The Associate Vice Provost/Assistant Vice President is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to expand the university's offerings in lifelong learning and professional development. This includes identifying new opportunities for growth and partnerships, as well as overseeing the development and delivery of programs and initiatives aimed at meeting the needs of adult learners. The goal of this dual reporting role is to ensure a unified, coordinated strategy that supports the Duke brand within the Duke community, the region, and beyond.As part of the Vice Provost’s leadership team, the AVP will lead units in assisting learners along the PreK-Gray continuum pursuing educational opportunities available at Duke University, in both credit and non-credit academic and professional development spaces. As part of the Alumni Engagement and Development leadership team, the AVP will oversee the creation, curation, and coordination of educational programming for the alumni and donor audience connecting them with the university to support engagement and fundraising goals.

Responsible for the development and execution of educational programming provided to Duke alumni and their families online, on campus, and around the world including MOOCs, webinars, alumni excursions, the Faculty Fellowship, regional programs, and the award-winning Women's Weekend.

Responsible for developing and executing educational opportunities for alumni online, on campus, and around the world.

Provides professional, efficient, and creative public relations, marketing, and concierge services to clients across the country including non-profits, businesses, and individuals. Creates, promotes, and maintains relationships between organizations or individuals and the media, investors, donors, customers, and the general public using traditional and non-traditional outlets. Develops communication campaigns including coordinated collateral materials and advertisements.

Responsible for the planning and execution of all public relations campaigns for Seventh Point clients including PEOPLExpress Airlines, Troy University, Virginia Department of Transportation, Honor Flight (Hampton Roads), and King's Daughter Run/Walk for the Kids. Maintains ongoing public relations responsibilities including press release development and pitching, general media relations, and tracking campaign results.Project Management Highlights:Developed and executed the PEOPLExpress brand launch press conference on February 13, 2012 in Newport News, Virginia. Within one week of the launch, the campaign generated over $12 million in earned media in national outlets including USAToday, CBS News, and the Huffington Post. Additional coverage was seen in the coming weeks in Aviation Weekly, Travel Weekly and featured on Headline News.

Tripled print and broadcast coverage expanding the reach of the organization into national and international outlets; entrusted with the public relations campaigns for over 250 performances and events featuring artists and groups from around the world; composed articles, press releases, and media alerts for publication and distribution; developed marketing and communication plans targeting niche publications and writers; expanded out of market awareness using familiarization tours for travel writers collaborating with tourism boards and other cultural institutions; designed and edited collateral materials including press kits, newsletters, invitations, brochures, and presentations to support marketing and development campaigns.

Researched and developed six PowerPoint presentations for an educational consulting firm to be used in guidance and career counseling for high school students. All presentations included instructions, worksheets, and discussion topics.Project Sample: http://www.cortezmgmt.com/video/ci.html

Coordinated long-term educational program from application to culminating event; created collateral materials including posters, flyers, postcards, playbills, and other materials to market and promote Community Partnerships initiatives; composed program communications for a diverse audience including students, parents, program administrators, donors, and VIPs; organized program events for 15 to 1,250 attendees working with multiple departments, vendors, and artists; recruited and supervised program and event volunteers.

Designed and built innovative educational program that improved standardized testing results from 42% to an average 91% in US History classes in 6 months. Edited over 50 films, presentation materials, and manuals for education and marketing use.Researched and developed tools for in-school use to simplify scheduling with students.Audited program installation to ensure appropriate application and program success. Trained new and returning program instructors.

Worked up to 40 hours per week from Freshman to Senior year on over 20 productions; assisted designers on development and construction of costumes for university, student, and touring productions; assisted with student training; purchased supplies for shop.

Composed letters, e-mails, invitations, and other correspondence to support current projects including Agnes Browne, Run Lola, Run, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; maintained production budget records and evaluated expenses; handled in-house and external distribution of confidential materials; organized invitation lists and mailings for media and artist previews and screenings; reviewed prospective scripts and reported evaluations to management.

Composed grant applications to support women's services program.Edited text and graphic layouts for program handbooks.Created and maintained a cross-discipline database to pair mentors with students.