Administer assigned funds and programs with specific responsibilities for the regional Scholarship Program and provide general grants program administration and support.

Facilitate the on-campus recruitment efforts for employers Identify opportunities to develop cooperative learning, internships and work-based learning Design, create, administer and analyze graduate exit surveys, generating reports for administrationSupervise staff and manage the budget for Career ServicesDevelop and maintain the online management systems to provide career services and track engagement Share job opportunities through various physical and online mediums including social media platformsHighly skilled in the use of Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets to track, organize and record data Worked with a team to assisted with the AIM Summit held at WVUP in Apr. 2018 Attended the National Conference on Registered Apprenticeship Programs at Harper College Oct. 2018Attended the NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers) 2018 & 2019 National ConferencesPresented the MOV Career Fair with U.S. Senator Joe Manchin o Hosted 125 businesses and organizations in 2019o Hosted 137 businesses and organizations (the largest career fair ever held at WVUP)o Hosting 107 businesses and organizations with over 600 job seekers in attendance Collaborate with Marshall University to host annual Educator Expos (recruiter fair) for student teachers Organized Jackson County Job Fair in 2018 with Jackson County Chamber; 63 employers participatedCoordinate with WV Manufacturing Association to host annual Explore Academies for secondary studentsAttend the MOV CTC/CTE Consortium quarterly meetingsParticipate in statewide WV Forward Talent Pipeline Professionals meetingsIndependently coordinated WVUP’s involvement in the annual Wood County 8th grade career fair; provided direction, guidance, and instruction to faculty, staff, division chairs and administration as a liaison Work with the Workforce & Economic Division and the Workforce Development Board to serve employers

Sector strategies are a regional, industry-focused approach to workforce and economic development that improves access to good jobs and increases job quality in ways that strengthen an industry’s workforce. Although not a new approach, it is gaining national momentum as a proven framework for addressing skill gaps and engaging industry in education and training. Provided leadership in Sector Strategies in the Mid-Ohio ValleyFostered the creation of sector partnerships in healthcare, IT, and manufacturing industriesIdentified, contacted, met and recruited top industry leadersRecruited 70+ reps within 50+ companies to participate in sector partnership meetingsCoordinated, facilitated and led problem solving for sector partnership meetings; 32 completedIdentified and requested resource partner assistance on behalf of the industry leaders Represented sector strategies for OPT IN (Workforce Development Board led resource network)Identified and leveraged partner assets to implement identified priorities and solutionsDeveloped relationships; ensured communication; monitored/reported progress to funders

Established new career fair process; tripled attendance in 2013 to 300; increased by 15% in 2014Created a new co-op education system w/Google Products; taught co-op to up to 25 students per semesterCultivated and maintained relationships with 200+ employer, grad school, and resource repsProvided career instruction via workshops and presentations; presented at orientations with 300+ Collaborated with Marshall University to host an Educator Expo for student teachers Created Circuit to Success event to prepare students for employment and support employer needsSecured the purchase of job placement software and worked with developers to design siteCoordinated and directed Riverhawk Recess, an all-day employee moral eventCollaborated with Chambers to host first Jackson/Roane Job Fair; 36 companies and 200 attendeesDeveloped and piloted a post-graduation employment tracking system

Developed and administered programs serving low to middle income families in 11 WV countiesTrained staff of 16 on Microsoft Office and standard operating procedures for programsRequested and obtained over $58,000 in grants; monitored funding budgets over $300,000Monitored the performance of existing programs and servicesAssisted with the identification and application to funding sources for new and/or existing programsAssisted with the overall advancement and managed awareness of Community Resources, Inc. Established and implemented policies, systems and procedures for designated programs and systemsAssists with the development and implementation the community needs assessmentActively participates with agency staff to determine goals and objectives, scope, feasibility and funding needsDeveloped required reports for presentations to corporate, foundation, board of directors and governmental fundersParticipated in outreach effortsAttended local, state and national meetingsMaintained web site and all social media accounts for agencyProduced and distributed agency-wide newsletter on a regular basis

Provided excellent customer service at fast-paced family style restaurantServed on a leadership team to improve productivity, quality control and customer serviceTrained new servers on procedures, customer service, quality assurance, and accurate order input

Prepared and entered time on Excel spreadsheets and a company databaseRoutine compiling and filing of various company documentsCollected and verified new employee documentation

Coordinated mailings to request proof of dependency; created recording system to verifyCommunicated change of benefit information to appropriate departmentsPrepared, compiled, and recorded dependent audit information for close to 4000 individuals