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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Massachusetts

Oversee education advising services department in multiple communities throughout Massachusetts. Duties focus on overseeing enrollment, data and post-secondary success initiatives, developing training and implementing policy/ procedures, upholding state and federal grant compliance standards and overall advancement of education and career planning services within targeted communities.

Boston, Massachusetts

Lead 15-person staff and monitor the advising counseling experience for prospective and current postsecondary education students and families. Assumed strategic and leadership role in orchestrating a variety of college & career success strategies, including proposing and managing new initiatives, spearheading data management tasks, leading due diligence of advising services designed to increase students success, writing and reviewing annual progress reports for funders, and guiding budget through development of complex projects for secondary and postsecondary educational level environments. Develop strategy to refine relationship-building skills by working collaboratively with community partners and student-focused staff.- Oversee federal grants administration required by contracts including evaluation, grant reporting, budgets and collection of documentation.- Manage program budget of $300k+ and tracked all program and grant budget expenditures. - Spearhead strategies to refined and strengthen partnerships with community partners, schools districts and school-based programs serving underserved populations. - Implement new holistic advising services delivery model to ensure preparedness of students and program standards are met. - Design results-based data plan that will utilize data to make decisions regarding student success and intervention.

Boston, Massachusetts

Duties included reviewing and evaluating data and preparing EOC Annual Performance Reports and submission of grants proposals to city, state and federal agencies and private sources for funding to enhance EOC programs and services

Boston

Prepared and submitted grant proposals for vocational technical education programs in urban high schools district-wide. Educated administrators and teachers on state standards and provided customized solutions for increased curriculum and student credentialing. Drove growth by focusing on alignment of secondary and postsecondary education elements, high-demand workforce trends, professional development and teamwork.• Developed and directed strategy for new career pathway programs in alignment with state and college and career readiness standards.• Acquired over $3.5 in Carl D. Perkins funding enabling the integration and progression of high-wage and high-demand CTE programs. • Increased the number of CTE students graduating with industry-recognized credentials by 30% district-wide. • Coordinated district accountability reporting to DESE.

Greater Boston Area

Manage overall performance of a federally-funded Education Opportunity Center (EOC) devoted to providing free one-on-one advising to traditional and non-traditional students seeking higher education, financial aid, and career planning informationDeveloped and implemented policies, procedures and strategies surrounding the efficiency of processing confidential informationDesign innovative training methods to lead and support EOC staff and better prepare participants in accordance with EOC operational Federal guidelines and contractCreated a color-coded filing system for client files that helps advisors readily identify when a file has information missingKey player in the preparation of EOC Annual Performance Reports and submission of grants proposals to city, state and federal agencies and private sources for funding to enhance EOC programs and servicesInstitute a follow-up system to connect with potential EOC participants who have let their progress toward postsecondary success stallManage the institutional budget and approve all materials, equipment and supplies that are purchased in support of the delivery of day-to-day operationsRoutinely research local scholarships opportunities and update local scholarship databaseStaffing Management

Greater Boston Area

Provide administrative support to the Director of Educational Advising and Outreach with a demonstrated ability to improve procedures, and meet demanding deadlines. Supervise, manage and coordinate assists for high school intern students. Provide general information and assistance to callers and visitors to the TERI College Planning Center. Process participant’s information, file review, data entry and reporting as needed for EOC database. Prepare financial spreadsheets, correspondence, merged mailings, and unique special projects. Manage purchases, direct vendor relations, generate and maintain equipment tracking records. Conducted outreach and represented the company in a professional and businesslike manner.Key Results:Promoted from initial administrative assistant position after 16-months of hireIncreased productivity through superior customer interaction, allowing education advisors to assist more participants.

Greater Boston Area

Consulted UI clients to determine reasons for overdue payments and to review the terms of sales, service, or credit contracts and determine appropriate strategy. Generate payments from clients/debtors. Locate and monitor overdue accounts, using computers and a variety of automated systems. Locate and notify clients/debtors of delinquent accounts by mail, telephone, or personal visits in order to solicit payment.

Springfield, Massachusetts Area

Administered and entered all data entry for new hires, terminations, and employee changes. Processed and completed pre-employment paperwork, CORI’s, licensure and references.

Greater Boston Area

Supervised, organized, and coordinated the Congestive Heart Failure Program (CHFP) for the efficiency of patient’s health. Processed and entered all confidential data onto computerized database system. Scheduled office appointments and provided office support to physicians, nurses and managers.

Doctor Of Education - Edd, Urban Education And Leadership

Masters Of Education, Higher Education Administration

Bachelors Of Arts, Human Services