Oversee educational opportunities and programs for one of the largest men's undergraduate fraternities. I will work on our member education program, new member education program, annual conferences, and our summer leadership institute.

Lead a team of 5 full-time staff and 7-10 student interns as we support the mission and vision of Purdue University. My team and I oversee strategy and management of the following areas...-Student engagement which encompasses PASE (Purdue Alumni Student Experience), Purdue's largest student organization with over 7,000 members, that connects students with alumni, Graduate Gateway which is our program to more intentionally engage graduating students, and student internships.-Alumni clubs in the United States of which there are approximately 75 with over 300 volunteers. Approximately 70 of our clubs raise money for and provide scholarships to incoming and returning students. We raise over $125,000 annually and total of all cash and endowed accounts is approximately $2.5 million. -Purdue Ties which acts as the premier networking and mentoring platform for all Purdue students, alumni, friends, and fans. -The Boilermaker Station Welcome Center, which is the main welcome center for all of Purdue University and a shared space with the admissions office. We welcome and engage with over 45,000 guests annually.

•Set the strategy for the foundation’s student engagement programs that serve over 50,000 students. •Managed two full-time staff, 7-10 student interns, and a budget with income and expenses over $500,000. •Led creation of Purdue Ties, the online networking and mentoring platform with over 5,000 students and alumni. •Responsible for daily operations of the campus welcome center that saw over 40,000 visitors annually. •Procured professional photo booth for the welcome center for students that attracted over 2,000 users in eight months. •Sold memberships in the student-alumni network – 8,000 total members, 2,000 new/yr. with over $250,000 in income.•Produced and assessed 40 social, professional development, leadership, and networking events per year.•Coordinated communication efforts for students via email, social media, website, print, and text messaging.

I was promoted after three years on staff. The promotion offered additional responsibility, including more strategic decision making and the management of two full-time staff members. •Led three programs for undergraduates, graduating students, and recent graduates to increase alumni engagement. •Managed two full-time staff, 7-10 student interns, and a budget with income and expenses over $500,000. •Highest attendance ever at the bi-annual graduating student celebration – 2,100, a 30% increase from previous year.•Created partnership with Herff Jones to sell alumni memberships to graduating students – 700 new members in 2019. •Partnered with the Indianapolis Airport on a career development tour experience for 25 students. •Hired and trained student sales interns to sell memberships in the student-alumni network – 2,000 annually. •Developed partnership for students to pay for memberships through tuition bills; 1,000 memberships annually. •Coordinated communication efforts for students via email, social media, website, print, and text messaging. •Took over day-to-day operations of the University’s official welcome center that had over 30,000 visitors annually. Fraternity, Sorority, and Cooperative Life Alumni Engagement•Three-year contracting partnership with Purdue’s Division of Student Life; 2017-2020.•Recruited and trained advisors for over 75 fraternities and sororities; recruited over 50 new advisors in three years.•Coached student leaders in approximately 90 organizations on how to implement alumni relations programs.•Met with alumni to discuss volunteer opportunities for the university; over 250 alumni in three years.

•Oversaw student programs and Purdue Alumni Student Experience (PASE) - University’s largest organization with over 3,000 members. •Managed a budget of income and expenses of over $350,000. •Advised the PASE Board of Directors – 20 member board of student leaders who help plan and implement programs. •Created Graduate Gateway - intentional programming and communication to over 12,000 graduating students a year. •Hired and trained student interns to sell PASE memberships to students and parents, selling approx. 1,800 annually. •Created Mock Career Fair - over 600 students receive feedback on career fair prep from over 25 alumni. •Produced and assessed 40 social, professional development, leadership, and networking events per year.•Implemented a text messaging service to communicate with students that had over 1,500 recipients. •Coordinated communication efforts for students via email, social media, website, print, and text messaging.

•Instructor for two classes of 20-25 students about theories and best practices of public speaking.•Prepared lesson plans for three 50-minute classes each week for 16 weeks. •Assessed weekly quizzes, assignments, and six public speaking demonstrations.

•Instructor for a class of 24 students who need assistance deciding an educational and career pathway. •Prepared lesson plans and taught two 50 minute class periods a week for 16 weeks. •Responsible for grading over 15 assignments such as reflection papers and special projects. •Worked with the department chair to recruit over 20 alumni for a career interview project.

•Reported to Vice President of Student Affairs assisting in developing collaborations amongst three departments. Student Activities and Orientation•Advised campus activities board - six students, $40,000 budget, 10-15 annual events for a campus of 3,000 students.•Produced weekly campus events email sent to 6,500 users, establishing a 12% increase in readership over two years.•Advised committee for annual leadership conference for over 100 students – one keynote and 10 breakout sessions.•Assisted organizing and planning Welcome Week - seven events for all of campus, but focused on new students. •Helped design and implement survey for feedback on campus events and marketing – over 10% response. •Coordinated calendar planning for a division of 10 offices for the 2014-2015 academic year. Housing and Residence Life•On-call responder for population of 750 students responding to wellness, maintenance, and other emergencies. •Led staff of two Resident Assistants overseeing graduate housing, campus apartments, and university owned houses.•Led selection committee responsible for Resident Assistance recruitment, interviews, and hiring. •Developed two campus reports to inform decision-making – Resident Assistant compensation and total housing costs. •Managed summer conferences - staff of five students for approximately 1,000 guests and 10 conferences.•Directed summer housing with two Resident Assistants and a community of around 100 students.Campus Ministry•Created new retreat experience for approx. 80 students each year who are new to their faith journey.•Assisted developing department vision and mission – helped with a 15% response rate to campus survey. •Assisted in New Student Day of Service – recruiting 250 students and establishing projects around campus.•Organized participation in Indy Do Day - city-wide service day, 125 students, faculty, and staff annually.

