Pamela Epstein Email & Phone Number

Denver, Co, Us

Academic Coach at the Division of Continuing Education

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Supported student success and increase retention through one-on-one coaching for students at the College of Engineering and Applied Science.Provided individualized, collaborative guidance to build skills such as time management, improve study habits, and achieve school/life balance.Focused on the “whole student” development, encouraging personal growth and helping students identify their own priorities, interests, and strengths in order to succeed.Taught two sections of Fresh Start, a skills-building class for Engineering students, which offers practical tools to build better and more effective study strategies, combined with opportunities for personal reflection and self-growth.

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Responsible for oversight of all FDS programming, including workshops and special events (approximately 70-80 events per year), to ensure that all programs ran smoothly and successfully. Handled or approved correspondence, event dates, tracking, assessment, and marketing; and served as point of contact for outside offices and internally. Provided significant support in the design and implementation of the Office of Faculty Affairs' expanded faculty mentoring program, Across CU Mentoring Center (ACUMent), including program structure; the creation of materials, applications, and evaluations; and analysis of applicant data to determine the most suitable placement of mentors and mentees.Conducted extensive research project to create a literature review of evaluations and assessments of faculty mentoring programs and practices.Assisted in the design and editing of OFA’s two monthly newsletters and managed the FDS website. Created flyers for events using Canva.

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Oversaw the Boulder-CU Leadership Program (BCLP) at the Center for Leadership, a mentorship program that pairs CU students with local Boulder community leaders. Job responsibilities included: managing applications; designing and leading mentor and mentee training; organizing kick-off sessions; tracking student deliverables; collecting and analyzing evaluations; and writing and designing promotional materials including flyers and a newsletter. Planned, recorded, and edited interviews with former and current BCLP participants in order to create testimonial videos to promote the program.

Coached teenage and adult students to help build confidence and aptitude in speaking and communicating in English.Provided instruction with specialties in conversation skills, grammar, writing, and interview preparation.Held a 4.99 rating (out of 5) based on over 4,000 classes.

Program Design• Jointly created two capacity-building programs for the agency to support arts and culture in low-income communities. • Responsibilities included designing guidelines, applications, and requests for proposals; organizing extensive outreach to eligible communities and organizations; recruiting grant panelists and facilitating application reviews; and shepherding contracts and payments through the City procurement system.Project Management• Provide oversight for the day-to-day operations of capacity-building programs. • Manage the logistics and execution of workshops and events for both programs, including bi-monthly classes, panel presentations, and day-long conferences.• Responsibilities include providing training through hired consultants; liaising between grantees, instructors, and other agency staff; ensuring adherence to the program budget; oversight of design process and production of neighborhood-based research reports; and conducting regular program evaluation through reporting and analysis.Additional Projects• Contributed to the development of the agency’s Citywide Cultural Plan, CreateNYC, by conducting outreach, facilitating interactive activities at Cultural Plan events, and organizing and leading neighborhood-based focus groups. • Participated in the design and creation of a diversity and inclusion initiative for the agency through research on diversity efforts in the non and for-profit sectors.Outcomes• As a result of our support, BCC grantees are building deeper relationships with their communities and gaining a better understanding of the local cultural ecosystem through neighborhood research. Through this work, cultural stakeholders are strengthening networks and cross-sector partnerships, while also becoming more engaged in community development efforts led by other City agencies.

31 Chambers Street, 2Nd Floor, New York, Ny 10007

Research and Analysis• As the agency’s primary user of the Cultural Data Project (CDP), carried out in-depth analyses of Cultural Affairs’ 1,000+ grant applicants, examining patterns in both financial and programmatic data. Provided data points to support the agency’s Commissioner in City Council hearings and annual budget requests. Collaborated with major New York State funders to create an RFP soliciting applications for research projects utilizing CDP, and served on the selection panel.Writing• Jointly researched, designed, and co-wrote the agency’s Fiscal Years 2012, 2013, and 2015 Annual Reports. Responsibilities included gathering data across all agency units, co-authoring the text, and overseeing design layout.Program Design and Evaluation• Worked collaboratively on the design, implementation, and evaluation of the Seniors Partnering with Artists Citywide (SPARC) initiative, from creating applications and final reports, organizing and participating on review panels, determining artist placements, conducting site visits, and evaluating program results.Outcomes• Enabled the agency to provide quantitative evidence of the field’s economic impact; helped serve thousands of seniors, primarily low-income, throughout the five boroughs while supporting artists; created the first annual report for the agency since 2006, crucial for showcasing the accomplishments of the agency and its constituents

Planned, designed, and taught 12 undergraduate courses in American History and Urban History, with class sizes between 10 and 70 students at the New Brunswick and Newark campuses of Rutgers University.

Master'S Degree, Higher Education

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, History

Ba, American Studies