Simone Willynck, M.Ed. Email & Phone Number

Seattle, WA, US

Office of Faculty Affairs and Diversity

Seattle, Washington, United States

Originally hired as solely an Executive Assistant. Duties quickly expanded to include program and project management, due to exceptional leadership and people skills.- Served as primary project manager for all E&P programs and long-term projects which included: organization wide rollout of Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) for all staff, Inclusive.

Office For Faculty Advancement/Office Of Minority Affairs & Diversity

Initially worked in the Program Coordinator role. Promoted to Manager with simultaneous responsibilities as the Regional Director.- Served as Regional Director of the Greater Washington State Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (GWS HERC). Designed, planned and coordinated annual GWS HERC Symposium for all 10 institutional members and their.

Office Of Minority Affairs & Diversity

• Staff Recruitment and Retention
• Updated Toolkit resources and maintains the content of the Toolkit website
• Assisted in identifying resources for the Staff Diversity Hiring Toolkit
• Promoted resources available from Staff Advancement and Institutional Transformation
• Coordinated meetings and activities for faculty/staff affinity groups; acted as primary point of contact for all groups
• Continued collaboration with Associate Vice Provost (AVP), HR Diversity Recruiter and EOAA manager to develop Toolkit and workshop on best practices for staff diversity hiringDiversity Council Coordination

Bothell, WA

- Managed the coordination, organization and implementation of annual faculty recruitment which includes but not limited to:○ Scheduled and managed 3-8 candidates’ on-campus visits per search season (travel, lodging, meetings, presentations, lunches, etc.) and ensuring the candidate is guided throughout their visit○ Developed the faculty recruitment manual.

Bothell, Washington

• Point person at IAS front desk for students, faculty and staff inquiries; manages student front desk assistants
• Manage and oversee the process for records retention with the School
• Assist with annual faculty recruitment, on-boarding and development initiatives
• Coordinate faculty logistics for 120+ IAS faculty
• Collaborate with departments regarding faculty recruitment and on-boarding

Seattle, WA

• Assisted in managing the office front desk staff; maintained function of office equipment; first responder for questions or concerns from staff or real estate agents
• Independently organized, input and closed agent’s listings daily.
• Designed and created flyers for various house listings
• Collaborated with colleagues on tasks effectively with attention to detail.
• Assisted with the organization of office events including a recycling event, holiday charity event and ‘Volunteer Day’ through Windermere
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word Mail Merges, Outlook, Excel and Publisher

Greater Seattle Area

Tukwila, WA

• Mentored underrepresented student populations at Foster High School in Tukwila, WA through the college application process in their junior and senior years.
• Organized events for Dream Project throughout the year on the UW Seattle campus (Spring BBQ, Admissions Workshop Weekend, and Dare 2 Dream fundraiser).
• Led the Fundraising committee at the annual Spring BBQ, Publications/Social Media committee at Admissions Workshop Weekend and Registration/Guest Relations committee at Dare 2 Dream fundraiser.

Tukwila, WA

Mentored and supported marginalized students at Foster High School in Tukwila, WA through the college application process throughout their senior year. This process included personal statements, financial aid, scholarship applications, and advice on college and life in general. Helped organize and plan events for Dream Project throughout the year on the UW.

Seattle, WA

Took on projects: wrote articles for the website, upload and edit video and pictures from the newscast, help think of Facebook posts, and update Instagram and Pinterest daily. Worked with Photoshop editor, News Cutter, iNews, Medley, Brightcove, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest

Seattle, WA

Researched upcoming guests for the show Four Peaks (http://www.uwtv.org/fourpeaks/). Help update the MCDM and Four Peaks official Facebook and Twitter. Assigned various tasks during a taping of a show such as photography, tweeting and teleprompter assistance.

Seattle, WA

In the Department of Communication, I interviewed alumni and wrote articles for the department website. Created posters and flyers for department events. Updated the department Twitter and Facebook accounts with articles and event updates. Writing sample: http://www.com.washington.edu/enews/dec11/ramsey.html

Greater Seattle Area

Macy's High School Board-Helped with fashion shows and special events.

Master Of Education - Med

Communication, Intercultural/Multicultural And Diversity Studies