Provide collaborative leadership, vision, and direction for the Office of Intercultural Student Life with proactive and sustained outreach to, and support for, Students of Color and students with identities that have been historically marginalized. In addition, this requires me to coordinate need-based initiatives and resources that ensure the upkeep, access, and success of the Intercultural Center as a gathering and meeting place, as well as a refuge for those with marginalized identities to be centered and celebrated, and at times to simply "be".

I am responsible to assist in the development of Student Life initiatives, programs, activities and clubs/organizations that contribute to the holistic development of the student (i.e. networking experiences, leadership development, diversity appreciation, social relationships). I also assist the Director in the planning and implementation of Student Life policies and procedures, and oversee and coordinate with faculty, staff and students to facilitate the management of Registered Student Organizations which includes funding and budget allocation process. I create and implement ongoing assessment for activities, events and programs regarding Student Life, coordinate, develop and execute the delivery of a transformational connections program for traditional age FTIAC students at the W.A. Lettinga campus that provides leadership development, connects them to resources available to them at the university and fosters community development (i.e.: Panther Prowl).In addition, I plan, coordinate, implement and evaluate location events that will enhance student recruitment, as well as hire, orient, develop and supervise Student Life student employees at the W.A. Lettinga campus and Panther Prowl coordinators. This role further allows me to develop and foster community engagement initiatives and partnerships, while also serving as campus liaison to university committees and leadership teams. I collaborate with campus partners including Housing and Residence Life, Athletics, Panther Rec, Student Affairs and Academics, and provide marketing and communication support for Student Life to ensure regular student communication via email, the DU Hub, website, Facebook, OrgSync, etc.I enjoy providing GREAT customer service, anticipating and exceeding the needs of our customers, and demonstrate and promote the University Cultural Values.

ASPIRE (Achieving Success through Positive Interaction, Reflection, and Empowerment) provides opportunities for women of color to better achieve academic success, foster strong interpersonal skills and relationships, and develop as leaders at Davenport University. We are focused on social networking opportunities that will assist in providing community mentorships, volunteer and career-focused opportunities. Most importantly, this organization gives students the opportunity to build a sisterhood that will allow for positive interactions, self-reflection, and empowerment among our women of color at DU.Through my work with ASPIRE, I've been able to increase and nurture collaborative efforts between the university and the surrounding community through fundraising events, high school visitations, and community service opportunities. I've also helped to facilitate holistic student development amongst our students of color and continue to assist in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts across the university.

Within my role as a faculty instructor, I planned and taught a career-based course that allowed me to create and build session materials and a course syllabus. I had the pleasure of facilitating sessions based on leadership and diversity topics, as well as working with the community for student networking activities.

Develop and implement efficient, customer-service oriented procedures to facilitate the summer advising and registration for approximately 1,500 new engineering majors. Coordinate summer and spring registration for transfer students. Identify, recruit, train, and schedule academic advisors (faculty/staff) for summer registration programs. Organize Fall/Spring visitation days for prospective and admitted students, as well as develop and coordinate special recruiting events for target groups. Track participation and analyze feedback from daily dean’s information sessions. Coordinate, train, and supervise students serving as guides for Engineering tours and as assistants for summer registration programs. Also, serve as a member of the College’s Undergraduate Recruiting Committee and as the college liaison to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions for recruiting events and new student programs. Represent the College of Engineering at recruiting functions and contribute to the development and effective use of the College’s print and electronic materials for student recruiting.

Provide comprehensive supervision of 2 residence halls. Recruit, train, supervise, and mentor residence hall staff; 8 Resident Advisors, 1 Desk Service Managers and 13 desk and security personnel, actively participate on departmental and university-wide committees, manage facilities, advise Hall Council and train RA staff to advise House Councils, coordinate programming/ community development and provide overall leadership in the academic, social and emotional development of students. In addition, I serve as conduct hearing officer adjudicating cases and recommending educational sanctions up to and including dismissal from the university.

I am first point of contact and maintain constant communication with authors. Review and Format submissions based on guidelines (APA 6th edition). Also, I ensure efficient and smooth internal operations.

Educated students and staff about the cultural community of Grand Valley State University. Planned and coordinated large-scale annual cultural programming catered to the entire GVSU community including the Intercultural Festival – consisted of additional outreach and recruitment to the community for 25-30 events to take place on-campus throughout the week. Supervised and managed twelve cultural student organizations, acting as liaison and cultural student advisor for the Office of Student Life. Provided administrative support through the set up and supervision of meetings, maintenance of the website, and answering of phone and email inquiries, etc.).

Event planning, recruitment and execution of the Athena Leadership Conference. Building and maintaining good relationships among co-sponsors and the Greek community. Also promotion for equity and equality through women leadership initiatives.

Worked as Event Coordinator for the 4th Annual Collegiate Network Summer Summit. This included developing communication and promotional materials for the Summit (i.e. creation of online registration form, email invitations, flyers). Also, implementing and completing the logistics of the event such as securing a location, maintaining budget and finance, and food catering details. Responsibilities further included recruitment of audience, presenters, and discussion leaders as well as act as liaison between the Collegiate Network, a gathering of service directors in the greater grand rapids area (Grand Valley State University, Davenport University, Grand Rapids Community College, and Aquinas College), and our partner, Grand Valley State University’s Johnson Center for Philanthropy.

Promotion for community outreach and philanthropic workshops, update and maintain contacts & social networking sites (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter), design and create promotional materials for publication, and maintain good customer relations. Also assist in the development of a communications plan for consistent messaging and formatting throughout the department.

Manage and supervise employees, marketing and promotions representative (meet with business partners, create promotional materials, and work as marketing representative during social events), and work on administrative duties and responsibilities (opening and closing of center, counting and recording, networking and customer service).

Worked in the residence halls as director to manage and supervise 25-30 staff members. Implemented training and team building exercises for effective internal communications. Provided administrative support through contacting clientele, filing paperwork, and managing facilities. Worked directly with clients to ensure customer service satisfaction of facilities and all camps and conferences inquiries throughout the summer.

Serve as Communications Representative - provide social media networking support through Facebook analytic and assessment, the design and creation of online and print advertising, and strategic planning for effective communications. Also provide event planning logistic and administrative support for major annual music programs.

Attend events for promotional material gathering, event planning and execution, work on press release, media list, registration forms and other promotional materials. Also, create promotional materials (Adobe Suite - Indesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop CS5 and Microsoft Office 2008)

Worked in an educational setting as a Resident Assistant with an emphasis on enhancing cultural student development. I assisted in the management and supervision of a residence hall of 300+ students. I also planned and executed social and educational programming through collaboration and outreach.

Supervision and management of staff, building and maintaining networks and contacts, reporting and publishing of materials and news stories, desktop publishing and creation of promotional materials, event planning and management, and coordination of fundraising and public presentations/workshops.