Jessica Cummings, M.Ed Email & Phone Number

Greater Cleveland

I support executive searches in the higher education, health care, nonprofit, and academic medicine sectors. My search experience spans enrollment management, advancement, marketing & communications, student health & wellbeing, nonprofit CEOs, human resources, academic leadership, healthcare operations, healthcare revenue cycle, and nurse leadership. - Interface with clients to understand their needs, challenges, opportunities and goals. - Meet with key stakeholders for search input and collaboration. Engage search committees throughout the process of candidate recruiting, review and recommendations. - Develop promotional documents, web, email and social media content to attract candidates. - Work with the research team to create search strategies using CRM and internet search tools. - Source additional candidates through independent research and networking. - Develop candidate pools. Screen, assess, recommend and present candidates.- Maintain communication and build relationships with candidates. Serve as a resource and point of contact. - Complete reference reports for finalists. - Support all aspects of the search process with the goal of serving clients and successfully closing searches.

Oberlin, Ohio, United States

• Manage recruitment territories; Plan and execute annual recruiting trips to speak with students, parents, and high school counseling staff; Build relationships with schools, community-based organizations, alumni, and prospective families; plan and lead off-site admissions events.• Serve as liaison to leaders across campus to foster partnerships in support of admissions goals. • Review approximately 1,000 Oberlin College applications per admissions cycle.• Chair regular decision admissions committees.• Manage the waitlist review and selection process.• Lead the campus visit team of four Assistant Directors and three Administrative Assistants.• Serve as a senior staff mentor and trainer to new admissions hires.• Supervise student Admissions Senior Fellows, Interviewers, and Summer Interns; Oversee the recruitment, hiring, training, and ongoing professional development of these student positions. • Oversee Oberlin College's Campus Tour Program, including the recruitment, hiring, training, and supervising of 40-50 Oberlin College student Tour Guides.• Serve as the primary Academic Advisor for 5-10 first and second year Oberlin College students each academic year.• Oversee all planning of April yield programs, "All Roads Lead to Oberlin;" Liaise and partner with academic and administrative departments across Oberlin College to support admissions. After assuming leadership over yield programs, attendee yield increased by 8% (67 students).• Plan and execute 15+ on-campus admissions events per year (Open houses, counselor visit programs, fly-in programs, interview days, etc.).• Manage daily campus visitor schedules & activities; Monitor visitor evaluations and implement improvements.• Oversee all admissions virtual programming, including virtual open house events and yield programs; create and oversee covid-19 visitor guidelines and office reopening plan.• Manage contracts and budgets for events and student staff wages.

Oberlin, Ohio

Oberlin, Oh

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Create a contact relationship management (CRM) database for partners and vendors, develop training materials, and create a guide of marketing strategies for vendors.• Develop a formal and comprehensive volunteer program; recruit, train, and manage all program volunteers.• Perform community outreach throughout the city of Philadelphia to promote organizational programs and initiatives to target audiences. • Establish new and maintain existing city-wide partnerships with agencies in the fields of public health, business, community development, education, refugee resettlement, and more; Identify potential collaborators and stakeholders throughout the city and surrounding areas. • Assist with all program logistics, planning, reporting, and communications.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Design and coordinate a developing program at a nonprofit community agriculture project in Delaware County, PA.• Raise funds & awareness for the new program and recruit inaugural members to participate.• Oversee a steering committee and manage volunteers.• Plan and execute fundraising events; leverage program partners. • Collaborate with program partners, and network with local agencies to allow for program expansion and sustainability.• Assist with teaching adult and youth education programs.• Present at the 2012 Delaware County Hunger Conference.

Greater Boston Area

• Manage organization website and social media presence.• Recruit members and perform outreach in the Dorchester community of Boston.• Plan events and workshops for Dorchester community residents.• Attend local civic and business meetings to expand organizational presence in the community and foster partnerships.

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

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Environmental Studies & Psychology

Activities and Societies: Oberlin Student Cooperative Association (4 years), OhioPIRG (intern), Oberlin Slow Food Convivium (liaison).