•Designed and implemented three orientation programs for over 300 freshmen, nursing, and transfer students•Assisted in the recruiting and hiring process of 20 undergraduate orientation leaders.•Created an assessment plan for the weekly event series program establishing an 80% collection rate. •Coordinated week long Welcome Week activities for 2,500 Marian students, faculty and staff.•Advised Campus Events Committee which hosts events for the Marian community of 2,500 with a budget of $40,000.•Edited and distributed weekly Events Email to campus; achieved a 15% subscription rate, up 7% from the first year.•Developed and ran department Facebook page - increased interaction with pages by over 50% in two years.•Organized and implemented winter Homecoming, managing a $4,000 budget, and coordinating four events. •Planned Family Weekend for 300 families by managing a $5,000 budget along with events and communications.

Department director took another role for the institution. The other assistant director and I were appointed co-interim directors for a period of about six months until the director role was filled. •Designed student organization and advisor training and operations manuals for over 40 organizations.•Initiated monthly student organization training presentations for over 40 student leaders each month.•Developed 2013 Aspiring Leaders Conference for over 100 students focused on fostering personal leadership skills.•Planned Senior Luau for over 300-member senior class by organizing class gift, event entertainment, and supplies.

Learn More Indiana is a part of the state's Commission for Higher Education. Learn More works to help students prepare to succeed in college and careers. -Worked on projects that connected Learn More Indiana to college and university professionals and students. -Helped develop a Learn More Student Ambassador organization.-Created a proposal to recommend that colleges and universities in Indiana administer NSSE and CSSE survey to students. The survey measures student engagement results; involvement in co-curricular activies, activity in classes, internship participation, etc.-Organized the interviewing and hiring process of interns for the Learn More booth at the Indiana State Fair; wrote training manual, job description and application. Interviewed and hired interns.

-Advised 6 member Panhellenic Association advocating for and providing programs and events for 800 students-Organized attendance to leadership conference for 20 students by hosting pre-trip meeting, organizing conference itinerary and planning trip details; registration, meals and transportation-Produced assessment to study conference program efficacy that received a 50% response rate-Worked with Panhellenic Treasurer to organize $30,000 budget-Planned and facilitated Fraternity and Sorority New Member Orientation for over 75 students and 6 chapters

-Conducted visits to chapters at more than 70 schools working with over 500 undergraduates and alumni advising chapter officers on budgeting, leadership, goal setting, risk management and relationship building-Facilitated chapter-wide educational sessions with approximately 55 students each discussing risk management, recruitment, goal setting, chapter operations, academics and new member education -Assisted the Fraternity’s 135 undergraduate chapters in identifying strengths and weaknesses, developing goals and evaluating the group’s performance-Served as the liaison between undergraduate chapter, national office and university administration-Assisted in the planning and implementation of local, regional and national conferences for over 2,000 men-Developed and led educational sessions at 4 fraternity-wide leadership conferences of over 250 men focusing on time management, preventing burnout, officer leadership and risk management

-Promoted from Intern to Caucus Assistant where I provided assistant to the entire Indiana House Democratic Caucus, approximately 50 representatives, specifically working for the Speaker of the House, Chief of Staff, Policy Director, and Executive Assistant to the Speaker-Researched and provided the Speaker with daily news updates from his district and the overall state-Assisted elected representatives by sending constituents congratulatory letters concerning graduations, birthdays, anniversaries, and other significant life events-Answered and responded to constituent concerns regarding state matters such as tax laws

-Assisted in managing constituent responses for three state representatives-Compiled and entered survey data for three districts -Helped manage constituent letters concerning birthdays, weddings, graduations, and other significant life events-Provided daily support for all three state representatives; organizing mail, providing copies of legislation, and performing other errands as necessary-Answered and responded to constituent phone calls for all three state representatives-Aided the Legislative Assistant in the mass mailing of surveys to three state districts

-Archived old case files and entered data into an updated electronic file system-Connected constituents to prosecutors who were handling their cases-Assisted in the copying and writing of police reports

-Worked for two years as a summer camp counselor with kids in grades 1-5 for a summer camp sponsored in part by the NCAA-Specifically worked with kids in 1-3 grades teaching them the principles of the NCAA camp that focused on respect, integrity, caring, harmony, excellence, and responsibility-Spent the day teaching principles by participating in indoor and outdoor activities such as sports, art, nature hikes, and computer games-Assisted in the planning and organizing of the annual summer camp trip to Holiday World, a local theme park in Indiana-Helped organize the weekly Friday field trips-Overall my weekly duties consisted of child care, project management, and facility upkeep

-Started at the restaurant as a busboy assisting in the main dining room handling approximately 12 tables at a time-Promoted to bar busboy where I assisted one bartender in the cleaning and dining experience for a bar that could seat approximately 50-60 people-Promoted to a waiter after one year where I took orders and a provided a quiet and cozy atmosphere for lunch and dinner guests at a low to moderately priced restaurant and bar for approximately 20-30 guests at a time