I lead a team that develops initiatives that help students better navigate the context of campus and develop strategies for how to succeed in achieving their goals. These initiatives include: Smart About Money, a financial wellness program; Trajectory, a student success podcast; an annual Student Success Planner; an Instagram account that is updated daily; a monthly Transfer Student Newsletter; the Student Success website; and several first-generation student-support programs, including a… Show more I lead a team that develops initiatives that help students better navigate the context of campus and develop strategies for how to succeed in achieving their goals. These initiatives include: Smart About Money, a financial wellness program; Trajectory, a student success podcast; an annual Student Success Planner; an Instagram account that is updated daily; a monthly Transfer Student Newsletter; the Student Success website; and several first-generation student-support programs, including a bi-semester First-Generation Digital Care Package and the annual First Connections event. Show less

The majority of my focus in this position was on evolving UMass Amherst's Peer Mentor program. UMass has approximately 80 Peer Mentors who live in first-year residence halls and help students transition to University life while learning academic success skills. Peer Mentors conduct their work utilizing a Residential Curriculum. Working in collaboration with others, I revised the Peer Mentor curriculum, led Peer Mentor training, and both trained and supervised the graduate staff who directly… Show more The majority of my focus in this position was on evolving UMass Amherst's Peer Mentor program. UMass has approximately 80 Peer Mentors who live in first-year residence halls and help students transition to University life while learning academic success skills. Peer Mentors conduct their work utilizing a Residential Curriculum. Working in collaboration with others, I revised the Peer Mentor curriculum, led Peer Mentor training, and both trained and supervised the graduate staff who directly oversee Peer Mentors. Show less

While in this role, I led the centralized administration for UMass Amherst's identity-based learning communities. This included overseeing the recruitment and selection processes, creating a centralized curriculum, and chairing numerous partnership committees. I also supervised graduate students and Peer Mentors in the Residential First-Year Experience program, advised the Shaha: The Storytellers theatre troupe, instructed two courses, oversaw graduate student training, helped implement a… Show more While in this role, I led the centralized administration for UMass Amherst's identity-based learning communities. This included overseeing the recruitment and selection processes, creating a centralized curriculum, and chairing numerous partnership committees. I also supervised graduate students and Peer Mentors in the Residential First-Year Experience program, advised the Shaha: The Storytellers theatre troupe, instructed two courses, oversaw graduate student training, helped implement a Residential Curriculum model, and coordinated numerous professional development opportunities. Show less