Melissa Cano, Mpa Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

-Engaging, hiring, and developing early careers talent for tech and non-tech roles

• Implement standard lead management process to identify and cultivate leads through targeted, customer-focused multi-channel (phone, web, in person) communication that ensures that leads are well informed about City.
• Utilize the established corps member profile to identify sources of prospects with said characteristics and experiences. Continue to engage and support qualified and high priority lead prospects through application.
• Secure applications from primary and incubator accounts
• Develop and manage strategic partner accounts which may include college counselor associations and regional affiliates of national partnerships.
• Develop and implement a plan to build strong relationships with key stakeholders such as college career counselors, professors, and administrators, high school guidance counselors, and community leaders that produce a.
• Develop and manage the portfolio and key strategic relationship with the goal of expanding the reach of the regional recruitment team; and Model best - practice relationship building.

Austin, Texas Area

• Manage a portfolio of 8 university partnerships to build strong relationships with key campus stakeholders
• Execute 2-4 recruitment engagements per week through planning and coordination of information sessions, career fairs, and career panel events
• Establish and implement an efficient lead management process to identify and cultivate leads through targeted, customer-focused multi-channel (phone, web, in person) communication that ensures that leads are well.

College Station, TX

• Piloted the launch of City Year's recruitment operation at Texas A&M University, a Tier 1 University of more than 45,000 students and fourth-largest university in the United States
• Identify and recruit civic-minded and diverse leaders from Texas A&M to serve as tutors, mentors, and role models for underprivileged youth and assist in building and sustaining a pipeline of exceptional City Year.
• Build and manage strategic partnerships with key campus and community stakeholders that include over 500 student organizations and 120 university departments

Austin, Texas Area

• Aided Congressman Lloyd Doggett’s district office in managing constituent correspondence and casework management to Congressional District 35, composed of approximately 698,000 residents
• Maintained data entry and general computer office systems operations

San Antonio, TX

• Researched top Hispanic businesses at a state and municipal level and presented a preliminary analysis to the Chief Executive Officer for the purpose of supporting SAHCC's mission to support minority businesses in the.
• Supported the Education Initiatives Director in planning for the 5th Annual CORE4 STEM Expo, a week-long conference that invites over 3,500 middle school students from inner-city school districts to participate in.

San Antonio, Texas Area

• Researched statewide legislation from Texas’s 83rd Legislative Session and analyzed its implications on supporting Latino student success in San Antonio
• Developed and presented a set of education policy recommendations to the Diplomás Policy Committee to increase Latino higher education attainment by 9% or 66,000 college graduates by 2015
• Composed a file of policy resources and documents that would assist the Diplomás team in advocating its policy agenda for the following state legislative session

San Antonio, TX

• Assisted the Mayor’s Office on expediting its correspondence process with constituents
• Researched career and technology programs and composed resource documents that would be utilized by the Mayor’s office to communicate educational programs to community stakeholders

San Antonio, TX

• Supervised the operations of a 21st Century grants funded after-school program at an inner-city high school and managed an enrollment of over 200 students to improve educational achievement and develop student leadership
• Planned and facilitated monthly field trips, parent meetings, and family engagement activities
• Collaborated high school drop-out prevention efforts with community members, stakeholders, school staff, and families to properly coordinate program services
• Provided service-learning opportunities, tutoring, and college and career advising for students

San Antonio, TX

• Managed a team of 11 civic engagement liaisons to promote community service opportunities at the schools they serve
• Directed the Kingdom for Kings Playground Build and Literacy Fair and supervised 75 City Year corps members and 500 external volunteers in its implementation
• Collaborated with the Recruitment Department in recruiting a record of 120 corps members for the 2012-2013 academic year
• Supported the management of community projects at City Year San Antonio including Kingdom for Kids Playground Build, MLK Day of Service, Global Youth Service Day, and Cesar Chavez Day of Service
• Collaborated civic engagement opportunities with internal and external partners, including non-profit organizations, universities, and corporate sponsors

San Antonio, TX

• Accepted into selective AmeriCorps program (25% acceptance rate) and dedicated over 1,700 service hours to low-income elementary and middle school students (85% on free or reduced lunch) of over 1,000 students focused.
• Co-taught 8th grade science for 12 hours per week, directed customized attention to 15 students identified as at-risk, and oversaw a rural afterschool program composed of 90 students that focused on English, Math, and.
• Implemented attendance and positive behavior initiatives, celebrations, and projects to enhance community and school environment and projects including a school talent show and basketball tournament

College Station, TX

• Developed and facilitated recreational and educational activities for approximately 75-100 elementary school students

Austin, Texas Area

Master Of Public Service And Administration, Public Policy Analysis, 3.75 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Public Service Organization, Council for Minority Student Affairs-Bush School is ranked in the top 12 percent of.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

Activities and Societies: National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Aggie Habitat for Humanity, St. Mary's Catholic Church-Aggie Awakening.