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Saint Paul, MN, US

River Falls, Wisconsin, United States

Lead the Financial Aid and Military/Veteran's Student Services offices, serving approximately 5000 students and distributing over $40,000,000 in financial aid annually. Oversee a staff of 7 professionals and 3-4 student workers. Major Accomplishments:* Developed all queries and templates in PeopleSoft for a new financial aid offer letter that states the.

Portland, Oregon Area

Provide financial aid office leadership on a short-notice, interim basis for a small, highly-selective private liberal arts college. Oversee the daily operations of the financial aid office and supervise 4 professional staff members. Supervise and sets goals for reviewing the files of continuing students in preparation for making financial aid offers..

Minneapolis, MN

Created operational reports for PeopleSoft Campus Solutions users. Developed queries (single and connected) for financial aid, admissions and enrollment modules according to design specifications. Formated queries for output using BI (XML) Publisher. Created report projects in Application Designer for migration through development, testing and production.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Conducted analysis of business processes in support of the Graduate Education Transition project. Reviewed documentation and met with operations staff to create written procedures and process maps for current work processes. Analysed current processes using Lean and similar business process improvement concepts and tools. Identified bottlenecks and.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Led the Financial Aid, Student Employment and Scholarship Services operations serving over 5,700 students and providing over $55 million in financial assistance annually for a mid-size public university. Supervised direct reports overseeing Scholarships, Student Employment, Financial Aid Counseling, Compliance and IT/Operations. Managed a budget of.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Led the offices of Student Financial Aid and Gateway Student Services. Directed a staff of 10 professional and support staff, 12-15 student assistants and manage a budget of over $800,000. Advised the Vice President of Student Affairs as a member of the Student Affairs Leadership Team. Maintained accountability for the disbursement of approximately.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Directed the delivery of over $22,000,000 in financial aid to 2000 students in 50 graduate and professional programs. Determined budgets, packaging policies and disbursement schedules for graduate student aid. Developed a Satisfactory Academic Progress policy for multiple graduate programs. Supervised and collaborated with staff to provide counseling.

Minneapolis, MN

Member of the Board of Directors and corporate officer for a non-profit grant-making organization that supports the adoption of African-American children. Performed all accounting functions. Completed IRS 990 filing and maintained compliance with state Attorney General regulations.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Met with prospective students and parents to discuss college education opportunities and financial aid availability for students. Managed the financial aid module of the CARS Student Information System. Provided ad hoc reports and statistical analysis for both Admissions and Financial Aid offices. Increased overall office productivity by implementing.

St. Paul, MN

Supervised a team of 12 telephone customer service representatives for a national student loan lender. Monitored, evaluated and coached team members to improve service to customers. Conducted performance appraisals and salary reviews. Set, reviewed and tracked performance standards. Handled and resolved complex customer complaints.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Promoted student loan products for Law and MBA students to financial aid administrators in person, by telephone and through seminars for a subsidiary of Sallie Mae. Conducted research, analyzed market data and recomended strategies for increased private loan profitability through effective market segmentation. Represented HEMAR at regional and national.

Tacoma, WA

Managed the daily operations of the School of Law Financial Aid Office serving approximately 700 students. Managed student loans, work-study and institutional scholarship funding. Supervised 1.5 FTE staff and 3-5 work study students.

Seattle, WA

Met with students and families to explore options for paying for college. Conducted needs analysis and packaged student awards. Managed work study employment programs. Created brochures using desktop publishing software.

Mba, Marketing Management

Activities and Societies: My capstone project was an original case study and analysis of the competitive strategy behind the University of.

Ba, English And American Literature

Studied English and American literature. Authored two projects on the works of Thomas Wolfe and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Diploma, Humanities

Three years of Humanities study (magnet program concentration.) Drama club, swim team.