Provide strategic and operational program planning, structure and leadership on the development, implementation, coordination and assessment of programs and services that lead to success in terms of student job/career placement.

● Played a pivotal role in launching and building the Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAc) degree, resulting in a job placement rate of at least 76.5% for 3 years running. ● Managed a portfolio of 100 accounting firms, including the Big 4 (Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwC).● 10 years of specialty knowledge in public accounting and professional services, especially in the recruitment cycle and full-cycle recruitment for experiential learning, internship, and entry-level opportunities in audit, tax, and consulting.● Partnered with the Campus Recruiter from Deloitte and San Diego Miramar College’s Career Center and Accountancy Program in planning and executing innovative strategies to identify diverse candidates.● Partnered and collaborated with Campus Recruiters in campus recruiting, employer branding, campus recruiting strategies, and talent acquisition for their current and long-term business needs.● Oversaw virtual and in-person recruitment and networking events to source and attract talented candidates.● Facilitated Meet the Firms, on-campus interviews, office hours, speaking engagements, panel discussions, info sessions, office tours, and treks. ● Participated in search committees for Executive Director and Assistant Director roles.● Championed the use of Handshake at the Rady School of Management.

● Successfully built hiring/sourcing pipelines for more than 250 employers in various industries, including accounting, consulting, commercial banking & credit, and financial services.● Planned and executed innovative diversity, equity and inclusion campus recruiting programming (e.g., Veteran Connections, Afrikan Black Coalition Conference Industry Networking Night, and Professional Evening with Industry co-sponsored by Society of Women Engineers, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, National Society of Black Engineers, Out in STEM).● Initiated and maintained relationships with diversity organizations and partnerships to help Campus Recruiters to increase brand awareness and identify talent (Chancellor’s Associates Scholars Program, Student Veterans Resource Center, OASIS, Undocumented Student Services Center, Raza Resource Centro, Black Resource Center, Cross Cultural Center, Women’s Center, LGBT Resource Center, Intertribal Resource Center, Asian Pacific Islander Middle Eastern Desi Programs & Services, and IDEA Center).● Consulted on diversity strategy, analyzed progress and results, and developed strategic recommendations. ● Facilitated career fairs, on-campus interviews, office hours, speaking engagements, panel discussions, and info sessions. ● Knowledge and insight of talent pools comprised of more than 18,500 diverse early career applicants, including but not limited to ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. ● Participated in National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education.● Stayed current with market conditions, competitive landscape, recruiting trends and developments, and hiring best practices to assist Campus Recruiters in adapting approaches to differentiate their organization in the marketplace.● Participated in search committees for Executive Director, Director, and Associate Director roles and assisted in full-lifecycle recruiting services.● Assisted with implementing the use of Handshake.

● Initiated and implemented new candidate recruitment and sourcing strategies by collaborating with Department Chairs and Program Directors to drive diversity initiatives. ● Hosted information sessions, open houses, and seminars. Participated in recruiting events and graduate school fairs, including the California Forum for Diversity. ● Attained the highest number of applications for admission in the school’s history – 531 applications for Summer and Fall 2008.● Collaborated with Graduate Admissions and assisted Department Chairs and Program Directors in the full cycle recruiting process of candidates (preparing, sourcing, screening, selecting, admitting, and onboarding) and process compliance.● Performed initial candidate dispositions in a professional manner and presented diverse candidates with internal clients. ● Developed relationships with candidates and provided communication throughout the application process in a nurturing way until they matriculated into their programs. ● Worked closely with the Marketing Department and implemented branding strategies to ensure that the unique, differentiated attributes and benefits of each School of Leadership and Education Studies academic program were clearly articulated and sold to targeted candidate segments.● Formalized partnerships with the Southern California Teacher Recruitment and Support Center, California Troops to Teachers, and TEACH California to attract underserved populations and build talent pipelines for hard-to-fill positions.● Managed an annual budget of $30,500.● Supervised, managed, trained, and evaluated the performance of an Executive Assistant and a Graduate Assistant.