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Normal, Il, Us

Normal, Il, Us

• Develop and maintain an asynchronous learning management system (LMS) for 1,600 students/year designing educational resources including recording and editing video presentations.• Advise and mentor 400+ students per year designing individual plans of study for each student. • Track academic performance and career development in 1,800+ students to date. • Collaborated with ISU leadership and City Colleges of Chicago to address the 900+ unfilled teaching positions in Chicago Public Schools.• Program development and tracking of academic requirements for a Chicago teacher pipeline serving 100+ elementary education majors to date.• To address gaps in teacher preparation programs, facilitated a data-driven redesign of ISU’s early childhood, elementary, bilingual, and middle level teacher education majors, resulting in the education of 4,600+ teaching majors as of September 2024.• Increased transfer student retention rates from 78% to 89% by integrating a mentorship network into onboarding and training• Mentor and manage a team of 3 academic advisors and 15 student ambassadors.

Normal, Il, Us

The Academic Advising Council’s committee of Professional Development and Training (AAC - PDT) provides professional development opportunities for academic professionals on ISU’s campus. • Facilitated interdepartmental workshops engaging 100+ employees, enhancing collaboration across functions, and leading to the successful completion of key projects well ahead of deadlines.• Doubled AAC - PDT attendance by surveying participants’ learning gaps and designing programming to meet campus needs while addressing trends in higher ed.

Normal, Il, Us

• Founded and launched an international partnership where 20 teaching majors/year studied from expert teachers at the American School of Milan, where students from 60 countries attend.• Directed program oversight, exceeding recruitment goals first in 2017 and then becoming the most applied to the program in 2018 and 2019 with an acceptance rate of 44% in ‘18 and 30% in ‘19. • Coordinated a culturally responsive curriculum, highlighting international education and English language acquisition. At the time in Illinois, 126,475 students were English learners.• Spearheaded all international logistics for a 4-week international study abroad program.

Normal, Il, Us

Incorporated a learner centric approach through monthly learning initiatives related to the impact of state legislature on 27 teacher preparation programs serving 4,000+ students/year.

Normal, Il, Us

I co-taught a master’s level course examining contemporary issues in international higher education systems including governance, finance, academic affairs, and student affairs. In addition to teaching Comparative Higher Education at ISU, I also conducted research on current issues faced by international higher education institutions.

Lincoln, Il, Us

Implemented an interdisciplinary curriculum for 30 students/semester resulting in a 25% increase in student retention rates.

Lincoln, Il, Us

• At a predominantly black institution, directed new student orientation, event and conference operations, and housing initiatives for a residential campus of 120 students.• Led campus-wide health and safety initiatives resulting in the development of a counseling partnership to address students’ needs. Within the first year, 60% of the student population attended at least 1 counseling session.

Normal, Il, Us

Developed and implement transfer student orientation and new student orientationOversaw recruitment, selection, training, supervision, and evaluation of 25 transfer day student staff and 20 orientation leaders

Normal, Il, Us

Conducted research and interviews focusing on reverse culture shockDesigned and facilitated a multifaceted study abroad re-entry program for past participantsFacilitated study abroad information sessions, pre-departure orientations, and advised students on study abroad programs

Normal, Il, Us

Co-taught a first-year experience course geared toward first generation college studentsDesigned and executed one-on-one biweekly life coaching sessions for a caseload of 20 studentsSelected and trained college level tutors Created and facilitated multicultural competency and study skills workshops

Chapel Hill, Nc, Us

Managed conference logistic including billing, facilities management, staffing, and customer relationsSupervised and provided professional development for a team of 25 conference assistants

- Developed and taught a cross-disciplinary curriculum that incorporated various learning styles- Served on the Response to Intervention Program Committee, which provided historically under-represented students with academic and non-academic support services

Bachelor'S Degree, Social Science Teacher Education

Master Of Science (M.S.), College Student Personnel Administration