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Arlington, Virginia, Us

+ In addition to Director duties listed below, assume management of the Contracts Team in expanded leadership role. Team is responsible for legal review and administration of University Affiliation Agreements for all agencies hosting clinical interns. The global contracts team, located in the U.S. and South Africa, executes legal agreements and maintains contract documentation to support over 10,000 internship rotations per year for a growing, nation-wide network of over 2 million partners+ Responsible for University Relations and supervision of Placement Managers for a growing portfolio of Master’s Programs, now including Speech Therapy and Physician Associate clinical training programs. Assure that accreditation standards are upheld at scale and teams meet KPIs, specifically on-time placement as it relates to contract and student clearance timelines to meet monthly deadlines for clinical rotation start dates+ Member of Degree Leadership Team, responsible for the implementation of company goals, deploying strategic initiatives and solution identification, legal compliance, budget development and adherence

Arlington, Virginia, Us

+ Hire, oversee and develop managers and individual contributors to deliver internship placement services for a 10-program portfolio of Master’s programs, including Mental Health Counseling, School Counseling, Education, Social Work, Library Science and Applied Behavior Analysis+ Handle performance concerns and grow high performers toward promotion. Maintain team morale and connection to mission. Prepare managers to build and lead diverse and inclusive teams+ Maintain strong university relationships to assure successful nation-wide placement services at scale. Launch new placement offerings across multiple verticals, assuring that varied licensure and program accreditation requirements can be met. Leverage internal stakeholders to meet evolving partner and student needs+ Contribute to the budget process and drive down cost per placement through staffing efficiency practices and constant process improvement and technology implementation. Participate in ongoing, high-level leadership initiatives within the department related to DEI, performance management equity, recruiting, technology implementation, mentorship and career pathing

Arlington, Virginia, Us

+ Hire, manage and train a team of six Counseling@Northwestern Placement Specialists to meet and exceed KPI goals. Key KPIs include on-time placement (100%), Net Promoter Score (consistent world class and above department average score) and internship placements made per month (27% above minimum)+ Develop and execute processes for the clinical training placement team to ensure success with quality, on-time placement and effective communication with faculty and students. Utilize data-driven decision making to scale placement services to meet business needs (40% growth projected for 2019)+ Forged strong relationships with university faculty and internal stakeholder to adhere to site vetting best practices, develop appropriate policies, address regulatory changes that impact licensure requirements, maintain CACREP standards and manage student escalations+ Assist senior leadership in manager interview process, White Glove Service best practice training, department newsletter and new program implementation for Behavioral Analysis vertical

I'm proud to share that I chose to be a full-time foster parent and then a full-time caregiver to my adopted son before returning to the workforce when he turned two.

Washington, Dc, Us

+ Piloted placement services and grew capacity from zero to 300 interns served annually through referrals, networking and sales campaigns+ Optimized daily project management to meet placement targets and assure superior internship opportunities for international participants; staffed and trained team to create placement department+ Developed processes to identify high-quality internship placements supporting six programs: Korea WEST, Global Career Launch, IAESTE, Kizuna Project, Placement USA and CV's Hospitality program+ Liaised with employers nation-wide enabling them to hire international interns, including matching recruits and coordinating interviews, explaining program regulations and fostering champions for cultural exchange+ Utilized expertise in customized placement programs to develop new program models and pilot programs to meet client, partner or grant needs through domestic internship placement services+ Cultural Vistas' InterviewStream and Salesforce.com administrator

Washington, Dc, Us

As of January 1, 2011, AIPT has merged with CDS International to form Cultural Vistas, Inc.+ Identified from program management team as choice candidate to reinforce company's business development and client relationship activities+ Telecommuter in San Francisco in order to provide timely and personalized service to clients operating in the area and to promote additional program options+ Specialized in international internship placement and recruitment as well as J-1 visa immigration services+ Exceeded annual sales goals all three years

Washington, Dc, Us

+ Selected from staff to serve as program manager in an interim capacity for U.S. Department of State Korea WEST (Work, English Study and Travel) program; an intern pilot program with the government of the Republic of Korea+ The Korea WEST program represents over 10% of CV's program revenue; the admitted group was the largest in organizational history+ Provided orientation and assistance to students in New York, DC and San Diego followed by internship placement in their field of study+ Served as the ARO for the J-1 visa designation and assured that participants remained in proper immigration standing+ Communicated with ROK employees to assure high program standards were upheld+ Remotely managed staff in Maryland and New York

Columbia, Md, Us

Alternate Responsible Officer (ARO), P-3-02738+ Directed exchange program for international students seeking work-based training at U.S. universities and companies through the Department of State J-1 visa Exchange Visitor program; assure observance of J-1 regulations through SEVIS administration; counsel participants on consular interviews, taxes, relocation, extensions, insurance, travel validation, J-2 visa, non-immigrant status and F-1 eligibility+ Communicated effectively with colleagues and participants from over 80 countries to equip participants for cultural and educational exchange programs+ Represented program on campus visits to students, deans, faculty, study abroad and career services; enabled professors and companies to recruit and employ international researchers and interns

Columbia, Md, Us

+ Served as Director of IAESTE United States during maternity leave.+ Lead strategic implementation of all components of operations, including: PY09 budget creation, PY09 strategic planning, end of year business plan analysis, hiring and training, proposal and implementation of departmental restructuring, disbursement of travel budget, international partner relations, vetting of academic partners, departmental representative to senior staff meetings, chair of Advisory Committee

New York, New York, Us

+ Event planning for networking, educational and fund-raising events involving the international business community + Provided commercial services to international companies including J-1 visa sponsorship, office hosting, job posting, job matching and publications+ Utilized business French for verbal and written communications daily

+ Prepared travel for clients utilizing knowledge of European geography, culture, upselling and cross-selling; sold to new and existing clients in an extremely fast-paced environment+ Conducted 50% of sales calls in French serving international clients