As the Dean for Career Development and Civic Engagement, I lead a dedicated team of 13 professionals, overseeing daily operations and steering strategic initiatives to enhance our services. My role involves:- Team Leadership: Guiding a talented team through strategic planning and annual reporting.- Program Oversight: Advising on and supervising the planning and execution of impactful programs and events that engage alumni, employers, and community partners.- Strategic Implementation: Leading the execution of the ELEVATE experience, focusing on goal setting and strategic planning for prospective and current students.- Inclusive Excellence: Collaborating with the Center for Inclusive Excellence to support retention and address the diverse needs of our student body.- Employer Relations and Experiential Learning: Advising assistant directors in building and maintaining robust employer relations and experiential learning programs.- Assessment and Compliance: Working with campus colleagues on assessment initiatives, preparing reports, ensuring compliance with NACE Professional Standards, and analyzing data related to career planning and placement.- Alumni and Corporate Engagement: Partnering with Institutional Advancement to foster and strengthen alumni and corporate relationships through strategic event planning and initiatives.- Marketing and Outreach: Overseeing marketing and website efforts to engage campus and external partners effectively.- Budget Management: Managing the budgets for the Center for Career Development and Civic Engagement.- Professional Development: Providing professional development opportunities for staff to meet the evolving needs of students, alumni, employers, and community partners.

• 18 years of professional experience within Career Development, eleven years in a director role at small liberal arts institution. Strong familiarity with university structure and working in both divisions of student and academic affairs, both at a Division I and Division III university.• Led office to a quick and efficient pivot to remote and virtual career engagement during COVID-19.• Collaborate with colleagues, faculty, and students in the planning and implementation of programs/events, such as: mock interviews, etiquette dinners, classroom/conference presentations, and experiential learning opportunities. • Experience working with diverse populations, which includes: employers, faculty, adult learners, international students, academically at-risk students, alumni, and colleagues throughout the Division of Student Affairs. • Proactive in developing relationships with employers by conducting site visits, requesting sponsorships, and networking at career fairs, information sessions, and advisory board meetings.• Proficient in working with undergraduates, graduate students and alumni throughout their career development: Assessment, Research, Gaining Experience, and Job/Graduate School Search.• Strong leadership and organizational abilities, which is exhibited through internal office responsibilities, on-campus involvement, involvement within NACE and EACE, and outreach to the Lehigh Valley community.• Skilled in conducting assessments, data analysis, and creating office wide strategic plans by leading two successful internal and external reviews of the Career Development Center at DeSales University.

•Provide career advice, through one-on-one appointments and presentations, to traditional undergraduate,non-traditional, and graduate students and DeSales’ alumni.•Hire, train and supervise a team of five undergraduate career paraprofessionals to advise their peers on topics such as: resume writing, mock interviews, and job/internship searching.•Supervise one administrative assistant and three work study students and maintain open communication through meetings and quarterly staff retreats.•Mentor and train graduate students, from Kutztown University, who are pursuing career paths in higher education. •Conduct meetings and site visits with employers to establish rapport and interest in recruiting DeSales’s students.•Attend Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers (EACE) sponsored site visits to extend outreach and network with fellow colleagues.•Collaborate with employers to obtain sponsorship for various career events and programs•Organize and lead annual career events such as our Career and Internship Fair, Etiquette Dinner, National Career Development Week•Manage the DeSales University Internship Program•Review and purchase various career related software: MyPlan, CareerShift, thebiginterview, and Career Spots, Liquid Compass, Road Trip Nation, and Symplicity•Conduct an internal self-study and host an external review team in order to assess and improve the Career Development Center, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers Professional Standards.•Create office mission statement, vision and core values with the guidance of staff and benchmarking from peer institutions. •Design, implement, and compile results for assessments such as: Post Graduation Survey, student satisfaction survey, and program evaluations.•Write and upload content for the Career Development Center's website.

Taught 3 credit Master's level course "Career Counseling" to students who were working toward their Clinical Counseling Degree at Chestnut Hill College. I wrote curriculum and instructed course.

• Led and maintained the mock interview program by coordinating advisor schedules, training advisors, creating and updating questions and evaluations, conducting interviews, and designing a new online registration system.• Coordinated and supervised Career Services’ Intern Program by recruiting applicants, setting up interviews, hiring, training, and creating professional development seminars for our student interns.• Planned and executed the annual fall etiquette dinner which includes: requesting sponsorship from employers, working with catering, creating invitations/place cards/name tags, and developing all forms of marketing and resources.• Wrote syllabus and instructed a three-credit course, Exploring Careers: Making Decisions and Plans, for undergraduate students who may be undecided in selecting a major or uncertain of career options. • Advised students and alumni on career-related issues including: career exploration, resume writing, interviewing skills, preparing for graduate school, and finding co-ops, internships, or full-time positions.• Served as the co-op/internship advisor to students in the Pamplin College of Business, working with students and their faculty, and employers to coordinate meaningful career-related experiences.• Assess and interpret students’ personalities, interests, skills, and values using assessment tools such as: Do What You Are, My Plan, FOCUS and the Self-Directed Search.• Supervised office Graduate Assistant and undergraduate interns who worked collaboratively with me on projects.• Educated students on applying for federal jobs/internships and writing application materials in federal format (attended 10 Steps to a Federal Job national training program, June 2006 in Washington, DC).

• Developed and implemented a ten-week, brown bag workshop series for undergraduate and graduate students, addressing topics that relate to real world success (i.e. financial planning, successful phone and panel interviews, and networking skills).• Designed brochures for brown bag and evening workshops that were distributed campus-wide to faculty, administrators, and students, and displayed on the Career Services webpage.• Supervised and trained 11 graduate staff members for the Mock Interview Program who completed 710 interviews in the 2004-2005 academic year.• Reviewed cover letters and resumes and advised students on proper format, appearance, and content.• Received certification from Educational Testing Services (ETS) to administer and proctor various standardized tests, including: Graduate Record Exam (GRE), PRAXIS, Miller Analogies Test (MAT), and Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT).