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Rolla, Missouri, United States

Lead program review of assigned units, developed strategy for budget realignment to sustain operations for multiple units across division.

Rolla, Missouri, United States

Drive student sense of belonging and retention through leadership and engagement of team of professionals who deliver programs and services which enhance the student experience.Drive student sense of belonging and retention through leadership and engagement of team of professionals who deliver programs and services which enhance the student experience.• Build a supportive team environment which merged the functions of the offices of student organizations and involvement, fraternity and sorority life and Leach Theatre and its eight professional and twenty paraprofessional staff.• Create a vibrant campus environment through oversight, distribution, and management of over $2M in endowment funds and over $1.8M in student activity and organization accounts which contribute to over 5,000 events annually.• Advocate with students for additional fee and core funding to support new staff in student counseling and club sport programs and to sustain two staff members in fraternity and sorority life. • Increase first-year student retention by approximately 1% through the development and implementation of residential living unit initiatives with student leaders.• Introduce harm and well-being mitigation program, Community Support Assistant, to encourage Greek chapter engagement with campus resources.• Empower student leaders and engage campus and alumni partners through collaborative development and implementation of Autonomous Behavioral Resolution program to allow self-accountable solutions to minor violations of campus collected rules and regulations.• Reduce the frequency and nature of reported hazing incidents via student-mandated hazing education program and partnership with psychological sciences faculty in IRB-approved study of the transfer and impact of hazing education across multiple years.• Collaborate with orientation and fellowship programs and academic courses to achieve 100% first-year student adoption of student engagement platform.

Rolla, Mo

Rolla, Mo

Worked within a student affairs team to advance the mission of Missouri S&T, striving to engage students in a manner which complements classroom learning and develops a culture of lifelong learning and commitment to the university.

New Milford, Ct

Manage client and talent relationships within a fifteen state region in order to generate sales for a small, start-up lecture and performing arts agency focused in the higher education market. Key Responsibilities• Utilize Campaigner CRM and SwiftPages E-mail Marketing suite to generate and manage client relationships and sales leads• Communicate with 1,200 clients proactively to address programmatic needs• Create and initiate e-mail campaigns for targeted sales• Manage and monitor social media presence • Serve as Wordpress site administrator

North Andover, Ma

Direct all functions of Office of Student Involvement at small private college with approximately 2,300 students, including 1,600 residential students, among a division of student affairs specialists.Significant Accomplishments • Oversee the opening of Augie’s Pub, on-campus bar including the development and implementation of all policies and procedures • Design and implement four-year personal leadership development initiative • Create standardized college entertainment agreement for use by all on-campus performers/vendors • Implemented new online system for intramural management • Oversee the development and implementation of Greek Letter Organization Handbook • Collaborate with campus constituents in the development and presentation of a pilot First-Year Experience Program Administrative • Hire, train, supervise and evaluate four full-time employees, 30 student employees, graduate fellows or interns • Manage multiple operational budgets funding Student Involvement initiatives over $600K • Responsible for student involvement policy development and implementation for policies related to contract review, organization advising, fiscal management, intramural and recreational sports, and Greek Life • Serve as primary contract signatory for student activitiesCampus Activities, Greek Life and Leadership Development • Steward and establish campus traditions including Mr. Merrimack and Senior Send Off • Implement new data tracking systems which allow for easy analysis of student participation and engagement • Serve as advisor or liaison to performance organizations, media organizations and Student Government Association

