivation within the client in order to change behavior. MI is a goal-oriented, client-centered counseling style for eliciting behavior change by helping clients to explore and resolve ambivalence.

New Orleans, La, Us

• Provide a high quality coaching experience for students in the form of: awareness building, greater interpersonal effectiveness, goal setting and action planning, motivation and increased confidence• Trained in various models and frameworks which include: positive psychology, growth mindset, International Coaching Federation, learning theory and neurodiversity• Meet with students on a regular basis to develop personalized plans for success in all areas of their life; in addition to, tracking students progress on their goals• Provide professional guidance, consultation and expertise related to personal, career, and academic success; designed to meet the needs of at risk students

Metairie, La, Us

• Provide individual coaching to teens and adults diagnosed with ADHD or Executive Function disorders, on how to "re-train" their brain•Help clients understand how their "innovator-brain" can work for them in school, professional settings, and relationships•Provide clients with a space and accountability partner to strengthen skills, improve quality of life, and achieve their goals •Trained in ADHD coaching, and positive psychology

New Orleans, Louisiana, Us

•Teach 3-hour online course to students in the Applied Business Studies Program focusing on Career Theory •Provide resources to non-traditional students and career changers through career coaching and assignments

New Orleans, Louisiana, Us

•Teach a 2-hour design thinking course called "Taylor Your Life"•Students learn how to “TAYLOR” their college experience to align with their interests and career goals•Utilize human-centered design (design thinking) methods and framework to help students explore and tackle the “wicked” problem of how to do good while making a good living•Assist students in discovering multiple life paths, clarifying their interests, focusing and targeting the job search•Guide students through the process of prototyping and testing elements of careers that interest them, marketing and branding themselves to stand out from the crowd, and mapping their community to effectively network with other changemakers around the world.

Hattiesburg, Ms, Us

•Communicated between technology team and residents providing a high level of customer service and efficiency •Managed student, faculty, staff, and vendor entry access campus-wide ensuring safety of residents •Supervised 3 members of student staff developing effective leaderships skills and managerial capabilities

•Served as an active member of a diverse group of student orientation leaders, demonstrating social and cultural inclusion when assisting incoming university students helping to acclimate new students•Trained extensively in interpersonal communication, group leadership techniques, and multicultural issues which taught me how to effectively communication to diverse groups of students•Facilitated informative small group sessions comprised of 30-35 freshman and transfer students

Master'S Degree, Liberal Arts

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Entertainment Industry Management

Business Management Minor