Manage event planning, promotion, registration, attendance, and post event evaluations for culturally responsive faculty training.Recruit and monitor faculty participation in grant initiatives such as attending culturally responsive training and participating as Faculty Engagement Coaches. Establish positive relationships with local officials and business owners for internships, apprenticeships, and workshops.Allocate and monitor grant budget in compliance with the awarding federal agency; develop and propose various accounting/reporting procedures.Schedule large team meetings involving multiple departments and campuses.Plan financially literacy workshops for students.

Provided advising services to students to promote personal growth, academic and career planning for students in the Upward Bound program and others on campus. Assisted students in developing personal career pathways in order to achieve successful transitions to postsecondary education, training and/or employment.Partnered with local officials and professionals to provide career pathway workshops for program participants.Aided with the general operation of the program including record-keeping, advisement, periodic reporting, dual credit enrollment and the general operation of the grant.Annually recruited and retained 70+ low-income and potential first-generation high school students to participate in the Upward Bound program.Provided program information and college enrollment processes to current and prospective students.Assisted in reviewing related forms and applications, verifying accuracy, completeness and compliance with the Department of Education regulations and the DCCCD policies.

Planned and organized disc golf events in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.Developed relationships and scheduled meetings with local disc golf clubs, community center directors and event sponsors to promote our events and youth disc golf programs.Promoted events by using social media websites, online message boards and peer-to-peer communication.Managed online and onsite sale of merchandise.Funded and developed curriculum for the O.D. Wyatt High School Disc Golf Club.

Recruited low-income and potential first-generation college students to join the Upward Bound program.Managed an after-school program, staff, and program participants.Tracked and facilitated progress of at-risk students, located resources and necessary tutors.Planned a six-week simulated college experience; this included: organizing project-based classes, educational field trips, and financial literacy workshops.Provided ongoing coaching, monitoring, and support of tutoring staff.Developed mentoring relationships with at-risk students and seniors.Established positive relationships with school officials and stakeholders.