Reading, Pennsylvania Area

Direct all functions of Campus Life Office at a campus of a public university with approximately 2,800 students, including 800 residential students, among a division of student affairs generalists.Significant Accomplishments • Establish Parents as Partners program, a campus-wide committee • Chair University-wide 2009 Student Leadership Conference with over 250 participants from 24 locations • Oversee the remodeling of student use spacesAdministrative • Hire, train, supervise and evaluate one full-time employee, 13-15 student employees, and interns • Manage multiple budgets funding Campus Life initiatives up to $375K • Serve as primary contact for risk assessment for student organizations • Chair and/or participate on campus wide committees including Diversity, Parent Services, Strategic Planning and First-Year Experience • Create and edit content for Student Life Website • Conduct educational interventions • Serve as a non-voting member of Student Activity Fee Committee • Develop mission, vision and goals for Campus Life Office • Manage all aspects of Off-campus Housing program • Act on behalf of the Associate Director of Student Affairs in her absenceCampus Activities • Oversee 50 student organizations and coordination of campus wide social, cultural, community service, and educational programs • Advise student groups, including all campus media organizationsOrientation • Coordinate all aspects of orientation activities logistics • Manage Welcome Week activities • Lead Outdoor Program Adventure program, coordinating all aspects of three credit-based pre-orientation learning communities for first-year studentsParent Services • Plan, coordinate and implement parent programs including all aspects of orientation and Parents and Family Weekend • Chair campus wide Parent Services Committee, coordinating publications and need assessments

Reading, Pennsylvania Area

Instructor Counselor Education 301, Student Organization Management, Fall, 2005- Fall 2010 • Students explore personal leadership styles, goal setting, delegation and servant leadership while learning to implement within their organizations or community PSU 005, First-year Seminar, Fall 2007 – Spring 2011 • Facilitate student's adjustment to the high expectations, demanding workload, increased academic liberties, and other aspects of the transition to college life.Related Academic Experiences • Develop and coordinate the annual Arts & Lecture Series with faculty and staff collaboration • Facilitate Building for Tomorrow adventure program, a three-day service-learning pre-orientation program available to first-year students • Coordinate programs related to annual common reading • Research Assistant for Rethinking Student Affairs Practice (2004)

Reading, Pennsylvania Area

Campus Activities • Advised Campus Activities Board with annual budget of over $110K, coordinating details, contracting and staffing for over 90 events per year • Designed, developed and distributed campus wide social and educational calendarOrientation • Planned, coordinated, and implemented college orientation and college academic meetings for 1,000 students annually including fall and spring orientation, including programs for special target populations • Recruited, selected, and trained 70 orientation leaders • Planned and implemented annual summer learning adventures designed as first-year seminar learning communitiesLeadership Development and Student Organization Services • Developed resources and trainings for student organization management • Planned and delivered annual advisor training • Advised over 30 student organizations as to university policies, procedures, budgets and membership • Negotiated and secured contracts with entertainers and vendors for student organization events • Wrote internal grants successfully securing funds for leadership development and student equipmentSpecial Events and Community Service • Coordinated Parents and Family weekend programs • Planned, staffed and recruited students for community service programs • Collaborated with faculty and staff on development of the annual campus cultural events series Supervision and Student Center Services • Hired, trained and supervised 10 student game room attendants • Maintained vendor contracts with video game provider • Managed room reservations in campus multipurpose areaAudio Visual Services • Served as primary campus audio visual technician responsible for set-up, operation and maintenance of student sound and lighting equipment

Reading, Pennsylvania Area

Served as primary liaison for volunteer services in a short-term, temporarily funded position at a college of approximately 1,300 students among a division of student affairs specialists • Served through Americorps VISTA program to compile a library of county volunteer agencies • Established relationships with volunteer coordinators • Supervised two student workers

Reading, Pennsylvania Area

In an interim, academic year appointment, coordinated late night and weekend programming efforts at a liberal arts college of approximately 2,000 students among a division of student affairs specialists • Established “Late Night at the Vern” weekly alcohol alternative program • Established Family Weekend Program • Choreographed Regional Familiarization Program on weekends • Organized Spring Orientation Program • Managed student organizations • Established community activity sponsorship program

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Educational Leadership And Policy Analysis

In progress

Med., Instructional Systems

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mathematics And Communication

Activities and Societies: student newspaper editor, commuter council, student government, Sigma Tau DeltaMathematics and Communications.

Master Of Education - Med, Instructional Design