Provide advising and support to students and alumni for Pre-professional advising related to major selection, coursework, Haverford pre-health requirements, etc. This includes applicants for medical and health related schools (i.e. MD, DO, MPH, PT, Nursing), law school, and business school programs. Work with students and alumni to aid in career readiness, personal support, and decisions.Partner with Faculty, Advising Deans, members of the Dean's division staff, and Institutional Advancement for opportunities and daily collaboration, particularly as it relates to personal student development and programs.Work with the faculty in a variety of areas including managing the Health Professions Advising Committee, Linkage and early assurance programs, and pre-health academic programming.Plan programming and work within the Dean's division for specific outreach to students and alumni underrepresented in these industries, and First-Gen Low Income (FLI) populations. Understanding of a variety of industry platforms including BIONIC and Moodle for academic purposes, Handshake for appointment scheduling and statistics, and Peoplegrove for alumni networking and specialized programs. Partner with Institutional Advancement on outreach and specific fundraising initiatives, particularly initiatives for funding summer experiences, and for providing support to FLI students. Maintain donor-generated the direct care internship fund. Serve as a Dean On-Call for two weeks each semester, providing overnight personal support to students as needed. Work within the scope of the Center for Career and Professional Advising.

Work with all students and alumni in all aspects of career counseling and planning. Co-chair, Task Force on Student Work and Service. Collaborated with students and campus stakeholders on evaluating and strategic planning for student work at Haverford College within the scope of wages, accessibility, and the NACE Core Competencies, culminating in a 2019 report and recommendation to Senior Staff. Manage the Internship Working Group comprised of representatives from the Academic centers on campus who administer donor-generated internship funds. Make recommendations to senior staff related to policy, accessibility, marketing of all programs, and centralized policies. Member of the search and implementation team for Peoplegrove (Haverford Connect). Assisted in the overall rollout. Primary contact for the development of the Mentorship matching platform used for the Haverford College Externship Program.Managed the CCPA Signature programs such as the alumni Externship Program and Career Exploration Days. Developed and launched "Fords on Friday" Alumni Career Chat and the Sophomore Resume Initiative, which trained over 30 campus staff members to conduct resume reviews. Successfully overhauled the Whitehead Business Internship summer funding program to make it more inclusive and accessible to underrepresented students. Administer the MBTI and Strong Interest Inventory. Managed all of the CCPA Social Media including Instagram and the CCPA Blog.Experience with administration of Career Management platforms including Handshake for all full, drop-in, and email appointments, career notes, and to capture all statistics related to career outreach. As Pre-Law Advisor: work with students exploring a career in law on all aspects of the law school application process, including school selection, letters of recommendation, personal statements, navigating LSAC, financing options, and final decisions.

Assistant Director & Pre-Law Advisor: October 2007 - July 2010Career Counselor: August 1999 - October 2007Recruiting Coordinator: September 1998 - August 1999

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Serve on the EACE Board of Directors from 2010 - 2015 in the roles of Director of Membership Recruitment and Retention (2 years), and President (3 years, including Incoming President and Past President). In 2013 - 2014 as President:Managed a volunteer team of 12-member Board of Directors, 30 Committee Chairs and Countless Committee Members. Successfully worked within a balanced budget and promoted sound fiscal responsibility in managing a half-million dollars in net assets.Lead the board in the creation and adoption of a three-year Strategic Plan. Negotiated with and hired a management association firm to act as EACE headquarters. Along with a conference team of 18 volunteer chairs, organized a sold-out annual conference in Annapolis, MD for professional development and growth.As Director of Membership: Pushed for a change in membership by introducing a fixed anniversary date, and new Group Membership type, resulting in an increase of members from 700 EACE members to over 1200 EACE members in only two years. Past work for EACE includes founding and initiating the Road Trips to the Real World, an EACE Signature Program, and Chairing the Liberal Arts Network, Awards and Research Grants (2 years), and Diversity & Advancement Committee (2 years).

Planned all student activities, including evening, weekend, and large-scale campus-wide programming.Assisted the Dean of Students and the Director of Residential Life in issues related to student health and wellness. This included working with the health and counseling staff and serving on-call.Developed and managed new student orientation and the orientation staff training.Planned all campus-wide commencement week activities. Chaired the committee to manage the schedule, ceremony, senior party, and sites within the Philadelphia community.Developed the first university-wide student government.Organized and managed the University store.