Robin Lehman Email & Phone Number

Mission, KS, US

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

• Provided administrative/business support to undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and grant program faculty and students in the Dept. of Psychology AND Counseling (added July 2023). Also supported federal grant funded.
• finance/purchasing – monthly expense audits and budget preparation/support for 40+ faculty/department accounts; purchasing (internal/P.O., credit card, check requests); expense report completion/submission; travel.
• human resources – job postings, hiring requests, contract preparation/processing and onboarding; payroll audits and special requests; leave of absence, data changes and termination submissions; ongoing communication.
• grant-supported research support – time and effort verification; HR support; purchasing and journal correction entries/budget reconciliations; faculty salary distribution calculations; collaborated with Office of.
• academic programs – course scheduling; enrollment permission requests; student document processing/tracking; doctoral admissions process tracking; academic program accreditation data collection and reporting.
• office management – visitor, phone, e-mail customer service; work study student employee training/supervision; legal contract processing assistance; faculty meeting minutes; maintenance/I.T. work orders; supplies and.

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

• Managed office operations and provided administrative support for undergraduate and graduate faculty, staff and students. Collaborated with academic program coordinators, graduate psychology enrollment and retention.
• academic programs – built/edited course schedules; completed/routed course and enrollment change forms to Registrar; scanned and summarized course evaluations; ordered course textbooks and obtained instructor textbook.
• office management – provided excellent in-person, phone and email customer service; trained/supervised work study student employees; recorded/finalized department meeting minutes; submitted maintenance and I.S. work.
• human resources - oriented new adjunct instructors; executed onboarding process; prepared full-time faculty overload and adjunct faculty pay assignment spreadsheets; interviewed/selected work study student employees
• finance/purchasing – purchased for department and faculty/staff with credit card or by completing/routing payment requests (P.O., check/reimbursement); tracked operating expenses and revenue (e.g., course/lab fees.

Minneapolis, MN (MPS Special Education Dept.)

• Selected, trained and managed up to 12 due process clerical technicians/monitors whose duties included: supporting special education staff in 70 schools/programs to ensure that special education students received.
• Assisted with Minnesota Department of Education special education audits of MPS schools; helped train departmental licensed staff and due process clerical technicians to aid in self-monitoring phase of audits
• Consulted with administrators, teachers, social workers, psychologists and other school clinicians; analyzed, reported and followed up on procedural due process data/citations; answered due process compliance questions
• Co-developed and expanded a procedural due process timelines spreadsheet as an internal monitoring tool
• Co-designed and implemented student due process records conversion process to electronic format/storage
• Created automated citation notification database program and staff training/resources using SharePoint

Minneapolis, MN

• Served as HR representative for principals/administrators, employees and job applicants in diverse school district serving more than 49,000 students. Directly responsible for staffing needs of 11 schools and Special.
• Coordinated all recruiting efforts for professional staff; served as lead in developing recruitment strategies
• Specialized in recruiting and hiring teachers/staff for high-need areas (Special Education, Math, Science, ELL)
• Visited colleges/universities around the country and attended career fairs/conferences to recruit new teachers/clinicians
• Interpreted and ensured proper implementation of contract policies for employees in 17 different unions
• Trained administrators and colleagues on employment laws related to interviewing and hiring

Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area, MN

Directly supported children and adults with neurodivergence, developmental and/or mental health disabilities in independent living and group homes, as well as in the community; taught independent living skills, modeled social interactions and implemented/monitored individual goals

St. Paul, MN

Managed adult foster care group home for four men with neurodivergence and intellectual developmental disabilities; supervised support staff, managed residents’ finances and house budget, coordinated medical care and wrote Individual Service Plans in collaboration with other community agencies to ensure highest quality of living and least restrictive.

Mankato, MN

Directly supported adolescents and adults with neurodivergence and developmental/mental health disabilities in group homes; taught independent living skills, modeled social interactions and implemented/monitored individual goals; assisted program coordinator with management responsibilities

Mankato, Minnesota, United States

• Tabulated and summarized time/task analysis raw data collected from Minnesota school counselors/interns for school counseling faculty advisor; retrieved professional journal articles to support faculty research efforts

Mankato, MN

• Planned and implemented new student and parent orientation programs with program coordinator; contributed to development of ongoing services for first-year students.
• Designed and implemented orientation staff recruitment/selection process
• Co-wrote and facilitated leadership training course (1 credit) and training week for peer advisors
• Recruited faculty and coordinated schedules for parent orientation faculty panel
• Developed and presented “Dealing with an Empty Nest” transition session for parent orientation
• Published professional newsletters for newly admitted students and orientation staff

Mankato West High School, Mankato, MN

• Developed, administered and analyzed results of student counseling needs assessment survey
• Facilitated weekly growth group for nine at-risk freshmen women to teach positive life skills
• Conducted sophomore and junior interviews to identify individual strengths and areas of concern
• Designed and facilitated college decision-making session for Sophomore Career Day
• Administered interest inventory to juniors; designed/presented exploration sessions based on career clusters

Columbia, MO

• Responsible for all aspects of administrative management of residence hall housing 490 females.
• Selected, trained and supervised seven undergraduate resident assistants
• Advised and managed budget for residence hall complex co-ed government representing over 950 students
• Coordinated operation of information desk/mailroom (including 21 student-staff) for residence hall complex
• Provided weekend on-call coverage in pairs with 14 other Residence Hall Coordinators for 21 residence halls
• Exceeded professional goal of increasing percentage and retention of student residents of color (from 3%-11%)

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Human Services, 3.97 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Resident Assistant (3 years); Peer Counseling Group (4 years); Drake Iteraction Group Uniting Students (DIGUS).

Withdrew Prior To Completion Of Master Of Science Degree, Counseling And Student Personnel (Secondary School Counseling; Completed 45 Semester Credits)

Activities and Societies: Graduate Assistantship - Research Assistant, School Counseling Department; Graduate Assistantship - First Year.

Master Of Arts - Ma (In Progress; Not Currently Enrolled), Mental Health Counseling/Counselor