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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Advise caseload of 465 graduate students across 12 programs to foster academic success and retention• Serve as point of contact for students on matters from enrollment to graduation • Work closely with Program Director, Advising and Admissions Departments, and EAB and Banner programs to track student progress and create personalized degree plans

Evanston

• Supervised student staff of 90 editors, writers, photographers, and artists in publishing a historic, monthly community newspaper and corresponding podcasts• Fostered collaborative writing community where 88 students enhanced an array of journalistic and writing skills• Maintained online newspaper and external communications, including advertising contracts • Developed writing community where students honed narrative, analysis, and research writing skills in preparation for AP curriculum

Chicago

• Regularly analyzed academic data and created personalized action plans for two cohorts of 20 students to guide them towards high school graduation • Designed interactive socioemotional curriculum to address observed advisory needs • Developed culturally relevant, rigorous instruction for 130 students in American Literature

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Analyzed academic data to group 150 students into small instructional groups by skill• Conducted regular parent contact to ensure literacy growth, homework completion, and GPA growth

Greater Chicago Area

• Compiled mission critical role spreadsheets, associate development snapshots, and analyzed diversity data (by grade, gender, race/ethnicity, new hires, promotions, gold ratings, reasons for separation) for sales succession planning sessions• Strategized methods of increasing diversity including building new partnerships with universities, diversity organizations, and internship programs; presented findings to cross-functional HR team (Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain)• Helped populate diversity scorecard (candidate slate, headcount, voluntary turnover) and Affirmative Action plans (promotions, new hires, terminations, headcount) for Central and Field Sales• Compared benefit policies across corporate, sales, and supply chain groups to facilitate alignment (i.e. salary plans, short term disability, etc.)

•Assisted students in computer labs with user questions•Maintained noise level and physical state of lab facilities

• Co-facilitated initial rollout of Mars Leadership Capabilities to Wrigley Managers as a result of company acquisition • Organized Mars Leadership Capabilities Training Sessions• Orchestrated week-long lunch and learn series on: Engagement, Managing Your Career at Wrigley, MBA in a Box, Institute of Management Studies, & Microsoft Office Custom Guide• Helped compile and populate Engagement reports for the North America Region

Provided outstanding customer service to shoppersParceled groceries to customers' satisfaction

Master'S Degree, Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Master'S Course Work, Teaching English

Master'S Degree, Education And Social Change

Bachelor'S Of Arts, Psychology, Minors: Business & Communication

Activities and Societies: Habitat for Humanity, Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity