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President responsible for direct leadership of Chicago campus and oversight of Schaumburg and Michigan campuses. Led compliance standards and reporting related to The Higher Learning Commission, Council for Interior Design and American Culinary Federation.Responsible for 100,000 square foot Chicago facility comprised of computer labs, audio and video studios, classrooms and culinary department.

• Led cost-saving campus build and relocation from Lower Manhattan to Times Square • Faculty contract negotiations with the United Federation of Teachers (UFT)• Created, implemented, and led Executive Committee, Key Management Team and campus employees in student retention initiatives, resulting in greater retention and meeting accreditation benchmarks• Led college re-accreditation process including submission of self-study and institutional effectiveness reporting, while submitting application for the college’s first Bachelor’s degree program with New York State Higher Education• Attend monthly State Board of Regents meetings, conduct campus legislative visits regarding key college issues• Led Executive Leadership Training program for new & existing campus presidents across The Art Institutes system of schools

• Led a faculty unionized under the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME)• Worked with Middle States Commission on Higher Education on beginning reaffirmation of accreditation process/cycle• Created student Veteran’s Center, partnering with key city political figure for the grand opening and community projects• Partnered with Corporate Services to establish configuration of new floor plans for campus consolidation

• Initiated financial projects resulting in EBITDA delivery above plan and bad debt reduction• Increased student persistence vs prior year by developing initiatives & partnering with Key Management Team• Increased enrollments and achieved 7 of 8 class starts reaching 100% to plan for all starts combined, turning around negative trends and underperformance vs. enrollment goals• Led a successful launch of the Fashion Design program to further exceed enrollment expectations

• Developed solid partnerships with Campus Presidents & functional leads to drive positive results • Co-developed and led the Director of Admissions Leadership Development Program and Admissions Leadership Development Program strengthening emerging admissions and non-admissions leaders within their current roles as well as preparing them for future advancement

• Consistently met or exceeded 25 class starts in a row- a record achievement among all Art Institute campuses• Over-delivered percent to plan for all admissions years, achieving 108% to 144% to plan yearly • Converted above system average for all admissions years

• Led team to reach, achieve, and over-start 12 consecutive class starts• Increased conversion rate from 5.2% to 7.0%, representing 1,236 additional applications • Earned “Coaching Coaches Award” for leadership within The Art Institutes system

• Developed and implemented departmental training program, raising admissions conversion from 6.9% to 8.1% and conducted new hire trainings at corporate level• Served as a member of Regional Team traveling for 1-2 weeks per month, while continuing to exceed recruiting goals and start rates, achieving status of “Top Ten High School” representative• Multiple “Presidents Club” yearly achievements