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Co-plan with team and manage monthly professional development series for school counselors and college advisers around college awareness and access Manage the development, launch, and operations of two large-scale college fairs, impacting 1500 students and educators from 81 New Visions high schoolsTrain and present materials to high school students and parents around 9th grade messaging/goal setting and the Financial Aid Process for juniors and seniors Create, plan and implement preliminary assessment and evaluation process around early career awareness and manage partnership with Simpson Thacher and Bartlett (LLC) and selected New Visions High SchoolsPart of the leadership team that planned the inaugural New Visions College Tour and College Explorers Program in 2014Manage special projects including CUNY Student Scholarship, Early College Visits, and college-career access partnershipsProduce and disseminate citywide publications and program resources to stakeholders Provide research and writing support to Director and Program Officer in order to advance the college-career readiness agendaMaintain databases as required for field communications by units; communicating information to school personnel as neededManage tracking, evaluation, program participant assessment surveys and data analysis around multiple projects for 50+ schoolsManage and track financial disbursements to 50+ high schools, partner organizations, and consultants

Supervised six annual week-long conferences for education professionals nationwide, 1,000 participants each, at Columbia UniversityManaged application and registration process, staff, vendors, marketing materialsFacilitated and organized communications and scheduling training led by superintendents and literacy coachesOrganized, staffed and scheduled semi-annual all day educational events for 2,500 people, coordinated logistics for 150 workshops in eachOrganized 28 Leadership Groups for superior NYC educators Led the Principals Project, a monthly conference for 200 New York City administratorsOversaw 40 ELL, ESL, and Special Ed Calendar Day conferences, averaging 90 participants at each conference Assisted with editing and logistics for professional educational textsArranged for services with internal departments and external organizations, including facilities, audio visual, dining services, publishers, Columbia officesWrite and edit internal and external correspondenceOversaw 50 Units of Study and Primary Calendar Day conferences held within the school year. Includes confirming rooms based on size of audience (100-200 participants), confirming presenters’ needs and requesting technical assistance

Assisted Admissions Counselor in reviewing and evaluating student applications to Ithaca CollegeFacilitated scheduling, event coordination, and communications for admissions recruitment eventsLed outreach efforts in New York City public schools to inform urban youth about higher education opportunities for students of color and preparation for the college-bound trackAdministrative manager and liaison with other admissions counselors in managing applications, student files, and academic documentsAttended Ithaca College admissions events and meetings serving as a knowledge resource for prospective students