Kat Gonzalez Email & Phone Number

California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

• Guide students in transitioning to college, developing essential skills, and navigating CCA’s academic programs, policies, and degree requirements.
• Lead departmental processes and advising internal guides that focus on time management strategy, programmatic exception requests, and academic progress for financial aid support.
• Collaborate with other campus offices to support retention and student success.
• Empower self-advocacy in students, and promotes student responsibility and leadership.
• Has a thorough understanding of curriculum, academic sequencing for a four-year institution, and the student experience.
• Guide students in navigating potential barriers, connecting them with various resources in support of student success, and foster an increasing sense of empowerment and responsibility.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Hired, trained, and supervised work-study students and worked with student designers to generate posters, marketing, and other internal communication.
• Directly assisted the Director of Student Life, Associate Director of Student Life and Residential Life, Counseling Services, and other staff/offices in the division of Student Affairs with projects, appointments, and.
• Wrote and sent communications out to students and staff with regards to Student Life events, including Fall and Spring Orientation, and Commencement.
• Worked with the planning committees for both Commencement and Orientation, and assisted in the success of these two events.
• Maintained the general upkeep of the Student Affairs suite by purchasing supplies, directing appointments, and answering questions with regards to CCA.

Sacramento, California Area

• Successfully implemented a youth program that enabled 28 low-income youth (ages 17 to 21 years old) in the year of 2014 gain work experience in a field of their interest.
• Aided and provided resources to youth with regards to education, employment, and personal struggles, including homelessness, pregnancy, marriage, and financial instability.
• Recruited, screened, and enrolled participants before each program year’s deadline, effectively exceeding the amount of youth needed to meet the enrollment goal.
• Marketed the benefits of the program to both youth and employers, and gained new partnerships with various government agencies, companies, and nonprofits.
• Developed employability plans by assessing an individual’s skills, goals, and passions to decipher what careers may be best for them.
• Maintained organized files and data, and provided job readiness and case management functions.

Sacramento, California Area

• Resourceful team player that collaborated on a team of 4 to organize and facilitate youth events and leadership projects.
• Redesigned and developed program curriculum for the summer youth employment program.
• Liaised with teachers and counselors to establish in-school workshops that focused on college preparation and job readiness.
• Promoted the agency’s programs to community organizations, schools, and companies.
• Enthusiastically mentored and lead a team of 10-20 youth in weekly leadership development meetings that discussed stress relief, healthy relationships, stereotypes, and goal setting.
• Attended community meetings to provide information on agency services.