Mitchell Catalano, M. Ed Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Emeritus offers professional education courses in collaboration with more than 80 top-tier universities across the United States, Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia, India and China. Ranked no.1 in the inaugural list of the World’s Top EdTech Companies of 2024 by TIME

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Orchestrated the seamless execution of high-level student satisfaction initiatives, managing in-person program logistics for over 200 internationally based Executive MBA students.
• Spearheaded the sourcing, planning, and execution of signature programs within a $250,000 annual event budget, aimed at optimizing student program satisfaction.
• Streamlined operations of a graduate student transfer portal spanning three campuses in Chicago, London, and Hong Kong, enhancing efficiency and accessibility.
• Cultivated collaborative and high-performing teams, facilitating quarterly study groups designed to leverage students' diverse educational and professional backgrounds.
• Developed adaptive and effective student relationship management strategies, including international travel to support program implementation at European and Asian campuses.
• Enhanced advising capabilities through collaboration with the Chicago campus' Student Partnership Council, bolstering support structures and student guidance frameworks.

Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Fostered student identity building through the management of co-curricular event planning supporting over 250 Master’s level students.
• Expanded project management experience leading admission, registration, advising, and residence life for two certificates with CEU San Pablo University in Madrid for 20-30 international students studying Business of.
• Spearheaded the recruitment and admissions process of the Bridge Scholarship program, granting graduate admissions to 5-10 recent HBCU-HSI graduates.
• Managed quarterly admission and registration of two part-time, non-degree granting graduate programs, averaging 100 students per quarter.

Greater Chicago Area

• Established the recruitment process for student government leaders by overseeing selection, establishing KPIs, facilitated training, conducted assessments, and ensured controls measures.
• Selected by Senior Leadership to optimize utilization of the OrgSync platform; worked with cross functional leaders to adopt and seamlessly transition the organization to the centralized platform.
• Led, developed, and implemented initiative to rebrand corporate identity through consistent communications and one-on-one sessions with 18 student leaders and management.
• Established student government operations COE, ensuring alignment with corporate goals and objectives.

John Felice Rome Center: Rome, Italy

• Delivered effective program management of the Rome Start program for 20 international and American first year students who transitioned to Loyola University Chicago for their remaining 3 years.
• Pioneered the Facilities Crew student worker position inclusive of 100 hours over an academic year to introduce facilities and sustainability innovations on campus
• Implemented streamlined developmental close out procedures and programs in collaboration with Facilities Crew member for the full academic year.
• Formulated the Student Life Assistant of Facilities and Operations and Rome Start manuals to optimize performance of the position
• Demonstrated adept budget management skills through efficient administration of programmatic and operational costs for university sponsored study trips, ranging from €275-€1260 and serving a 20-50 students to countries.
• Acquired valuable emergency and crisis response experience on an international campus of 220 residential undergraduate students.

Master Of Education (M.Ed.)

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.)