Kristin Conner Email & Phone Number

Stanford, Ca, Us

Stanford, California, United States

• Lead and evaluated the activities of a diverse team (15+ staff, including 6 managers) responsible for engaging with students from first-year to Phd/postdocs, as well as alumni• Align the management of career coaching teams activities and programs• Engage in long-range planning, including recommending new policies, guidelines and procedures• Mediate complex and sensitive personnel issues• Identify, clarify and resolve program issues and concerns in accordance with established policies and procedures• Establish and maintain relationships with key external stakeholders to advance the agenda of engaging students• Develop relationships with campus community centers, divisions of Undergraduate and Graduate Education, academic departments and individual faculty to strengthen student connections to office services• Integrate and prioritize diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging into all management practices• Support student learning and career growth at the intersection of identity, community, and career• Lead efforts to build out experiential learning programs and initiatives• Guided staff in contributing to CAS (Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education) internal review focusing on DEI standards• Integrate career education with student learning at both the undergraduate and graduate level through incorporation of career development theory, student development theory, and multi-cultural and identity-based theory into all planning for student-focused experiences

San Francisco Bay Area

• Develop and teach curriculum for graduate level Career Counseling and Development course

Fairfield, California

• Plan, organize, coordinate, manage, and direct activities of the Division of Counseling Services and Special Programs with over 40 staff and faculty.• Counseling Services and Special Programs include: the Career Center, Transfer Center, general academic counseling office, and programs focused on underserved populations such as: Accessibility Services Center (academic accommodations program), Extended Opportunities Programs and Services (EOPS/CARE), California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs), and Veterans Resource Center. • Provide leadership and direction in short-and long-range division planning, including the program direction, policy and services implementation, and program review process.• Provide leadership and direction in short-and long-range division planning, including the program direction, services implementation, and program review process.• Prepare and manage all budgets in areas; approve expenditures for service; oversee preparation financial reports required for these budgets and funds.• Direct preparation and maintenance of statistics, reports, records and documentation required for the validation and audit of all programs.

San Francisco Bay Area

•Developed and guided vision of Transfer and Career Services unit toward helping students explore majors, prepare for careers and successfully transfer to a 4-year university.•Led team of professionals and students to engage with students, staff and faculty across campus in for student success in their transfer, career and employment goals.•Collaborated with student clubs and off campus community to create innovative partnerships, programming and resources to expand student knowledge of career and academic opportunities.•Oversaw direction of Transfer Academy, a learning community focused on guiding students traditionally underrepresented at a 4-year institution. Develop academic, community building, and student development programming and resources toward assisting students to transfer within years.•Directed implementation of on-campus student hiring program and on- and off- campus student job postings.•Managed department logistics and budget for Transfer, Career, Transfer Academy, and Employment Services.

Berkeley, Ca

Graduate Courses: College Admissions and Career Planning, Practicum in College Admissions AdvisingInstructor in the College Admissions and Career Planning Certificate program. Developed and implemented syllabi for the following courses: Career Planning for College Admissions and Practicum in College Admission Advising.

Community Development/Programming•Freshmen/Sophomore: Played key role in developing strategy to build community. Strategy was developed through soliciting information from students and collaborative partnerships to personalize career development through targeted meetups. Utilized Twitter, Campus Quad and email weekly with targeted information. •Public Service Careers: Created and implemented successful strategy building strong community of students. Developed targeted programs and networking events (20+ per yr) with alumni/employers. Collaborated with staff in development of career web portal. Advocated for nonprofit employer access to low-cost ways to connect with students. Strategy became template in office for other career focused communities. Instituted weekly email with targeted resources and jobs (5800+ students subscribed). •International Careers: Led multi-department week-long program which included an international opportunities fair and alumni/student events. Built community through cross-campus programming and targeted marketing strategy.•International Students: Developed career education series in response to student and international center concerns. Management•Supervised 4 graduate students (one promoted to professional staff). Evaluated performance based on University expectations and requirements of grad program. Provided on-going training of counseling skills; met weekly through individual and group supervision.•Managed peer counseling program of 4-6 students who provided outreach on career topics. Facilitated 3-month training on counseling skills, job/internship strategies and application material preparation. Developed connections across campus to secure space for presentations.•Led team in development/implementation of alumni/student networking lunch. Directed IT staff in creation of online scheduling system for 400 attendees. Counseling•Counseled diverse student population through entire career development process.

•Facilitated small-group discussions (8-10 students) within larger undergraduate lecture course regarding the career exploration/decision process and making most of academic experience all through the design thinking lens.

Graduate Courses: Case Studies and Internships; Integrated Counseling Theories•Taught, supervised and evaluated students in graduate level course on integrating career development theory into practicum sites.•Utilized group discussion, case studies and flipped-classroom techniques to highlight theories and difficult client situations.•Guided students through process of writing culminating experience (thesis) paper.

• Counseled diverse student population on career issues, including resumes, interviewing and job search strategies• Developed focus and programming for career symposium, as part of planning team• Updated website information on career opportunities

Edd, Organization And Leadership

Ms, Counseling

College and Career Specializations

Ba, Psychology, Magna Cum Laude

Aa, Liberal Arts