Sandra Thomas Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

The USC Iovine and Young Academy was founded in 2013 through a visionary gift from entrepreneurs and Beats by Dre, co-founders Jimmy Iovine and Andre “Dr. Dre” Young. Students at the academy are an eclectic group studying socio-technical disciplines in design strategy, business innovation, Extended Reality (XR), transformative AI, product design, product.

• As a Sr. Recruiter on the Early Careers team, I partner with key stakeholders across multiple operating companies to design and deliver MBA recruitment strategy required to engage, attract and retain top MBA talent.
• Lead Recruiter for the US MBA internship and Rotational program at ABK, leading early talent engagement: posting job reqs, sourcing, interviewing, extending offers to closing candidates, in a high-volume complex.
• Designed and facilitated all MBA early engagement activities: info sessions, coffee chats, interview prepsessions with our partner schools to build a pipeline of early talent, highlighting how “great games start with.
• Engaged with hiring managers to understand their hiring needs, implementing a strategic recruitment plan the MBA and Rotational program, from a global early careers talent lens.
• Partnered with our People Experience and Global Mobility teams to successfully onboard the MBA intern class, ensuring new employees have a seamless transition into the company. Developing an onboarding roadmap for the.
• Executed a top-notch MBA summer internship program, leading activities such as: onboarding, orientation, all summer event programming, leadership development trainings, mentorship, offboarding and the full-time.

Founded in 1975, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund empowers Latino families with the knowledge and resources to successfully complete a higher education, while providing scholarships and support services to as many exceptional Hispanic American students as possible. HSF strives to make college education a top priority for every Latino family across the nation.

• Responsible for generating qualified applicants through prospecting, community and business development, and lead nurturing efforts.
• Respond to inquiries, qualify interested candidates, and guide prospective students through the information gathering and application process.
• Prospect generation: (1) Identify and cultivate new channels for prospect generation through community and business development efforts, (2) Maintain and continually foster existing relationships with internal and.
• Schedule, coordinate, and execute recruitment activities: campus tours, classroom visits, webinars, education fairs, community/corporate events, etc.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all communications and recruitment activities within the CRM database.
• Complete administrative duties and other projects as assigned.

• Manage a caseload of nearly 200 Kuwait international students studying ESL Language programs and/or Bachelors studies at various colleges/universities, across 12 states in our LA Jurisdiction. Evaluating and tracking.
• Responding and advising to various sponsoring agencies in Kuwait. Ensuring that students are fulfilling the requirements of their government scholarship alongside the guidelines of their college/universities.
• Reviewing, tracking and authorizing accounting issues (student salaries, tuition payments, reimbursements, over-payments, deductions, and repayment from students) to align with the Rules & Regulations of the sponsored.
• Selected as 1 of 3 advisors to serve as coach/mentor to train new advisor thru a rigorous 3 month training process.

• General advising with international students; qualified and guided those students through the international admissions process (according to university immigration regulations); reviewed and recommended candidates for.
• Processed and submitted international transcripts for evaluation (using ECE, WES, or an on-campus evaluator), financial verification documents (preparing documents for the I-20 and SEVIS), and monitored international.

• Recruited locally, nationally, and internationally talented and diverse students into our growing Full-time MBA program. Traveled to Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico and Venezuela, increasing.
• Responsible for the continuous communication and general advising with prospective domestic/international students; qualified and guided those students through the international admissions process (according to.
• Processed all international student records, submitted international transcripts for evaluation (using ECE, WES, or an on-campus evaluator), financial verification documents (preparing documents for the I-20 and.
• Developed, planned and coordinated domestic/international travel schedules, open houses, admitted student day, information sessions, and student life activities for Full-time MBA program.
• Served as a liaison for the Full-time MBA program and the Opus College of Business Graduate Programs through collaborative events, campus wide and in conjunction with, the Office of International Student Services.
• Experience using the following systems: Banner, Blackboard, Cognos, Collage, Lyris, Microsoft, Optix, Reportnet, SharePoint and Sales Force.

• Recruited low-income, first-generation students from Humboldt Junior and Senior High and provided them with information regarding college admissions, financial aid, tutoring, personal growth, and college preparation.
• Lead multiple programs, events, after-school tutoring, prepared agendas and conducted weekly staff meetings for the GEAR UP program.
• Followed program goals, objective, priorities, and developed a plan to ensure that federal program goals and objectives were being met. Understood federal documentation procedures and need for documentation. Maintain.

Bachelor'S Degree, Education

Master Of Arts - Ma, Non-Profit Management

Master Of Arts - Ma, Management