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Provide visionary and dynamic leadership and management by clarifying and delegating priorities, and monitoring progress toward institutional, divisional, and individual goals by developing special initiatives for student parents. Collaborate with executive leadership to improve student outcomes through: engaging and empowering leaders; using actionable data; aligning resources to what works; pursuing local and institutional policy change; and advocating for equity at all levels of the system. Core responsibilities include vision-setting, partnership development and engagement, advocacy, annual and multi-year strategic and financial planning, budget management, fundraising, excellence in talent management, and leveraging these initiatives to increase the impact and profile of the student affairs division and College. Accomplishments: MC accepted into competitive inaugural Generation Hope FamilyU Cohort; First concerted data collection effort on student-parents at MC; $1M estate gift secured for single parent scholarships.

Provide leadership, oversight and guidance for Achieving the Promise Initiatives. The Achieving the Promise Academy provides one-to-one holistic and personalized academic coaching for underrepresented and marginalized students in their courses and other critical areas of need. ATPA also provides embedded classroom support in 100+ sections of the highest enrolled courses required for graduation that also have the highest failure rates. Academic support is provided to 4000+ students with a team of three coordinators, and 60+ academic coaches.Strategic partnerships with internal and external constituents are built and leveraged to support the academic master plan and provide students with critical academic support to increase retention, GPA, graduation and transfer rates, and decrease course failure rates.

Budget analyst and writer for the STEM unit deans and the vice president and provost. Manage communications and provide project support as the Campus’s resource for research and data. Collaborate with College units, prepare reports, and disseminate information for various audiences both internal and external to the College.

-Manage the office of the Vice President and Provost. Provide leadership for the day-to-day operations of the office, and supervise support staff.-Conserve the Vice President and Provost's time by handling most matters requiring assistance from the VPP, and managing the VPP's calendar and engagements. Oversee the preparation and collection of materials prepared for action by the VPP. Brief the VPP on actions needing attention.-Serve as liaison to both internal and external organizations and constituents on behalf of the VPP. Assist with the compilation of daily priorities, research and follow up for the VPP, and represent the campus at events and in a variety of activities. Lead and/or participate in several collegewide committees. -Undertake special projects and other campus-related activities on behalf of the Vice President and Provost creating and maintaining a collaborative work environment with administrators, campus staff at all levels, the Office of the President, Board of Trustees and other high-profile external constituents throughout all phases of a project, including planning, executing, monitoring and closing.-Prepare and manage the budget of the Vice President and Provost and develop operational policies to adhere to budget constraints and guidelines and serve as a resource to campus administrators on budget-related concerns.-Plan and prepare campus events/activities that support the institutional and campus missions and goals to include academic, fund raising or image/community building.-Compose and manage office communications to include correspondence, remarks, campus reports, presentations, web and social media, and monthly newsletter.

Responsible for overseeing our operations and driving our organization forward. I spearhead transformative initiatives, like our Triple Crown Academy, and optimize our operational efficiency. I navigate the complexities of nonprofit management, fostering innovation, and ensuring sustainability. Our vision shapes the future of women’s empowerment by operationalizing turning adversity into opportunity.

-Design and implement marketing strategies, based on institutional goals, market characteristics and budgeted resources, which reinforce the university's position as a market leader in the region for post-secondary and training opportunities as well as cultural and enrichment experiences. -Employ a range of cost-effective, targeted, measurable and appropriately integrated marketing tools to achieve institutional goals. These may include web and digital media, direct mail, telemarketing, advertising, database management, recruitment visits and events, open-houses, displays, brochures, flyers, and other relevant vehicles. -Optimize interactive, electronic marketing efforts by providing expert guidance on innovative web, email and social media strategies. Work collaboratively with the campus director to leverage online and social media tools in public and media relations strategies. -Remain current on industry trends related to e-marketing, search engine advertising, email, banners, landing pages, linking strategies, internet tracking tools, social networking sites and other emerging approaches. -Employ market segmentation methodologies to achieve the most targeted, cost effective results. Incorporate both quantitative and qualitative analyses as part of the planning and evaluation process. -Establish measurements and success metrics to evaluate marketing efforts and prioritize marketing investments. -Collaborate closely with the campus director to ensure consistency in institutional messages and positioning strategies. -Participate in cross-functional teams whose purpose is to improve non-academic student processes and relationships. -Evaluate and coordinate an institutional approach to paid advertising media placements. -Provide leadership for periodic market research on user needs, preferences, and satisfaction. -Oversee the functional areas of recruitment, graphics, information center, and online media coordination.

The Macklin Business Institute (MBI) is an honor's business program for exceptional business students. The one-year and two-year programs aim to create and provide meaningful experiential learning opportunities for its scholars to ensure their future success in the business world. MBI offers full-tuition scholarships to students accepted into its programs, transfer scholarship assistance, experiential learning, internships, mentoring, travel opportunities, and real-world experience running a campus business.Collaborated with and supported Director to administer institute, build and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders (potential donors, board members, community partners, students), develop partnerships, and programs. Facilitated experiential learning, campus and community initiatives. Mentored and advised students.-Wrote in various formats (copy writing, letters), managed web content and social media-Coordinated admissions recruitment efforts, monitored applications/documents, conduct appropriate follow-up, mailings. Cultivated relationships with high school guidance counselors and education partners.-Managed $150K operating budget; achieve budgeted revenue goals.