-Oversaw all daily operations of the Career Planning & Development Center-Onboarded, trained, and managed 2 professional staff members

-Served as liaison to students, alumni, staff, and faculty in the School of Education and Walker School of Business & Technology (WSBT) as well as undeclared students-Met with undergraduates, graduate students, and recent alumni about a variety of career topics and provided relevant career development resources-Connected with faculty to provide tailored career presentations and programming to courses-Supervised and trained up to 5 student employees who staff the CPDC reception area -Developed and revised 20+ online career guides and resources -Taught both in-person and asynchronous online sections of career development courses (WSBT 2000, 2300, & 2700) to undergraduate business students-Contributed to campus committees focused on student development including Toolkit for Success, Impact Center Steering Committee, and Find Your Path-Oversaw career assessment purchases and processes for the office using the Elevate platform -Coordinated candidate communication, preparation, and registration for Teacher Recruitment Day-Collaborated with WSBT and CPDC staff to plan the Walker EDGE Internship Fair-Connected with community partners such as Starkloff Disability Institute, Regional Business Council, and the St. Louis Mosaic Project

-Provided insight during chair transition meetings and committee meetings -Assisted with planning professional development programs along with the annual conference

-Planned and facilitated professional development opportunities for MoCDA membership-Coordinated the annual spring conference for MoCDA members-Contributed to leadership board discussions

-Recorded notes for monthly executive board meetings and bi-monthly leadership board meetings-Served on executive board and contributed to MoCDA discussions

-Met with students and alumni to provide guidance on job searching strategies, professional documents, career and graduate school exploration, as well as other career development topics-Presented customized career presentations and workshops-Managed workshop registration, coordination, and promotion-Collaborated with staff and faculty to promote and provide effective career services to students in all 10 School of Education departments-Supervised and trained 4 student staff to increase outreach efforts and student engagement -Provided technical support to employers and candidates for WECAN, a job application platform used by over 500 Wisconsin school districts and 100, 000+ candidates-Wrote, edited, and posted content as webmaster for the redesigned School of Education Career Center WordPress website as well as the campus-wide career services website-Planned events with other staff such as Fall K-12 Recruitment Fair, Wisconsin Education Recruitment Fair (WERF), Secondary Education Career Day, Future Teachers, and Future Creative and Health Professionals-Maintained a campus wide career services website to route individuals to the appropriate career office-Audited 2 courses, Professional Practices of Artists and The Business of Acting, to increase knowledge of art and theatre specific career advice and resources and to share career information to students and faculty-Served on campus career services committees for employer relations to facilitate cross-campus communication and streamline recruitment-Collaborated with MERIT technical staff to develop and record 6 podcasts on the job application process

-Assisted customers during on-call hours with resume and cover letter reviews, assessment interpretation, career and major exploration, interview preparation, and job search questions-Co-taught an undergraduate Career Explorations course to 20 exploring students once a week by developing and implementing lesson plans focused on personal and career development-Coordinated the Career Education Response Team to facilitate collaborations between the Career Center and classes as well as on campus organizations-Promoted to Supervisor in February 2015 and managed a team of 2 – 6 Career Specialists per shift as well as oversaw the front desk and flow of customers-Collaborated on projects for Staff Development, Resume Review, Mock Interview, Resources, and StrengthsQuest Administration teams-Mentored a Career Specialist in Training to further their knowledge of services and helping skills-Selected as Employee of the Month for September 2013-Created a compilation of StrengthsQuest resources the Career Center offered and helped adapt resources towards the creation of a Strengths at Mizzou website

-Provided 50 minute career counseling sessions for students to explore career and personal issues that were integrated in a holistic view of career development-Demonstrated knowledge of career development and counseling theories to assist students in transition -Implemented both qualitative and quantitative assessments as appropriate with clients, such as the Missouri Occupational Card Sort, StrengthsQuest, and the Self Directed Search -Consulted weekly with direct supervisor as well as fellow practicum counselors to improve counseling skills and conceptualization of client cases

-Advised undeclared freshmen students by assisting in course scheduling and providing career guidance -Shadowed advisors to increase understanding of university policies and academic requirements for each college-Gained a greater awareness of the majors and minors offered at the university as well as advising referrals for particular colleges

-Aided individuals in setting and achieving career goals by using counseling and motivational skills -Established rapport with both short and long term clients to build effective working relationships -Utilized knowledge of career and campus resources to best serve clients with their job searches, career transitions, and major/occupation exploration-Promoted career coaching service to walk in customers and targeted campus offices

-Created posters for the department and managed poster rotation for the department bulletin boards-Recorded notes for summer session committee meetings to provide faculty with accurate minutes -Organized class evaluation data to gain insight into teaching style and possible course changes-Performed clerical tasks and worked on other administrative projects for Dr. Heckert-Participated in student panels to share information with prospective psychology students

-Selected to be a member of an undergraduate industrial-organizational psychology research team-Conducted and transcribed interviews, checked transcriptions, and began preliminary content analysis-Coordinated literature review for workplace forgiveness research in preparation for future publication-Served as a project leader for service-learning research and effectively analyzed and presented data

-Printed and organized information packets about Truman State University for high schools-Updated recruitment lists with contact information for prospective students -Wrote postcards and thank you notes to engage prospective students