Monet Blakey Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Developed engaging in person and virtual programming aligned with college admissions and financial aid deadlines for tailored small and large group settings
• Provided comprehensive support via individualized meetings, school visits and in person group working sessions to caseload of 60 high school juniors and seniors navigating college application and financial aid process
• Analyzed data collected during 100+ student meetings, parent check-in, and counselor partnerships to tailor individualized outreach and programming for caseload
• Maintained 50% average open rate for Junior and Senior Bulletin that contains essential information regarding admissions deadlines, scholarship opportunities, financial aid deadlines, upcoming events to PrepNext.
• Provided individualized scholarship support for 60 seniors, resulting in 2 Gates Scholarship awards, 8 DC CAP University Partner Scholarship awards, and David Rubenstein Economic Clubs Recipients
• Developed PrepNext Guidebook, a guide containing profiles of financially feasible college and universities based on strategic research and analysis of college admissions decisions, institutional aid awarded, and other.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Provided tailored support to a cohort of 50 junior and senior college students pursuing graduation at colleges and universities in the Washington DC metropolitan area
• Managed a programming budget of $30,000-40,000 annually - accurately logged transactions and expenses
• Advised 300 New Futures alumni seeking employment opportunities via resume development, virtual programming, and interview preparation in individual and small group settings
• Implemented data driven targeted interventions to ensure student graduation from bachelor and vocational certificate programs for a cohort of 50 junior and senior college students
• Accurately record data collected from 100+ student meetings, admission counselor and external partner check-ins using SalesForce
• Processed 200 disbursements of payments from Second Time Scholarship, Emergency/Covid Funds, and additional funding sources for Second Time Scholars and Alumni

Montgomery County, Maryland, United States

• Delivered in person on site support at CollegeTracks Wheaton Office to 225-250 high schools in Silver Spring, MD navigating the college application and financial aid process
• Evaluated trends in student engagement, attendance, milestone achievement to improve development of future programming events
• Maintained updated records of student academic profiles by coordinating with Montgomery County Public schools and using Salesforce to record data and identify trends
• Promoted CollegeTracks family and school-based meetings and college access workshops, to students via social media platforms, radio, and promotional materials
• Provided comprehensive support for CollegeTracks services to Spanish speaking students and families as Spanish Speaking team member
• Crafted troubleshooting guides for local and tristate scholarships Applications which doubled the number of applications submitted

Lewiston/Auburn, Maine Area

• Conducted field research focused on the accessibility of healthcare for newly immigrated and asylum seeking clients from various countries in East African in Lewiston.
• Designed a survey evaluating the experiences of IRC clients’ as they participated in intake, checkups, and other routine preventative healthcare services received from local facilities.
• Administered the survey in conjunction with series of public forums and information sessions to ensure access and understanding of questions
• Analyzed results and documented findings in an ethnographic report that summarize methodology and final results

Lewiston/Auburn, Maine Area

• Supported classroom math lessons by leading small discussions of complex materials
• Provided one-on-one tutoring sessions with students
• Adjusted aspects of math instruction to ease students’ difficulties with certain concepts

Lewiston/Auburn, Maine Area

• Developed 8-week series of workshops for middle school students to raise awareness about college and application process.
• Provided one-on-one mentoring to caseload of 30 students to promote academic progress and encourage college readiness.
• Facilitated hands-on activities and collected data that measured efficiency and progress towards program goals.

Lewiston/Auburn, Maine Area

• Carried out research pertaining to the experiences of first generation college students according to the guidelines of the Office of Intercultural Education.
• Facilitated dialogues and discussions to collect qualitative data from first generation and low income college students.
• Conducted statistical analysis, prepared graphs to portray results, and presented findings to deans.

Lewiston/Auburn, Maine Area

• Taught weekly cooking classes to teens at local middle school focused on healthier diets andbasic cooking and kitchen techniques
• Assisted in organizing local farmers' market; helped set-up market and aided in presenting“healthy eating” demonstrations
• Taught weekly cooking classes for the elderly at local senior citizen home improving seniors' dietsby teaching them to use healthier recipes with limited kitchen tools

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), African-American/Black Studies

Activities and Societies: Black Student Union, Women of Color, Bonner Leader ProgramGraduating in May of 2017

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