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Develops partnerships with employers to increase internship and employment opportunities for students and graduates. Secures sponsorships for career fairs and student groups. Creates and presents career readiness programs and provides career coaching to students and graduates. Participates in special projects for the Division of Student Affairs including grant writing.

HBCU/Diversity employment recruitment and campus engagement strategy development with proven success in the development and implementation of career readiness programs.Secure lucrative partnerships with talent acquisition professionals to maximize campus engagement by building pipeline programs to recruit diverse talent for corporate summer internships and full time opportunitites.

Provide career coaching services to private clients. Present career development, DEI and customized workshops to a variety of audiences.

Grambling, Louisiana, United States

•Directed a comprehensive career development program for more than 5,500 undergraduate and graduate students.•Provided recruitment & campus engagement strategy consulting to Fortune 500 companies, nonprofit & government agencies on the best ways to engage & recruit HBCU top talent. Accomplishments:• Awarded a multi-year $125,000 ++ grant from the Coach Foundation through the ThurgoodMarshall College Fund, a total of 1500 new items including accessories, handbags, briefcases,will be donated to the GSU Career Clothes Closet beginning in February, 2023.• Partnered with Accenture and Entergy to create the Level Up a cooperative education program,Spring Semester 2023, program renewed for Spring Semester and Fall Semester 2024. 6 GSU Engineering Technology students were selected to participate & received $30 per hour in salary. Accenture extended 1 FT offer. Sponsorship value is $100,000++• Secured a $6,500 donation from Dell, to sponsor the GSU National Society of BlackEngineers and the Society for Women in Engineering clubs. 2022• Awarded a $15,000 Technology Grant from RSM, 2022. Funds will be used to purchase/lease the Iris Headshot Photo Booth.• Advanced a partnership with Deloitte, that resulted in hiring 18 students &graduates for internships & full-time roles, the 2nd highest number of HBCU hires for the firm2021 & 2022.• Secured $10,000 in scholarships from RSM, (2021 & 2022).• Developed a partnership with Accenture that raised more than $7,000 to provide new professional clothing to 140+ GSU students for the JC Penny Suit Up Spring and Fall events in 2022.• Campus Liaison, IBM Academic Initiative Program & Skills Academy for HBCU students, designed to create a foundation of diverse and high demand workplace skill sets. Managed the MOU, coordinate with IBM to implement the $6 million in kind give that includes, IBM guest lectures, graduate fellowships, curriculum content, digital certificates, software and faculty training.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Responsible for leading employability and engagement strategies, operations, and initiatives for approximately 5,600 ADU students and 13,000 alumni while establishing and maintaining strong relationships/partnerships with employers.Responsibilities• Establish the strategic direction, communication and operational effectiveness of the staff within the Employability and Alumni Relations Office• Assess, lead, and manage the internship program, alumni and postgraduate student relations, Student Employment Program (SEP), employer connections, career guidance, and career placement services• Develop, plan and execute programs and initiatives designed to increase and enhance student and alumni employability

Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Responsible for providing career development services to increase the employability of U.A.E National students. Selected to present at the 2018 MENASA NASPA Conference at Yale - NUS in Singapore on: "Challenges and Solutions for Finding Relevant Internship Placements in a Limited Job Market". Selected to present at the NASPA-ACPA Gulf Region Conference 2013 on: “Challenges and Successes in Recruiting Emirati Students for a Federal College in the United Arab Emirates.”

Atlanta, Georgia

•Developed and managed, newly established, highly visible department that offers career planning, counseling and placement services to over 1,200 students, faculty, staff and corporate recruiters annually.•Conducted an effective gap analysis of campus community regarding needs for career planning and placement services for non business majors; Increased number of customers served by 59% in the first year.*Increased job and internship placement for students by 90%.*Selected to Present "Career Development and Recruitment Initiatives for African American Male College Students" at the American College and Personnel Administration's Institute on College Males Conference in May 2007 and at the Georgia College and Personnel Administration Conference in March 2008.•Invited to participate on the Universum, Inc. Diversity Forum panel, April and November 2008.*Produced the 1st Annual Morehouse College Spring Career Fair, February 5th, 2009. 55 recruiters participated and over 550 students attended this highly successful fair.*Invited to present: at the World Bank Group Roundtable November 2010; Attracting and Retaining U.S. Minorities in International Development Work: Solutions from Employer Partnerships.*Invited by the College President to serve in the Spelman College/ Morehouse College Joint Task Force on Gender Relations, Sexual Assault and Campus Safety.

Atlanta, Georgia

Responsible for advising, managing, leadership development and writing policies and procedures for over 80 student organizations per year including: Student Government Association, Miss Maroon and White Court, Maroon Tiger Student Newspaper. Responsibilities included managing financial budgets for the Office of Campus Life and the student organizations listed above, budget amounts exceeded $200,000. Served as chairperson for Family Weekend and Homecoming campus events. Invited to participate in Morehouse Leadership: A Management Development Program 2001-2002.

Atlanta, Georgia

Women’s Health Services, Division of Public Health, Georgia Department of Human Resources. Responsible for statewide program development, implementation and contract management of twenty-two sexual assault center VAWA federal contracts, four public health grant in aid programs with a combined budget in excess of $2,000,000. Served as the State expert on Violence Against Women issues, invited to present numerous trainings and presentations statewide and nationally on Violence Against Women and related topics. Organized and facilitated Conquering Intimate Partner Violence Summit: Building Coalitions in Georgia, a conference held November, 2000 with funding received from the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant on Intimate Partner Violence VAWA. Managed and provided technical assistance for the Request for Proposal grant application process, selected agencies and budgeted $914,000 with plans to conduct a process evaluation, sexual assault services accreditation standards monitoring project, statewide prevention education coordination and statewide social marketing prevention campaign in 2001 for the Georgia Violence Against Women Program.

Abd, Educational Policy Studies, Concentration In Higher Education

Activities and Societies: I completed coursework and comprehensive exams for the PhD

Post Master'S Specialist Degree In Education Eds, Counseling And Personnel Services

Master'S Degree, Counseling Psychology

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology