Jamie Williams, Ed.D. Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Responsible for (1) leading annual scholar selection and renewal process; (2) creating, managing, and assessing curriculum-based initiatives focused on knowledge and skills development; (3) serving on Foundation leadership team• Oversee 3-phase, 7-month process to select 150 Scholars from 200,000+ applicants; train and manage both application review by 30 readers and 4 days of 250 finalist interviews conducted by 30+ alumni and staff• Built, manage, and annually update online application system, including ongoing process improvements• Lead targeted recruiting strategies, including partnership with College Board and live webinars with thousands of registrants• Lead annual Scholar renewal process to confirm successful academic progress and to collect and report leadership and service impact data • Collaborated to transition legacy renewal system to new online portal to create more effective and efficient data collection• Cultivate and manage partnerships (College Board, Center for Creative Leadership, ModernGuild, WizeHive, Gifted Hire) that create operational efficiencies and support Coke Scholar academic, personal, and professional success• Manage Leadership Development Institute, a 3-day program during Coca-Cola Scholars Weekend exploring pillars of self-awareness, empathy, vision, and inspiration• Created in 2016 and annually revise the multi-session coaching curriculum implemented by 70+ alumni coaches supporting 350+ Scholar coaches• Develop and lead annual multi-day coaching trainings and support coaches’ work throughout the year• Assist in strategic planning process to set vision and goals for next several years; leading impact alignment and reporting goal• Led effort to collect, analyze, and report Scholar network impact data in commemoration of 30th anniversary• Supervised three direct reports, including quarterly goal and annual review process

Atlanta, Georgia

Greater Atlanta Area

Clemson, Sc

NATIONAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM (from 2002)• Managed marketing, recruiting, selection, advising, planning, budgeting, and assessment for the university’s top academic recruiting scholars program• Developed, implemented, and monitored a multi-year “road map” program that aids scholars in developing academic and professional goals, and in crafting action plans to prepare to achieve those goals• Conceived, wrote, and designed recruiting and marketing materials, including web sites, search pieces, annual reports, newsletters, social media, and reports • Coordinated annual multi-day new Scholar and senior Scholar retreats, including team selection and training, curriculum development, and program assessments• Engaged program alumni in serving as mentors to current Scholars and assisting in Scholar selection• Collaborated with faculty to develop and implement two to three annual domestic and international study-travel opportunities• Initiated, supervised, and assesses Faculty Fellow program, a team of professors who provide intellectual and professional mentoring to Scholars, including teaching a freshman seminar• Coordinated annual scholar selection weekend for more than 200 participants, including conducting small group interviews designed to assess finalists’ leadership, intellectual, and professional potentialHONORS COLLEGE (from 2010)• Managed Honors selection process, including annual application revision, faculty reviewer trainings and service on appeals committee• Coordinated information fairs, accepted student and counselor receptions, and meetings with prospective students and families • Collaborated with Housing to manage nationally recognized living-learning community• Developed and implemented faculty seminar showcases, a student mentor program, and parent and alumni events • Wrote and designed marketing and recruiting materials, and supervise communications graduate assistant

Atlanta, Ga

• Advised more than 150 graduate students each year, assisting in planning courses, theses, and career goals• Collaborated with faculty and other staff to revise curricula, schedule courses, and hire adjunct instructors• Traveled to conferences and colleges to meet with prospective students, alumni, and donors• Revised and managed admissions process, yielding more efficient annual review of 1000 applications• Created opportunities for leadership development, community service, and personal and professional development

• Managed leadership training programs, including three-day retreat for more than 200 students, a semester-long course for freshmen, and on-going leadership development for more than 300 student organizations• Advised Honors Council, an umbrella organization of all university honor societies, planning officer training and induction ceremonies• Planned and coordinated special events for the Dean of Students office, including a student leadership awards banquet and six graduation ceremonies

M.Ed., College Student Counseling And Personnel Services

Doctor Of Education - Ed.D., Higher Education Leadership/Higher Education Administration

Dissertation: What (and Who) Matters to High-ability, High-achieving Students When Choosing a College

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Journalism (Advertising And Public Relations), Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

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