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Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Tallahassee, FL

Tallahassee, Florida

-Serves as the orientation programs coordinator managing all Orientation Leader selection and training components -Serves as the primary Family Connection advisor on behalf of the Dean of Students, overseeing all family programs and publications

Knoxville, Tennessee

• Serves as the inaugural organizer of the Off-Campus and Commuter Services department.
• Responsible for the overall program implementation and services for the University of Tennessee’s more than 19,000 off-campus and commuter students.
• Serve as a resource for all commuter students and assist with all New Student & Family Programs events including Orientation and Family Weekends and represent the office formerly known as New Student and Family Programs.
• Establish mission, vision, and values as a framework for implementation.
• Manages all Off-Campus and Commuter Services social media outlets.
• Develop program and learning outcomes for application.

Center For Inclusion And Cross Cultural Engagement

• Served as the inaugural graduate assistant to the newly established Center for Inclusion and Cross-Cultural Engagement.
• Coordinated cross cultural programming and events in celebration and recognition of cultural dedicated months such as Hispanic Heritage Month and Native American Heritage Month.
• Collaborated with representative student and faculty groups such as the Latin American Student Organization, Black Student Union, Native American History scholars for cultural dedicated month programs and events.
• Organized Are You Ready? Dialogue series featuring relevant impactful news and pop culture phenomena.
• Compiled learning outcomes and objectives for cross cultural events and services.
• Facilitated diversity and inclusion exercises for freshmen year experience courses.

Office Of Conflict Resolution And Student Conduct

• Initiate and investigate cases of student misconduct based on reports assigned through the Maxient Student Conduct Managing System
• Met with students one-on-one to ensure comprehension of student conduct process as well as student rights
• Adjudicate and sanction cases of student misconduct in accordance with the university’s creed, student handbook, and policies.
• Facilitate Restorative Justice Circles and Alternative Dispute Resolutions for complainants and respondents.
• Coordinator and primary presenter of the Nonviolent Communication workshop
• Representative on the UM Alcohol and Other Drugs Taskforce

Oxford, MS

• Directly supervised student orientation leaders and acted as liaison between student staff and professionals in the Office of Admissions
• Coordinated the promotional and informational orientation leader application materials as well as revised and conducted the interview and selection process applicants
• Reviewed and revised orientation leader employment contracts including policies, responsibilities, and expectations
• Facilitated Spring semester and May intensive student development centered and team-building focused training for orientation leaders
• Scheduled and oversaw orientation leaders throughout day-to-day operations of summer orientation
• Coordinated informational fair involving campus and community partners for summer orientation.

Studying Secondary English-Education; Student-Teaching 7th grade Language Arts at Oxford Middle School

• Chair of the primary finder of fact and decision-making body of the University Student Conduct System. Serving as facilitator and liaison of 13 students and 10 faculty/staff members who hear and decide cases involving.
• Elected to position for two consecutive years through Associated Student Body school-wide election.

Selected and trained by The Office of Enrollment Services as a campus expert to assist incoming students with their transition to college (First Year Experience)

Selected to oversee and mentor small groups of freshman students within the program that provides incoming UM freshmen the opportunity to earn college credit the summer prior to their first fall semester.

Lacey, WA

• Coordinated three advising and registration sessions as well as the Welcome Week orientation program
• Oversaw duties of students, staff, and faculty during orientation programs
• Developed and facilitated student orientation training
• Served as the primary communication liaison between students, faculty, staff, and campus offices, organizations, and outside agencies
• Initiated formal implementation of FISH! Philosophy and facilitated training sessions
• Facilitated Off-Campus and Commuter Student Services presentation

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Activities and Societies: Student Personnel Association

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) Ed, English-Education

Activities and Societies: Associated Student Body Orientation Staff 2011 Ole Miss Ambassadors Society of Collegiate Scholars Lambda Sigma.